343 Industries will be abandoning its plans to introduce premium currency toHalo: The Master Chief Collection.Over two decades since its launch, theHalofranchise continues to draw in crowds, be it its latest entryHalo Infiniteor some of its older titles on theHalo: The Master Chief Collection. As 343 looks to explore ideas to keep players interested in its series of titles, it now appears the company is backtracking on some of those ideas.
Back in June, the developers announced that its considering adding premium currency or rather, purchasable Spartan Points toHalo: The Master Chief Collection.The idea was that it could offer a convenient means for occasional players to obtain items among a collection of over 1000. Purchasable Spartan Points would essentially mean players can skip hours of grinding through the games. Two months later,343 was still considering adding microtransactions toHalo.
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Microtransactions are a feature that’s been around for many years, much to the dismay of gamers andHalois no different. The community voiced its opposition to the possibility of purchasable Spartan Points inHalo: The Master Chief Collection. Following this, 343 recently announced its abandoning plans to add purchasable Spartan Points to the series. Although, the studio also noted that it’s exploring other ways of reducing the progression barriers forHaloplayers.
As part of 343’s efforts in improving the progression system, the company announced the 100-point cap will be removed, retroactive points will be offered to players, and further changes to Challenges will be introduced to Challenges to make the experience more rewarding. The update further stated that the studio will be bringing back Double XP Weekends toMCC. 343 also mentioned that it hopes to share more information by the time it ships the next content update toHalo: The Master Chief Collectionin November.
Early this month, 343 also updated fans on what to expect fromHalo Infinite, which didn’t include features like local co-op play, which has been a staple of the franchise. Though the developers have teased other upcoming features and contents to bothHalo InfiniteandMCC, the announcements surrounding the latest entry have even gotten fansquestioning whetherHaloshould be continued by 343. Despite the studio’s ambitions, the future of the gaming franchise remains murky, particularly in terms of its direction. Hopefully, the upcoming changes and additions toHalo: The Master Chief CollectionandInfinitewill only continue to growHalo’s appeal among the fanbase.
Halo: The Master Chief Collectionis available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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