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- [Narrator] Calling all Spartans,

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the mid-season update

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for "Halo Infinite" season 5
reckoning dropped this week

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and it heralds the
return of firefight mode

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to the iconic first person shooter series,

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with the new "Firefight:
King of the Hill" playlist.

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Introduced with 2009's Halo 3ODST,

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Firefight is a wave based,
co-op, hoard type experience

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that has appeared in several
incarnations over the years,

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like "Halo Reach" with
its more Arcadey mechanics

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and two on two versus mode,

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as well as a war zone variant in "Halo 5".

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It even made the leap to a different genre

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in the real time strategy
titled "Halo Wars 2".

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As for this news take with Infinite,

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there's more of an
objective-based flavor here as you

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and three other players
are pitted against tides

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of banished goons.

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Capture and hold onto five
hills to claim match victory.

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The playlist features nine maps,

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has support for matchmaking,

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and is available in normal

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or heroic difficulties at launch

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with legendary to come
later down the line.

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If you fancy yourself
a seasoned Halo player,

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we recommend bumping it up to heroic

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as normal will feel far too easy

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and hey, what's life
without some challenge?

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Bear in mind that since this
is a co-op PVE experience,

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playing Firefight won't
tick off challenges

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that task you with killing Spartans,

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which is nearly all of them.

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So if you're behind on
progressing your battle pass,

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this playlist unfortunately

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won't be the most time efficient method

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for snagging those rewards.

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But it's not a bad way to warm up

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before taking on other players.

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"Firefight: King of the Hill"

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and Halo Infinite's mid-season
update are live now.

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See you on the Battlefield, Spartans.