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Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/halo-infinites-co-op-gets-closer-with-beta-next-month

The co-op mode for Halo Infinite is at long last on its way. In fact, players will be able to give it a whirl from next month.

If you want to have a shot at this test flight, you will have to register to become a Halo Insider. This program is the "official way for Halo fans and community members to partner with 343 Industries to help improve our games, products, and services."

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Too little, too late. Give me DLC with a new part of the ring to explore.

 

[spartan30gr]

 

[Kuranghi]

I wonder what they settled on for how respawning works, like BL2 with set points, or just right next to the other players? There was that information about how they couldn't decide which was best gameplay wise but also which caused the least headaches from a tech perspective, I can't remember if that was official info or just leaked though so maybe they moved on from that.

 

[reksveks]

Too little, too late. Give me DLC with a new part of the ring to explore.

The trademark was out for a while, i think it might be a Q4 drop.

I will have my 8-12hrs of fun and then move back on. I generally don't do MP FPS anyways.

 

[jorgejjvr]

i want the full version out....not beta test it

 

[THE DUCK]

i want the full version out....not beta test it

Aw, it's ok, you'll be fine. Think of it this way, at least it's making progress.

 

[anthony2690]

I wonder what they settled on for how respawning works, like BL2 with set points, or just right next to the other players? There was that information about how they couldn't decide which was best gameplay wise but also which caused the least headaches from a tech perspective, I can't remember if that was official info or just leaked though so maybe they moved on from that.

It was "leaked" info, it was never confirmed or debunked.
But I am also curious how they will handle respawns.
Maybe I'll do a co op legendary or co op speed run for the acheivements

 

[Negotiator101]

Too little, too late. Give me DLC with a new part of the ring to explore.

So it's not too late?

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

When is the fixed cutscene animations beta flight?

 

[elliot5]

When is the fixed cutscene animations beta flight?

only the faces animate at 30fps still

 

[fatmarco]

I mean it's funny, Joseph Staten obviously steered 343 to focus on the right things to get the game to launch in the state it did. It felt polished enough and had sufficient content, at least to begin with.

But boy the development issues this game was suffering from when he joined must have been incredible if its been 7 months and we're only now getting Co-op as a beta test lol.

 

[Black_Stride]

When is the fixed cutscene animations beta flight?

Whats wrong with the cutscene animations?

 

[RespawnX]

You know everything when a series that had a coop as trademark for 20 years needs a beta for a 6 hours story co-op which arrives 1 year late. Fuck this management.

 

[SafeOrAlone]

Also very curious to see how this is handled in terms of balance. This game is going to be very boring if we can easily hop into two pelicans and just decimate enemies from above.

I really think they need to add more enemy & enemy types to make it fun.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

only the faces animate at 30fps still

Yeah, the worst part.

 

[jigglet]

I need to sign up for this???

 

[sol_bad]

Why the hell does a co-op mode need a beta?

 

[nominedomine]

Why the hell does a co-op mode need a beta?

So that when it doesn't work properly they can say it's on beta.

 

[elliot5]

Why the hell does a co-op mode need a beta?

its an insiders flight to stress test functionality with a large user base. Best to make sure it releases properly and to catch any high impact bugs before going public.

 

[ZehDon]

It's too little, too late for me at this point. With that said, I'm very curious to see the state of this - everything 343i has released has always been broken beyond imagination. Hell, Season 2 broke the shooting for a couple of weeks. The fucking shooting. I'm expecting co-op to be a huge mess.

 

[TheMay30thMan]

The people that defend this business practice truly deserve this game.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Too little, too late. Give me DLC with a new part of the ring to explore.

Then obviously this isn't for you? Imagine that...

 

[SenjutsuSage]

its an insiders flight to stress test functionality with a large user base. Best to make sure it releases properly and to catch any high impact bugs before going public.

Even answering that question is an insult of one's intelligence. I admire you for taking up the challenge.

 

[adamsapple]

i want the full version out....not beta test it

That's .. why they're having the beta, so when the full version comes out, it doesn't break.

 

[clarky]

Rinsed the campaign so dont think ill get much out of this, will we get matchmaking?

 

[VN1X]

co-op... BETA?!

Jesus wept.

 

[palpabl_purpura]

You know everything when a series that had a coop as trademark for 20 years needs a beta for a 6 hours story co-op which arrives 1 year late. Fuck this management.

