Why Is Halo Infinite's Multiplayer SO AWESOME?! (Part 2/2) 

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Disruptor is widely misunderstood

I agree, they really do need to add snowy and desert-type maps in Infinite. I'd love to ride an Elephant in Sandtrap during a Big Team Battle just like the good ol' days.

In older games, it was always funny in the Banshee when someone is being really evasive and you're like "Fuck it. This plane is now a ghost." And you just start trying to splatter everyone in sight. Watching the enemy team's terror as you switched tactics was awe inspiring. Now if you lightly scrape the Banshee on the ground for more than 5 seconds, it will explode.

I always felt so alone in Halo 2 (which is still my favorite) when I told people I preferred starting with the SMG. I loved picking up the different variety of weapons and seeing how different the gameplay was. I said the same about the assault rifle starts in Infinite. People said I was nuts. I played a little in the competitive scene in Halo 2, and the BR starts got boring to me. Glad I wasn’t alone 😅 Halo 2 was my favorite gameplay mechanic wise (even though they were broken AF) but Halo 3 had the best overall content for sure.

Halo Infinite's MP is a sweet juicy chocolate cake wrapped in a layer of fish skin that is the progression and monetization model. The cake itself is SO GOOD once you get past that smelly outer layer, but even if you're willing to completely ignore it, that occasional hint of fish finds it's way into the chocolatey goodness and reminds you how much better it could be.

I’m so glad that 343 is actually trying to listen to the community and fix the issues with it.

"The Mongoose is overpowered" is actually a sentence I have spoken... but in a jokingly way 🤣 10/10 this is such a great video!

I have so much fun with the MP. So many ways to play with the equipment & sandbox. Tbh, I enjoy most of the maps as well. Not a bad map for casual arena, in my opinion at least🤷🏻‍♂️

An extra cool thing Infinite does: on your first time opening it, it immediately opens accessibility settings. Which is real neat for anyone who needs those settings.

I'm glad people are having so much fun with Halo Infinite. It's Halo returning to form and I hope that if there are future games that they take from Infinite's roadmap.

27:22 It wasn't 2 sniper shots. You got killed by a Skewer, but I agree the vehicles do feel very fragile.

27:19 The Act Man: "two sniper shots!" The kill feed: *killed by skewer...*

"Nobody seems to use it because the battle rifle is just way more consistent." You just summarised the entire Halo sandbox from 2 onward until Infinite.

12:30 This confused me a lot too in the beginning! Then I went to play some weapon drills and realized that the bulldog is actually a full auto shotgun!😂 No wonder it felt odd to shoot by just spamming the trigger✌️ Now I kinda like it ngl.

I like that they buffed the default ar. Makes it less frustrating when you're going up against people with power guns and upgrades when you don't have any of that shit.

Honestly the versatility this game delivers is out of the park. The different ways you can tackle an enemy encounter, and the amazing new movement system has almost left me no room to criticize. (Although meleeing seems off haha, guarantee that'll be fixed with the way they've been responding to the community). Absolutely the most halo experience I have had in years.

Can we just apreciate that halo infinite has almost no glitches? Most other AAA games come out with this kind of monetization and a lot of glitches

I dont think the AR is to strong it feels perfect imo, i just think most other guns need a little boost tbh.

Act Man: “I see more than enough Evergreens in Washington anyway” The PNW: *nods*

When your teammates actually cooperate, stockpile is so much fun

Bruh I’ve legit gotten quad kills in this game and it never feels any less awesome And when you jump off the launch ramp when get a kill with the skewer or fusion coil mid air it never fails to blow me away

i dont think assault rifle is op, its just that since its the weapon everyone uses most, you are better and more efficient with it, but if you do the same with heatwave and shotgun, you'll see that they are more powerful than assault rifle and give you an edge in close combat. hell if you get efficient with the sidekick pistol, you cam almost always kill opponents that have assault rifle

