halo 5:guardians

May 29, 2016

New Halo 5 Update Detailed By 343 Industries

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343 Industries has taken a rather unique approach to updating Halo 5: Guardians and releasing new content for the title. Rather than simply releasing paid DLC map packs, they have taken to offer free title updates every few weeks that include new maps, REQs, armor, weapons, vehicles and features. This trend is continuing into at least next month and the developer has now released information about the latest update. Called the Hog Wild REQ Drop, it is most notable for introducing four brand new variants of the Warthog. These include Vespin Rocket Warthog, Sword Needler Warthog, Rally Scout Warthog and the Rally Warthog. The update will also into new versions of the SMG, DMR, Assault Rifle and Battle Rifle that feature a hybrid scope, new armor pieces as well as a selection of weapon skins and emblems. The blog post at Halo Waypoint also confirmed that the team has introduced a new rotation of multiplayer maps and gametype variants into online matchmaking after several months of testing. Additionally, Warzone is

April 20, 2016

Warden Eternal To Be Nerfed In Latest Halo 5 Update

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Some of the changes coming to Halo 5: Guardians in the Memories of Reach update have been revealed by developer 343 Industries in a blog post on Halo Waypoint. Most significant among them is a change to the enemy known as Warden Eternal, who acts as the primary antagonist throughout the campaign. According to the senior systems designer Chris Proctor, encounters with the Warden are more difficult than intended and as such he will be nerfed. “Players and reviews commonly cite the Warden as an unfair difficulty spike on higher difficulty, particularly the triple-Warden fight towards the end of the game. Looking at this in depth, it’s partly because of the Warden himself: his attacks are difficult to avoid, he’s hard to get behind to shoot in the back, his front armor is durable. It’s also because supporting enemies don’t allow any breathing room – having multiple turrets firing continuous, highly damaging beams at you while you’re trying to dodge Warden attacks is pretty rough.” As well as making Warden