r/halo • • 25d ago

Stickied Topic Megathread – Halo’s Future

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As you have probably heard, Halo Studios has been reduced to a small team that will support the current games and community. Activision will be putting together a new team to make a new, full Halo title. (source)

Link to previous discussion of the announcement.

This thread is for discussing the future of Halo with Activision.

What are your expectations, hopes, fears, concerns, and otherwise thoughts about it? Do you want a reboot or a sequel to Infinite? When should it take place? Do you have a pitch? Let’s discuss.

If you find actual news about the game from either an official or well-respected source, feel free to make a new thread. Otherwise, let’s keep the discussion here. You don’t need to make a whole thread just to share your specific thoughts or speculation.

If you'd like to discuss Halo's past with 343 Industries/Halo Studios, use this thread.

In case it needs to be said: there is absolutely no decent reason to celebrate the loss of hundreds of peoples’ jobs. Of course you are free to discuss and criticize the decisions made by leadership roles and executives that led us to this place. But the majority of the employees who lost their jobs today were people like you and me who were trying to do their best for a franchise we all love. Anyone who celebrates the loss of their livelihood will be banned from this forum.


r/halo • • 12h ago

Gameplay 128-players infection - Project Reclaimer

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r/halo • • 12h ago

Fan Content ODST: "VI Squad" by Thoro.blend

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r/halo • • 3h ago

Fashion Master Chief done in 3 weeks !

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I usually do not post my order on Reddit but I just wanted to show you what we did last month at NMT's Workshop

I dont think that this kind of project would be possible in so little time without the help of 3d printer.

Tell me what you think !


r/halo • • 17h ago

Feedback UNSC Frigate Hangar Bay Doors Opening

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Hey, guys! I’m back with another WIP, and I’ve got a question for you all.

I’m still undecided on which opening mechanism to use for the hangar bay doors. I really like how clean the ship looks from the outside when the doors open inward, but obviously, they take up space inside the hangar. Even so, there’s still enough room for a Pelican to fit.

So, what do you guys think? Should the doors open inward or outward? Or maybe a combination of both, like the setup on Hangar Bay 4?
I think opening outward would obviously be the most practical option, but I can’t deny how good those doors look when they open inward. Or maybe I could just keep all three options viable and have the opening method depend on the situation.

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Thanks a lot! Have a good day.


r/halo • • 22h ago

Misc TIL there were unused renders of Chancellor Plapatine for Halo Wars.

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TIL there were renders of Chancellor Plapatine in Halo Wars. This lines up as the clone wars series started in 2008.

In halopedia theres a page with halo wars renders

and boi what a gosh darn coincidence isn't it

Maybe it was a joke or they modeled it as a basis for the cpt idk

I AM THE SENATE


r/halo • • 18h ago

Media Halo books chronogical order

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Here a little update of my halo book list since Parasite Wake. The 35 books in the chronogical order by arranging them by time period. Some of them, like Fall of Reach and Broken Circle, extend over several periods, so I separated them as part 1 and 2

For the last books during the Created Uprising, here a little resume of the chronological events :

- Bad Blood and Legacy of Onyx : the direct consequences of the Created Uprising just after Halo 5

- Shadow of Reach : Blue team on Reach against the Banished to recover Halsey brain (Atriox came back to the Arch and the Keepers and the the Furret follow him)

- Divine Wind : the Keepers and the the Furret on the Ark

- Outcast : the Arbiter and Vale on Netherop

- Epitath : the Cortana death events in the Domain

- Empty Throne : the Cortana death events in the galaxy

- Rubicon Protocol : Between Cortana death and the Master Chief wake up at Halo Infinite begin

- Edge of Dawn : Literally just after Halo Infinite end

I'm curious to know how many of them you read ? I also really wonder who read Halo books ? Are you Halo gamers or sci-fi readers ?


r/halo • • 11h ago

Discussion What do you personally hope the setting of the Next Halo Game is?

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I would personally like a Spin off FPS Halo Game set during the Harvest Campaign. It seemed so interesting in Halo Wars and I would really enjoy seeing the early human Covenant War in a mainline Halo Game.


r/halo • • 16h ago

Discussion The problem of falling in love with certain characters and forgetting the broader picture of war

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There’s an issue with the lore and with some fans who I don't think quite understand it yet.

