Halo Finite is a perfect example of squandered potential. The gameplay itself is fine aside from fixable issues (melee hitbox collision, desync). It's also bare bones, not even having a standard slayer playlist. But 343 went out of its way to ruin the gameplay to push their storefront. The reason they don't have playlists is due to the challenge system. The game type rotation responds to what challenges you have, as in it's designed to give you minimal chances to accomplish the challenges for minimal reward. 343 selling you challenge swaps is the "solution".
The challenges and progressive system do change how players interact in games. You get constant quitters from people who hate objectives. And many who are left won't bother playing objectives, they'll either pretend its slayer or hyperfocus on challenges entirely irrelevant to gameplay. Instead of people enjoying pure gameplay, the game becomes a grind in frustration and futility.
It's better just to tell people to go back to MCC or switch to Splitgate.
Halo Finite is a perfect example of squandered potential. The gameplay itself is fine aside from fixable issues (melee hitbox collision, desync). It's also bare bones, not even having a standard slayer playlist. But 343 went out of its way to ruin the gameplay to push their storefront. The reason they don't have playlists is due to the challenge system. The game type rotation responds to what challenges you have, as in it's designed to to give you minimal chances to accomplish the challenges for minimal reward. 343 selling you challenge swaps is the "solution".
The challenges and progressive system do change how players interact in games. You get constant quitters from people who hate objectives. And many who are left won't bother playing objectives, they'll either pretend its slayer or hyperfocus on challenges entirely irrelevant to gameplay. Instead of people enjoying pure gameplay, the game becomes a grind in frustration and futility.
It's better just to tell people to go back to MCC or switch to Splitgate.