88 Hours of Halo Infinite 

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This ain’t 88 hours long wtf

Bricky your warhammer videos got me into the warhammer hobbie. This isn't a thank you. I am going to be painting Genestealer cult for the next 5 months because of you

You hit the nail on the head when it comes to weapon variety. Choosing the DMR as the first weapon to add to Infinite's sandbox is... an interesting choice

"Its so over" "We're so back" The life cycle's of the halo fanbase

I love it when Bricky spreads our cheeks open with another video.

A thing you missed regarding battle passes is that 343 doesnt build upon FOMO in that case. You can buy any old battle pass and level it up which is great. It should be industry standard in my opinion to just go back and level another battle pass because you like the cosmetics more. I dont know if the grind is still crazy because im not playing Infinite at the moment but this retroactive battle pass thing doesnt get talked about enough. If they add this in Destiny i would be soooooo happy, since i got burned out the last seasons but i would love to get the cosmetics at a future point.

I'll tell you exactly why Infinite feels like it has fewer weapons: 343 was too committed to balancing absolutely everything for multiplayer, especially for basic multiplayer combat. When that happens, weapon variety *in practice* decreases quite a bit, because basic multiplayer combat is a limited scope and does not leave a great deal of room for weapon gimmicks. Halo 3 had the Mauler. And it was okay with having the Mauler. 343 would not be okay with having the Mauler.

I like to visualize the state of 343 Industries as a bunch of passionate developers wanting to fix issues and add cool new things to their game, at the same time however they're struggling to think and move at their desks because it's the responsibility of their bosses to be constantly choking and bodyslamming their employees so they can't work too efficiently

I'm playing for the campaign for the first time and you absolutely nailed how im feeling about the weapons.

The thing about SBMM is that it's more noticeable when you start playing more. No matter how well you play, you will be forced to play with really bad players while the enemy team is completely full onyx rank players. Exceeding expectations makes the SBMM worse, the game thinks you WILL perform like that every round, making things even harder

one thing not mentioned but that im really glad theyve added, is that in custom games and some matchmaking playlists you can use the campaign variant versions of weapons. some of these are absolutely insane and make some useless/average weapons into absolute powerhouses (calcine disruptor and arcane sentinal beam for example). it definitely helps add to the weapon variety in those game modes

24:10 Halo 3 and Reach solved the SBMM issue by tuning it to different degrees depending on what you were playing. Social modes were very lossened to non-existant SBMM. While ranked modes were more strict. But even then, it was never as strict as modern games. Nobody said the existence of SBMM is an issue. It's when it's tuned to absolute sweet fest absurdity that's the issue. If modern shooters want to fix it, look how older Halo, Cod, and other FPS games did it.

I like loose SBMM because I get matched with people closer to my level where MY impact matters more. Most veterans dislike SBMM because they want those relaxing games where they dunk on hapless noobs, like me. Getting into 10 random games over the course of a day and each one has half the enemy team being veteran/pro players that proceed to get 125 of the 150 score needed to win and me and my team have 30 score? *Yeah, screw that.*

The reason why you feel their are less weapons in Infinite is because of the fact their are still very few good Covenant/Banished weapons. Here's hoping either a Spiker or Plasma Rifle get added, or the Fuel Rod Gun or Brute Shot.

The sidekick feeling capable of being a primary and the AR being a secondary is a thought I remember having way back during the closed testflight/beta or whatever it was called.

15:33 The main issue with the Halo 3 maps is that almost all Halo 3 weapons were projectile based, meaning that it was incredibly hard to cross-map with BRs due to the fact you had to lead the shot and be dead on with your leading since there was no aim assist at beyond red reticle range. Map makers knew this and made their maps with this in mind. In Halo infinite, a lot of the weapons seem to be either hitscan or extremely fast projectiles that are effectively hitscan. Making cross-map kills with precision weapons much easier. This is why most of the Halo 3 maps feel off. Maybe this is a hot take, but I think all precision weapons that aren't in the sniper role should be projectile based.