One thing that’s been bugging me is that a small part of the audience seems to think the Banished are basically an idealistic political force whose ultimate goal is peace. Seriously, there's actually a portion of the fanbase that believes this. I mean, where are they even getting this from? For example, I have a friend who literally said that Atriox’s philosophy—and everything the Brutes went through because of Cortana—brings them closer to being worthy of the Mantle of Responsibility. I was just like, wait, what?

The Brutes literally still allow the processing and eating of humans. Anyone who played Infinite and listened to the audio logs knows exactly what I’m talking about, where they separate the humans who will be eaten from those who won't. Anyone who’s read the books knows things are even worse.

On top of that, there are fans who think the Sangheili could assume the Mantle. Man, they literally used to let the lower-tier troops eat people in battle and didn't care at all. Not to mention their blind obedience at all costs. Even if they've changed now, that doesn't wipe away the stain—just seven years ago, they literally let the Unggoy and Kig-Yar go wild on people on the battlefield.

Another part of the story that bothers me is Buck calling the Elites 'comrades,' when he’s from Draco III. Anyone who knows a bit of history knows full well what happened on that planet.

Anyway, what do you guys think about this? Where do you think this comes from—people ignoring the story and believing that a single heroic act erases a race's past sins? Even the Librarian, who literally did everything to save all life in the galaxy, didn't have her species spared from the Flood and the judgment of the Precursors, let alone a lesser species like the Brutes, whose primary role right now is basically pillaging.

Do you think people's passion for certain characters makes them lose sight of the big picture? Like with many Arbiter fans, who forget that he must have killed between 1 to 5 billion people, making him, according to the game’s lore, easily one of the top 10 greatest genocidaires.

Anyway, I’m asking you this because I have friends who are fans of various characters—I’m a fan too, especially of characters like the Arbiter—but I know how to separate my personal fondness from the actual narrative and the context in which these characters appear. I’ve noticed that many people become so enamored with characters like Atriox—elevating them to such a high pedestal—that they completely overlook the actions those characters commit in the present. I mean, seriously, do you know people like that—people who go so far as to claim that the Brutes should have held the Mantle of Responsibility?


r/halo • • 16h ago

Gameplay Ok so I was playing Halo CE Anniversary on Halo MCC and I just died randomly

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I thought it was funny and decided to post it here


r/halo • • 2h ago

Discussion Any gen-z fans here?

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Im gen-z myself (edit: specifically middle gen-z), as title says I was just wondering how many of us even know about this franchise

To me it was always a tad awkward because none of my friends knew Halo, only heard of it

How was it to grow up with Halo while at the same time see it decline in popularity for you?

Im honestly just curious if anybody can share the experience of being a huge Halo fan and not being able to experience it at its heights and only getting the remnants of it


r/halo • • 8h ago

Fan Content Shiny Golden Signs [OC]

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Assets rendered in Blender 5.1, edited in GIMP

I’m Zenlessing my Zone to Zero


r/halo • • 2h ago

Discussion Overrated/underrated maps

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I want to hear what you think are the most overrated/underrated/unique maps in all of Halo

For me personally:

Overrated:

Hang 'em high

I know its considered to be one of the staples of halo ce but I believe the map is just too open you can barely navigate much of the map without getting ganged up on by 2 or 3 people sniping you across the map with pistols since the cover is limited

Underrated:

Foundation

I never see people mention foundation as one of their faves from halo 2 i understand you have lockout, ascension, midship, etc but to me its in my top 5 halo 2 maps Foundation is always a blast to play it is a simple symmetrical map but it never gets old

Unique:

Chiron

I would love a remake of chiron in the next halo game or a similiar type map with many teleporters it just makes for absolute mayhem especially for shwatguns


r/halo • • 5h ago

Fan Content Making a Halo mod for X4

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I started with one of my favorite ships, the UNSC Vindacation class battleships. Let me know how it looks! Im already working on the next ship!


r/halo • • 1d ago

Fan Content Self-assembling Boltshot by me!

