Addressing the progression issues currently plaguing Halo Infinite's challenges and battle pass represent a top priority for the development crew at 343 Industries. The studio's design lead noted as much following ongoing discourse about the battle pass grind in Halo Infinite, a grind the vast majoirty of players agree continues to prove far too demanding.
Microsoft's and 343 Industries' surprise release of the Halo Infinite online suite received much applause a couple of weeks ago. The hype culminated in the title breaking Xbox Game Studios records on Steam, as it peaked at an impressive 256,619 concurrent players on its second day of availability. But despite the excitement and generally positive early impressions, users were qiuck to call out issues with the battle pass progression system. At present, unlocking battle pass content requires XP that can only be earned through daily and weekly challenges. It's a slog to say the least, which demands an egregious amount of devoted play time that most people simply don't have on their hands. Fortunately, 343 developers have already promised to reevaluate Halo Infinite's battle pass.
343's Head of Design Jerry Hook (via COGConnected) recently took to Twitter to note that he, too, is "feeling everyone's pain on progression" while playing Halo Infinite multiplayer. As such, addressing this issue with the rest of the team sits at the top of his to-do list. This comment echoes one from Community Developer Brian Jarrard, who told fans on November 16 that data was being gathered in an effort to reassess the battle pass' progression system. Community Manager John Junyszek shared similar sentiments in a tweet of his own not too long thereafter. The post from Hook appears as follows:
These reassurances from developers could go a long way in restoring the community's faith that these issues and others will be tackled imminently. However, there currently exists no guarantee that progression woes will have received a satisfactory resolution by the time Halo Infinite hits store shelves.
Microsoft and 343 launched the multiplayer suite earlier this month on November 15 as a way to honor the franchise's, and Xbox's, 20th anniversary. Despite the problems outlined above, Halo faithful seem pleased with what the experience has on offer. For now, though, the wait persists with regards to the eagerly-anticipated story campaign.
Halo Infinite's multipalyer is available now as a free-to-play experience on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S; the full game launches on December 8.
Source: Jerry Hook/Twitter via COGConnected
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