HFFL Community Night this Friday 1-16-15!

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The Halo 5 Beta will be coming to a close very soon. So I thought it would be nice to get a group together to play the beta on Friday.

If you’ve been playing the beta, you know there are some new features to enjoy. If you haven’t played, then this is the perfect opportunity to get in on the action before the beta is over.

I’m on a personal mission to hit SR38 before the beta is done so that I can unlock all of the armor available via the beta.

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We’ll start at 8pm Eastern time and run for at least 3 hours. More if there are enough players and interest.

Since we can only have 4 person parties, we may need to split into two groups. That’s fine by me! I’d love to see a few groups of HFFLers playing the beta together. Hmm, maybe even a chance match-up?

So get ready to don your armor Spartans! We’re going to battle!

-Sal

What would you like to see on/from HFFL this year?

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In an effort to be inclusive to all who come to the blog as well as provide an opportunity to bring new articles to the blog, I’m inviting you all to share what you’d like to see HFFL provide, promote, share, write, etc., in 2015.

While I often have daily content, there are times when I skip a day because there isn’t much to report on for Halo.

I’d really like to hear/read/see some of your suggestions as to what you’d like to see come to the blog. So long as it’s directly HALO relevant, that is. While answers like, ‘more of the same’ is fine, I’m looking for NEW ideas. Either new to the blog itself or something you’ve not seen anywhere on any Halo fan site.

Here’s your chance to have direct input to what you see/read on HFFL.

I look forward to reading your suggestions. Either reply below, or feel free to e-mail me at sal@halofanforlife.com

-Sal

Halo 5: Guardians Beta Unlocks

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This is a partial reblog form Halo Waypoint’s forums. Below, shows what you can unlock from the Master Chief Collection, as well as armors and visors via gameplay itself in the beta.

HALO MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION:
► [Mark-VI] Get the “Your Journey Begins” achievement (Complete any mission or multiplayer game)
► [Mark-VI Scarred] Get the “Cairo Station” achievement (Complete the Halo 2 mission Cairo Station)
► [Nightfall] Watch the Halo: Nightfall series (The helmet will unlock after Episode 1, the rest unlocks after watch all 5 episodes)
► [Helioskrill] Get the “Legend” achievement (Complete all four campaigns on Legendary)

Continue reading →

Halo 5 Guardians Beta week 3 is LIVE! Screenshots and Video inside link

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Week 3 has hit and that means FORGE maps are upon us. This week we now will be playing a new game type called Strongholds.

In Bravo’s words: To win, teams must control the majority of bases. Teams earn one point per second for every controlled base more than the enemy team. You’ll be able to play Strongholds on Regret and Empire.

We will also be able to play Slayer. Once again on Truth and in the winner of the polled forged maps, Pegasus. (I was hoping they’d just let us play on both of them since the votes were so close for so long).

As well, 343 has released nearly a couple dozen images and a video. Feel free to download any of those below. Continue reading →

Halo 5 Beta being discussed on Halo Waypoint: Victory pose/animation

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I do not often check out the forums on Waypoint. Mostly due to moderating that isn’t up to what I prefer. Lots of flaming, too many quotes within quotes kind of posting and repeated topics…

That being said, I do check it out on occasion, especially where there is something currently important going on in the Halo Community.

The Halo 5 Beta is just that current news. So yesterday I took some time to check out threads people were posting over there. Some I agree with, others not, and some pose questions you might be interested in hearing and possibly answering for yourself.

Below you’ll find one of those specifics topics and my thoughts on them. Continue reading →

Spartan Ops in the HMCC to get Achievements

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In an update posted on Halo Waypoint, 343 states: 

As we had mentioned before the holidays, the team continues to work on upcoming Halo: The Master Chief Collection updates to improve the existing experience and add new content. We’ve continued this work through the holidays, and have multiple content updates in the works. Our next content update, which will address UI and a variety of other areas, is currently on track for delivery next week. We will provide additional info regarding the exact ETA and final details of the upcoming content update once the certification process is completed.

Additionally, this Thursday, we’ll be updating MCC to include new achievements for Spartan Ops, as well as some additional ones for multiplayer. These will become available this Thursday, 1/8.

Improving your experience with Halo: The Master Chief Collection remains our top priority, and we thank you for your continued feedback and reports on community forums and elsewhere as we prioritize updates for each CU. We will continue to provide the latest information via this thread.

Whew, how many achievements will this game have when it’s all said and done??? LOL

-Sal

Halo Championship Series Season 1 standings

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Have you been keeping up with the halo Championship Series?
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If not, here’s a look at the top 8 teams so far in season 1.
Rank              Team                                    Points
1                     Counter Logic Gaming          5,580
2                     Evil Geniuses                        4,590
3                     Denial                                   4,335
4                     OpTic Halo                           2,750
5                     Cloud9                                 2,075
6                     Str8 Rippin                           1,470
7                     Believe the Hype                  1,060
8                     VwS Halo                             505