Halo Infinite’s Multiplayer Beta has been out for a week, with fans already giving 343 Industries a lot of feedback to improve the game. One of the enduring complaints has beenHalo Infinite’s lack of freely obtainable armor pieces, and a new leak suggests that the Campaign will not provide the salvation many have hoped it would.
For the overwhleming praise thatHalo Infinitehas received, it has come at the cost of some pretty detrimental criticism. The major problem that fans expressed out of the gate wasHalo Infinite’s slow battle pass progression, where players could play dozens of matches and only rank up a quaint number of times. 343 Industries quickly released fixes that essentially made it so players were earning per-match XP, with promises of further, more developed changes coming down the line. However, there remainsongoing criticisms of theHalo Infinitebattle pass itself, with its tiers of single armor components not being worth it, touching upon a potentially more pressing issue: the lack of free customization options.
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A leaker has discoveredHalo Infinite’s Campaign unlockables, and they appear to be devoid of any armor pieces. Chaz The Jackal posted to Twitter a list of all the cosmetic items players can unlock from playingHalo Infinite’s Campaign, which includes everything except new armor pieces—everything being weapon and vehicle skins, armor coatings, emblems, and stances. As it pertains to armor cosmetics, specifically, there are apparently nine new coatings, four new emblems, and one new stance. It is currently unclear how any of these items are unlockable, nor how Chaz The Jackal obtained this information, though much ofHalo Infinite’s armor customization leakedprior to the start of its Beta.
As it stands, there are only three ways to unlock new armor pieces inHalo Infinite. The first is the battle pass that never expires and has over 100 tiers worth of new cosmetic items, though players will have to pay $10 to begin progress on it. Next areHalo Infinite’s free events like the upcoming Fracture: Tenrai, which are essentially mini battle passes with unique cosmetics for players to obtain. Lastly, there is the shop that rotates new armor and skins daily that can only be attained by purchasingHaloCredits with real money.
The modern multiplayer formula of battle passes and item shops has arrived toHaloand for better or worse,Halo Infinite’s current state is the outcome of that. Where games likeFortniteandCall of Duty: Warzoneallow players to buy various skins for their avatars, it was only a matter of time beforeHalojoined in. This is particularly burning for manyHalofans because customization has been a key part of the series' multiplayer experience for a long time, and for 343 Industries to lock so much of it behind a paywall feels insulting to the fans. Now, without any new armor coming from the game’s campaign, players may have to come around to dipping into their wallets.
Halo Infinite’s Multiplayer Beta is available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with the full game releasing on December 8.
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