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Gray Zone Warfare is an intense tactical FPS emphasizing realism. Join a Private Military Company to explore a vast MMO open world featuring a PvEvP and PvE mode. Strategize and survive against human operators and AI enemies while uncovering the mystery of Lamang Island. I've heard great thing but want to know more and see if people are playing it here! 

Its a PC only game as far as I'm aware but sounds like it would be a hit on console. If you do play it or know of friends that play it, let us know. 

Yeah I don't know if they didn't brief her or something. She gave political answers at a technical showcase interview. 

I wish there was a little more weight to what we do to make a difference but as the head of Xbox its a little bit disappointing that she A.) does not really show any knowledge about her products B.) does not answer any questions really as to what metrics are used for studios and to top it off she adds Xbox to release a mobile shop to stay connected to their ecosystem. PC Gamepass and PC games don't even have unlockable achievements. Outside of Xbox Live partychat which sucks compared to Discord, there is nothing of note to add to mobile games.

Faze has finally revealed the venue and event they are hosting for the Halo Infinite's Halo Championship Series. It's been nearly 4 months since the roadmap has been announced for the year. Faze has seemingly both arrived to a late settlement in the destination but a cheaper location in light of what is likely the bad reputation and business fallout of Faze as an esports organization. It likely warrants its own thread here but the venue and announcement has been plagued by the Halo community as a shortsightedness from the HCS team that could have been avoided.

Regardless, the even will be added to the calendar. July 26th-28th Gateway Center Arena @ College Park, tickets are likely between $20 to $40.

Sign up for pre-sale: http://fazeclan.com/hcspresale as the events as of late have followed occupancy codes for events, which is a good thing by the way! 

On 4/1/2024 at 4:59 PM, CAPT N Reibach said:

Let me know once you two hit level 30!

We hit level 30 and bought all of the downloadable content. Its honestly very VERY fun, like this game has a long shelf life for me surprisingly. Its just so unproblematic and polished now that its so many years old. 

This is really a general question that I see floated around all the time. This is a community of gamers that regrettably don't game as much anymore and especially around Halo so having a TV show at all is a blessing. Unfortunately we are cursed with the one video game adaptation that decided to take the liberties of the franchises universe to create its own timeline and story. 

With that said, now that the dust has settled from the raging debates across Reddit, Discord and "X" are we happy and is the show something to recommend to fans? 

On 4/28/2024 at 4:52 AM, LITTLE LEVEL said:

In the aftermath of Vannak-134’s death, the fight continues against the Covenant at FLEETCOM.

Its fascinating that they decided to kill Vannak, this timeline sure does have its wonders. 

I mean, have you seen what Game Pass is as a concept? 

It is as revolutionary as Netflix's idea and service model to stream movies instead of using DVDs like Blockbuster did. 

The subscription based model (not that Xbox Live wasn't already) coupled with accessibility to more games and tools to make games just brings us to where we are today. Don't think its good or bad, though I will say it is a grave decision and the direction of Xbox isn't so friendly to both console gamers but also the modern family. I want to add and say something about how our current society in the year 2024 has prioritized but don't want to detract too far from the thread. Families don't sit around and play on the console, or shared console and that couch co-op splitscreen experience moved on to a greater more ambitious thing that has not been adopted yet. 

A videos been made for those that like to intake content like that! 

On 4/23/2024 at 11:12 PM, Recon Ryan said:

If I were to opt out, would I no longer have access to Discord or some of its properties?

No you'll still be able to use Discord. 

On 4/27/2024 at 2:08 AM, Recon Ryan said:

How do you make coloured text?

Hope ElDewrito becomes a much larger asset...

In the editor its the fifth option from the left side next to strikethrough and highlight. 

After finishing the show, like many others, me and my girlfriend are interested in diving into the game. Now as far as I am aware Fallout 4 has been mentioned to be the better game but for me Fallout 76 on PC was free because of my Amazon Prime membership. I think Fallout 4 may be on PC gamepass but honestly the newer game is likely the better experience for me, at least until the next-gen updates are out atleast. 

