343 Industries has a new Halo Infinite ‘Season 1 Results Report’ – detailing all the feedback and steps taken to address fan concerns.
While most of this blog update is focused on Season 1, the team has also provided another rundown of what to expect from Season 2. Here’s the TL;DR version of some of the things players can expect from S2 when it launches on May 3:
Season 2
AUDIO
- Ability to hear an opponent’s shield reload sound is reduced to avoid providing too much information about a player’s location
- The volume of the Grunt Birthday Party sound effect is increased in Campaign
MULTIPLAYER
Arena
- Catalyst (new Arena map) will be added to multiple playlists on day one
- King of the Hill will be added to multiple playlists
- Attrition battle is added to multiple playlists
- In Attrition, a revived player can move immediately after being evicted again
- Motion Tracker (Radar) has its outer edge detection enabled for shooting and sprinting in social playlists
Big Team Battle
- Breaker (new BTB card) will be added to matchmaking on day one
- Jeff Steitzer’s voice returns to shout player-earned medals
- Fixed an issue causing asymmetric spawns from weapon racks
Matchmaking
- Instead of tracking a player’s entire session, the CSR progress bar now displays the progress of their most recent match
Custom games and forging
- Fix some bugs in Custom Game, and more to come
Personal AI and Spartan chatter
- Balance adjustments have been made to emphasize what matters most to players
pc
- Noticeable stability improvements; the team has solved dozens of PC crashes
SANDBOX
Networking
- Melee combat should be more consistent,