HALO INFINITE: What Went Wrong?

Halo Infinite is plagued with problems that have barely been addressed. Today we will look at what went wrong with Halo Infinite, and how it can fix a lot of its issues. Can this game be saved and make a comeback, or is it doomed?
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[@TheMacroShow]

I really do love this game, which is why I want it to succeed. What do you think needs to be fixed the most?

[@TheJoviLovi]

You want it to succeed and are not bashing the devs? Wow!

[@theicelord8588]

I would like for them for the next event to just put all the modes in it, just go all out with it. And also make the customization better

[@mr.p215]

@@zenon215 ye, sure pal. Playerbase counts say something else, but keep believing.

[@Char10246]

There is this guy named doktor skipper who did a really good job explaining halo infinite’s flaws. You should check it out.

[@RHH317]

Ok macro we'll do this the hard😡😡 I have planted a bomb in your house if you do NOT MAKE CRSED FOAD Your house will blow up you have 1 week to respond it's video or the house

[@dariuskikstra3994]

It’s so good, it’s really good it’s just…. “Is that it?” The story had two atmospheres, forested cliffs and forerunner structures.

[@OHana-mo5xw]

You are absolutely right

[@detestedcape3daforger466]

Don’t forget about the area where it has been a battlefield

[@davemccombs]

It only ever had that, from the trailers etc, everybody got so blinded by that "weback" trash and 343i marketing to you like predators, that everyone didn't care that the whole "open world" used like 3 pacific northwest tree assets and... like, sentence over lol

[@agony6504]

It's unoptimized too :)

[@detestedcape3daforger466]

@@agony6504 for Xbox or pc?

[@Ddgolem12]

Me and a few friends were all over this game when it came out. I had a lot of fun playing with them but when I played by myself, I had a ton of match making problems and couldn't get in to games consistently. I think I stopped playing around Christmas because of it.

[@coolguymans3277]

Same

[@Erick23679]

On Christmas there was matchmaking problems, they fixed them after their Christmas vacations

[@OHana-mo5xw]

Same

[@devenrivera5842]

Agreed.

[@REXae86]

@@Erick23679 still not planning on going back

[@mattai075]

Halo Infinite isn’t at its core broken. It’s a good game without much in it that has fixable flaws. Good gameplay, a good art style, great music, and a lot of potential.

[@Cnmong]

but you can get double meeleed and bam life gone

[@ZstackZip]

Exactly, I think in the next month or 2 the game will be fixed. It sucks that it launched the way that it did, but that’s in the past. And the way games are today, it can be fixed

[@gogon8973]

@@Cnmong get good, TitanFall one melee hit and you are dead

[@deathtrooper2048]

At it's core, it's the worst FPS out of the big 3. If it wasn't f2p and only on xbox it would be getting so much hate

[@Lunaa64413]

@@deathtrooper2048 this is so wrong it hurts lol

[@I_Goblin_Slayer]

Man I'm really sorry for Halo, can't take a break, first Bungie leaves, then we get Halo 4-5 and Halo Infinite (although I like the campaign for the most part) and after that the Halo TV series shit really hit the fan

[@dyingicecream2785]

The series is already out? If yes, it's not that good?

[@I_Goblin_Slayer]

@@dyingicecream2785 Not yet its just that the trailer and the woke culture isnt really working for halo in my opinion (i think its cooming out march 24)

[@dyingicecream2785]

@@I_Goblin_Slayer Ah yeah, I've watched the trailer, some things about it looks cool, but that's what weird for me too. Thanks for the info.

[@AHess007]

I hate thqt the show isn't even about Master chief it's like going to a sandwich shop and being familiar knowing what you want and then getting some random dudes order who doesn't even like sandwiches it's dumb

[@ijust96]

The series hasn't even came out yet bruh

[@Enraged.]

It definitely feels like the old halo games but it lost so much of the magic of the older games.

[@zoelove5253]

It's called nostalgia

[@iateyourlizard3497]

Hey macro there is a bunch of scammers in this comment section plz help.