Already KevinCoolx mentions some of the crazy numbers behind the introduction of the Spartan Points and how to unlock things. 

Max Spartan Points you can earn in a month is 26,000 SP. Complete 1 game every day - 7k Complete every weekly - 4k Complete Operation Pass - 15k Exchange will refresh every 4-6 weeks with operation updates. You can only earn the Xanadu coating IF Banished Honor lasts 6 weeks. The exchange was designed for you to unlock 1 or 2 items per operation. I'm sure there will be repeated items and points can build up over time. To start the point costs are every high.

Just finished the series, it is a testament to following and honoring the source material. It makes me really hate the direction they took with the Halo TV series even more though. Its unbelievable how good the show is and how it respects the universe. 

343 Industries is introducing the Spartan Points and The Exchange systems from the Master Chief Collection into Halo Infinite. While it is not a 1:1 copy and past its a welcomed update and sure needs tuning from what has been introduced so far! 

The map "Interference" will be entering the Map Rotations for Ranked Arena and the HCS starting tomorrow April 23rd! It's a remake of Rig from Halo 5: Guardians.

[ https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/interference-update ]

• Interference - King of the Hill
• Interference - Slayer
• Interference - Strongholds

TOS of course referring to terms of service, I would probably encourage everyone to read this article regarding Discords reaction to the recent data harvesting of public servers and their updated ToS adding forced arbitration. A little down the article it mentions when and how to email your lack of consent to the changes and opt out. But old users only have about until the 15th of next month. 

It seems that Discord has been in the news for one reason or another lately, ranging from layoffs to massive privacy breaches and information theft by third parties. And now there’s something new on the horizon — one that may not seem like such a huge deal now but could cause massive issues later on down the line for Discord users.

Discord has recently updated its forced arbitration clause in its Terms of Service for its service for US residents, a decision that follows many other corporations that operate primarily in the US. According to the clause, any users who reside in the US waive their right to a jury trial, which includes any class action suits:

[ https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/discords-updated-terms-of-service-are-exactly-the-wrong-response-to-its-recent-data-breaches ] 

On 4/23/2024 at 2:11 AM, Recon Ryan said:

8 minutes of this video is just yapping about "What if" and "creativity". His point is on Games making us smarter and not just "What if I kill this elite and you drive the hog into the brute swarm".

Yeah I agree to both things you've mentioned, he is not the best at explaining the correlation or overall point wrapping up the video. 

While the message is welcoming, it is a little bit surprising as our last review and intel around the game was that Microsoft sent a cease & desist to the development team behind Eldewrito. But after reviewing an older blog by one of the creators it seems that they were asked to halt productions but the game itself is still playable. I have not done a code analysis (surprisingly from then and now I can do that) but they do have a public github so its interesting to see how exactly was Microsoft going to enforce this. 

Microsoft’s Legal Action and the Future of ElDewrito

Halo forge map makers are being asked to be compensated for their work because a majority of the maps in Halo Infinite are community made using the forge tools. Previously, Forge content was added into matchmaking as a nice addition, benefit to all and feature to individual artists. We're seeing Forge be the backbone of new map content for Infinite. 

Forgers should have an avenue to be compensated. Especially since forgers are leaned on significantly to keep the game alive. Forge isn’t moving spawns/weapons anymore. You can easily spend 100+ hours in a map now… If people don’t get stronger incentives, they’ll likely move on. Microsoft should be be working with 343 to create a program that uplifts & encourages creators that then rewards them with payouts based on the plays they receive that in turn gets people back to the game/shop. Seems to work well for Epic.

Forge has always been about passion without expecting compensation. But still the industry is evolving so I agree to an extent with this since Forge has become a powerful tool. There could be ways to incentive creation but it's a minefield what we're approaching here. I don't think hiring forgers as independent contractors is a wild idea. With Sparasoft making Forge maps this is probably the way around.