author: Michael Zegar
Halo Community on Reddit Temporarily Shut Down Due to Toxicity
Last weekend, a thread on Reddit dedicated to the Halo series was temporarily closed. It had to do with, among other things, toxic comments regarding the progression system in Halo Infinite's online mode.
- The ability to publish new posts on the Halo subreddit was temporarily disabled last weekend;
- The lock has already been removed by the thread moderators;
- It had to do with the flood of negative comments regarding the progression system in Halo Infinite;
- The amount of vitriol made civilized discussions impossible.
Two days are left until the release of Halo Infinite's campaign. The free online mode, on the other hand, has been available for over three weeks. The multiplayer mode - despite meeting with a very positive reception from players and an activity record of 272 thousand people on Steam alone - has a flaw in its progression system. Players decided to vent on the subreddit dedicated to the Halo series.
Eventually, a huge amount of criticism and vitriol from disgruntled fans forced the thread moderators... to temporarily disable the ability to publish new posts. The blockade was to end today (it has already been lifted) and was supposed to help gamers cool down a bit.
Fans noticed right after the launch of the open beta that the amount of XP, which we get for various rewarded activities (mainly daily and weekly challenges), is negligible. Thus, acquiring new levels in the battle pass required a huge investment of time (as much as 312 hours to complete it). The only way to progress faster was to purchase a premium pass, which guaranteed an exp boost every five levels.
343 Industries (the game's devs) quickly addressed the problem and have already released first patches aimed at accelerating player progression, for example, by rewarding players with XP points for each match played.
In addition, the growing number of cheaters on PC added fuel to the fire. Some console players even call on 343 Industries to disable the crossplay function. As for the subreddit block itself - user Skjolbir noticed that during the break, instead of cooling down, some fans started to vote thumbs down to many "controversial" comments, including those written by people simply enjoying the game and calling others to do the same.
"The amount of toxicity on the sub from both sides has made it impossible for people to have civil discussions, which is what the mod team strives for regardless of opinion," reads a deleted message from the thread moderators.
And you, on which side of the conflict do you stand? After all, despite the fact that the online mode is free, armor customization has long been an integral part of the series. SDo you find this degree of monetization justified?
As a reminder - Halo Infinite's campaign will be released on December 8 on PC (also on Steam), Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and via Xbox Cloud Gaming. The game will also hit the Xbox Game Pass service at launch.
