Halo Infinite Season Pass Leaked, More Than Half of Free Levels Have No Rewards

The Halo Infinite Season Pass and its various rewards have been leaked, and it appears that more than half for the free tier offer no rewards.

[Jin_Sakai]

So the same as Apex Legends or most other F2P games?

[DreadHealer]

Not really.

Normally you get rewards for f2p but premium rewards for paying.
This is really stingy and manipulative.

[Jin_Sakai]

“This is really stingy and manipulative.“

The multiplayer is completely free and you’re calling them stingy and manipulative?

[4Sh0w]

Its FREE, you dont need any of those rewards to enjoy hundreds of hrs of multiplayer.

Heaadline Fixed:
"Halo Infinite Season Pass Leaked, Almost Half of Free Levels Have Rewards, Which Is Nice for a Free Multiplayer Game."

[Notellin]

I'm going to give them zero dollars and play a game for free that I would normally pay $60 to play.

I'll just let the whales waste their money, and not worry about something that isn't impacting me.

[DJStotty]

@Dreadhealer

"Normally you get rewards for f2p but premium rewards for paying."

Just under half the levels have rewards, re-read the article, what do you expect? something for every level?

[annoyedgamer]

F2P $$$ are the future of MP shooters sadly.

[BrainSyphoned]

When comparing to an EA game is your go to defense.....

With my gatcha game is it half and half as well, but again I'm now comparing it to Chinese gatcha game.

[KyRo]

Literally. Nearly every game with a battle pass has two tiers, free and premium. The free one you tend to get rewards every few levels, the premium you get something every level. I haven't been a fan of Halo or xbox since the 360 days but this is trying to shit on a game that follows what others do all the time lol

[jambola]

you can download the multiplayer separately and play it free? without the main game?

[CaptainHenry916]

Microtransactions and GAAS incoming. If the campaign ends up awful, this will look bad for Microsoft, unfortunately.

[darkrider]

Free to play... That's one the of problems. Anyone that plays them knows this. Microsoft thinks it will make much more money like this.

[Jin_Sakai]

Being F2P means a much larger player base. That’s why games such as Apex Legends become so popular and continue to thrive.

Halo Infinite MP will be bigger than ever thanks to being free and the battle pass is just cosmetic items.

[execution17]

F2P also means more cheaters since they can just make new accounts whenever they get banned

[4Sh0w]

You play under your Gamertag...it costs money to change your Gamertag.

[darkrider]

Please don't compare halo to apex legends. It's sad reading stuff like that. Are you sure. A game like halo was on its one league in the past. Didn't need to be free to play. Was an instant buy.... But times change and Microsoft is doing everything it can to...

[4Sh0w]

darkrider no need for a history lesson on Halo's past success but this isn't 2001, no its 20yrs later, the gaming landscape is completely different and Microsoft is smart enough to evolve so there's nothing sad about comparing F2P multiplayer vs another F2P multiplayer in context that all the other F2P games monetize at least some content, yeah we all know Halo is much bigger but thats the F2P model idea= grabbing a larger audience day 1 & hoping at the same time to recoup costs through paid content. At least here this is the more preferred type of F2P where the paid content is cosmetic & therefore does not offer any competitive advantage. Valid criticism is good but it just seems like some are just reaching for any excuse to piss on Halo Infinite, especially after the multiplayer flights turned out great.

[Mustakrakish]

The MP may be free but for the campaign players, we’re paying full price for half a game…

[4Sh0w]

How so? Do you also say that for SP games? Its simple if you care about Halo story, its history, its lore then you dont mind paying for the game like ANY OTHER GAME you want to play. If you're just some casual shooter fan who wants to get mixed up in the Halo multiplayer mayhem, LUCKY YOU, you get the multiplayer FREE(with Gamepass sub). I see no reason to complain either way, even if pay for the campaign you still getting the whole game, they just letting more folks join in on the fun.

[EvertonFC]

What about the 100s that fail it's only 2 or 3 that hit the big time the rest fail miserably.

[Christopher]

***You play under your Gamertag...it costs money to change your Gamertag. ***

New email accounts are free and you can make a ton of them.

[KillBill]

@Mustakrakish - so your idea that people are paying full price for campaign but missing half the game because multiplayer is free... then you are saying all Sony single player campaigns are ripping us off? Spider-Man, God of War, TLOU2? Your premise doesn't pass scrutiny.

