With Halo Infinite's massive update yesterday, details on many of the game's components were detailed, one being its absence of loot boxes and other premium rewards that deliver an unfair advantage to players.
When discussing the "principles and pillars" the team at 343 Industries wish to follow for Halo Infinite, one was titled "Unambiguous Value", meaning all rewards are clearly labelled and offer no advantages to players:
"If someone invests their time or money in the game, they should understand what they’re getting and that it will be worth more than the investment. Examples of this in practice include no lootboxes, either through engagement or any premium route. And we’re not selling power or giving an unfair advantage in-game via any route. "
Any in-game rewards will be strictly cosmetic-only as the developer only wants "great looking assets and ways to show that Spartan off", again reiterating that there will be no loot boxes in the game:
"Combined with our engagement pillar we want to be clear about how to earn rewards. Most of all, we want to bring the best set of cosmetic-only rewards to Halo. We want great looking assets and ways to show that Spartan off. We want players to get close to their Spartan and spend time swapping parts and pieces.
It has been said before - and it's important to restate - no loot boxes, no randomness in rewards. "
It's great to know the team is focused on not offering empowered experiences to specific players. What's even greater is to hear about the amount of cosmetic rewards which will hopefully be as extensive as they were in Halo: Reach.
Are you happy with 343 Industries stance on pay-to-win elements? Let us know in the comments below
[source halowaypoint.com]
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This is good to hear! 👍🏻
@Medic_Alert It's a disappointing time in gaming when "I wonder what the monetisation model is going to be" is even a question on any gamers mind.
@Medic_Alert The premium cosmetics (coatings) and I guess some Battle Pass like system where certain operator skins are only available with battle pass like CoD. It gives them an opportunity to make a lot of money without annoying anyone too much.
Yea. Instead they just took away our ability to select character colors like we have for nearly two decades now.
@Medic_Alert it's all but said in the quotes. No loot boxes is great, but that doesn't mean the customisation won't be monetised. For example: last time I played Fortnite (well over a year ago) there were no loot boxes, but that game is still heavily monetised. No loot boxes just means you'll know in advance what you're paying through the nose for.
@VenomousAlbino Yeah, that's the gist I'm getting from this as well.
Sounds good to me..
Big improvement from what Dice games have become. Heck even COD has a lot of micro-transactions these days. Halo Infinite could easily become my online FPS of choice.
Cool, now take them out of halo 5 since people will be playing that for another year.
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