I love your vids so much Bricky! Keep it up you're wonderful

Very interesting to hear the explanation about SBMM. It's why I stopped playing Apex, as much as I enjoyed that game. I remember coming back after a season or two of skipping it, getting a couple of wins, and then all of a sudden the next Champion squad was three Apex Predators. It's why I'm interested in Ubisoft's XDefiant, when that eventually comes out, as the devs have said the game will have no SBMM whatsoever.

i think when you end up being competitive at something, especially after years of it, when you try to play something "casually" you are still not really playing casually. This is because muscle memory is a thing, Thought processes change at higher ranks, so on and so forth. In so many games i play when playing unranked i can clearly see some high tier tactics or very optimal combos and stuff because it is just ingrained in a person to do this after so many years of doing so. I just wished that the higher skilled people would stay up there over loosing a lot then going back down and creaming everybody so that need to be fixed. Lots of bias here obviously but i just wanna play with other scrubs like me over highly skilled people that wanna play "casually"

My only complaint about the game itself (exluding the entire monetisation system) is that the SBMM overpowers the connection strength of the sever, leading to a lot of frustrating deaths due to dam near constant rubber banding after 7 matches.

I still think they should give a universal armor coating every primary rank-up (bronze to silver, etc.) I also think that the weekly challenge rewards need more or just better. Also, the armor cores do have a nice detail that they have different style prosthetics. That feels worth it to me keeping the cores, and just making the pieces cross core. They also kinda act like saves for armors.

16:52 Reflection is actually a reskinned halo 2 map, Ivory Tower... Because, yet again, Halo 2 is the GOAT

32:50 this was proven false way way back after the beta ended when the OG bot bootcamp mode was still in the game. Bots could be seen wearing cross core helmets, shoulders, chest, even prosthetics from different cores as well as unreleased items such as JFO helm and other various pre-event items. It's not a technical limitation its a design choice.

The most reasonable and educational SBMM conversation I've heard in a while. My playstyles normally revolve around helping my allies rather than personal glory, and assisting my team into having an easier time with SBMM is usually an exotic gaming experience. If anyone's struggling with SBMM, try using niche/supportive stuff in your games. it'll take you "Skill" down without you deliberately throwing and having a backup game plan when you're just not confident in your basic skills is comforting.

i feel like people hate using the sidekick cuz of how its designed. Not only does it just look like a regular ass gun, but its got really weak sound design. When you pick it up it immediately FEELS like the halo 2 pistol: quiet, piddly, and a giant step down in power from the CE pistol. Now the sidekick is way better than 2's pistol, it having a good ttk is evidence of that, but it shows just how important good sound, visual, and tactile design of weapons in games can be. Its a great weapon, but it feels like a shitty sidearm upon first use so most casual people drop it and hate it. If it had a more crunchy report id wager itd be more popular

Love when bricky puts another video out to edge too, now I’ve got 88 hours

SBMM is why I refuse to even think about playing FPS PVP games anymore. I'm just the epitome of "aggressive mediocrity" at FPS games, I'm okay in some situations, but I'll be basically the dead weight on the team when it gets to a situation I'm not the best in, which makes the game harder on everyone else. That's not fun for me to just be carried like luggage, and its not fun for the person carrying me. Therefore, just...no more FPS PVP for me anymore. Not to mention, its hard to actually learn anything about how to play when I'm not put up against players that force me to not make my standard set of mistakes and improve, which is what's really fun.

An overpowered pistol, boy that's old school halo for you

Great video! I’m super glad someone with a large following can bring attention to the SBMM issue on infinite. It’s really ironic that there are multiple playlists with the title “Social” yet has very aggressive unbalanced matchmaking

I just don't understand why they removed the brute shot ._.

Came back a few weeks ago after a long break and immediately went in a 13 kill tear with the bandit. It was probably just dumb luck but the way that thing handles just speaks to me for some reason. Some how all these years later I have a new beloved in Halo.

I’m a hardcore Halo fan who likes to play relatively casually. Infinite makes it nearly impossible to properly enjoy the good aspects of the game. I’ve always viewed Halo as a party game with competitive aspects (like smash or Mario kart) but heavy SBMM forces me to play with extra sweat on my nuts, the complete antithesis to why I play Halo multiplayer. If I wanted to sweat I’d hop on ranked, not fucking Fiesta… Edit: Also RIP Campaign DLC 😢

I hate FTP but SBMM is the only thing I hate more in gaming...