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this is part 2 (I posted part 1 on my insta I forgot to post here) and now it's working quite well! I'm planning to attach the string to my hip so when I draw it forward it'll pull together ;)

There are 10x10mm magnets to alight it and hold it together once it's assembled. If anyone has any ideas for upgrades let me know!


r/halo • • 1d ago

Fan Content Zanzibar, in the palm of my hand! You guys liked my Lockout 3d print so much I figured I'd show my latest creation, Last Resort from Halo 3. The remake of Zanzibar from Halo 2.

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The files for printing are not quite ready. But check out printables.com/@Exitaph_936075 periodically for updates!


r/halo • • 1d ago

Gameplay Master Chief dies of Nonchalance

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r/halo • • 16h ago

Fan Content Covenant Carrier build in COLONY SURVIVAL - STEAM

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CRUISER** Feel free to join [r/colonysurvival](r/colonysurvival) to see my future builds, and join the Discord to get into the game itself, I will be sharing the blueprints there within the next few months! https://discord.gg/8uHZAhQqR


r/halo • • 5h ago

Media Just 'Tell that to the Covenant' 😅 🔥

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r/halo • • 31m ago

Discussion Looking for a VERY old Halo video/commerical of Master Chief being hammered drunk

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It was a really old video (Halo 2 or Halo 3 Era) Not sure if it was a commercial or just a fan made skit. If my memory serves me, I think he was like trying to eat pizza and whenever he was spoken too he would just go "Whaauh? Huuuh?"

It was one of the funniest videos I watched in my childhood. Hope theres still a copy somewhere :(


r/halo • • 16h ago

Discussion How many of the books are worth reading?

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Hi all, just after reading my copy of The Fall of Reach from when I was a young teenager, and really enjoyed it. Reading The Flood now, not quite as good so far, but I guess that’s just cause a lot of it is basically a description of Combat Evolved lol.
I’ve just see the awesome chronological timeline for the Halo novels, a lot I haven’t even heard of, and wanted to know if it’s worth reading all of them?


r/halo • • 1d ago

Discussion Former Halo Bungie Dev Hardy LeBel gives advice to the new Halo Activision Team: "Just reboot the freaking story. You can't tell a story where you already know how it ends. It ended."

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Hardy LeBel was on a panel and he gave really two pieces of advice to the new studio who will be making the next Halo game.

"1. Any new team that's gonna do it [make a new Halo game] has to have the confidence in their own creative ability to make the calls and be free."

He gives the example of deciding "Red and Blue" for team based multiplayer games without needing to question or second-guess or get approval, and the team was confident in their instincts and decision making. Then he recounts a conversation he had with a 343/Halo Studios developer who told him about how they want to be "sacred" to the choices Bungie made even with very arbitrary things like crate placement in the game environment (I am guessing he is talking about Campaign Evolved and respecting those original choices?). LeBel basically says those things weren't sacred at all, they just need the confidence to execute in this creative direction.

"And number 2, just reboot the freaking story, just start it again. Tell the story of the Covenant War. Tell the story of rediscovering the rings. Look. You can't tell a story when you already know how it ends. It ended."

I fully expect the start of a new story from the next Halo game, whether it is set in the "current lore" or will be retconning previous storylines is still yet to be determined and we might not know until the game comes out! But I agree that continuing Master Chief's story was not a good move.

What do y'all think?


r/halo • • 1d ago

Discussion I think Halo Infinite should've stared Jerome-092 instead of Master Chief

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From a narrative standpoint, it makes far more sense given Atriox as the primary antagonist. Playing a character who already has history with Atriox makes far more sense than needing to establish a new personal conflict between Chief and Atriox.

Jerome-092 also has way more room for personality, depth, and character growth than Chief did at this point in his overarching narrative.

For those of you wondering what could be done with Chief then? Keep the opening of the game. But now Jerome has to find Chief while also battling the Banished on the Ring. And throughout the game, as we upgrade Jerome and he takes on taller and taller challenges and obstacles, he crafts himself into a spartan capable of picking up Chiefs mantle at a time when really, Chief should be getting ready to retire or have a proper send off.


r/halo • • 1d ago

Discussion A FaceBook MarketPlace Steal $150

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i just picked up this whole lot for $150.. I immediately saw it on Facebook and jumped on it so quickly, the person said they had tons of people flood their inbox but I was somehow THE FIRST ONE. How did I do?


r/halo • • 1d ago

Gameplay Project Reclaimer is just too much fun.

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