Remember when developers actually knew how to make games? Feels like decades ago . . Wait a minute, it was!

 

[RPS37]

If they decided to use this opportunity to fix the biome problem, this could be huge.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Easy to make fun of news. Still, a co-op playthrough with buddies/family is always fun. Pump up the difficulty and just go. I hope they give a decent leeway with player distances to each other.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Ah coop for Infinite's campaign, we can all have our gameplay interrupted together while we listen to a 360-era brute hologram or our we-have-cortana-at-home AI or our friend with the cool Mexican accent who hasn't showered in months drivels on in endless exposition speeches. Pun fucking intended.

What a boring campaign it was. What a shit story it was. It might get one legendary run through with coop friends but I'm not even really bothered if that happens either. My kids stopped playing Halo long ago and have no interest in coop anymore either. I think they've adapted faster than I have to better games.

 

[Craig of War]

 

[CuteFaceJay]

cool, All my friends uninstalled.

 

[TheGecko]

I mean... What's the point now?

 

[Alexvot86]

Bit late now, everyone has played through the rather lacking campaign solo.

Would be great if they could include a firefight mode or some additional story to coincide with the co-op mode to make returning to the game more attractive.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Bit late now, everyone has played through the rather lacking campaign solo.

Would be great if they could include a firefight mode or some additional story to coincide with the co-op mode to make returning to the game more attractive.

Yep a Destiny style mini-campaign expansion along with coop or PvE content would be a solid regular 3 or 6 monthly sustain cycle. How they haven't planned this for a "10 year game" is beyond me. Here we are waaay behind a good launch still.

Hopefully coop brings these sorts of surprises in the Xbox showcase rather than just a plain old coop added. I don't hold any hope of it in reality though.

 

[nemiroff]

I mean... What's the point now?

To play the campaign in coop, something we couldn't do before.. It certainly will add something for me and my son, we've been waiting for this for quite some time, and I'm pretty sure we're not the only ones out there.

With that said, I do get the backlash surrounding 343's handling of the series, it would certainly be better off in the hands of another team (another management team doubly so (fuck Stinkles btw)) back when Bungie abandoned it. At least after all these years they got the basic gameplay components together.. But they should've shown us that they wanted to go the extra mile as some sort of "compensation" for the havoc they've done. But for some reason they continue to be so fucking impotent.

 

[Umbasaborne]

Oh boy, a fucking beta for a feature that should have been there day one…what has this industry come to?

 

[TheKratos]

Halo is simply a trainwreck, delayed for months after community backlash yet they could not manage to have coop from the get go. A feature that was a core part of Halo.

Now after months we will only have a beta? WTF happened to these devs? Let's blame it on COVID I guess.

 

[THE DUCK]

Halo is simply a trainwreck, delayed for months after community backlash yet they could not manage to have coop from the get go. A feature that was a core part of Halo.

Now after months we will only have a beta? WTF happened to these devs? Let's blame it on COVID I guess.

If "trainwreck" means delivering a game with a metascore of 87, then sure. Insert giant eyeroll here. Go back to your 10th playthrough of gow, one of the world's best unfinished games. (Love it, just was half a game)

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Then obviously this isn't for you? Imagine that...

I have 183 hours in Infinite on Steam. I finished it on Legendary and completed all activities. The game was for me and co-op would be for me. I'm just done with it. Unless, there's a new part of the ring to explore I'm not interested in campaign anymore.

Imagine that.

 

[CRAIG667]

Should have been day 1.

 

[Pedro Motta]

 

[TheGecko]

I have 183 hours in Infinite on Steam. I finished it on Legendary and completed all activities. The game was for me and co-op would be for me. I'm just done with it. Unless, there's a new part of the ring to explore I'm not interested in campaign anymore.

Imagine that.

Pretty much the same here, Yet I can go back and play halo 1,2,3 another thousand times and still find fun.

 

[Negotiator101]

The Shitspace engine needs to die, I can't honestly believe a 2022 game with a AAA budget looks like this. Yes the game plays great but the graphics are dated by even last generation standard's. It's also has to be the reason why content is so slow coming out. I refuse to believe the entire 343 team is that incompetent. It has to be down to the tools aka the Slipspace engine or whatever it was called before that.