I agree with your overall sentiment that the weapon sandbox feels like it could use something more, but I think what I'd like to see it get is 1-2 more "weird" weapons. The new weapons they added are mostly very buttoned down and conservative in design, probably because they were painstakingly balanced for competitive play. I'd like to see a new weapon or two in the vein of the Needler. Shouting out the Forerunner weapons in Halo 4 and 5 is surprising, because a lot of people hated them precisely for what you said about Infinite's sandbox - they fulfilled archetypes already filled by existing weapons, and felt superfluous.

I would like Halo Infinite more if I wasn't penalized for not playing on a controller. Giving the assault rifle literal buffs because you made the choice to give yourself early on-set arthritis and carpal tunnel from having to hold a controller like a spider is absolutely the worst method to "even the playing field" between PC and Console.

I'm honestly so happy they brought back the marines, they were one of the best parts of the halo series.

As a giant fan of halo I was depressed with how halo infinite was during launch. Now it’s finally looking good! However until that armor core system is changed I don’t have any intention in returning. Even spent $10 on the first battle pass because I belief in 343

The warning signs for me was the horrific campaign in 4 and worse yet in 5. If they can't get anywhere close to previous highs in that respect, who knows how bad the future looks. Sure enough, it went the direction of every AAA game in the industry, which is heavy monetization and nostalgia baiting.

Not all helmets are cross-core. There are a few they have forgotten like the Zvezda I bought when Infinite launched, a few others too I've noticed that are now locked in "archive." But for the most part the helmets are cross-core. I wish it would be expanded to other armor modifications as well, with the exception of some items (Fracture frames should keep their exclusives to their armor set as its supposed to be a themed core in the first place)

9:20 I think the issue is that the game lacks a general Covenant precision weapon. The Stalker rifle is supposed to be the sniper equivalent for the covenant. It makes the precision weapons feel samey when they are all UNSC based.

I miss Halo 3 rank progression. It's like the cherry on top that is missing from modern halo games. It's so close.

The thing is with skill based match making, whenever you are asking for a relaxed match, you are basically asking to be put against worse players than you that you can destroy to relax. (Which is obviously bad for those players which will feel like all their games are the super high intensity game you want to avoid)

Destiny 2 definitely does not ride that line; way too much and typically the cooler stuff, sometimes even lore related armor is in the eververse shop.

Couldn't agree more with every point made in this video. I played Infinite a TON when it first came out, but as you said that first year or so was agonizing as they tried to fix a lot of the half baked stuff. Who knows maybe I'll hop back in - it seems like they've really been working to rectify a lot of those issues. Great video man!

6:20 wait don’t they both have 4.? They both share frag, plaz and spike. Then doesn’t 3 have the fire grenade and Infinite the shock one?

I was scared when bricky mention SBMM but he has genuinely the best take I've heard from a gamer.

yeah about that... its wild how AC6 isnt even nominated in Score and Music category or Audio design seeing how vital audio cues were, given how counterintuitive HUD/counters were hugging the corners of the screen and was intrusive w/ how exhilarating and chaotic combat is.

Mint Blitz cameo is an automatic L. Especially when you later talk about people who stomp noob for clips

I hope this vid will invite more players to tha game. Thanks Bricky.

I feel i am not represented in one of those 3 players affected by SBMM. Im slightly above average at CoD, so im not the bad casual trying to get chill games, but i also dont want to be placed with teammates that are bots against people similar to my skill because my team boutta get ran thru. It gets to the point that objective game modes like domination and hard point become "Ima not play objective because my team is getting ran thru, so ima just do kills and accept that we will lose the game."

