Halo Infinite Season 2 Improvements Outlined by 343 Industries

343 Industries’ Halo Infinite has had a strong launch thanks to its solid gameplay mechanics, although the lack of content has quickly caught up with fans, leading to a lot of frustration amongst the community. As we reach the imminent release of the game’s second season this May, 343 has outlined the many improvements that fans can expect from it.

As detailed in a recent Halo Waypoint blog, the developer has revealed that there will be both major and minor improvements to the audio, matchmaking playlists, stability improvements to the PC version, and much more. You can check out the detailed list down below.

Recently, 343 Industries also acknowledged its communication issues leading players to running out of patience.

Season 2 Updates

AUDIO

The ability to hear an opponent’s shield recharge sound will be reduced to prevent providing too much information about a player’s location
The volume of the Grunt Birthday Party sound effect will be increased in Campaign

MULTIPLAYER

Arena

Catalyst (new Arena map) will be added to multiple playlists on day one
King of the Hill will be added to multiple playlists
Attrition will be added to multiple playlists
In Attrition, a revived player will be able to move immediately after spawning back in
Motion Tracker (Radar) will have its outer edge detection enabled for shooting and sprinting in social playlists

Big Team Battle

Breaker (new BTB map) will be added to matchmaking on day one
Jeff Steitzer’s voice is returning to call out player-earned medals
Issue causing asymmetrical Weapon Rack spawns has been addressed

Matchmaking

Rather than track a player’s entire session, the CSR progression bar will now reflect the progress made from their most recent match

Custom Games & Forge

Addressing some Custom Game bugs, with more coming down the road

Personal AI & Spartan Chatter

Balance adjustments were made to emphasize what’s most important for players

Noticeable stability improvements; the team has resolved dozens of PC crashes

SANDBOX

Networking

Melee fights should be more consistent, with opponents “phasing” through each other less and “whiffing” less when a melee should’ve connected

Weapons

A global melee damage decrease of 10% on all weapons will require the Mangler to land two shots and a beatdown for a kill.
The Ravager’s base (non-charged) shot will see a damage increase

Friend or Foe (IFF) Recognition (Player Outlines)

This system will now have options allowing players to modify the opacity and thickness based on their preferences

Equipment

Drop Wall will see slight performance increases
Overshield will provide slightly more shielding

Vehicles

Chopper collision (splatter) damage will be increased to its vehicle-splattering glory
Banshee’s agility and damage output will be increased to improve its role as a strike fighter
Warthog & Razorback should be more resistant to flipping and bouncing