Has Halo Infinite Recovered?!

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After taking a break from Halo Infinite and boycotting it, I decided to try it out after over a year to see if the game has recovered and gotten the content, updates and love it needs. It will be especially interesting to see how the new leadership has handled the game...
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Update your style and get some INCREDIBLE watches and jewelry at www.world.holzkern.com/theactman Use Code: ACTMAN15 for 15% off your ENTIRE ORDER!! After taking a break from Halo Infinite and boycotting it, I decided to try it out after over a year to see if the game has recovered and gotten the content, updates and love it needs. It will be especially interesting to see how the new leadership has handled the game...

[@thebigsucc6292]

Hello acting male you are looking very alpha today

[@Nubern]

Great video man keep up the good work

[@____uncompetative]

The fact that Phil Spencer took down the multiplayer servers for Bungie's _Halo 3_ are a crime against humanity. The best game ever made can no longer be played.

[@JoAuJan]

Can you give me a tldr?

[@theratking7407]

No split screen no play I got tricked twice

[@NightParadox]

Titanfall 2 coming back to life has given me what none of these modern multiplayer shooters can give me, a complete and fun game with good progression and no battle pass bs

[@Butter_Warrior99]

Fuckin based pilot.

[@prodigalsoniv48]

real

[@Bojoschannel]

One of the last full online videogames

[@rudywinter4270]

Is it fun I haven’t played it. Should I? Is it too late to get into it?

[@TheMostOrdinaryMan]

I love seeing the servers with 5k people online again, on console! Still feels so damn smooth and chaotic.

[@sukamadik5983]

I've heard the game has improved a lot but I don't think it'll be easy to get people to care about it enough to come back.

[@deathshot2101]

I mean it already has more players than mcc.

[@FreelanceRob631]

Exactly I already buried halo in my mind it was a sad funeral and I'm unwilling to dig up it's corpse

[@angelsilva7207]

@@deathshot2101okay you’re comparing it to a game that’s nearly a decade old lmao

[@deathshot2101]

​@@angelsilva7207 but those games are considered masterpiece and infinite is garbage in bungie stans eyes....soooo why it doesn't have more players than infinte?

[@alexanderjohnson6178]

@@deathshot2101 because. It’s a decade old.

[@paytonpehrson7741]

A quick note about the Infinite 70gb download. If you uncheck the Campaign in Steam's DLC tab, it goes to 30gb.

[@clairedelune6119]

Thanks, really wanted to download the game, but thought i didn't have the space. Tysm

[@Peron1-MC]

@@clairedelune6119 a couple of years ago i said. fuck that im not uninstalling games to install new ones. i bought a cheap 3TB harddrive to put the whole steam library on...i only have 175GBs left XD. so i might need to get an even bigger one. but this has been enough for like 6-7 years by now. but yeah litterally 300kr($30) for 3TB. sure harddrives can be slow to load games initially but when the game is running its fine. that said if you have a laptop this might not be an option unless you get an external drive that you plug in to play wich should be fine aswell :)

[@Caiomiguel60]

thank you:)

[@madcat789]

What the hell, what did they add that's worth 40gb?

[@oobermackn]

​@@madcat789right! Why did they leave 50gb of random space wtf? Lol

[@StrawHatsAreFashionable]

I thought I was done forever but this is the first time a KZbin video has made me go back - and not regret it. You truly are a magician, Act Man

[@wesleywatson2009]

You enjoying it bro?

[@StrawHatsAreFashionable]

Absolutely, the modes are fun, Forge maps are dope as hell an my God, there was an entirely free cosmetics pass, it's like they did an entire 180° turn! The battlepass even gives you somewhat decent stuff for free now! Definitely recommend going back :)@@wesleywatson2009

[@realgooba]

Same really loving it btb and squad battles go hard (neeeds more maps tho)

[@ChisledFish430]

Mee to

[@clanmacmillan4483]

​@@wesleywatson2009I haven't played since launch, I started playing again a few days ago & it is a lot of fun, feels like old halo

[@scorpion40k]

While I'm glad that the multiplayer is getting a ton of content, I wish the campaign had some content as well

[@joerowland2625]

Halo has never had a campaign DLC. So I don't know what your expecting And Microsoft fired the campaign team So we won't get another campaign DLC until earliest 2027

[@ryan_1099]

​@@joerowland2625I mean.. Halo Wars 2, but

[@scorpion40k]

@@joerowland2625 I don't mean full on DLC but like hell I wish they could at least bring back some of the classic weapons like the DMR or the Pump Action Shotgun or you know Ol' Reliable The Magnum

[@jonathoncoward9358]

@@joerowland2625I think that they could and if they did they should spice up the gameplay a bit 😂 I’ve been dying for a crossover between halo wars style gameplay and main series gameplay.

[@joerowland2625]

@@scorpion40k The game has those 3 weapons already

[@thebass4511]

Still needs some work but the new leadership has definitely shown a large improvement in content and updates

[@Valhura77]

I hope they still get to make a new game, give them 3 years, I think unlimited time just let them piss around too much, the best halos were made with time constraints

[@babytricep437]

@@Valhura77you wanna know why? You wanna know why???? Made because it made them make a full finished game in proper time instead of churning out the GARBAGE they had at launch. 343 is a fucking failure and it’s too little too late. Launch a complete game not 2 fucking years later. Still no custom emblems or colors, elites, it took them 2 YEARS TO MAKE A LEVELING SYSTEM. 343 killed halo. Give this shit up and maybe they’ll realize they DO need to wake the fuck up and get their shit together and make a real halo game

[@JustSippingTea]

I think a good way to make the leveling system literally perfect is maybe give us like a armor token/weapon token that lets you permanently unlock a piece of premium armor for _ amount of tokens also theres like 10 guns and 5 vehicles in the files just unused for some reason

[@wut-se8hz]

The guns and vehicles are cut content, may release in the future but they already have priorities

[@crimsonmaddog4486]

Kinda harkens back to how MCC did the catalog system with spartan points, it would be great to incorporate that here

[@JustSippingTea]

@@crimsonmaddog4486 I agree

[@user-le9qt5te3x]

It's nice they tried to bring it back, but personally i feel like the heart and soul of Halo is gone in this game regardless. The way the power weapons spawn randomly in Slayer/Team Slayer games doesn't encourage players to learn the maps, it encourages brainless running in circles waiting for the guns to drop and hoping you're by the spot that drops the one you want. The King of The Hill Firefight is interesting, but at the end of the day, I gotta say I'm concerned they took out mainstay Halo weapons like the Plasma Rifle and the Covenant Carbine. It's hard for old players to want to come back to a game after they've already changed the game so much. I think this is a game for the younger kids to play. Old School players like myself will stick to Classic Halo.

