The company makes it clear that the so-called ‘coatings’ can be achieved by playing; there will be no loot boxes. The multiplayer mode will be free to play.
343 Industries has detailed how the Halo Infinite microtransaction system will work. The long-awaited video game, one of the emblems of Xbox Series X | S, postponed its launch until sometime in 2021; a delay in order to achieve the quality standards expected for this series. After knowing that its multiplayer mode will be free to play, that is, free with microtransactions, the North American firm owned by Xbox Game Studios has deepened in this regard to confirm and deny some information.
The ‘Coatings’ or coatings of the character: paying or playing
John Junyszek, Community Manager at 343 Industries, has stated in a short thread through the social network Twitter, that, in effect, there will be a store inside Halo Infinite with microtransactions, but there will be no loot boxes (loot boxes with contents of randomization game) and everything can be achieved by playing. In this way, rumors about the integration of paid content that affect the gameplay are dispelled: content subject to micropayments can also be obtained through the game itself.
Coatings in Halo Infinite
This is the concept of ‘coatings’, the nomenclature chosen by 343 for equipment and its color variants. As in any multiplayer video game today, changing your appearance not only affects the character’s abilities in many cases, but also its aesthetics. The ‘coatings’ (in Spanish ‘coating’) and their colors can be obtained both by accessing the store and paying their price immediately, as well as as a reward for completing missions and objectives of the game.
“Coatings (and therefore colors) can only be purchased ?!> :(“
No, that is not the case. There will be all kinds customization items (including coatings) that can be earned in-game and earned as special rewards. Will there be purchases? Sure. Is that the only way? Absolutely not.
– John Junyszek (@Unyshek) October 24, 2020
“There will be all kinds of customization items” in Halo Infinite, he says, including ‘coatings’, “that can be obtained in-game and as special rewards. Will there be integrated purchases? Of course. Is it the only way to get them? Absolutely not, ”he asserts.
Halo Infinite will arrive in 2021 to Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One and PC
The goal of 343 is for each player to be able to customize their character in any way they want, with a wide range of items and equipment. “Although moving away from the old color system has been a difficult decision, it has allowed us to delve into greater variations with armor color, materials, patterns, etc. You’ll look great in Halo Infinite. “
Meanwhile, Halo Infinite continues in development for Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, and PC. All three platforms, given that the Xbox One version has not been canceled. The video game will go on sale when it is finished; sometime in 2021. In addition, it will be one of the great showcases of the Xbox Game Pass service on the same day of launch of the game. Phil Spencer does not rule out that the campaign and the multiplayer arrive separately.