[@Tha_plague_doc]

Definitely can be chalked up to nostalgia

[@justadudeinthecomments9525]

it cant be old forever

[@royshavrick]

Wtf does this even mean 😂 the story had SO MUCH fan service how can you tell me it didn't have the "magic" Like honestly the story is what Halo 5 should have been. Feels so good to have a good story and good campaign.

[@masterladaryl]

I agree with all of this but the main reason i left was due to the progression. I remember playing 3 and reach and trying to get high rank to get the cool titles or armor. If they brought that type of progression back i would play again.

[@novablaze8075]

Just got into halo infinite . Great game . The least failed game in the past few history of new games which have been failures . All it needs is content , as people say . Ok can yall kids in the replies stop crying about whatever you don't like about the game , as if i care ? If you dont like it then just dont play it lmao

[@vitality975]

Which is a pretty major flaw, halo infinite is an extremely dry on content. The weapon balance is not that great as well. The AR is too good in my opinion beating out most weapons in close range encounters besides power weapons. The BR is to easy to use since it’s recoil helps you more than it hinders. Bloom is also trash since if you were to actually have good “trigger discipline” you won’t even win since the better option is to ignore bloom and just spam to increase fire rate.

[@novablaze8075]

@@vitality975 a major flaw that can be fixed . I dont know about weapons because i just started playing and i have little to no experience of BR (cuz low players and high ping ) but i atleast it doesnt have some game breaking things like bf2042 or trash meta of cod vanguard .

[@Theshawnusgames]

Come back in a couple weeks when you're bored to death and repost the change of opinion 😂

[@7r0g]

they can start with adding proper full screen

[@novablaze8075]

@@Theshawnusgames well heres the big take , i have a life . And i get time to play only once a week . So ill never get bored lmao . But i get that you mean to say that it becomes boring after sometime , but thats what i said - "all it needs is content , as people say" .

[@Zero_XTZ5]

Im more worried about the community than the game. I dont want this game to die.

[@atomicroomgaming500]

343 wont do any of that we all know that

[@revan5293]

Honestly it’s amazing how hard 343 dropped the ball.

[@TheJoviLovi]

The game at it's core, is absolutely amazing, you could play for hours. I legit got stuck in a BTB match for 40-50 minutes and enjoyed the hell out of it. I don't necessarily blame anyone but someone screwed us up big time. I need my hopium to come back 343...

[@davemccombs]

Maybe hold them accountable instead of falling for marketing/weback trash, and we wouldn't be in this position. The game "at it's core" is broken, predatory, etc. It is fun. There is a difference between fun and a game having a good core. This is one of the worst "core" offerings in the history of gaming dude, what are you on about?

[@ryanparker4996]

@@davemccombs are you forgetting about the coof? All things considered they got a good game out during a really tumultuos time in the world. Its fucking great and will only get better. You need less salt in your diet.

[@keon200]

sprint is trash , ADS is trash , neither is core halo gameplay , & the maps are terrible . i rather stay sober than fiend for copium

[@TheJoviLovi]

@@keon200 bruh don't want you remember everyone complaining that sprint was too fast in 4/5 lol?

[@keon200]

@@TheJoviLovi having sprint in halo is trash , & it’s funny how you bring up 2 of the worst halos 😂 while not even understanding what i meant 😂🤣

[@Andrewjrt]

Good vid, Macro ♥ I enjoyed the game at launch but I stopped playing because of PC performance issues

[@thegosted2527]

Madude

[@plantgang3631]

a good amount of the things you mentioned have basically been confirmed to be coming within the year, a robust forge has been shown through leaks and we've known for a while they've been working closely with content creators on it. Koth infection and so many other fan favorite game modes have been shown to be coming. also they have announced they're adding a full progression system

[@BotBruh448]

All of these suggestion are actually so absurdly good, how has no other big KZbinr really hit on some of these or expand them in the same way?

[@danielbaarns2966]

Great video man! Even for someone who doesn't play actively but loved halo 3. Also your Editor did a sick job on this one. 😊

[@nutdealer_8177]

It’s an amazing game that needs more content.

[@ricknet3904]

The game is terrible

[@ryanparker4996]

@@ricknet3904 false, you are more than likely terrible at the game. Halo isnt Call of Duty. Stop trying to play it like it is and youll have a good time. Its not a cover shooter.