[@jozzieokes3422]

I 100% agree with you

[@dennismetzger9287]

Unreal how the more Halo Halo gets the better it does

[@Samuel_Loegan]

it does get better. But it'll still take a long way. But it's getting there :)

[@xXNeoxeoXx]

I mean i played halos since season 2 not anymore, 3 weeks ago i didn't know what to play and started it again, played 3 days non stop and was complete locked in that played ranked on my own and got diamond, i mean if they bring back warzone warfight from 5 against KI or warfight 12 vs 12, which i played like hell ( with the point system for better gear))in some way next season which is perfect to introduce new vehicle or sparten vs elite/ new weapons i

[@aztin2891]

Reading this with no punctuation almost gave me a stroke

[@Godkill69]

Yes Halo with more Halo more Halo than Halo coul ever been being Halo.

[@PNarbz123]

Something I REALLY loved and was underrated was Gears Of War 3's beast mode, can you imagine fighting waves of different marines, spartans etc as banished forces in a multiplayer setting? Playing from the cheap grunt with a plasma pistol to maybe a brute chieftain or hunter? A mode like this I think would really put Infinite on the map!

[@SpankUrTank]

I loved both horde and beast mode gow 3 really wish they had kept beast mode

[@PNarbz123]

@@SpankUrTank both were definitely brilliant, GoW3 was peak in the franchise. Beast mode was just sooooo unique and interesting at the time and I would still enjoy it if implemented properly... Properly being the keyword.

[@BigNood51]

There BETTER be playable elites lmao

[@funkyreapercat5280]

Judgement's Overrun mode was even better.

[@xXNeoNashXx]

Gears of war 3 was the peak of competitive and casual gaming for me

[@Alejandro_87]

From quitting after finishing the first battlepass and a few events here and there to recently coming back and jumping straight into the Husky Raid game mode.... holy shit it feels like a different game almost. I had so much fun and actually feeling like I'm playing a legit Halo game

[@Iced_Tristan]

I’m stoked to see the game is in a much better state to play. I’m still apprehensive to play unless I see some major fixes to monetization and customization, but with enough convincing I could see myself trying the game again.

[@echo1180]

Dawg you don’t gotta buy anything lol the game is just fun now

[@superspies32]

Do not return, give nothing to then anymore. And if you returned, maje their server much unplayable as possible because this is the price those released game in unfinished state and promise to fix it in future deserved.

[@Jonkenstonk]

Even though the game has made some missteps, I am so glad they implemented the ability to earn things from previous battle passes. You'd think that would be more common, but no.

[@PivotHeld]

but but but where is the FOMO if you can earn previous bp stuff? :( we need FOMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BknMoonStudios]

There's a (really scummy but effective) reason for that: *_FOMO_* A lot of people wouldn't buy a battle pass if they didn't fear missing content forever. You see it all the time with seasonal releases, even in the real world.

[@TheActMan]

Something every battle pass game should have tbh

[@Podcast-Clipz324]

@@TheActManto be fair, Fortnite does battle passes right in the sense that if you buy it once, and unlock everything, you’ll have enough vbucks to buy the next one and still have some vbucks left. It’s pretty good

[@wanderingwobb6300]

Look at how badly it's hurt player retention and you'll see why they're the only ones who do it.

[@whitedevil8542]

I want the Halo franchise to make a comeback so badly

[@Chatian]

yeah that's a cope, but, remember, sometimes dreams wished on copium come true

[@bigmanrobert3610]

Same with battlefield

[@HMSleifer94]

Bro I miss good old Battlefield.@@bigmanrobert3610

[@Dunil009]

I do believe Infinite is on its way with a comeback. Season 4 being so good made me super excited for season 5 now, cant wait. But hey, I realise its hopium, but I sure as hell can hope

[@Chatian]

@@Dunil009 fingies crossed mate

[@Swngflwr]

Hopped on this morning and haven’t had good halo fun like this since playing forge world on reach in middle school. Had a few crashes on customs but granted we had about 8 phantoms stacked on each other spawning grunts like nobody’s business. Good stuff this is what we hoped for on launch. Playing blood gulch again took me way back to evolves and it was priceless.

[@bixhutch6274]

Season 5 looks incredible. Honestly I've played more Infinite the last month then I have at launch. It's really good right now.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I'm happy to see FUN in halo again. I wish certain things weren't "Limited" a good popular thing should stick around not be "limited"

[@alexlyster3459]

The popular limited ones they do try and bring back more permanently like Squad Battle. Unfortunately they can't just keep every playlist, it would lead to too many of them not having enough players in many of them

[@benmcreynolds8581]

@@alexlyster3459 that's a really lame concept for "why you can't keep around the fun limited events?" *isn't it important for people to be playing a game nowadays? *So Why not provide a selection of the most popular, positive player feedback game modes? It's unrealistic that you'll have a high player count for all game modes? The best part of OG Halo games was that people could have freedom over creating all types of unique game modes, settings, etc. So why would any Halo game not lean into that with full commitment?

[@Silver4Hire]

I think it’s a good thing stuff like ninja modes are time limited. It can bring people back to the game and because of how repetitive the game modes play, it would get stale pretty fast being part of the permanent playlists

[@benmcreynolds8581]

@@Silver4Hire so just to clarify? A game mode you like, you are okay with it going away? So it doesn't get stale & has a high play count when it is available? *Previous Halo games allowed all the game modes & custom settings always. That never affected how popular those OG games were?