I had trouble with the AR start at first, till I realized the Sidekick is as good as it is, after that I enjoyed the gameplay a lot. The thing I don't enjoy though, are the stupid challenges it makes you do. Us not having the ability to pick what mode we do, makes specific ones really difficult to accomplish. I have been told you can do them against A.I unless it specifically says otherwise, but even then I really don't like that I have to do chores essentially to obtain a slight EXP boost on a battle pass. I think the way that Warframe handled its battlepass was a bit better, but not perfect and it wouldn't work with Halo. If they approached a more "Achievement" based EXP system that works with core gameplay, I think it would work better. If it said: "Earn 50 kills with a BattleRifle, 100 EXP" and then "Earn 100 kills with a Battle Rifle 150 EXP" and so on, it would actually reward you for just playing, and it would incentivize players to grab weapons they are not comfortable with. Because as it stands, you have to go out of your way, to SPECIFICALLY not do what you want, which in most people's case is "play" most people enjoy just playing the game and having fun, the Battle Pass quests should not drive you completely away from that main goal of playing and having fun. I'm no expert, but seeing as how the current set up is literally ruining the game for a lot of people I know to be hardcore fans, means something is very very wrong.

Hey actman, just some friendly advise for the pulse carbine. The tracking gets greater the further the projectile has traveled, it also speeds up. This makes the pulse carbine most effective at mud to long ranges and not close range, a function almost entirely unique to this weapon

My favourite part of the video is the hickey on Act Mans neck

Repulsor is the one of the most creative and varied with it's application and I love it. Being able to boost yourself into a good sniper position or something. It's lovely.

Best moment I had with a wasp was using it to carry my friend across the map, ODST drop him on top of the enemy base to grab their flag, pick him back up and fly him to our base for an easy flag capture. Halo Infinite does indeed have the best sandbox for creative play

14:35 The Disruptor is low-key really good. It does take 8 agonising shots to kill _immediately_ but if you fire 6 body shots, you can actually just run away and wait for the "damage over time" to kill them. It just forces you to play more passively, with a team or to be in positions where you can run away safely.

The combat really evolved this time around.

The best thing about CTF for me is the majestic music that plays whenever you score. Makes it feel like such a big deal.

Every once in awhile i'll boot up this video just to watch the crazy intro montage. Love how it flows and all the editing it took to produce

For me, the fact that they made the AR actually good, and the primary weapon for casual play, is the best change they could have made. I do agree it does feel a little OP now though, just barely edging out a lot of the other more specialized weapons.

Finding the AR in ranked is always a clutch for me, everyone has the BR and has the disadvantage close range. The AR just shreds them

When I was 9 halo 2 came out it was the last Christmas gift I got from my father me him and my brother would play multiplayer together constantly ever since halo was special to us when halo 3 came out me and my brother played it together it was the last game me and my brother played before he moved away and I never heard from him again the original halo trilogy is a reminder of better days in my life and thanks to creators like you 343 has returned to the true halo thank you so much for being a pillar of this community and helping the community have a voice

Honestly feel you on the AR vs BR starts, totally fine with it the way it is. After a grind fest in ranked, hoping back into a quick play and starting with an AR is like a switch that I can turn my brain off and have fun

The bulldog is actually "full auto" in the sense that holding the trigger fires semi auto but will keep firing at that rate and skips whatever animation its triggering when your try tap fire

The multi-player is just raw fun, a gaming experience I haven't had for 10+ years in a multi-player. It's great!

Try using the disruptor on enemies in vehicles, since the chain effect would severely damage the vehicle AND the 2-3 people in the vehicle.

I've been a battlefield fan for a few months now and have always been intrigued by halo but since I'm still newer to gaming I haven't been able to try it out in a fresh state; Halo Infinite has fixed all that. now I'm a Halo fan too and have been getting really intrigued by it all. I love it

Whenever I see a Skewer available, I cannot help myself. Forget my challenges. Forget the objective. It’s time to prove my worth and show off my skills 😎 I usually miss all of my shots, but whenever I do land one, I feel so satisfied.

I love that this video is double the length

Pulse carbine: For when the BR/Commando at spawn is taken and all you have is an AR/sidekick but still want to engage at range. Fire off 2 bursts and land a headshot with the sidekick. Also broken against overshields.

I’ll take stylized and unique art design over “hyper realism” anytime.

"The Banshee gets destroyed in TWO sniper shots!" [Shows a clip of him getting skewered]

"2 sniper shots?" Look at the kill feed, you got skewered mate. Although I do agree that the vehicles need some more health but I think a big problem is 12v12, when you have a vehicle and there are that many enemies potentially shooting at your vehicle, its gonna break faster than we're used to no matter what.

