Despite the praises of Halo Infinite's multiplayer gameplay, fans and critics alike have spoken out about the way it is structured, particularly in game mode variety. This feedback hasn't fallen on deaf ears, with 343 Industries announcing that updates are coming to Halo Infinite's multiplayer selection, including the return of some fan-favorite modes.

Many fans have been puzzled by Halo Infinite's multiplayer problems, considering other games in the franchise have avoided these issues. Currently, players can select between three multiplayer playlists in Halo Infinite: Quick Play, Big Team Battle, and Ranked Arena. These playlists aren't game modes but more so indications of the type of games players will be participating in, with Quick Play offering 4v4 modes, Big Team Battle having 12v12 modes, and Ranked Arena also being 4v4, but with competitive settings. That said, Halo Infinite players simply want to choose what game type they are looking to play, especially when many Weekly Challenges necessitate individual game modes.

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Halo Infinite's playlists will be receiving some major updates before the end of the year, 343 Industries has announced. The news comes from a couple of tweets by the Halo Community Manager, John Junyszek, writing that the studio is currently working on adding Tactical Slayer (SWAT) and Free-For-All playlists into Halo Infinite, as well as bring back Fiesta Mode. 343 Industries previously stated Fiesta mode would only return in the next Tenrai event in January. As for when the updates will be available, Junyszek states, "They won't land by Dec 8, but the team is pushing to get them in before the end of year," followed by a fist-bump emoji.

Junyszek elaborates in a following post that the purpose of Halo Infinite's events is to test game modes before fully adding them as playlists. The current plan at 343 Industries is to monitor how these three playlists do health-wise and adjust as necessary. Fans will have to wait until after the holidays to start selecting individual Quick Play and Big Team Battle modes, though. In a final tweet, Junyszek writes, "A Social Slayer playlist (with multiple variations) is also in the works (we see this request the most), but we won't be able to get that one ready until after the holidays."

For those hoping to see changes coming to Halo Infinite, this is where 343 Industries is at in addressing them. Halo Infinite will have dedicated playlists for SWAT and Fiesta, as well as Slayer and its multiple variants both large and small, though it is just going to take a little more time. Sure, there is an argument to be made for why these offerings weren't available in the first place, which is fair, as the status-quo is a bit anti-player, but 343 Industries' continued transperancy and desire to improve Halo Infinite cannot be ignored.

The Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta is available on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with the full release coming on December 8.

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