[@Silver4Hire]

@@benmcreynolds8581 I'm just being realistic. Halo Infinite has like 3k players on average on Stream, and including Xbox, it would still be below 10k. Halo 3, even after its initial explosion, had around 200k players. There could be a workaround, and that is by implementing a system similar to MCC's, by allowing you to choose multiple playlists to queue for instead of just one playlist, but I still don't think it would work as good as being limited-time. Also, you can always play them in custom games either with friends or through CGB, so it's not like the game mode is unplayable.

[@tumnix]

Forge AI is going to be a game-changer. Imagine being able to create your own firefight mode or campaign mission.

[@RusticRonnie]

Or dust II… with AI

[@Handlesaretrash]

Too bad it’s all for nothing with how dead the CGB is

[@CrystallineLore]

That's what people said about Cyberpunk's mod tools and it still has one of the worst modding scenes around with very basic mods that boil down to obvious fixes, all of which are now redundant, nude patches, and advertisement changes. So there are a ton of mods but they all do the same 3 things lmao. Well, and the flying car mod I guess, which is still buggy af.

[@Falx415]

Yeah, may even see Machinima's get a small resurgence.

[@SilverViper1000]

Nothing at all will happen. People said, everyone will come back with forge... Yet nothing happened. I myself thought I would start forging again, because I love spending days and weeks forging maps noone ever played. But forge beeing buggy and much stuff is missing as well as a missing community which builds stuff and shares it, makes it hard for single creators with less time to create anything. They included a lot of stuff which would make it easy in theory, but buggy search function and not working custom games f this game in the b.

[@James3j2]

As someone who recently got back into infinite, im so glad they got rid of the bizarre challenges, I remember being stuck on a really stupid challenge one week (killing 5 spartans with a sniper snapshot while in the passenger seat of a warthog going through a grav lift) like who the hell thought that would be a good idea lol

[@porkymonk9065]

Nine days later halo infinite season 5 was just announced and omg if it lives up to the trailer hype it will be the best update

[@redmage808]

A pleasant surprise to see the Act Man make a video about Halo Infinite, and actually speak highly of the game. Looking back at where the game was to where the game is now shows a huge level of growth for the game. In fact, the tenrai III event was just about everything I wanted out of these fractured events: special maps that make you want to throw on the tenrai armor core and jump into some games. I'm actually looking forward to what the other fracture event maps look like

[@RiteshSingh-po7tm]

but its too late and i dont see it ever recovering almost a dead game and 95% player base gone

[@Snoike]

"a huge level of growth for the game" You mean adding back basic Halo features?

[@mrfiendermrmrmrmrmmrmr]

@@Snoike atleast they are there when the could just not be there and have the game be as bad as it was on launch, should it have been at launch, yes, is it better to just have them then to not, also yes

[@paperclip6377]

​@@mrfiendermrmrmrmrmmrmrexcept the game is still missing basic halo features and is still missing modes. Not to mention the campaign can't be fixed. So yeah it still sucks and yall are inhaling copium

[@mrfiendermrmrmrmrmmrmr]

@@paperclip6377 wow its almost like a studio who changed management like 90 times since the game got announced is having a hard time. also id rather be happy about my hobby, you dont see the progress you only see the failure and i honestly think that pessimistic mindset ruins communities snd games as a whole, the game isnt perfect but its far better then launch, now instead of feeling like a beta it feels like a bungie game with modern game business practices, which i mean isnt good but atleast is a good game unlike halo 5 and i think this game beats out halo 4

[@danieln6700]

Definitely seems like a game that should of launched like this. Probably alot ppl wont even see these changes who tried it at launch and didnt enjoy. Seems good

[@Casual93]

Truth, it's sad that games do this these days. They don't realise just how badly it damages the love for the franchise when they release a contentless cash grab

[@oxsila]

Devs don't seem to realise how important it is that you ship a game as good as it can be on release. First impressions are everything. Countless games that released mid and are now good but no one gives them a chance because the hype train has gone

[@VincentvanFlow]

​@@oxsilaIt's really not the devs. It's execs that want things pushed out the door to appease investors and meet quarterly profits. There is also a culture of overcautiousness in general in office jobs, speaking from experience. A mix of overestimating lead times for CYA and levels of approval, unwillingness to force everyone into a room to review something in a timely manner. It's at the grunt level for sure, but it's leadership's job to say "too bad, get it done." Then there's the culture of short term contracting which is a loose loose for everyone. Lots of dumb shit in large organizations.

[@theretrogamingnerd3316]

This is why developers need to stop releasing games unfinished. Me personally, I'm all about first impressions. If I play a game at launch and I don't enjoy it or it's lacking in content, I'm probably not going to play the game long and not come back to it. But the gamers today have been conditioned to buy games unfinished and wait for it to be completed down the road.

[@littlebigcommentaries9833]

343 had their chance a long time ago. Way too late. Just like with star wars. They lost long time fans. Don't really care about the multiplayer improvement . Halo is basically irrelevant in the shooter space now thanks to them. The mates would rather sweat on fort, cod, CS, over halo now. It's literally more fun to play the same BR map for years than it was to play the same 5 ranked maps for months in infinite. No one I know wants to "find out" if it's better now.

[@TinkerTailorSailorTy]

I find hilarious how nobody uses the pulse carbine even though it’s been secretly buffed to absolutely melt players.

[@Rambodanny]

Been a while since I saw some of your videos man. After seeing this video and the updates that Halo Infinite has gone through, I may hop back in multiplayer and relive those glorious classic maps

[@_mortei_9496]

I think for me all that’s missing is more vehicles, weapons and really ambitious modes.

[@Venturanehemiah]

I feel like just the classic vehicles is enough but we need the return of the unique vehicles from the previous titles and maybe some more unique UNSC vehicles im interested in the variants in the warthogs and more team based vehicles. or maybe some banished team based vehicles.