19:12 The sentinel beam's pretty good for anyone who can't maintain short bursts with the AR and control the weapon bloom. Just hold down the left mouse button, aim and you're good.

12:17 "It's the only BR halo infinite needs..." subtle jab to the battle royale fanboys, love it

I’ve been watching Act Man for about a year at this point. And one thing always gets me. Without fail, act man has a halo cutscene or line of dialogue for everything. You never disappoint. 😂 keep it up. 👍🏼

At first I hated the Disrupter but now always pick it up; it feels quick like the Sidekick, and while its Damage Over Time can get some satisfying From the Graves like the Needler, its MOST important feature is how long the shields go down after you pop 'em, so if you don't secure the kill it can give your team more opportunity or at the very least take an enemy out of the fight while they tuck and wait for recharge. Also there's the vehicle disable, and chain damage good for clusters like in objective modes, all around a very versatile and underrated weapon.

Halo Infinite’s multiplayer is exactly what I’ve missed in multiplayer games since BO2. It’s literally so simple and it’s clearly supposed to be the side game mode that you just pick up and play without having to set anything up. And in an industry where nowadays you have lots of important things to set up such as operator, attachments, guns, perks, etc. it feels good to just hop on and play the game

I think I have a way to make the drop wall better. In the campaign there is an upgrade to make it bigger. You can have it deploy in one of two modes depending if you press or hold the equipment button. Pressing it will have it a normal size but with more health than it does right now and holding gives it the increased size but with the normal health.

The Act Man: “Remember Mechassualt?” Me, a cultured individual: oh shit, nostalgia overload!

Its honestly a great foundation for a game, and in a years time I bet this will be one of the best F2P experiences on the market, I just wish it released more complete than it is right now.

The bulldog having that weird fire rate bug is because if you spam the trigger for some reason it bugs the weapon, you have to pace your shots. With the commando what I do is that you hold down the trigger to get their shields down than feather the trigger because it’s headshot multiplier is INSANE. With the disrupter you need to stay far range, at close range it’s notable quality’s are gone, when your at far range and with its over time damage it can do very consistent damage, especially with the chain reaction damage. With the shock rifle I was confused to, but I realized that instead of moving your aim you move your body because if you move your aim the shock rifle doesn’t curve. So when you aim instead of moving your joystick/mouse you need to use left joystick/WASD The sidekick is a backup weapon, do not use it as your primary weapon because the AR can kill you faster. Swap to it when you get the enemy shields down because it’s headshot multiplier is really good.

8:18 when he tells his gun to watch his back and it hovers there watching his back.... **chef's kiss**

A tip with the pulse Carbine: It’s actually what the precision weapons were meant to be. You have to get back as far as you can, and then try and get the crosshair to turn red, then fire it, and maintain the crosshair being red and it will just track like the needler. It’s meant to be a long ranged weapon. I’d recommend trying it on the big watch tower thing on live fire.

I haven’t even touched 2042 since Infinite came out, the difference in quality is outrageous. Edit: I wanted to see if things improved for 2042 and as soon as I loaded in a match the game crashed 👍🤠 Halo it is.

Had a killing frenzy in my first ranked match while running a noob combo of the plasma pistol and br. The plasma pistol one shots the shields and then hip firing the br for the headshot was insane.

I'm only partially through this video to address a couple points lol. The Commando is a full auto rifle. It's basically a long range AR. The disruptor is like a support weapon. It 'disrupts' shield recharge. If you hit someone with it and pop shields, it takes 2x as long for the shields to recover giving a bigger window for you or a teammate to pop them off, or force them into cover so you can push.

The Disrupter has grown on me honestly, it’s actually able to kill with 6 shots (if they don’t use an over shield that is) with the electric damage-over-time mechanic. It’s just fun and satisfying to shoot too, with a lovely reload animation to boot. Edit: the Wraith and Ghost are by far the most satisfying vehicles to drive and kill with. I actually got a BTB match where a Wraith was dropped off rather early and I went 27-5 on my K-D ratio, and it was just insane. Took 2 wasps and a guy punching the shit out of the rear to kill me :)

27:20 That second shot was a skewer. I do agree that the banshee should have more health because it could still be shot down with 3-4 sniper shots.

