Halo Waypoint's beta app suggests there will be multiple campaigns for Halo Infinite

[Lukar]

EDIT: To clarify for people: Yes, 343 has said they want to support Infinite for a decade (go figure, considering the game's name), but we did not know for sure if it meant additional campaigns or not. This is the first time they've specifically mentioned additional campaigns. Prior to this, it could've meant adding new story content to the multiplayer (like CoD does), a different mode similar to Spartan Ops, etc. This is the first confirmation of extra campaign content specifically.

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Not all that surprising considering 343 has said they want Infinite to last for a decade, but still nice to see some confirmation that they plan to keep the story going through additional campaigns as opposed to something else.

Also, beware: people have datamined spoilers for the game from the Insider build, including achievement names, campaign mission names, campaign objectives, and seemingly story details for the entire game. Do not discuss those in this thread, with or without spoiler tags. This thread is not meant for discussion about them. I'm only mentioning it here so people know to be wary of spoilers.

 

[Sargerus]

So...where one could find those spoilers?

EDIT: nvm, found them.

 

[Lukar]

So...where one could find those spoilers?

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Guess I should've just not mentioned them at all. Really didn't want this thread to be about them.

 

[Transistor]

Makes sense. Isn't this being pitched as live service thing kinda?

 

[Linus815]

i feel like they talked about this before.

 

[Akai]

Makes sense. Isn't this being pitched as live service thing kinda?

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Yup. The plan is for it to be a platform for 10 years.

 

[NotLiquid]

I definitely recall them saying they were designing Halo as an ongoing service type game and that there wouldn't be a "new" Halo game after that for a long time.

 

[MattyG]

I was hoping they'd take that approach, that's really neat

 

[Lukar]

i feel like they talked about this before.

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They've mentioned wanting to support Infinite for a decade, but as far as I know, they didn't explain what exactly that would entail:

Halo Infinite 2 Won't Be Happening, Says 343 Industries - IGN

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"Halo Infinite is the start of our platform for the future," he said. "We want Infinite to grow over time, versus going to those numbered titles and having all that segmentation that we had before. It's really about creating Halo Infinite as the start of the next ten years for Halo and then building that as we go with our fans and community."

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[EvilChameleon]

Guess I should've just not mentioned them at all. Really didn't want this thread to be about them.

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It would help cut down on the amount of threads if this one could also be about the leaked achievements.

 

[Kadzork]

Sounds great - I also wonder if they will integrate the Master Chief collection in some fashion so you have everything under one roof.

 

[Anno]

Wasn't this more or less assumed?

 

[Prime2]

Also, beware: people have datamined spoilers for the game from the Insider build, including achievement names, campaign mission names, campaign objectives, and seemingly story details for the entire game. Do not discuss those in this thread, with or without spoiler tags. This thread is not meant for discussion about them. I'm only mentioning it here so people know to be wary of spoilers.

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Every single time something like this releases it gets datamined. Nowadays people just cant be surprised by anything and let it happen when it releases.

 

[Orayn]

There is very definitely going to be SP/co-op/PvPvE content using MP Spartans. It's the perfect hook to keep people on the platform after the main campaign.

 

[Iwao]

That's the 10 year plan for you.

 

[The Lord of Cereal]

Honestly perfectly down for that. The gameplay in the technical test is amazing and might honestly be my favorite in a halo game and I also really love Halo, so new story campaigns without the devs needing to make a whole ass new game with new and different gameplay mechanics sounds like an amazing idea to me honestly, especially if they want Infinite to be around for 10+ years. As long as the story and campaign in the base game is a decent length and quality for a Halo game I'll be happy with this

I honestly expect the same thing for the next Gears of War game as well honestly, where Gears 6 is the last Gears game for a while but there will still be multiple expansions both for the multiplayer and for the campaign.

 

[ArchedThunder]

The game is supposed to last 10 years, it'd be more shocking if it never got DLC campaigns.

 

[Star-Lord]

Im mixed on it, cool to support long term but I highly doubt they will support it over a decade plus the amount of upgrades they will need to do as the new generation goes on to compete

 

[chandoog]

Campaign 1: Master Chief
Campaign 2: Arbiter
Campaign 3: Spartan Locke
Campaign 4: Buck !