[@trentrobertson5308]

It is also missing campaign contact

[@midshipman8654]

for me it really is the weapons. feel like the vehicles are decent, would like more, but really the veriety in halo 5 in weapons spoiled me. would love to see that 1 shot kill shotgun come out.

[@brup123]

For me in terms of multiplayer, the netcode/desync is still the number one issue. They can add as many maps and modes as they want, but if the gameplay is regularly ruined by bad netcode that frustrates the hell out of you, then the game will never be consistently enjoyable. Also it's insane to me that 343 are getting praised so much for adding fan-made maps - it's maps they didn't even make and are just taking from the community. I mean sure, it's better than no new maps at all, but I don't think 343 deserve all the praise for it. They're basically using the community to make up for their incompetence and lack of output.

[@CrashingWaves-dm6oi]

@@brup123 how many pictures of children do you have on ur pc

[@S1eepy0w1]

as a long time halo fan this fills my dark soul with light

[@TheActMan]

I should've been the one

[@itsonlythatguy]

Mad respect for changing your mind! We may not agree on some things but I respect anyone who’s able to change their mind based on new experiences. I agree with you for sure.

[@LCraighead]

You hit the nail on the head. I want to play the game again and had not felt that way since Reach. Although still not all the way there, the improvements venture closer to an incredible game.

[@vingasoline5068]

Yeah I got bored of the game within its first month and haven’t gone back till recently, had a blast doing Husky Raids

[@enman009]

Agree. The game is in a better state and in October 17 we'll get even more content: AI in forge, cross helmet customization, flood themed armor and much more.

[@BigDaddySchkrimp]

I'm so happy Act mentioned Waterworks coming back. That was one of my favorite Halo 2 maps. That and the size made Warthog runs fun af.

[@Xerodm]

I have fond memories of BTB on Waterworks. That and Terminal.

[@doodonstiltz6815]

I want them to keep adding player forge maps to playlists because the creations are amazing. And we get to see what their forge can do after all that time waiting for it. Free maps!

[@nathanquinn8273]

Man, after watching your video i redownloaded it and got the exact same feeling you did. It feels great to be back! The new season is looking fantastic with the revival of Firefight. Wow, we really might get out halo back

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

Meanwhile at Bungie: 100 people have been laid off, Michael Salvatori has been fired, and they're delaying the final shape till June....

[@Blietzflame845]

I have always felt like the difference between halo infinite and 5 is that 5 had a lot of content but bad bones but infinite had no content but great bones. Happy to hear that the new content really helps the game shine. Moment to moment halo infinite has always felt good to play but there wasn’t much to play

[@03a3.]

Yeah that's so true. Like...it was disappointing at launch but it FELT right

[@captainzach6226]

Ok hear out though the multiplayer in 5 slapped at the end of it's life

[@Repetoire]

Neither are good games. Halo infinite is and always will be a trash fire. It doesn't have good bones because it has no bones at all.

[@03a3.]

@@Repetoire boo hoo cry more

[@domevans2725]

Facts, like what’s this season crap? Seasons were cool back in 2018 but it’s just gettin old now like bring back progression systems or do something different, I never liked them to behind wit and to this day I don’t play any game that has it tbh too much of a grind and I’d rather have fun and level up my stuff and not have to worry bout gettin to level 100 every couple months like as if I have time for that crap

[@classicrockdude7508]

I really like how you re-evaluated your position on a previous games release, then vs now. I think that is very important in the gaming community, or even in general life. Things are fluid, they change, and expectations made from previous leadership or developers should be given some leeway in terms of future progress.

[@pierreo33]

Imagine defending broken products. How low are your standards?

[@sw4g465]

@@pierreo33 it is not that deep lil bro

[@SirPerfectful]

@@pierreo33 You've never watched Shark Tank and it shows

[@pierreo33]

​@@SirPerfectful We're talking about unfinished and abandoned video games here, ya dingus

[@SirPerfectful]

@@pierreo33 When was Halo Infinite abandoned? It's finished now - more than I can say for some games - and its population is increasing. Your original comment still makes no sense, ya dingus.

[@vKILLZ0NEv]

Trust, once lost, is infinitely harder to regain. Glad to see the game isn't lacking in base features like it was on release but honestly, it just isn't enough and for a lot of people might never BE enough

[@midshipman8654]

What I really like is just finding a chill unique custome game on someones forge map. maybe its slayer, infection, or boot hunting, its hust really fun and relaxing. sometimes a big city, sometimes outer space astroid feild, cops and robbers, etc. thats something ive always liked since halo 3 and its finally ramping up some in infinite.

[@davidwilson2916]

Kinda crazy how both Cyberpunk 2077 and Halo Infinite have seen massive updates back-to-back. I'm glad that these games haven't been abandoned and the teams behind them are working to make them better.

[@SaaboTheHun]

Feels good to see a genuine and well deserved positive video about Halo Infinite in it's current state, especially from you.

[@howdoichangemyprofilepictu9839]

Hali infinite is becoming a good game, it's content is definatly improving... but GOD DAMNED is its optimization getting worse. I have played at launch and it was so much less crash prone. Don't get me wrong this version is much much better than launch but it crashes so often...

[@paperclip6377]