Also the noob combo with the plasma pistol is still really good for quick kills, but the tracking on the charge shot is a bit pants. So you have to shoot dead on and they can't be running side ways or strafing. But if they're jumping towards you, they're just dead in seconds. Also if you see someone without a shield the charge shot will just kill instantly with a body shot. Granted every other gun can easily kill a player without a shield but they need head shots to kill that fast.

Aged like milk.

The tire destruction in infinite is actually genius, its super easy to tell when one isn't working. Don't gotta pull out a pressure tester to know why I'm pulling 2 inches to the left

I love the fact that act man is pretty fair , talking about the good and bad sides of games , even if it 's the favorite game .

The problem. With the sniper is 2 things, minimum error to maximum and quite low velocity, I mean halo infinite has the slowest velocity of all the halo games witch is quite insane to sayy the least. Ce has 1200 with halo 2 3 odst, halo reach has 6000 with halo 4(dont know halo 5)but infinite has 600,and it is felt both in campaign and multi-player. I fixed the issue by removing the innacuracy penalty and increase velocity to halo reachs variant, this way the sniper is awesome to use

Man great professional view on the game. Halo infinite is a great feel game, definitely old school at heart, which you point out but you’re also making very fair points on gameplay mechanics. Truly healthy criticism! You’ve gotta be someone the studio is listening too. I hope they do because everything you talked about would be thrilling. Daft fun

Great video as always Act Man! Two things you may have gotten wrong though: 1. The Shock Rifle is not the weapon made to replace the Spartan Laser, the Skewer is. It takes the no-skill laser vehicle kill weapon, and replaces it with a weapon that requires precision, actually leading your shots and accounting for distance and fall off. 2. In the Banshee clip you showed of you getting "2 shot" by a sniper, you actually got shot by 2 sniper shots, some small arms fire from an AR, and a Skewer to finish off your vehicle (look at the kill feed). Just some small errors I noticed from the video. I also think that the Sidekick is way too overpowered for a starting weapon, but it isn't one in ranked so it doesn't really matter to me and it is also just my opinion. I love to see your Halo content, keep making it awesome dude!

9:43 speaking of progression systems. Battlefield 4 was that near perfect blend for me. Anything you could buy with random battle cases could be earned and there was SOOOOO much to unlock to have goals in mind all the while being fun every match. I remember being absolutely determined to unlock every attachment for the Mare's Leg and make it my #1 side arm.

Keep windup for grav hammer, BUT allow players to hold the trigger to have the hammer above head, at the ready. Disrupter might need a buff. I use it like the plasma Pistol. In the time it took to charge and shoot a player in halo 1-3, is the same amount of time to land 5 or 6 shots with it to break shield easily. Not sure, it can also do the emp so that was why my mind went there

The horizontal shot of the heat wave is better for the final shot if your at a disadvantage as its easier to hit. Also it's better for bank shots round corners and/or if your shooting at multiple targets that are bunched up.

The side kick is honestly so perfect that I don't miss the magnum. The repulsor and heatwave add so much to the sandbox and are easily two of my favorite additions.

Love Halo Infinite. Needs some fixes but the gameplay is a solid foundation.

Disruptor is a good pairing with another weapon. if you get into a firefight with someone and you both go for cover and recharge shields it'll take them significantly longer to recharge their shields. so gives you advantage to attack after you recharge

The disruptor is great, when you land the first three shots it does a DOT for 10 seconds. Making it so they can't regen shields for the time, great for vip modes

Infinite's gameplay has the potential to be one of the best in the franchise without a doubt. I am really happy with how they are going with the gameplay.

Assault rifle starts are amazing and I love that ARs are so strong in Infinite that BRs sometimes feel more like an option rather than an upgrade.

16:26 I found this firemode on the heatwave useful for quickly dealing with low health but hard to hit enemies.