I really wanted to give this game a chance, but the bad netcode and desyncs mean that having any sort of high ping makes the experience feel very very bad. Especially since I played on a region with less players, so I'd often get matches outside it, making the problem worse. So I cannot consider returning until they fix the netcode. And even if they do, the multiplayer population might never again rise to a playable level for me.

netcode netcode netcode - i've played over 200 hours and its pretty surprising to have a game without emptying half an AR mag into a player that survives the melee duel while I get smacked from full health

Quite the interesting video, dude! IMO, terms of weapons lacking "variety" I think the difference between Infinite and Older games is that Infinite is more careful with how structured its weapons sandbox is I mean sure, older games had a flashier variety of different weapons, but in actual gameplay they tended to get overshadowed by less than 5 specific weapons - usually some precision weapon of some kind and weapons that enable it alongside power weapons in Infinite all the weapons have a niche even if they fall into similar categories - Bulldog is solid close up damage but suffers at range, Heatwave can do ranged "shotgun" pellet bursts and farther spreads that both bounce and pass through targets, but the travel time and slower ttk means they play different in different ways and most importantly dont render one another useless. The same applies to all the pistols (even plasma pistol, surprisingly), the automatics, snipers, etc. But because of this the weapons themselves are less distinct - they dont look cool first, play good after, its the inverse. So even tho there's roughly the same amount of faction visual styles in game (UNSC, Forerunner (heatave, sentinel, cindershot), Banished, Covenant) they dont feel as different Personally its hard for me to say that this is a bad thing - I personally prefer Infinite's sandbox over previous games. I genuinely feels like I can literally pick up anything off the floor and do well with it unlike older games, and I notice I get killed by a wider variety of weapons too. I think the real Killer then is perhaps map weapon availability - weapon spawns are tied to certain respawn points which are roughly equivalent (weapon category wise) but alot only show up on one side of the map or the other. Because of this, even if a map had every weapon on it with multiple spawns, you might only see half or less of them unless you get your spawns flipped. Its the same with the whole vehicle spawning thing but with weapons. It has its pros and cons but definitely I feel is what is contributing to the point you made earlier

its so bizarre how bad 343 managed to screw up the easy stuff, yet absolutely nail the gameplay perfectly. There is a reason everyone was blinded by the lack of content at its release and its all because of its amazing gameplay

3:45, but the older halos weren't sluggish or unresponsive at all. They are really smooth at 60fps.

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Great video as always Bricky. I know for me, I’m not touching the game until the core system is gone, but I’m super excited for when that happens. CBT in video games is one of the most important aspects of a game to me.

Nah bro, the Disrupter pistol is an S tier weapon. I'd pick it over most weapons in the game. So versatile for emping vehicles and very quick kill times of players, along with delaying their shield recharge rate and if a group of them are close it does AOE. Massively slept on weapon.

My problem with SBMM is that you either need to always play at 100% if you want to keep up and have fun, or you need to be completely relaxed and just fuck around. There is no inbetween and bad players wont get better because they will have a good game or two and they are feeling better, but then they are forced to play against max level sweatband users who demolish them without contest. I think that was a big problem with MWII because you were stuck playing against tryhards constantly so they countered by playing broken meta loadouts like the Kastov 74u or any shotgun while ratting in corners.

There's too few gimmicky weapons is the issue. Fuck, Reach had the Grenade Launcher - bouncy EMP or direct explosive, the Concussion Rifle - a semi-auto plasma grenade lobber, the Plasma Grenade Launcher - more like a lock-on plasma torpedo launcher, the Focus Rifle and Sniper Rifle not directly competing, the Needle Rifle being a semi-hybrid and having the blamite explosion, they each had considerable difference to purpose, and not human combat rifle that shoots bullets from a capacitous magazine, human combat rifle that shoots bullets from a capacitous magazine, human combat rifle that shoots bullets from a capacitous magazine It's like how the Brutes have the Skewer instead of another basic sniper rifle. Or the Ravager with its plasma puddle.

In Halo 3 the weapons felt distinct. When you have the BR, Commando, and now DMR...you've got 3 guns that are supposed to be your mid range weapon where you break shields and finish with a headshot (all with a human aesthetic to boot). You can argue there's 4 given the Magnum, but that's at least visually different. Then you have the stalker rifle which is basically the same thing just slightly tweaked and an alien aesthetic. Weapons like the Ravager feel like a pain to use unless you spent a decent amount of time learning its quirks. We have two, weaker shotguns that cannot one shot with that satisfying boomstick feel. Oh I hit you with two shells and finish you with a melee? That's not the Halo shotgun feel. The disruptor weapons feel like they were anti-vehicle first and foremost and then given a quirk to make them kind off good against personnel, but in an unintuitive way (shock rifle is a "burst one shot" and the pistol has a bleed effect if you stack enough shots). The mangler was just a camp to one tap+melee weapon prior to its changes. Now I'm a boomer, so much so that I think 3 was the zenith and the DMR is bad for Halo (it's too good in too many situations and makes the BR struggle in its niche) so take this with that disclaimer. It really feels like a lot of Infinite's weapons are clutter more than anything else. Weapons in Halo 3 at least felt fun even if they weren't meta and were generally intuitive. So many weapons in Infinite have quirks or unintuitive design (e.g. ravager has a spike but isn't something you fight in close spaces with) that it feels easy to use them wrong. Others just don't have a real niche to fill and makes the space feel cluttered with junk, not full of choices.