It still isn't halo and never will be. It's campaign and lore is trashed beyond repair and you still can't change your God damn colors. Games from 20 years ago let you do that. I mean really the lore is so screwed. The forerunners were entirely retconned. How can you even like halo infinite anyway? Do you like no customization? Or no playable elites? Or no assassinations? Or no new vehicles? Or weak as hell weapons like the ravager and the pulse carbine and the disruptor or the shotgun? Do you like weak power weapons like the cindershot or the hydra or the heatwave? Do you like vehicles that are basically useless because the map wasn't built for them? And nit just that, they break easily! Do you like randomized spawns for weapons? Because that removes map control. Do you like how they made the plasma pistol useless? Because it doesn't even disable vehicles anymore. Also who the hell put ADS and sprinting in halo? And that's just the multiplayer. Here's the campaign issues. Can we talk about how ugly the game looks? Seriously the lighting is atrocious in multiplayer but it's worse in the campaign. It looks unfinished and honesty I don't doubt it is. Anyway, you don't even kill the antagonist. You just kill his goons. There's barely any characters. And the story goes nowhere. Seriously you start on zeta halo and you end on zeta halo. And you kill some goons and that's it. That's the story of infinite. The boss fights are boring because you can easily cheese their AI and their AI is really dumb. They are just a big dumb hitbox. The map is lifeless and empty. And there's literally a single biome. Vehicles are useless because there's rocks and trees in the way. Why is the map covered in big ugly pillars? That's not even how a ring looks like under construction. Also there's this cringe scene where chief goes "we all make mistakes, it's what makes us human" and like dude, that's not chief at all. Also no flood. Now onto the fun but very deeply flawed infection. Why can the first infected go invisible? That's not fair. Seeing your opponent in a fps game is crucial. And you can't hear them until it's too late. Also why are they ridiculously fast? A slide is really really fast and it gives you little to no time to shoot them. Even if you shot them you'd still die because the net code is shit and you would both just die. Also why does it give u point of surviving instead of getting kills? This causes people to just hide away until everyone else is dead. Also you should be able to shoot through ur team because u camp in the mode, it gets crowded. there's been times where I shoot a rocket launcher and some dude gets infront of me. So it blows up and I die. As the survivors there's some camping spots like the one in chasm where it's literally impossible for the infected to get u. Especially if you have 2 people. There's also glitch spots where the infected literally can't get to because they don't have a grapple shot. The net code in the game is really really bad. It affects every match and is a huge reason not to play the game. In conclusion, you're wrong about it being a good game. You can say you have fun with it but it's objectively not a good game. Besides 343 literally hates halo and its fans and mocks them with things like the infamous rec pack video. Anyway there's all the reasons as to why you're wrong. Just go play Titanfall 2 instead. It's one of the best games ever made. Seriously though quit shilling for halo infinite. Apparently halo infinite deserves positivity because it fixed some of the issues. Let's just forget the 10 years of neglect to the halo series yeah? Or the horrendous launch. Or every issue listed above. God dude 343 shills literally have no brain. Though you know what? Halo infinite is the game you deserve. If you're seriously willing to forgive them after all that and be positive about the game then you absolutely deserve this turd of a game.

[@HeroOfJusticeYT]

​@@paperclip6377it's a video game loser calm down

[@paperclip6377]

@@HeroOfJusticeYT so me explaining why he is objectively wrong is apparently being a loser? Maybe read the comment and then write your trash. And it's not just a video game. If we just forgive trash games because they add some features to improve it then that signals companies that they can release trash and be forgiven. I mean really do you even exist? Your comment is so dumb that it makes me wonder if you are even a real person. So how about you read my comment first then spew your garbage. Though seeing that you play destiny 2 it's pretty ironic that you call me a loser. You play a game that requires you to pay and grind for hours. It also explains why you have such low standards for video games.

[@paperclip6377]

@@HeroOfJusticeYT Dude really? You're seriously just gonna post a comment, get disproven and then never reply?

[@tommyborovac1343]

It was really fun playing infinite at least one time a week and enjoy the incremental changes. I bet it is even more awesome if you have been away from the game for a while

[@alexnetherton3245]

Infinite really has improved, especially in terms of stability and playability. It could really use a classics playlist: race, old rules KotH, old rules infection, 1 & 2 bomb assault, Grifball, juggernaut, etc. It'd also be awesome to get the classic shotgun & Halo 1 pistol back.

[@thecringeprince2040]

They still have playlists? Instead of bringing able to CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANNA PLAY? Yeah no thank

[@grapefairy9009]

At this point, the Act Man has released more Halo Infinite content than 343.

[@TheActMan]

Idk man, I think the gap is close

[@grapefairy9009]

@@TheActMan True. I was just fishing for likes tbh, so I didn't really mean it. Thanks for the reply!

[@grapefairy9009]

My record is 5K likes, so I'm trying to beat that haha

[@Wellisntthisobvious]

@@TheActMan*looks at the still half finished campaign that was the only guaranteed funding from the game* Hmm has 0 expansions after 2 years, barely has co-op, no split screen and missing 40% of what halo 3 had at launch day. Totally closing the gap 😂

[@ark14700]

​@@WellisntthisobviousThey're re-adding most of Halo 3's maps for an event next month though

[@SamuraiKibiji]

In agreement with so much here and glad you gave the game another chance. Forge didn’t launch with the game but since it came in and 343 pulled maps into the playlist things have felt sooooo fun all the time. Great vid, writing, editing as always

[@redhatpat]

Season 5 has honestly been a god-sent in regards to Halo Infinite content. There are so many things added that fans have wanted for YEARS. It's still absolutely not perfect, but this new team and upper-management is doing more in 5 months then the previous did over their ENTIRE development run. I haven't enjoyed myself this much since Halo 3 and Reach. Also, I keep on coming back to Husky Raid lmao, that gamemode is fucking chaos.

[@fenryl736]

Man been following and seeimg you halo videos for years now I was brought to tears when you said it was actually finally, fun for you, like I feel about the game now. Hoping infinite's renewal and success paves the way for halo 7 or just more awesome content. Cheers.

[@pierrebegley2746]

The improvements really seem to confirm that the former leadership of 343 was really holding this game (and by extension the whole series) back. Glad they're finally gone!

[@callsign_x-ray2048]

Hopefully the new team will finally bring split screen campaign

[@TheActMan]

I doubt it hahaha the pain won't stop. Please help

[@lindholmaren]

I'm going to overdose on copium

[@RobertSmithhalo]

Oh you poor fool.

[@Rex-qf7en]

I've been playing it since release. It's been so long since i got to enjoy a dedicated Halo experience, and seeing the game improve, while the playerbase shrank was something that felt really sad. I think the little changes they made were a stroke of genius in a lot of places, and it's the most refined sandbox the game has ever had. Really happy to see it constantly improving. I hope that the winds turn around and people start to play it again. I think the game can live up to its 10 year cycle if good word of mouth starts to spread around about it.