I dropped my drink when you reminded me about mechassault thank you so much act man I really missed that game

The fact that gamers are so excited that we can get to cool places using equipment is kinda sad and it says a lot about the state of gaming before infinite. Glad halo did good

Aside from the lack of game modes, Halo infinite has had the most stable launch that I have seen in several years. Every other AAA title always launches with some wild bugs and glitches. Halo Infinite is a breath of fresh air

That cut with music for the gun glitch was great 😊

the disruptor is actually 6 shots to kill, the damage over time will take them out from 6 shots onwards, but the real use of the weapon is as an amazing synergy weapon, since only 3 shots will damage over time enough to break shields, switch to a sidekick or br and its an instant headshot kill after just 3 little shots

I wish the Sword had the same hissing sound effect when you pulled it out, that always felt super iconic to me. I also think the hammer needs a better standard swing animation because the current one is just the big swing but without the gravity shockwave, it should have the pommel hit or a hit with the blade

I’ve noticed that this game flows really well. I’m so happy it feel much like halo 3 but with a couple add ons to bring it up to the times without it feeling too crazy. I think the reason halo 3 was so successful was because the combat system was so simple. Simplicity lasts.

Yess more multiplayer map terrain variety would be insane! I would love that so much

Can I just say that was an absolute ball drop w/ master chief callin ya boi out at the end!!

7:03 I feel this so hard. I’ve found myself asking more often than usual while playing, “What the heck is my team doing??”

I feel like the good news is that all these problems can be fixed and most likely will. Halo has got the basics down, now they just need to expand upon it. It is a shame that forge and more modes are coming later, but idk. Maybe that's just the way the industry is going.

36:21 Don’t think I didn't miss that hella clean transition Act man!

How low quality the picture of Zanzibar at 33:11 is made my day.

32:32 Moving crates is the one thing i'm missing most since Halo2: blocking entrances or creating shortcuts on Headlong and Waterworks added so much variety to these maps.

I read an IGN article about Halo Infinite yesterday, and copied a quote from the article that I thought was a perfect encapsulation the entire opinion of the article titled "How Halo infinite's Equipment Reshapes Its Golden Triangle" And that quote is as follows: " Equipment changes the ebb and flow of firefights just as they did in Halo 3. But clever design coupled with limited uses means they fill a similar role as power weapons. 343 turns the classic melee-grenade-gun golden triangle... into a pyramid." As far as the multiplayer gameplay and sandbox is concerned, I believe 343 may have finally released a true Halo game. Now we just got to see about that campaign

I agree completely about the BR starts. AR + Sidekick start feels awesome.

Halo Infinite has lived up to Halo's original promise that was on the first game's box; "Combat Evolved" and for that reason alone I absolutely love this game so far.

No, no. i disagree with your AR take. The AR outclassing the bulldog and heatwave, is not a AR problem. Its a shotgun problem. I fear if you take away its headshot multiplier in THIS sandbox, you'll cut its ability to win duels without a melee.