[FanboysKiller]

The same thing was said for RL , it started with the mumbo jumbo cosmetic stuff that won't affect gameplay and when you dig deeper down the line it suddenly become personal with the people who wanna spend their money cause they can do whatever they want with their wallet, not because they changed the subject.

[NeoGamer232]

Honestly this is the trend with multi-player shooters out there. The big ones all seem to have a F2P component to them. Halo is not leading the pack in this regard, they are following.

[TheDoomedGuy]

Yeah but to be fair Im hearing the multiplayer beta flight thingy was really good for most people.

[Notellin]

Who cares if Microsoft *thinks* it will make more money? This is more about getting a large player base as the F2P sector has exploded and taken tons of fps market share.

Don't buy cosmetics and play for free. Sounds horrendous.

[Orbilator]

Well apart from your gamepass subscription, so nothing is ever free m8 :)

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@Orbilator

You don't need Game Pass to play Halo Infinite Multiplayer.

[GhostofHorizon]

It's a Free to Play game, I really don't see an issue as long as the rewards are cosmetic.

[annoyedgamer]

Its not supposed to he F2P thats the problem.

[GhostofHorizon]

That's a different discussion altogether.
I think there is a sinister line of thought in all of this.

There is a good chance that the dedicated Halo and Xbox gamers already have Game Pass, so if they release the game at $60 without microtransactions they are potentially losing out on a lot of revenue. If they make the game free to play with a microtransaction model in place, they get money from both Game Pass users and regular players.

Game Pass launched in 2017 so we are just now starting to see the games that have been developed with that in mind from the start.

[LoveSpuds]

@Nakiro

Exactly that, MS want their cake and to eat it. They know that they ain't making any money off Halo sales because the core audience already have Gamepass and that's the only reason they have made the multilayer free to play.

Unlike most, I don't consider games I play on Gamepass as 'free' I paid for this entertainment. As a result, I feel annoyed that Halo MP is going free to play because now, if I want the fullest experience, I have to pay more on top.

Too many in the Xbox community are giving MS a free pass when it comes to Gamepass in my opinion, they act as if its a free service, it isn't! And as predicted, the only way MS can make real money will be through methods such as this or by filling games with microreansactions and other free to play nonsense.

When it comes to the free to play model, the clue is in the words! Fortnight, Apex and all the rest ARE FREE TO PLAY!!!

[Notellin]

If you didn't make it you don't get to decide what it's "supposed to be".

[chiefJohn117]

It's called Halo INFINITE for a reason. If they want the player base to last thru its entire longevity F2P MP is the way to go.

Lovespud please stop talking about things you're clueless about.

[GhostofHorizon]

It's right there in the title, how did we all miss that?
That seems a bit naive.

It might be true, they might want you to pay them for the cosmetics and the battle pass every 3 months and then just put out single player content they can also charge a full price for and do less work, best of both worlds.

That doesn't sound all that great for the players though.

[wiz7191]

The problem with gamers is that tend to forget it’s ppl out here that has a budget , Microsoft this generation is trying to be as accessible as they can be.

[gerbintosh]

Cosmetic rewards are the problem. If no one cared about cosmetics then we would all have awesome cars with shitty exteriors. Now, cosmetics that could have been earned for free will now cost money and people will pay. Have to look good while tea bagging other people.

[Smok91]

So you don’t need gamepass or anything to play it?

[GhostofHorizon]

I think you may only need to have Xbox Gold to play the MP portion of the game. SP and co-op are full price or included with a Game Pass subscription.

[ChubbyBlade]

They could at least give you something. Minor things like banners or small xp boosts. It’s not like the battlepass expires anyway and given the current gaming climate, gamers will want to finish it ASAP.

If the free one offers little to no reward, they may be incentivized to pay, but I doubt it. They gotta get that drip feed of rewards to want more.

But it’s free and IMO it really shouldn’t be. It should be one contained package within infinite. Now the campaign is $60 on its own and that is the worst price halo has ever been considering it’s just the campaign.

It’s a bit dumb.

[LoveSpuds]

It's not free for most of their userbase, like me, you probably pay for Gamepass etc. Why should we pay more for the 'full fat' experience.

This is exactly the problem with the Gamepass model, MS loading their exclusive games with free to play mechanics and microtransactions when their most loyal consumers have already paid them cash once.

[Profchaos]

Why does halo mp need progression and rewards. Game was always at its best when everyone went into a match with the same weapons. I can see lots of attachments in the article for paid users so there will be a divide

I seriously think progression is the barrier between experienced players and occasional players.