[@fantasybabydino]

@@ryanparker4996 bruh he just said the game is terrible, you're assuming so much

[@ewan6017]

I think it would be better if the campaign didn’t cost as much then more people would get it

[@thetruestar6348]

@@ryanparker4996 you need help

[@MrPitbull117]

Agreed! Mix & Match would help this game actually have customizability. It feels stiflingly limited. The Devs told us this would be amazingly customizable, but that could not be further from the truth.

[@interviewswithdabois7204]

I am most likely getting merch soon macro also I saw your titan fall stream today and all I have to say is you did good

[@iamdorkeegan1148]

For the push to talk issue, on controller, you can go to best buy and buy an adapter that adds buttons to the bottom of your controller that allows you to change chat volume and game volume independently. And there is a button you can literally push to instantly mute and unmute your mic. It really changes the headset experience.

[@light4299]

Thanks for this video that Can help make this game better. Because this game brought me to halo franchise and i love it its great franchise but i want this game to be even better

[@thanchoul2754]

Its astounding that they got the gameplay right(in fact very right),but messed up the easy stuff. Like how you gon make an awesome soundtrack,balanced sprint(10 year old debate ended),a really nice story and arguably one of the best halo gameplay experiences and fail at the smallest things.

[@miljan775]

3:52 me on valentines day

[@yassinebennani368]

Love your video bro, continue like that

[@_Celestial]

The only problem I had with infi so far was one time I was playing CTF on big team mode amd no one could move but me I know people were in the match because my team was talking but then the entire enemy team got kicked and we won I don't know if it was matchmaking errors or a hacker but either way it was weird

[@Thekidspot]

the game felt like a beta when I played it with friends alot of server issues and not many game modes there I think they just added swat back to the game but that was a huge one for me. Splitgates ranked felt just more fun to play especially being able to talk to the enemy team I loved it.

[@Colt1182]

Macro you should make a poll that shows all the games you make as content and then the one with the most votes you make more on of course I’m not saying only making content on one game but just to see what we enjoy most

[@ratigogshelidze86]

damn macro ur uploads be on point

[@teamstrn3368]

Love this game and all the games in the series, but I agree with you on all of these. It takes too long to level up in the battlepass, glitches are crazy, they havent fixed the anti cheat either. but other than that games amazing

[@kingboy122]

I don’t think it went wrong I think it’s just a hard game to make content of

[@rajanbirsidhu5650]

It’s not the content that’s the big problem, it’s the bugs and other shit, also yeah ranked is bland

[@user-mx1fq6qm6i]

The game has severe engine problems carried over from older Halos somehow.

[@shamba4406]

@@rajanbirsidhu5650 no... it's content. Bugs are a problem yes, but most people don't even deal with it because they don't play... Because of a lack of content.

[@Danielsont]

Splitgate has done a better job in a year and with so many less people working on it

[@TheJoviLovi]

@@rajanbirsidhu5650 Nah content is literally dry, it's prob cause of the engine and such, oh and mismanagement, 343 treat the devs like trash

[@SaviorselfMedia]

My favorite idea here is the, talking to players before and after matches. Spot on. I made so many friends, and had so many great moments with that feature

[@B.W_Productions]

Love your streams and this video is great

[@iateyourlizard3497]

Except for his titanfall 2 rant.

[@schoshot453]

I’m literally so early to this video I love it

[@namedless]

Yup

[@namedless]

And so are the bots

[@clickboat4790]

Same

[@mrs_Robbinson]

as someone who hasn't played the game (yet), half of my viewing experience was just me going: what?! they dont have that already!?

[@wdxrk8688]

I only really played the first few days of it being my out because my halo friends were playing it. Then they all stopped playing and I don’t know why.

[@captainrex6137]

For a battle royale instead of being the main priority to survive, maybe you can make it like a mini version of the campaign where you elminiate HVTs and capture FOBs which reward you with valor. This lets you upgrade your weapons. You would also be able to shoot other players which rewards you with the valor that they had.

