We start off with the Matchmaking Playlist Update. There will be updates on both Monday AND Tuesday. Monday will be current playlist updates and the Armor Mod Update. Tuesday will bring us the Champions Bundle DLC content and playlist.
Halo 4 Armor Mod Update (text taken directly from Halo Waypoint):
Next Monday, we will release two additional armor mods free of charge for you to enjoy, and we’ll be using a Title Update to deliver them. These will be released one day before the Champions Bundle launches on Tuesday, and you’ll immediately be able to incorporate these new Support Upgrades into your Loadouts and dominate.
- Recharge: New Support Upgrade available to all players
Recharge decreases the time it takes for your shields to recharge. - Survivor: New Support Upgrade available to all players
Survivor ejects you out of a vehicle if it’s about to explode.
We hope you enjoy using these complimentary Support Upgrades in your Loadouts starting next Monday. As a reminder, the Champions Bundle will include a sneak peek of the Resistor Tactical Package, which allows players to retain full mobility despite taking fire for a few short moments. This armor mod will eventually be made available to all players in Halo 4 Matchmaking free of charge.
Before we dive into how the Champions Bundle will be showcased in Halo 4 Matchmaking, we’ve got some other changes that are coming in Monday’s update. For starters, the Global Championship online qualifier will be coming to a close, and the Rumble Pit playlist will return as the premiere FFA offering. Based on community feedback, we’ve also made some changes. Rumble Pit will have a total of 15 new voting options including new Slayer game types, new objective game types (King of the Hill and Oddball) and Regicide, which is being consolidated and will now exclusively be available in the Rumble Pit playlist.
HFFL: Dang, this sucks regarding the news for Regicide for me. I STILL need to max out those commendations so I can get the Kingslayer emblem so I can finally start filming on my MaC Rounds web series. Looks like I’ll be heading into Rumble Pit now. Oh for joy… <–sarcasm alert
The following Slayer and objective game types from the Halo 4 Global Championship playlist will be added to the Rumble Pit offerings:
Haven Oddball
Skyline Rumble BRs
Simplex Rumble BRs
Abandon King of the Hill
Landfall King of the Hill
While the above game types will add variety to the playlist, a Slayer game type will always be present in the first voting slot. As always, we want to know your thoughts on these game types and what else you’d like to see in Rumble Pit. Head over to the Rumble Pit Feedback Thread next week to join the conversation.
In Spartan Ops Matchmaking, we’ll be offering a selection of Forerunner-themed missions:
Episode 1, Chapter 3: The Challenge
Episode 1, Chapter 4: Sacred
Episode 2, Chapter 5: Gagarin
Episode 5, Chapter 1: Spartan Miller
Episode 5, Chapter 2: Nothing Can Go Wrong
We’ll also be removing Crimson DLC in preparation for the Champions Bundle the following day. Speaking of…
Halo 4 Champions Bundle
This bundle releases on Aug 20 for 800 MSP.
Following text again from Halo Waypoint:
Next, let’s talk about what Matchmaking will look like come next Tuesday.
The Champions Bundle will have its own playlist in Matchmaking. It will offer a varied selection of 4 vs. 4 game types and be the only place to play the brand new game type, Ricochet for the first two weeks, and new maps Pitfall and Vertigo. The map / game type offering is as follows:
- Pitfall Infinity Slayer
- Pitfall Slayer Pro
- Pitfall Ricochet
- Pitfall Capture the Flag
- Vertigo Infinity Slayer
- Vertigo Slayer Pro
- Vertigo Extraction
- Vertigo King of the Hill
We hope you enjoy this mix of game types.
Next is the Halo 4 Global Championship.This section covers the fifth/final week of qualifiers and shows the current leaderboard as of 8.14.13 at 5:45PM.
HFFL: More invites to the finals were given out, this time to a select few Halo communities. From Halo Waypoint: “As a thank you for their dedication and contributions to the greater Halo universe, several well-known and competitive gaming communities have also received a specified amount of invites each…” Sadly, I was not included in this. While I am admittedly jealous of those sites who got the invitations, I do hope one of their folks is able to pull off the upset and win this thing. I SO want a NON-Pro player to win!
Finally as always the bulletin ends with a Screenshot Spotlight. This time the subject matter is: GREEN
If You want to read the full bulletin, go to the official Halo Waypoint website here.
-Sal