[@Ractrin]

The use of the greenscreen here was awesome. Makes me wish I could get mine to actually hang on my wall so I could play with it like this XD

[@Eikuza]

Another fun note. Season 5 appears to have an option to favourite specific map or mode so you're more likely to get it while searching.

[@optimusgaming8629]

I heard they might have a robot core

[@philipseitz95]

Halos focus should always be on the social aspects.. reach did this so well, progression was so barebones that you weren’t playing to beat a challenge, you were playing because your friends were

[@Soliye.]

Yeah I find it infuriating to know Halo 3 (2007) had better social features than a game released in 2021 with a much bigger budget. I don’t even think their engine can allow the addition of all those features (like proximity voice chat). Going F2P was just no the move. Should have stayed with the classic style game package

[@malif1279]

​@@Soliye.The Slipspace engine can do it considering it's just a fork of Blam engine used for Halo 3 It's just that there's so much tech debt accumulated over the years since Reach that it all finally came crashing down during Infinite's development and they had to dedicate the first YEAR of the game's lifespan to cleaning up shop It's why only now they've seemed to be finally able to hit that live-service mark

[@Soliye.]

@@malif1279 I'm not really sure what you mean by technical debt. They had the money, they had the feedback from 3 poorly launched/received titles (H5, MCC & H4). They knew what people wanted and what to add into the game; the community is so loud it's deafening... Yet they probably reiterated the Infinite project over and over until they realized they were running out of time and decided to merge everything they had. Which gave whatever we got. They clearly put a lot of time & effort into how they'd monetize their game PRIOR to launching, and they polished it out afterward too. I don't care how much crap they add to the game now, its based on a money printer design. It's like adding sugar on shit until it tastes good. They definitely had the mean to make it work. Halo 3 isn't unachievable in 2020s. You just need actually competent lads at the head, who can properly lead pre-prod & production. Have a definitive goal and don't lose its sight till it's done. HOPEFULLY they can do that now that seats have moved, but I'd start working on the next actual title.

[@zechariahwilliams731]

it'll be a cold day in hell before i play this game again

[@you900001]

heres the thing, I paid 60 for the game, I still felt robbed by the lack of content I received.

[@soup8680]

isnt £60 for the campaign? also why didnt u just get gamepass for £8 😂

[@peterholmes7440]

It actually feels pretty good to see that Halo infinite has genuenly done things good. It's nice to see some positivity when games do things right.

[@SilverViper1000]

Still too less too late. - customs still broken - theatre still broken - forge partially broken - desync is worse then ever before - shop gets the most attention and the prices are at an all time high - weapon sandbox still contains only of BR, AR, pistol and heavy weapons - MP maps restrict to play the way 343 wants you to play. (invisible barriers everywhere which could engage skill jumps and other stuff. It was the most fun in halo 3 to outplay your enemies with jumps they didn't know existed. I personally spent hours to find and train jumps on all the maps. In infinite you have either no hitbox or there is an invisible barrier which blocks you away) - etc etc etc

[@sakuradabp6400]

​@@SilverViper1000Theatre broken? What? I just used it to watch a match not too long ago. Desync is on every game, I don't know how you guys never get it's a connection thing more than a game thing. Just don't buy from the shop, lmao, you get plenty of free stuff with events and season passes. Also, the shop is having a lot of discounts in old stuff, high discounts, just don't buy the things from the current season. Act Man already mentioned the sandbox. I don't get your map point, is the game supposed to let you get outside the map? You can still do jumps and get on high position on the maps, even skill jumps

[@jasperfox6821]

​@SilverViper1000 you sound boring. 🥱

[@halogod0298]

@@sakuradabp6400don’t defend this bad game

[@OrionDawn15]

@@halogod0298 What're you, the opinion police? If they enjoy Halo Infinite then let them.

[@razorback8300]

Nice to see the act man revisiting halo infinite again. I do think it has improved a lot so yeah, it’s nice to see you try it out again

[@Erupted89]

Played some infinite a month ago, and loved it. Never had a problem with the first release like so many, but it does feel much more fleshed out for sure

[@FourKings13]

Custom games has brought me back. It's such a blast to play some extremely creative maps with friends. I recommend checking out what some of the maps and gamemodes creators have made because it's insane. Can't wait until they add xp to custom matches in S5.

[@galaxyproductions2076]

Companies NEED to realize how important ranks can be, and ones that DO NOT DISSAPEAR after 4 months, its so satisfyingly to log back in after months to see your hard work, the ranking system is basically one of the sole reasons why I'm coming back, plus everything else you mentioned of course. Finally!!

[@tik700]

Been a lifelong Halo fan but the launch of Infinite burned me completely. I don’t know if I’ll ever regain the faith and trust in this franchise again when there are other options out there that haven’t f-d me over as a long time fan.

[@edemiral98]

what this game needs is a revolutionised next-gen invasion as its flagship gamemode.

[@raptorprimal1077]

Sorry to comment a third time but big AGREE on the battle pass thing. I wish other games stopped using FOMO battle passes because it's just imo so painfully unfair. I'll give credit they good at that.

[@SirPembertonS.Crevalius]

I mean the gameplay is solid, like actually really good and feels great. Server's have a rare hiccup for me sometimes is the extent of the issues I've had. My only gripe still is to have the option to choose gamemodes/maps rather then have a random playlist.

[@mhm35]

It doesn't play at all like CoD@@JimmmmmmmmmmmY

[@PherPhur]

What about the desync, what about the desync

[@dude-zr8gi]

I'm still amazed they don't have multi team in the game. That's been a staple of Halo games since the beginning. Could you imagine Oddball or King of the Hill modes with 6 teams of 4, 8 teams of 3 or 12 teams of 2. The chaos and mayhem that would ensue would be great entertainment.

[@TTBUG]

My brother and I grew up playing Halo 3 on Xbox 360. So, we have been playing Halo Infinite since launch. I have close to 500 hours on it, so we have seen the progression. We have been having so much fun playing, and it takes us back to Halo 3 days. Especially on Squad Battle, where Rats Nest is in rotation and we just destroy people with warhogs. I got the Grim Reaper medal with him as the driver. It's so much fun. He comes over with his Series S, and I'm on my PC and just have a blast. Halo Infinite is doing much batter, and we are ahooy to see!