When a game like cod launches the hardcore players run through the ranks in the first week leaving the players that only play for a hour or two a week struggling to get kills with their pee shooters while getting gunned down by all sorts of high level weapons.

[ElCapitan006]

It's all cosmetics my guy. There won't be any unfair advantage except when it comes to looking cool.

[Profchaos]

I'm cool with cosmetics but I'm weary of the attachments providing a advantage

[JEECE]

Unfortunately, largely because of COD in the late 2000s, people look at progression systems and grinding as a feature of games, rather than a negative. I have plenty of friends now (I'm sure we all do on here) who wouldn't even play a multiplayer game unless they are "working towards" something. The idea of playing a multiplayer game because it's fun has largely been lost.

[Profchaos]

Yeah Id agree most of my early multiplayer experiences were from games like quake 3 and unreal tournament even console shooters had great couch deathmatches eventually. These had no progression or unlocks and are still my favourite experiences.

I get that it taps into a psychological element to have something that others don't or have a sense of accomplishment but it's just not fun especially if you do it every dammn year.

[Ashby_JC]

I do have adult friends who after every match of Apex Legends are checking the daily unlocks or whatever they are called. I am dude can we get into the next match please!!!

[Christopher]

Progression keeps people playing.

[chiefJohn117]

It's all cosmetic, you're worried about nothing lol

[Muigi]

People will complain about air being free.

[Rimeskeem]

I am just hoping the game runs smoother than the beta I played. I was getting 30-40fps with screen tearing galore on a 2070 super with a 3900x. I get the Series X is strong but like, optimization?

[Interloper]

I swear, some people on here want game developers to make everything free and not have to pay a dime for anything. ._.

[ArthriticPowers]

@Interloper don't stress mate the game industry is making more money than ever. F2P, Gamepass. These services are implemented because they believe it's the best way to maximise profits. The positive is that if the consumer is ok with using these services a specific way they become part of the 80% (that's a bullshit guesstament from me) that save plenty while the remainder take up the slack... plus some

[poppatron]

The pre season of apex when it launched and then the first season we’re really stingy overal, even the premium of the first season sucked. Let it find its feet

[jlove4life]

Ouch

[KINGS47]

Well, at least u get a pretty cool MasterChief charm at lvl 19 lol

[Magog]

I wonder how many more Microsoft games will go free to play in the future.

[DJStotty]

don't mean to be funny, but if you play a multiplayer game that is free 2 play, but still get cosmetics for free, or pay for the pass, and get more cosmetics, and still find some basis of an argument to complain, then you should not really be gaming.

This is f2p model 101.

I'll be playing for the multiplayer, and that is all, i could not care how i look doing it.

[FanboysKiller]

Still don't understand the f2p model "on many games and not halo in particular", can't imagine to have a sense of achievement while knowing it's not fair for many others.

[Bronbron92]

If anyone is shocked at this lol where have y’all been any game with a season pass system has always been this way sure some have improved and some have just completely got rid or it for a different system to get the rewards, but hey if you want to cry that you have to pay for the other cosmetics for a few bucks then don’t buy it and grind out the few free ones offered

[Darkborn]

That's also why the paid store was fully set up before the first alpha test and how all the videos of halo infinite showcase the difference colors and microtransactions everytime. This whole "free" game is going to be about milking the halo fans.

[chiefJohn117]

Lol it's funny to see non Halo fans and people that don't know the basics of what Halo infinite is about make clueless comments

[FPS_D3TH]

Lmao I guess everyone hates apex legends now too huh

[anast]

So, it's a F2P game with full price admission...of course. This game is going to be designed to suck the life out of the players.

[jjb1981]

Imagine a Halo game without a battle pass. I guess it wouldn't be a Halo game without free rewards in a free mode.

[jambola]

wow
you mwan they're still really stingy and trying to squeeze microtransacttions ?
what
a
shock
:0

[TheDoomedGuy]

So out of curiosity...if halo multiplayer is free....and we don't know anything about the quality or length if the campaign...is halo infinite going to be $40?

I'd much rather it be 60$ and the multiplayer be a part of it instead of free.

[moomoo319]

I cant wait for this game. Cant believe its free. Progression in Halo MCC doesnt give u shit anyway.

[lukejd1088]

Yawn

[Harryvok]

I mean, are we surprised? They've made it free to play to push people towards microtransactions.

Xbox's strategy seems to be for revenue streams other than direct hardware and software sales. Don't be shocked if over time, more and more Xbox first party titles go down this path or the 'day one to game pass!' first party titles see bare bones releases on game pass with everything else behind DLC and microtransactions.