Bravo writes up this week’s bulletin.

As we all know, 343 is located in Kirkland, Washington, which is located essentially next to Seattle. So it’s no wonder the folks there are Seahawks fans. (That’s an NFL football team…LOL). Anyway, they posted the following pic of there support for the team:

This leads into the next article within the bulletin.

Matchmaking Playlist Update
Halo Spartan Bowl!

Those who hopped into Halo 4 Matchmaking on Thanksgiving weekend in November may remember the football-themed Turkey Bowl playlist, which featured “touchdowns only” Ricochet on a custom football field, designed by the Grifball guru and Forge expert Nokyard. For Super Bowl weekend, we’re bringing the game type back, on an updated (new and improved!) virtual football field, and select team colors which may or may not reflect two of the top teams in a certain football league (Go, Hawks!). The playlist, which is called the Halo Spartan Bowl, will be available from Friday, January 31st through Sunday, February 2nd, so you’ll have ample time to play before and after the big game. We’ll have more info as well as a preview of the game type next week on Waypoint.  

The Team Slayer Top 200 season 1 rankings are listed. To see the full list for season 1, head here. To start competing in season 2, simply head into the Team Slayer Playlist and join the action! You can track your CSR (Competitive Skill Rank) for the playlist by visiting your Halo 4 Service Record. To learn more about CSR, head here.

HFFL: I for one am looking forward to this gametype. I just hope all or at least some of those annoying shields that were on the Thanksgiving map are gone. I’d prefer weapons to only be swords, so it’s as close to football as possible. Yes, swords aren’t part of football, but neither are automatic weapons…

Community Choice: SWAT game types
The next matchmaking update is February 3rd. SO 343 is asking you to vote for one of three gametypes to be the winner of the next Community Choice Poll.

HFFL: Personally, I prefer SWAT to stay slayer only. Of these choices…
• CTF – Man, I’d hate to be that guy with the flag. Big marker over your head. You’re getting taken out quick.
• Oddball – Not only the big marker but you also CAN NOT SHOOT….
• King of the Hill (KOTH) – of the three this might be the one that is the better of them. Although, I wouldn’t want to be in the hill. You’re sure to get picked off pretty easily.

So I’ll vote for KOTH, but only because it makes more sense than the other two, not because I really like the choice.

The bulletin mentions Mortal Dictata being out now. As I’ve covered that pretty well this week, I’m not going to rehash that part of the bulletin.

Community Interview: The Fated Fire
This interview is with a person who is a Forger. Forgive me that I’m not ware of this person. I have played on a few of their maps. “The Ark,” “Black Site,” and just this week, “Meta Raid.” You’ll have to check out the full bulletin for the interview. Link is at the bottom of this article.

Finally as always the Screenshot Spotlight. This week’s topic? Explosion
Here are my picks of the ones shown this week, in no particular order:




Next week’s topic is nature. If you want a shot at being in the bulletin, tag your screenshots with “Nature” and “Halo Waypoint.”  You might be lucky enough to be picked.

To read the full bulletin, go HERE.

-Sal