[@Devdev009]

Act Man, this video made me return to Infinite briefly. But then holy shit the Halo 3 refueled playlist and firefight really brought me back

[@robertquasney2276]

Bro the moment you showed us sword swinging, grapple hooking, sticky nade throwing Ninjas...my Mind was Blown! Just got done playing 2 rounds and it totally holds up, super addictive! 💀 If they had this at launch, i would probably never have stopped playing 😅

[@TheActMan]

It's so fucking good man! Glad you're enjoying it

[@MetalMugger]

​@@TheActManIt's so not good Act Boy! Also, when's the Diablo 1 video coming out?!

[@ryangoslngfr]

@@TheActMan i feel sorry for you these comments gave me a couple mental illnesses

[@levicarpenter5509]

​@@ryangoslngfrwelcome to KZbin, you new here

[@ryangoslngfr]

@@levicarpenter5509 you joined 12 months ago, you turn 13 then?

[@AKawesomeman79]

I love how you can be a bigger man and give something another shot, looking at it objectively. As you said the people who made those promises that they broke are no longer there, so why punish the people who are working on it now. It shows that you don't adhere to the pack mentality that you can't change your mind on something and if you do, you never truly believed in the cause in the first place. That takes a lot of courage in todays landscape where one wrong move online and say something that the majority doesn't like, your ass is grass.

[@tjwarboy]

My thing is this. I’m tired of newer games thinking it’s acceptable to release jank ass games. Then fix or not fix after. Some of these companies are huge so I see no reason why they let it be released except greed. Investors I understand and other factors might be there more than I know. What’s the point of a game when no one buys because some did and was total trash. I have rarely bought any new games because of it and don’t regret it. Instead I catch older games that were really popular on sale. Like I have Witcher 3 on my back log and resident evil 7.

[@jeffaber8047]

I am very limited in who I sub to. I subbed for so long to your channel.. buut I just resubbed for your halo content! That's whats really bringing me back. Im very picky on videogame choices but you just hit my halo sweet spot back in the day when I was hardcore into Halo. So yes I did start playing infinite again after a year. That season 5 though! Im so happy your back to making Halo content!!!

[@natef1212]

Act man: Im done with halo infinite Also act man: Whats up everybody lets talk about halo infinite

[@ShoelessJP]

With Infinite lately, I'm having the most fun in a video game I have had in many years. It's a breath of fresh air for me, this is how it should have been from the start! If it was like this from the start everyone would be playing it just like how Halo 2+3 used to be.

[@daBears06]

Halo reach had more players then Halo 2

[@regularstan6212]

4:50 priceless reaction!

[@amperage3457]

U can now play as and customize the master chief armor that is in infinite once u reach HERO rank (max), also u gotta love cross core helmets/coatings.

[@ReikoFrostwolf]

Nice, good to hear the multiplayer has improved a lot. If they do end up releasing a co-op/PvE mode (like Firefight), I might give it another go.

[@theroninryuu]

I’ve been waiting for firefight since launch. Multiplayer pvp has never really been my thing. Just wanna coop with da boys.

[@ANG3LOFDAD3AD]

@@theroninryuuExactly, same.

[@DannyJoe08]

It hasn't changed

[@saxoman1]

@@theroninryuu same thing, it'll be waiting in my Steam wishlist until firefight is in there

[@rossvdh5820]

So nice to see the game gaining some ground. I was there 2 years ago and the content was awful, left the game for a while but just recently came back in the last month or 2 (because its halo) and it has improved significantly. Glad to see it, nobody wants to see halo die ❤

[@mattychew8752]

Act man you made this video a little early the season 5 trailer came out and its well worth the watch. Looks like the community is getting some stuff its been begging for

[@killer999106]

Season five is also supposed to bring in a lot of changes so we should make a video about that when that releases as well

[@erikalvarez4516]

DLC for the campaign would be cool. I feel that multiplayer has gotten a lot better especially SWAT (sorry Tactical Slayer) the maps at launch were to open and spawn killing was crazy. Playing on the new maps it seems like it's back into full swing.

[@Samuel_Loegan]

saaaaaame

[@sciencool7227]

I’d say it’s still stuck at the hospital but no longer on life support

[@Kelontro117]

You might have to make another update to this video, season 5 baby 🔥

[@infernaldaedra]

I remember playing a match around launchwith you and HiddenXperia back when the hype was alive.👍 glad you are giving it another chance. Shame we lost Joe and some of the OGs along the way but Halo is hopefully in good hands going forward.

[@sandmanlxv]

Mate, I gave up and uninstalled Infinite back in January 2022. I didn’t think I’d ever play it again after how bitterly disappointed it left me, but after watching your video, that genuinely had me laughing at points, I feel an overwhelming sense of nostalgia, joy, and maybe even an urge to pop back in and check it out. If you make people feel the same way as I do, you might’ve succeeded in drawing a decent amount of players back. Genuinely great video, keep up the good work dude, look forward to seeing you on twitch.

[@texdoc89]

As someone who has loved this series the first time I booted up Halo CE on my OG Xbox, I'm glad to see these changes have been and are continuing to being made. Me and my friends have been debating on jumping back in when we heard some of these updates going through, I think it may be time for the prodical son to return home.. 😎👾

[@Richard030]

See you on the battlefield soldier

[@Moonzen_]

while the games not perfect its definitely in a great state currently and ALOT of fun especially with friends and messing around on the custom games and game types like husky raid and tenrai. the ppl refusing to come back for some petty reason theyre holding from launch or something small like sprint are the reason halos dying, not 343.