 

[Jahranimo]

Halo..... Infinite.

Boy, that was easy to determine.

 

[Oneandonly16]

I coulda swore they've mentioned this before somewhere. It's good news nonetheless. Hopefully we get something akin to Spartan Ops in the future.

Sounds great - I also wonder if they will integrate the Master Chief collection in some fashion so you have everything under one roof.

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I doubt they'll do that. They didn't want to add Halo 5 to MCC because they thought it would be difficult to tie all of the engines together. I believe they've spoken on that before

 

[jesu]

I think there will be Chief's campaign and also your MP character's campaign at least.

 

[Eamon]

I think folks speculating we'll see a coop, Destiny-like experience are probably right. I also wouldn't be surprised if we get smaller single player experiences that appeal to the core Halo fanbase - say, an ODST 2 (or something along those lines.)

You'd then see guns and equipment from those campaigns bleed into the F2P multiplayer suite.

 

[Kadzork]

I coulda swore they've mentioned this before somewhere. It's good news nonetheless. Hopefully we get something akin to Spartan Ops in the future.


I doubt they'll do that. They didn't want to add Halo 5 to MCC because they thought it would be difficult to tie all of the engines together. I believe they've spoken on that before

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A shame but understandable!

 

[CabooseMSG]

We knew this. Infinite is supposed to be a platform going forward.

 

[Lukar]

It'll be cool if they use this as an opportunity to release more side-campaigns that are different from what you'd normally expect from Halo. Stuff like ODST, for example.

We knew this. Infinite is supposed to be a platform going forward.

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Again: we did not know for sure if it meant additional campaigns or not. They said they want to add to it for the next decade, but this is the first time they've specifically mentioned additional campaigns. Prior to this, it could've meant adding story content to the multiplayer (like CoD does), a different mode similar to Spartan Ops, etc. This is the first confirmation of extra campaign content.

 

[Theorry]

Fully expect like Destiny now campaigns for Halo Infinite.
They all we have special names like Halo Infinite MP does also. Season 1 is called "Heroes of Reach" or Noble Sacrifice" One is old one is new. Or otherway arround

 

[Arn]

They've already hinted at a campaign with your multiplayer Spartan and honestly it makes a huge amount of sense. Take the best of Reach with regards to player customisation and campaign and merge that with a Master Chief universe. I expect the Chief to go on a hiatus after the Infinite campaign and the player to step in in finding / saving him in future campaigns.

 

[Onlywantsapples]

I wonder if they'll charge for them.

I'd be very cool with paying 30-40 dollars for a campaign every 5-6 months depending on how I like the base game.

 

[Deleted member 93062]

Basically guaranteed. If this game is supposed to last "10 years" I expect multiple expansions in the campaign over time.

 

[Sr Kitsune]

Sounds great - I also wonder if they will integrate the Master Chief collection in some fashion so you have everything under one roof.

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MCC is just too big, and Infinite will probably be bigger in its end state. I mean it's going to be around for at least 10 years.

 

[Theorry]

They've already hinted at a campaign with your multiplayer Spartan and honestly it makes a huge amount of sense. Take the best of Reach with regards to player customisation and campaign and merge that with a Master Chief universe. I expect the Chief to go on a hiatus after the Infinite campaign and the player to step in in finding / saving him in future campaigns.

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Yeah could work. Also gives that "trying to find the legend" feeling that was the idea of Halo 5. Offcourse not with Chief being bad.

 

[Zebesian-X]

Really love the idea of getting a new campaign mission every month or so, and talking about it with everyone. They can make it like Spartan Ops but good :)

 

[KillLaCam]

Flood campaign

 

[Deleted member 93062]

I wonder if they'll charge for them.

I'd be very cool with paying 30-40 dollars for a campaign every 5-6 months depending on how I like the base game.

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Yeah I think they will. MP stays F2P, charge for campaign + expansions, included in Game Pass.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

I thought that was the point, isn't it basically gonna be like Destiny with seasonal campaign stuff?