For the Segment on Assault Rifle Starts 23:34 - I like this system perfectly! Ranked matches start with a BR, and any other casual play starts with the AR. I think the BR is absolutely cracked on anyone who can land all 7(4 for perfect) burst shots, cause thats the TTK(Time to Kill) and it shoots rather fast. The AR spitballs all its shots in a higher rate of fire, which if landed all your shots is on par with the BR, but very rarely would you land all 20(15 for perfect) shots. Which is perfected for competitive players in their natural habitat of Ranked Matches that start with a Competitive BR, While people who just want to have casual fun on Quick/BRB plays starts with a forgiving AR that new players will never feel ashamed to have/trade off for a better weapon. (It's the cool explosives and impressive lasers that really has me pick up any Power/Plasma/Shock Weapons. Cool blinky lights) With that debate of AR vs. BR section done, I do think alot of weapons need buffs, rather than just nerfing the AR. Here's some quick TL;DR of my impression - Note: All of the ratings are my personal opinions Rifles: MA40(AR): Perfect blend of ROF(Rate of Fire), coupled with plentiful ammo/reserves, make for great CQC action. 10/10 BR75(BR): Great Mid-Long range capabilites, with rewarding shot placements. On Par with AR in it's respective role. 10/10 VK78(Commando): Great for feather tapping, and treating it like a DMR, but its Automatic ROF is slow, and Recoil is high, with not ample enough Ammo. 6/10 *Solution Buff* Add another clip worth of ammo, and tone down the recoil and lightly push up the ROF. Pulse Carbine(Purple SMG): Insane stats on this powerful rifle, and would be effective if it didn't feel like you were launching molasses tarred marshmallows at the enemy... 3/10 *Solution Buff* Increase the projectile speed. And add more Charge to that battery to give it some longevity. Striker Rifle(Red DMR): Hard-Hitting lasers, with High Powered Scope, with good Long Range capability. 7/10 *Suggested Buff* Give it some tiny increase of damage, to make body shots feel better, while maintaining a strict balance of 2-headshot rifle. Shock Rifle: The hands of Zeus guide the same hellish thunderbolts some say. Powerful Rifle that gives S7 a run for their money. 11/10 *Nerf* Feels weird to have a rifle with insane TTK, and with the ability to have EMP aspects... Either make it 3 shots to disable a vehicle, or reduce it to a 9/9 ammo composition so it doesnt steal the thunder from a S7 Sniper Rifle POWER WEAPON... HYDRA(Explosive Rifle?): Homing Rockets, with great Vehicle/Player destruction. 9/10 Sentinel Beam(Laser Beam, duh): Falls oddly short compared to some, but rewards the greatest of marksmen. 8/10 *Suggested Buff* Ease down on the recoil a tiny bit, perfect weapon. Ravager(Grenade Launcher): Giant Block of Blob on your right screen that pastes enemies red with meatballs. Charge the weapon to slightly cook your pasted meatball'd Spartans. 2/10 *Solution Buff* What Act Man said... Revert it to normal with a higher splash radius(if any at all??), and pump up the damage on the charged shot. Pistols: MK 51 SideKick: Aptly named, Great Swap/Backup weapon. Doesn't feel too strong to compared to the magnum, but with great skill longer range can be acquired. 9/10 Needler(Technically smg?): Honestly the best place Needlers been, slight homing needles like a swarm of wasps are shot at you. 5/10 *Solution Buff* Just increase the homing projectiles a bit more, it lacks even in CQC compared to other Dominaters. Mangler: Absolutely busted with 1 shot/melee combo, but with projectile drop and slowness, makes the roles feel reversely powered. 6/10 *Solution Buff* Make it a 2-shot/melee combo, and increase the damage to 3 shots(2 head), would do wonders I think. Plasma Pistol: While I do think the roles of Plasma weapons is to deteriorate your enemies shields, the damage on body contact feels ABYSMAL. 2/10 *Solution Buff* Please for the love of god buff the damage. Doesnt have to be strong, but it give it more so it can at least compete with SideKick... Disruptor(Shock Pistol): I love this weapon, but it screws the pooch. Shoot mini tasers that disrupt shield recharge and begin to tick away shield/health, but it's damage falls short. 4/10 *Solution Buff* Increase the damage, but disperse it with longer tase times, so they would kill in less shots, but over a long period of time. Offset the Shot to kill, and how long it shocks players. Also add more Shock Damage to vehicles to replace the shock rifles EMP role. Shotguns: Theres only 2 CQS48 Bulldog: Oh how they massacred my boy... Its a shotgun, but it doesnt feel like the old bulldog but still... It's a shotgun. 5/10 *Solution Buff* Make it a 1 shot, but with slight longer range than the Energy Sword Lunge, so it gives Sword users some competition. Heatwave: Fantastic weapon, ricochet shots for impressive, and crowd killing plays! However it feels depreciating... 6/10 *Solution Buff* Give it more bounces for the ricochets, and make it only required 10 blobs to kill instead of all 12, then it's perfect. POWER WEAPONS: MK1 SPKNR(Rocket Launcher): You know it, you love it, you repulse it so much you love it. 10/10 S7 Sniper: It might be just me, but this Sniper does not have many faults at all, and I think it's perfect where it's at. 10/10 Skewer: Think of it as a 45mm tank gun you just yanked off from WW1 that shoots AP Rounds. 8/10 *Suggested Buff* Amp up the Reload speed a bit and it's perfect. Energy Sword: Their everywhere... Grapple Hooks and Sword... The horror... 10/10 Gravity Hammer: GrAv HaM gO < B) O) N) K) 10/10 Cindershot: 1 bounce boom balls that boom immediately with direct contact with Spartan. Control Boom Ball with Aim to Manual guide Boom. 9/10 ======== Hey thanks for reading this :)

The plasma pistol losing emp is a big blow. I thought the idea around it lore wise was that the lower ranks (grunts and shield jackles) were given them to deal damage to enemy shields and vehicles, so that the higher ranks (elites and brutes) can finish the target off. At least that’s my head cannon.