Cyber Showdown
Halo Infinite is going to have some pretty interesting events coming up. Data miners have leaked some information regarding upcoming events. Following the Frectures: Tenrais recent closure will be Halo Infinite’s Cyber Showdown that will come with a new playlist, store bundles, and rewards. Game modes for next week’s Cyber Showdown include Attrition, One Flag, Slayer, King of the Hill, and Capture the Flag. For the Cyber Showdown event there will be 10 rewards total over two weeks. The bellow chart shows the obtainable rewards per rank.
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| Rank 1: Action Pose | Rank 2: Weapon Coating | Rank 3: Spartan Backdrop | Rank 4: Spartan Backdrop | Rank 5: Armor FX |
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| Rank 6: Armor Coating | Rank 7: Weapon Charm | Rank 8: Armor Visor | Rank 9: AI Color | Rank 10: Armor FX |
Following this are some pretty nice store bundles. We’ll have the Exit Lights special effects. The Neon Beat run trail, slide, and grapple effects. Lastly, we’ll see some new cyber themed coatings for the spartan armor and warthog. The Neon Beat bundle will include a visor and an emblem. In accordance with the recent Big Team Battle update post we’ll soon see some changes to prices this upcoming Tuesday on January 18th. More on this in a moment.
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| Exit Lights | Neon Beat | Neon Superfly |
Tactical Ops
Following the Cyber Showdown event is the Tactical Ops event beginning on the 8th of February. Little is known about potential store bundles, prices, or game modes. However, the rewards were revealed and like prior events there will be 10 rewards spanning over two weeks. If there’s one thing we can be sure of it’s that the rewards are very likely to be gained from completing challenges like the previous Frectures: Tenrais event. The Tactical Ops rewards can be seen below.
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| Rank 1: Action Pose | Rank 2: Armor Visor | Rank 3: Weapon Charm | Rank 4: Spartan Backdrop | Rank 5: Armor Helmet |
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| Rank 6: Chest Attachment | Rank 7: Hip Attachment | Rank 8: Armor Glove | Rank 9: Armor Coating | Rank 10: Helmet Attachment |
A tweet from the head of game design, Jerry Hook, confirmed some more changes to how the shop is monetized. Community feedback seems to finally have 343 Industries take a second look at how the game is being monetized. What we can look forward to is a confirmed reduction in prices across the board, while also putting individual items outside of bundles for those who are interested in one piece of the bundle.
There was also a user who asked about adding the ability to earn currency in-game. The head of design responded saying “I think we’ll do it too” without any details. We’ll have to wait and see if this feature will be added to the game. Other popular titles like Apex Legends, and Destiny 2 offers ways to earn in-game currency so it wouldn’t be too surprising if Halo Infinite follows the same pattern down the road. Just keep the feedback going and cross those fingers.