[@notsoeasymode6778]

I'll admit, it looks better. It looks MUCH better. That said, i'd argue it still isn't enough. OG game modes are still missing, and only time will tell if they will stay consistent with the progress they're making. But even if they do this game is cursed because of decisions made during development. We will never be able to pick whatever color combinations we want, the campaign will always have mid writing, and there will always be something you want locked away in the in-game store that you simply can't have without paying more money. I'm not saying it's a bad game, because it really isn't, i'm saying it will never be a landmark title that the original Bungie titles used to be. At best this will be "a good Halo game" which granted, we haven't had one for a hot minute, but this can't reach my expectations as it is now and honestly I don't think it ever will.

[@luckydragon8790]

Microsoft: 343? You mind telling me what you’re doing on Halo Infinite? 343 Industries: Sir! Finishing this Fight!

[@DormantGolem]

I'm back you convinced me. The biggest loss from its release was the lack of level progression. I missed it from my young reach days. Edit: Yes, please bring Elites I miss Spartan vs Elite modes!

[@d899op90]

I just picked up the game for the first time about 2 weeks ago and I have had aa lot of fun in Squad battle. Some moments have even reminded me of the Halo 3 days. For example the other night I partied up with a group playing Valhalla Squad battle, and 3 of us jumped on top of our teams banshee. We were cruising on top of the map and then dropped in the enemy base to get the flag lol. It was epic

[@roomcilwaine8117]

Recently jumped back into infinite after seeing season 5 announce firefight. Needless to say despite it being a later edition in the season I’m very happy with how different the whole experience feels compared to when I last played (when season 1 dropped) I’ve been hooked for the last several days

[@momsspaghetti4064]

Um. Desync is even worse bro. So no. The experience is not better. 😅

[@momsspaghetti4064]

You just wish it to be better. Lol. Not bashing you or anything. No disrespect. 😅

[@roomcilwaine8117]

Nah it’s cool I get you. Fortunately I’ve not had many issues in that respect, still plenty of things I’d like to see improved or added but I feel like 343 are at least starting to acknowledge fanbase. As act man said tho I’m serious surprised they’ve not added playable elites already, perfect way for them to add even more micro transactions 🤣🤣

[@FormulaZyn]

@@momsspaghetti4064it is better

[@redhatpat]

@@momsspaghetti4064 it definitely isn't perfect, but it is a far cry from what it used to be in Season 1-2. Not to mention they are completely REVAMPING the entire netcode.

[@SplendidCoffee0]

Even if Infinite fully recovered, there’s nothing sadder than thinking about how Bungie once pumped out one masterpiece after the next compared to their peers at 343.

[@alexanderrobins7497]

Yeah. Two years later and it is finally in an appropriate state to launch in, minus the ability to choose your primary and secondary colors independently of each other.

[@SplendidCoffee0]

@@alexanderrobins7497 exactly. They need to make that shit free, I don’t know why people defend the microtransactions in this game

[@dc3747]

​@@SplendidCoffee0probably because it's just colors and you're not required to buy anything?

[@SplendidCoffee0]

@@dc3747 Halo 2, you could choose your own colors and emblem. In Halo 3, you could also change your armor, emblem, and color. Halo Reach did the same, but expanded it so much. Hell, even Halo 4 and 5 were like this, though their armor was trash. All for free. Why charge someone for colors and armor when the Forerunner chads over at Bungie proved to us that earning these things through gameplay was far more worth it? I don’t blame you for not being able to experience the classic Halo games at their peak, but just know that microtransactions are and will always be cancerous.

[@dc3747]

@SplendidCoffee0 I did play those halo games during their peak. And quite frankly I didn't care. I've come across 5 star Generals who wore the default mark vi armor. I've come across inheritors who wore the default mark v b armor. Why? Because they didn't care about armors. They just wanted to play the game and have fun. Not treat halo like it's some dress up simulator,which is what you and everyone else try doing. Ever stop to think, "Damn. Halo CE only had one color and no armors. No secondary or tertiary colors. But that didn't stop me from playing the game." You live like the cod players. Complaint after complaint over armor pieces when they don't affect gameplay,just like skins don't affect gameplay either Edit: by those games,I specifically refer to 3 and reach

[@MythicMarty]

Been playing regularly since launch. Could be the Halo nostalgia but this game just hits for me like nothing else out there. Glad to see others might come back and give it a chance. Just wish the net code got get a bit more polish.

[@1un4cy]

Players: hates mandatory challenges to progress. Payday3: adds mandatory challenges to progress

[@luziferthebrightangel2138]

Actman: payday 3 has the best progression

[@Kormsta]

I am genuinely enjoying the game a lot rn. Wish more people would give it a second chance

[@RoamingIRaccoon]

I gave it a 2nd 3rd 4th 5th... chance just give up on those incompetent losers

[@babytricep437]

Still playing?

[@leon6257]

If you consider "recover" from 500 people to 1k people playing the game ....yes amazing recovery !

[@joerowland2625]

On Xbox halo Infinite has over 20 K players So get a brain 🧠

[@343Films]

@@joerowland2625 On Xbox, Halo Infinite is ranked 27th on the most played list. Cope harder 🤡

[@MartinRodriguez-li6xs]

This looks like the Halo I wanted at launch (multiplayer wise). I'd still would have preferred for infinite to have been a complete all in one game with Reach style unlocks, but I'd rather this than see the series die. I'm going to reinstall and get on tonight. Thanks Act Man!

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

I never thought I'd see the day where 343 was doing a better job than Bungie preserving the legacy of HALO.

[@charlesmaclellan8124]

"BY the RINGS to is to MUCH!" classic dialog killed me. Was that Halo 2, or 3? I can't remember now.

[@TheSinLeaf]

Infinite has got so much better since launch man, I'm just glad Infinite hasn't been abandoned, they're still trying to make it a better game.. Imagine infinite a few years from now.

[@somename840]

They didn't care about us then, so we shouldn't care about them now. I'll be back for the next game.

[@rich4446]

You know what, I normally never give any company praise when a title that was absolutely busted/ lacking any content at launch eventually becomes solid or even great. But this is an exception, reason being that whoever the new team is in leadership; they have undone pracically every bad decision the old leadership made in less than a year! This new team makes me excited to see what they do next, and maybe will even spark real magic again in the next game