 

[Ringten]

I wonder if it'll be included in GP or not 🤔 interesting

 

[Onlywantsapples]

Yeah I think they will. MP stays F2P, charge for campaign + expansions, included in Game Pass.

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if they charge for them I doubt expansions will be included in GP tbh.

 

[Lukar]

I wonder if it'll be included in GP or not 🤔 interesting

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They'll probably include it in Game Pass Ultimate. Gears 5's Hivebusters campaign is included in that tier.

 

[Baked Pigeon]

We already knew this.

I remember them saying that Infinite is more of a cog that will host/drive future halo content going forward.

 

[Plasma]

Fingers crossed for an ODST campaign.

Anyone got the datamined information without the campaign story spoilers? Main thing I'd like to know are a list of weapons that are in the game.

 

[Lukar]

We already knew this.

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We did not, or I wouldn't have made a thread on it.

 

[Baked Pigeon]

We did not, or I wouldn't have made a thread on it.

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im not imagining it,. 343 definitely said they plan on Infinite hosting Halo content going forward.

 

[Lukar]

im not imagining it,. 343 definitely said they plan on Infinite hosting Halo content going forward.

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Again: we did not know for sure if it meant additional campaigns or not. They said they want to add to it for the next decade, but this is the first time they've specifically mentioned additional campaigns. Prior to this, it could've meant adding story content to the multiplayer (like CoD does), a different mode similar to Spartan Ops, etc. This is the first confirmation of extra campaign content.

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[Ringten]

They'll probably include it in Game Pass Ultimate. Gears 5's Hivebusters campaign is included in that tier.

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Oh wow had no idea it was locked behind GPU. Thought GPU was GP + online.
Interesting....

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

Really love the idea of getting a new campaign mission every month or so, and talking about it with everyone. They can make it like Spartan Ops but good :)

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As is, Spartan Ops already gets at least 80% better if you just delete every instance of the word "eggheads" from the script.

 

[THE RABID MOOSE]

Ah yes the "platform". To last "10 years!". My dream of current gen Halo being an engine that was built to run on 2013 hardware. I know it was made with the Series X/S in mind but it was also made to run on the OG Xbox One being the forefront of whete people are mostly gonna be playing Infinite. Which then makes me think in the long run will it be the most utilized and be able to take the most advantage out of the new consoles and graphic cards?

Like it's just funny no one has been able to get there live service to last that many years, even Bungie's Destiny had switch it's whole model to F2P and as we know it ending on Destiny 2 with that 10 year support probably a long reformatted. Live services are not MMOs do not have the content nor player bases to sustain that longevity, and I highly doubt 343 will be getting us dedicated campaigns and MP expansions to last a decade on Infinite. It's gonna age over time, and hell even comparing to Destiny's expansions, there campaigns were so loosely veiled area rebrandings with a character telling the story in your ear as you barely get any gameplay mix-ups or set pieces just the same plowing through ads to stop bosses.

So I'm guessing became MP is F2P and is popular they could get that going for a couple years, but continuous campaign expansions to me sound like they will be either compromised or half baked if they're given let's say yearly constraints and are not given proper development time over a couple years to craft. I could be wrong though but a Halo campaign should be treated like an event and I don't think it suits the live service model very well at all if it's not given the proper development time and resources.

 

[Yerffej]

Oh man I'd love that.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

It'll be cool if they use this as an opportunity to release more side-campaigns that are different from what you'd normally expect from Halo. Stuff like ODST, for example.


Again: we did not know for sure if it meant additional campaigns or not. They said they want to add to it for the next decade, but this is the first time they've specifically mentioned additional campaigns. Prior to this, it could've meant adding story content to the multiplayer (like CoD does), a different mode similar to Spartan Ops, etc. This is the first confirmation of extra campaign content.

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What's the actual alternative to adding campaigns if this is a 10 year platform though?

Either:
- We go an entire decade without any new campaigns, just PvP lore or SpOps-style missions
- They continue to release full, separate Halo titles with their own camps ALONGSIDE Infinite
- They add more campaigns to Infinite.

Only one of those seems plausible/reasonable.

 

[christocolus]

Oh man I'd love that.

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same here.