The description of SBMM was so spot on. People that used it as a scapegoat for them being bad make it impossible to start an actual discussion about it's downsides without someone just assuming you're "mad cuz bad". As someone who has regularly played COD MP these last few years, it's just not fun when you do well for a match or 2, and then suddenly you get dropped into a lobby full of sweats that are playing the game like it's ranked. SBMM should really just be enforced in Ranked, and maybe implemented a bit lighter in casual game modes

Everyone loves to dunk on SBMM, but off of my own experiences it's better then the alternatives, and even at it's poorest it's on par with a 'free for all' matchmaker. SBMM is worse for the outliers (the very good or the very bad), but a SBMM that has minor changes to the player's rank in it's ranking system and a narrower MM zone is significantly better for the average casual player. Most games that I've played though don't go for quality MM games though, they're aiming at getting players as fast into games as possible, because of how negative the perception is having a longer matchmaking queue is (cue 'dead game' memes for matchmaking taking longer then 20 seconds).

Infinite is 343's best attempt at modernising Halo's gameplay thus far, but that's not saying much, especially when it still gets so much wrong. -Sprint doesn't belong in Halo, period. Nerfing the mechanic to being >9% increase of base movement speed as to not fuck with gameplay too much is an admission of this fact. -Zoom on every single weapon, regardless of their role in the sanbox, promotes long range spam. -Every weapon having a headshot multiplier regardless of whether or not it rewards aim is a dumb mechanic and contributes to the overly sweaty nature of gunfights/matches overall. -The assault rifle and battle rifle being too effective for how easy they are to use. -The sidekick promoting a spammy, sweaty playstyle through it's firerate, reload speed and bloom mechanics. -Bloom in general being featured in the game despite it being nothing but detrimental to the integrity of any Halo game it's featured in. -Too many weapons filling the same role in the sanbox with no meaningful differences (BR, bandit, bandit evo, commando, stalker rifle). -Too many weapons being useless or too niche to be meaningful additions (disruptor, ravager, pulse carbine). -The bizzare weapon class system dictating what properties a weapon can have based on it's damage type and not its role e.g: all low-mid tier UNSC weapons are magazine based, all hardlight weapons are sequentially loaded (this is why we got the bulldog and not the OG shotgun), all plasma weapons are battery based (which isn't even distinct from magazine based weapons anymore seen as you can pick up charge off of weapons in the environment and the obnoxious self-cooling times of guns force you to vent them rather than pace your shots) and shock damage, afforded to hitscan weapons with very little ability to dodge, exclusively given the ability to slow enemy player's movement and EMP vehicles for no good reason.

I love the Sidekic, and while I agree it's a bit too strong, rather than nerf the damage and/or RoF I think increasing the max bloom and bloom per shot would help reign it in. Let people spam at close range - but risk missing shots and/or the final headshot due to larger bloom, or force them to temper their trigger finger to ensure accuracy at medium range.

"A lot of the promethian weapons had a unique feel to them, or a niche usecase" No, Bricky, No they didnt. That was their entire issue. They were literal functional copies of other existing weapons. And the aesthetics were a bit annoying as well. That latter part being a bit subjective sure, But Promethian weapons just sucked. They were a bad addition. Some of the new brute weapons are lame, But there are more interesting ones than there were good promethian weapons.

nONONONONOOON; I will NEVER support the forerunners aesthetic; it was abysmall, looked like plastic diy airsoft with workshop LED packed on it and it completely destroyed the gritty/serious look of halo. I am SO HAPPY that they are gone.