[@ToadTWE]

As much as it hurts to say, I definitely couldn’t enjoy this game like the others. I played a couple games and ended up not playing any more because of the absence of a forge mode. It’s obvious that this game was heavily rushed, and the weapon variety was extremely bland imo. I hope they can turn it around and make it even better, but for now I don’t see myself enjoying it

[@royshavrick]

I personally thought the weapon diversity here is way better than every other Halo game where you just used precision weapons. At least here I can use almost any gun and do decently well.

[@manz7860]

@@royshavrick this game has more precision weapons than any other halo game lmao

[@DanielFlores-fo1ee]

@@royshavrick halo 5 has way better weapons

[@royshavrick]

@@DanielFlores-fo1ee hell nah

[@royshavrick]

@@manz7860 Yeah but you can use the non precision guns and be viable

[@adrianperez4300]

This game was huge for about a week...

[@BreakerX42]

I like the leveling idea because I get matchmade with really unbalanced teams and it helps to see the experience of my teammates besides just guessing off cosmetics

[@NZgoblin]

Really good point on the social features I think that alone is so important.

[@gabrielreloco3946]

Hey macro i think you should do a "what went wrong" on tf2 it would be interesting about what happened to that game and why is it dying.

[@Petar6372]

He did.

[@josephcasper8803]

@@CosmicIsDead think he means titan fall 2

[@yashwinning]

I'm consistently playing at 230 ping when I know for a fact I should be getting better ping, and it's killing me. This is my first Halo and I genuinely love the concept, but I'm already tired of the game because of how unfair it is. Most guns in the game don't even work because of the high ping. The cindershot takes an entire mag to kill ONE enemy even though I'm shooting it right in front of the, the rocket launcher needs 2 rockets even though i shot someone point blank. The gravity hammer barely working is even worse. Please for the love of god let me select which server i should connect to

[@mattofborg]

This video reminded me that I have been too busy grinding destiny I haven’t played a halo in sooo long. I hope that in 343’s next update they just add more game modes, I LOVE infection and more!

[@sendthighs1780]

Hey its me during the adds. I think one big thing that went wrong is that the campaign was $60 and for what the places were just the multi-player maps (from what i saw) and it made me sad how you can't even get it from x-Box game pass

[@zacheriasobenauf494]

i also missed splitscreen, i get that splitscreen isn’t very common nowadays, but i expected it from halo infinite, didn’t they promise it?

[@iateyourlizard3497]

It is actually in it but only in the multiplayer

[@insidious8054]

There is split screen

[@daftchap]

Even though there should be updates to the game, I like it the way it is

[@bonesplinter3587]

Just a flat out good video

[@PedroElPolako]

Pretty much perfect, don't know what's wrong with game where I live but I often can't go past first match in Quick Play, just refuses to find matches and it usually happens when I had good match before.

[@GoofyGoober6694]

As someone who's first game is infinite. I can confirm that macro doesn't have halo 3 bias and I recognize that the infinite foundation isn't broken, however the structure on top of that base is.

[@dummyelf7897]

I 100% agree with everything you said and the devs NEED! to take notes

[@JoyBoy2009roni]

Less go new video

[@megablastproductions4274]

Man, this is a very good video and thee BEST EXPLANATION SOMEONE COULD POSSIBLY say ABOUT HALO INFINITE. I want it to suceed it too.

[@calvinhanway9429]

It annoys me so much when people get angry and expect more content from games at an unreasonable pace . As some one who has knowledge of computer science and the gaming industry, I can say for sure that programmers are overworked. 50 hours a week is an industry standard with many companies forcing employees to work more hours. Games that fans think introduce enough content are often the most notorious for the mistreatment of their employees. Fortnite, which is known for its ample content, has a reputation for over working employees to an insane degree. Make sure you understand what the programmers and other lower level employees are going through before you attack a studio and video game like that.

[@antonioc.5778]

Gamers are entitled manchilds don't try to find reasonable opinions here, Halo Infinite has been one of the cleanest launches for a AAA game in a long time but it's toxic community is what brings it down, 343 has addressed almost every single complain and fixed the early issues (BP experience, challenges, store,etc.) but is not enough for the toxic community, they just forget and move to the next thing they have to complain, now is content.

[@xenosayain1506]

@@antonioc.5778 would you say that to the engineer building your car? Emotions aside as these businesses ask for more money. People are wanting functioning products in return.

