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About Sal

I’ve got tons of experience with Halo gaming and collecting. I feel I have something to offer to the greater Halo fan community. Posts along the way will be about tips and tricks in the games as well as collecting and many more Halo related things. I’ll also repost interesting articles from the official site, Halowaypoint.com, or from fellow Halo fan sites. As I continue this blog, I hope to help gamers who want advice on the games, as well as any collectors with regards to where to find collectibles as well as deals, coupons and so on. You can also follow me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/HaloFanForLife or Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/halofanforlife11. Welcome to my blog and I hope you’ll come back again and again. -Sal

Halo Toy Review: Mega Bloks Promethean Weapon Customizer set

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Mega Bloks Promethean Weapon Customizer set

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: 1 minutes sorting, no building involved.
Set Piece Count: 44
Minifigs: Halo 5 Promethean Soldier, Halo 5 Promethean Sniper
Weapons: Boltshot, Light Rifle, Scattershot (Those three in silver/orange colors); Suppressor, Incineration Cannon, Binary Rifle (Those three in grey/orange colors, 4X Splinter Grenade (Translucent Orange
Accessories: 2X Hard Light Shield (Translucent Orange). 2X Promethean Crates. One with silver lid, the other with a grey lid.
Special Features: N/A
Cost: $8-9 (US) depending on where you get yours from. I got mine from Target for $8

And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER) Continue reading →

My age requirement policy for the blog and gaming with me.

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I feel the need to bring this up as last night a fan of two years decided to no longer follow me, due to my age policy.

First, the blog itself is kept at a PG-13 rating as best as I can. There have been a few rare exceptions.

Second, when signing up to be a subscriber, you should be 18 one older. Now some may ask why that is when I maintain a PG-13 blog? Well, simply put, it is for those times when I might post something not suitable for below 18.

Now, I’m not going to kid myself here. I know that teenagers and younger kids have heard all sorts of bad language or seen violence in video games, movies, etc. However, as an adult, I feel I need to be responsible in that I not perpetuate those things to those younger than adult age.

This brings me to my point regarding the now, lost fan. Continue reading →

Cartographer’s Gift REQ Reveal

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The following is a reblog from HaloWaypoint (My commentary immediately following the reblogged article): 

The next free update to Halo 5: Guardians arrives next week and with it comes Forge, new Arena and Warzone maps, Seasons and social playlists, brand new REQs, and more. Today, we’re excited to reveal each unlockable REQ. Included are weapons, armor, and emblems you might recognize from past Halo titles, as well as some new additions.

Cartographer’s Gift marks the return of the SPNKr Rocket Launcher – the dual-tubed tool of destruction that comes in 4 flavors. You’ll also notice the full set of Gold Standard weapon skins, which are rather fitting of their Legendary rarity. We hope you’re as excited as we are for Cartographer’s Gift and the wide array of new content it brings to Halo 5. Without further ado, here’s the full REQ reveal of the Cartographer’s Gift update, which we teased in last week’s Halo Community Update.

Join us this Friday at 3 PM PT on Halo Channel and Twitch.tv/Halo to see the new content – including Forge, new maps, REQs, and more – in action!

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The purpose of the 2016 HFFL event

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Before I get started, let me say that the event name will be forthcoming. For now, I’m just referring to it as ‘the event’. Rest assured it will be a Halo-themed event.

Okay, here goes!

The purpose of creating a Halo themed convention, known currently as ‘the event’

There is no pure Halo convention out there, that I know of. One or two may feature Halo prominently, but they are not purely Halo.

I want to be able to bring Halo fans together from all over the world in an atmosphere that is strictly for them. The motto for my blog is ‘By a Halo Fan for Halo Fans” and that rings very much true here as well. Continue reading →

Halo Toy Review: McFarlane 10 inch Spartan Locke Statue

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Ah, finally a new McFarlane piece to add to my collection! This has been out for a little bit. I’ve only just had the chance to pick it up. Thankfully, I got it on sale at Toys R Us. The price is normally $29.99. I got it for $19.99. Read on to see what I think of it.

I know some of you like to keep your collections in the box. This statue looks decent in it’s package. Though you are missing out if you don’t take it out and look at all the detail that went into this. The back of the box might be a little misleading to some. You will NOT get the unhelmeted Locke head with every box. It IS exclusive. Yes, I know it’s printed right there, but undoubtedly, someone is going to miss that fact and be upset about it. So just be forewarned.

(Click pics to make bigger)McF 10in Locke BOX Continue reading →

Special Holiday Promo Pack for Halo 5 Guardians given today!

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Next time you play Halo 5 or check your Halo 5 career on Waypoint, you will find a new REQ pack waiting for you. It’s a Christmas themed pack! Check it!!

I opened up mine via Halo Waypoint:

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This is what I got:

Holiday Promo Pack contents H5G

The first two items are standard. Not sure about the others.

Here’s a closer look:

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Awesome! I’ll be sporting both of these at some point over the course of this month.