I actually did *not* know about the Alucard skin in CoD. This is the stuff of nightmare. I've honestly seen VRChat models that look better made than this.

I think the reason why it feels like we have fewer weapons is is because in halo 5 each weapon have a couple of variations for each one plus they also had the promethean weapons as well. Even they im pretty sure infinite has more weapons then 5 theres not much sense variety in every gun fight. We know that the enemy is gonna have a only a couple weapons to choose from so we can “plan” accordingly but in 5 there was no planning for a explosive saw or the blackhole plasma pistol.

Suprised that you didn't cover one of the main issues with the progression system. And thats the fact that they used battlepass and a dumb challenge system in the first place. A Halo reach credit system would be better.

Yeah my love for Halo has been killed in 2021. Theres nothing 343 can do to win me back.

SBMM is the reason I don't play shooters anymore. Going 15-15 isn't fun. Get one kill then die. One more kill then die again.... sigh

Hot take I love SBMM because I'm a fairly casual player and if I do great in a match I'm gonna start fighting the better players but if im sucking ass im gonna play against the suck ass players. Theres nothing wrong with playing with people your skill level so that you can just vibe and have fun with the game. The problem is that you don't have to sweat to enjoy sbmm because every match feels comfy because thats the point. I don't find getting my ass handed to me by idiots who spend 15 hours a day playing a game when I just want to play a few rounds after work fun.

AC6 not being picked as a nominee for game of the year is so disappointing. I wish they were more focused on alien weapons instead of making different rifles that feel the same.

The armor core system is not “coded too deep.” When you play against bots, they have cross core armor sets. 343 are just being dicks.

As a legit fan of halo campaigns ive just resigned to the fact Reach will be the last one I liked. 4 is fine but whatever. 5 is meh. Infinite is meh.

But this is just 33 Minutes of Halo Infinite! Never thought Bricky would get to this point of clickbait!

Maybe it's the nostalgia, but what I wouldn't give to have Reach's progression again. It was the perfect combination of XP being the currency to unlocking the cosmetics you wanted and being able to ignore the ones you didn't. It also provided the "look at my accomplishments" by showing off your armor effects or the higher tier armor and, of course, the ranks. When you saw those Inheritors or even Novas in your game, you knew it was going to be a good fight. Or they were so dogshit, you could laugh at how bad they are for how much time they've put into the game. It's a system we won't ever see again in a modern FPS from these bigger companies, and I've come to accept that. But maybe it could pop up again at some point.

I also agree that Armored Core should have been nominated for GotY. Like come on. Besides that great video as always! Stay Bricked up!!

When it comes to SBMM I’ve always been against it because the ‘skill’ is such a subjective and strange term to quantify that you’ll never be able to make a perfect or consistent system out of it. A human being will never be able to quantify a players skill (in anything not just games) into something as rigid as a number so how on earth will a fucking algorithm do it? I will admit tho I probably also have such a dislike for SBMM because it feel very corporate to me and I really hate corporations

Proititising 50/50 matchmaking is the worst thing for the future of fps. id rather be stomped by a single player at the top of the enemy team than face a full team of those players just because i did above average in my previous game. Even when i am a noob and enter into a new game, id rather be at the bottom of the scoreboard and be dominated by half of the lobby, if it means that i can eventually get better and make it into the middle of the Bell Curve. I felt the same thing when i started Titfanfall 2 and Battlefield 1 MANY years after initial release, i was dogshit and getting destroyed, but that only pushed me to get better and climb the skill curve. Standard Bell curve for lyfe pls.

The guns and gameplay is not fun, that’s what missing. The FUN aspect. Just meta weapons….

Why all the "Halo Infinite is fixed" videos always skip 2 things: desync and forced crossplay. The former is pure rage-inducing bullshit, the later is unfair for console players.

That's actually one of the most refreshing takes on Destiny 2s cosmetics I've heard and I'm glad you said it.

"The Forerunner weapons added an interesting third faction to the mix." Did they? Did they really though? Because the Forerunner weapons were literally just a rehash of human weapons with shinier FX.

As soon as they let me pick my own colours, I might come back. Screw the coating system.