[@xenosayain1506]

Yes I want my product content complete. It isn't or fault big AAA studios think graphics and open worlds are the only things that sell. Most people I talk to are content waiting for a functioning product. Your also ignoring it was advertised to have features it doesn't have. As well as features dev's promised it wouldn't. Does that make me toxic or entitled for wanting what they advertised?

[@TheMacroShow]

I wasn’t even angry, I was being constructive and concerned as a huge fan of this game.

[@antonioc.5778]

@@TheMacroShow You just riding on the hate boner the community has for the game to gain views, be real

[@starly9951]

343 didnt mess it up, it's a really good game and I feel sorry for you if you cant see that

[@GhostIsAYandere]

@Maiya JuntianFUCK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@ginwilliam7763]

Then why is it dying so fast?

[@userRDSM]

Ok fanboy, keep playing the 3 btb maps with less than 10 playlists and keep paying 1/3 of the past halos full price for an ai voice, keep waiting for gamemodes that other halos had at launch, keep waiting for forge and for them to fix the desync, and keep waiting for content in probably the worst live service game in the market. Also, keep defending a multi million company for their mistakes lmao. Gotta get that weekly reward that is just an emblem, am I right?

[@DrummerMB]

Off topic but how does he have his weapons lowered down when playing looks super clean

[@onepunchdoggo]

NO ROAD MAP ON A LIVE SERVICE GAME!?!?! We're screwed........

[@CherryIsMe_]

Damn your channel got BIG. Congrats

[@SpicyCheetoe]

3:57 Lol that mystery gun??!!

[@BaIclava]

There is that meme that somebody says: - (name) What happened? - SQUIDGAMES!!!! so here it kinda works like this - Halo Infinite what happened? - NOT A LOT OF UPDATES AND SPLITGATE!!!!

[@TonyNumber9]

I would love playable elites, with classic elites, storm elites and samurai terrain elites would be awesome!

[@BreadCat2]

I probably would love this game, but for some reason I was forced to download the nvidia drivers and after that I had 24 max fps with lowest and default settings...

[@ausername6103]

There is announcer lines for a battle royale so it might be in the game later? Plus like 30 other modes

[@jimjams8688]

I was JUST playing games and literally thought “man, halo really did kinda just fall off didn’t it. I wonder why?”

[@gabeminnich7821]

1:17 Major Anderson moment

[@mrshmeep8993]

I agree. I got bored after a couple of days once I realized the lack of game modes and the weird progression

[@jamiekw8]

Will they manage to get all the rewards that you gained or bought and implement them onto the new account on the modes version or will I just start fresh and never be able to get the reward that I bought back. Thanks for the video For titainfall

[@takinnerd1710]

I love halo and haven’t played the new one but I do want it to thrive but I’ve seen random videos and there are some fixes there need to be

[@magiccouponsREAL]

0:54 missed opportunity to say dropped the ODDBALL XDDDD

[@bernieglazebrook5274]

good video great job

[@roadome625]

Insane video

[@heroayd3953]

0:44 ah yes finally Battlefield 2047

[@Nicceu]

Macro I think I have an idea for you your video 50 tips for apex legends was amazing and is one of your highest viewed videos so what about a 50 tips for apex ranked I think now because of how good a lot of people are they would really appreciate a 50 tips for ranked as a hardstuck diamond player ik I would

[@cooliipie]

The reality is we can only play three maps or so for so long, especially when there's not many playlists. It's just way too repetitive. I went back to MCC which I've been playing since 07. Even though it may sound like that would be more competitive, it's not because of the great diversity within that game. Just because the game is new it doesn't mean it has great replay value

[@kasaikorionps4238]

If they add a level system with any rewards preferably credits or armor customization I would grind this game constantly, an overwatch level system like 1000 levels would be something to work for that takes time. And if you were able to purchase a bundle every 100 levels that would be a really good grind

[@nc6538]

I don't think Halo should get a battle royale but something a bit different. Maybe something big like Invasion mode but changed to be even bigger and larger scale or something like Escape from Tarkov but you drop in with a whole 6 player or 4 player team going against other 6 or 4 player teams and there will be Banished camps you have to liberate or Banished are protecting something you have to extract with. This can be a big fun gamemode with lots of potential. (I just made this up so sorry if it isn's exaplined too well)

[@liamjenkins3240]

Hi I love your videos

[@countzolof]

A year after this came out, some of it has been implemented... namely, more game modes. I am a huge Stan for this franchise and I really don't want to see it die, but it just seems so much like 343 is just resting on their laurels.