Now I want to play Infinite because Bricky reviews games in a well-balanced and interesting video. It's looks fun, and I won't be annoyed about sertin "opertunities for improvement" from 434 industries. This is comprehensive, well-balanced, and intertaing....("ARE YOU NOT INTERTAINED"....Russell Crow in Gladiator, had too, lol) game review of Halo Infinite. Thanks again, Bricky!

As a casual player that plays FPS games from time to time when I'm in the mood, SBMM is the savior of shooters for me. Ya I may have 1 bad game once in a blue moon, but 90% of the time, its just run around and shoot some people. As someone that played mostly FPS back in the MW times. I can tell you, nothing is less fun then having someone stomping an entire lobby single handed. For both teams.

I'm a slut for the DMR from Reach so seeing the Bandit come into Infinite was nice to see.

Matchmaking hasn't been good since Halo Reach, maybe even Halo 3. They've turned Halo into a sweatfest rather than a party game it's always meant to be. There was an interview or a tweet or something about Halo 3's matchmaking and the guy who made it, and what he said was perfect.

That's right, my main problem is the weapons don't have a defined role. The game was balanced around the UNSC weapons and that makes it boring to me.

Yeah, I'm never touching this dogsh1t. First 5 spat on couch Co-Op so my brother and I skipped it and when Infinity did the same we refused to give it a 2nd thought.

16:52 How dare you call that a Reach map. That is Halo 2's Ivory Tower.

I'm a lil sad ACVI didn't get GoTY too, but BG3 is well deserving of it's seven awards. That aside, I feel like multiplayer games are becoming less fun, especially since (this might just be my boomer initiation) I can't play games casually since a louder player base is asking for tougher battles while I'm struggling to stay alive and interested.

SBMM is the dumbest invention for casual play. Its casual theres no need for skill balancing, i should be able to absolutely stomp noobs and then get stomped by pros and have it be fully random

I never ever understood SBMM in casual game modes. It's supposed to be a toss up on if the randos on your team are good or not and besides developers already figured this out by balancing ranks of the group of people already selected for the match rather than hand picking players for the match altogether based on their skill level. Yes occasionally you'll have people with a low rank that're really good and that ONE match might feel a little unbalanced, but that is far better than being "rewarded" for being good at the game by always getting matched up with noobs who make it feel impossible to win. Besides I always had a lot of fun when a clan was all in one group on one team so we got all of the good randos on our team and I get some really great team play organically without even talking to any of them Developers now seem to think everyone wants a near draw win, but we want the variety, we want to know any match we could kick butt or be on the receiving end and have to overcome as long as it's actually a balance of the experiences rather than hard mode 100% of the time. I mean think of it from a new player's perspective, I remember how great it felt first getting good at Halo and having a real noticeable difference in matches and i was able to push us forward to win more and more on average, but now a nooby has to sweat and grind to get competent, but due to SBMM they're still going to struggle just as much if not more and they'll never get that feeling of progression and accomplishment. Have these developers never heard of dynamic difficulty and how it's a double edged sword? On the positive if done right it can make the game stay as close as possible to that challenge sweet spot where you have to properly engage with the game to succeed, but you're not feeling overwhelmed and get burnt out. On the negative if it's tweaked to always be too hard it feels like no matter what you do you'll never actually get better as a player which is where SBMM is at right now

I generally suck at most games I play but I don't want SBMM to hold my hand. If I get good at a game I want to earn it.

18:52. Avoid this problem by quitting after your first win or loss. You are MUCH more likely to be put in an unbalanced match in your favor so you keep playing and potentially spend money on the store.

I agree with the SMBB stuff. With the game since launch clocking over 300 hours until this year when I had to stop for months at a time for university. When I came back this season, I wanted to make up for lost time in my battle pass, and that highlighted how intense SBMM is and how it feels you get punished for being above average by being given the most blatantly unbalanced matches where you have to sweat your absolute balls off to have a chance to win. I'll admit part of it is because the way I approach the game has shifted since I have limited time to play, but it just made me all the more irritated by modern games having daily login rewards because it works "for player retention". I feel now like I'm logging on as a chore rather than to play simply for pure fun, again because now of a time constraint to finish my battle pass. At least they don't expire, which is fantastic.