[@gandalftheblakk3636]

I'm still waiting on them to hopefully come out with a fix to let me actually play. Haven't been able to at all since it's release it doesn't matter if I have it installed thru game pass work steam it will just crash before I can get past the start menu. It sucks cause I've always been a Halo fan it was one of my first games and to be unable to play this new one really sucks man

[@Mrcool179]

Just started the multiplayer up today. It's fun. I haven't played a halo game since combat evolved back in grade 6 or something. The only thing which is confusing to me rn is why I can't choose to play CTF like wtf???

[@stephenstrang590]

This is a great video

[@thetotaldramaking5427]

Omg, I actually forgot that this existed

[@mrmilk6970]

i can play the game, but when im on the pause menu ON LOW GRAPHICS, the game just crashes whenever i try to load up in the campaign, and the pause menu is laggy to. but when im in a game, its not laggy anymore so idk

[@JimityJamity]

Something else, (this may be a feature now as I stopped playing in Jan). Give us search by region like MCC has. I'm UK constantly put into US games, which is making desync a much bigger issue. Also what wouldve been cool, make a way to connect to Infinite matchmaking from MCC. Although this would take massive implementation, it would be nice to queue for a playlist and tick infinite as an option. For example SWAT I like H3 and Reach, and Infinites isnt bad, if I could search from them I would.

[@soggydinnerolls1821]

I quit halo infinite like 2 months ago becuase there was just nothing goin on with it

[@elitesavage3608]

Did they do a big update? Now I just got a Xbox and I’m curious if it’s good rn.

[@vishnuparyani8906]

Can we do another gun teir list or a legends teir list I know it's early but some legends had got buffs and nerfs I hope you can co it macro thanks 😊

[@Kavewolf1989]

It'd be cool to get the level system from halo reach back and the medal ranking progression. Being rewarded for doing well is sorely missed.

[@fadinglight492]

I hope they listen because I would hate for them to miss out on an opportunity such as this

[@MrDarkdevil231]

I really love this game but I played for a few weeks after it came out and I stopped because of my game crashing very often. I would love it if 343 listens to Macro and gives the community what we want.

[@oated5820]

they should add presets for armor. so you can customize everything and still be able to have armor presets at your disposal

[@xenosayain1506]

Like choosing a core then adding any pieces you want from any core while still having it by itself an option? I'd be cool with that.

[@oated5820]

@@xenosayain1506 yup and then having then ability to make multiple presets so you can have like 5 different armors that can be equipped at different times

[@xenosayain1506]

@@oated5820 hell yeah I'd go for that. Till 343 sells loadout slots for 5$ a pop

[@Storm-Cloud]

Nice another vid

[@polar4084]

im sure halo would come back with a good update becasue it took sometime too make and they added different stuff so i think there doing mini updates and going to take a break and soon comeback with a major update that will catch peoples attention to play the game again so theres some hope fore halo aleast

[@Kala2006_]

1:18 general Anderson? Is that you

[@andrazprelec8263]

it feels like they were so amazed by the reaction the game got at release half the dev team had a heart making them unable to update the game

[@vincentmakuluni6489]

Hi macro l hope you are having a good day

[@granolaa2877]

b4 the game launched 343 said they're working on a progression system but they don't wanna do a basic level up system, idk might come in season 2 oe 3

[@JH-gg8je]

Yeah with my squad from xbox one i made most of them in halo 5 custom maps (i move to pc now )

[@arcanum3882]

Not enough new maps in this plan. Try 3-5 a season with 1-2 of them being btb. Other than that this is a great feedback video, probably the best I've seen

[@willytoplays5444]

Macro, idea for a video/stream and Macro LIVE, locate all the named locations of apex maps from your mind and then compare it to the real map.

[@condifennex3996]

I enjoy armor cores. I think they should allow armor presets, so I can make diffrent looks for my armor