Mojang Playtest Coordinator, Ex-343er| Temp Un-Retired Twitch Partner? Opinions here are my own! IF IT AINT DRAMA IT AINT CONTENT! proacejoker
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FIRST DAY IS LOCKED!
I can officially announce that, yes, I am lucky enough to be back in the games industry!
Might not be Halo but I am doing similar work at somewhere just as cool, I am the new Playtest Coordinator for the
@Minecraft
team at Microsoft’s Mojang studio!
My exact feelings on it, I’m sorry FTP having “nothing to work towards”, wasn’t an issue for H3 that had 12 items in it. now you get free event stuff when they happen.
A lot of devs I know think Halo isn’t getting enough credit for how insane their live service setup is
I honestly think this snowfight playlist in MW3 is one of the best holiday things they've ever done.
Like YES, more creative shit like this, please!
So adorable, I love it
I got the "go ahead" to make the big official news announcement that I start my NEW job this Tuesday working as a Playtest Coordinator at 343 industries helping make
@halo
!
I'm so excited to be working alongside some of the best talent at my dream company since I was a kid!
Imma be honest, I’ve been at 343 for 3 days now but THIS is really what made me feel like I made it and it wasn’t all just a fever dream 🥰.
I know this is corny but I feel so “at home” with
@halo
Welp! That’s all folks! Been a whole heck of a lot of fun but now turned in my badge and weapon (it was a laptop) and exiting the studio! Stopped to pour one out with Chief real quick tho!
Really do hope I get to do more
@halo
work in the future!
Time to figure out what’s next!
These campaign patches are TARGETED to shutdown
@halo
Infinite Speedrunnning
There are glitches that exist in campaign that are identical to the patched ones that STILL work but ONLY specifically along the route of main speedruns each and every trick has been fixed
Congrats gamers! Now you know why Halo can’t just add all of the forge map remakes from other games into multiplayer! So no, your very cool Highrise or Nacht Der Untoten remake won’t ever be in MM.
Activision has begun taking down Fortnite Creative 2.0 maps for Copyright Infringement. Meaning Call of Duty inspired maps like FPS Rust, Zombies, and more will no longer be playable as creators are contacted to remove them :/
THATS IT! WE OFFICIALLY DONE IT! I JUST BEAT THE HALO 4 WORLD RECORD BY 2 WHOLE MINUTES OVER THE OLD RECORD! FINAL TIME WAS A 1:25:45! OMG! LEGGO AHHHHHHHHHH!
Alright, Long Tweet time: imma just rip the bandaid off cause I gotta watch for me
Yesterday, unfortunately, was informed that due to the market situation in the tech industry, my position at 343I is being dissolved. My last day at the studio is the 31st of this month...
[cont.]
Calling all
@halo
content creators big and small! I need literally everyone!
Respond to this message or dm me! I’m working on a secret project and I want you involved!
This bundle is kinda insane; If there was ever a cosmetic bundle to be the first time to purchase in game stuff, this would be the one: Armor coating, kill effect, helmet, shoulder/knee pads, weapon coating, and the coolest BR skin ever. (343 coating on the BR goes SO HARD!
The Match XP Beta and a Challenge system overhaul both arrive on Nov. 8 with the Winter Update. Learn about the improvements coming to Halo Infinite's in-game progression!
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LMAO! I love this hill so much, was a lot of fun during playtesting. It’s hellish in all the right ways and an amazing social hectic and intense final point! Really makes you control the map and utilize all the cool tech Chasm has to offer. It’s amazing IMO
All i hear is complaining about the challenges.
"I dont like playlist/weapon/medal specific"
WHAT CHALLENGES DO YOU WANT?! I dont think getting 5 pistol kills in a week is that hard...
Honestly, i actually miss challenges being challenging, and weekly...
I love that we have turned "skill" in FPSs to pretty much mean just the same as fighting games; Who is using the best counter, strongest weapon, and able to hit button combos the most consistently in a row...
Except there is only the same, one button combo in FPSs...
Ok,
I can finally breath.
Just to confirm for people who are watching out for me, I have been told by my contract company that I am OK and my whole contract should play out to end of May.
Still need to be looking for new work soon regardless but I know I’m good till May…
Cool stuff coming in Halos future both short and long term I cant wait for people to see!
Who knows, maybe this will be a good thing for me. I'll hopefully get a chance to move to another compan[ies] and grow my career/talents fast then come back and have a bigger role on Halo!
Have opinions on whats happening with MS/343i but tons of people are losing their livelihoods. If you chose to insult and demean devs right now you clearly dont have a shred of humanity or empathy, I personally dont care about a selfish pricks opinion and im in a blocking mood!
Really really really hurts and sucks, working on Halo was always my absolute
#1
dream thing i wanted to do.
Such is contract life though, Only had 2 more months anyways but at least I did get to work at my dream place for almost a year, not many people get that chance... [cont]
Appreciate everyone reaching out but to be honest with y’all, I’m still holding my breath… but I’m ok (for now). Really really rough day with a lot of friends and incredibly talented people with some tough luck, fuckin sucks and if anyone needs someone to talk to. I’m around ❤️
To be clear, there is no bad blood between me or the studio about this. I fully understand the reality of the economic situation all of the tech industry is in and sadly I pulled a short straw.
I would (and will) work at 343 again in a heartbeat if given the chance [cont]
There’s a special extra bad place in Hell for anyone who scalps stuff.
Especially this year, it’s been rough enough already and people are so tight on money. they just want something to do!
I loved working on Halo, being able to see things in the game for 2 seasons and being able to say "hey, I helped make that thing" when playing the game will always be a treasure.
I got two (and 1/2) major releases under my belt for a AAA game which feels good... [cont.]
All I ever wanted to do was make super cool stuff, help make sure the community was heard, and improve the franchise I care so deeply about and changes lives.
I made sure to bust my ass every day working more hours than I should (dont tell my boss :P) to make that happen [cont]
Lots of wildin’ goin on in the comments, this is a shitpost… I loved the first episode even with *some* bad VFX (some of it was great!)
Maybe been watching/learning too much “VFX artists react” but the worst shot IMO was actually the explosions near the begin of the invasion
Going to be a big ole list of patch notes! I Can't wait for y'all to get your hands on this new season! So awesome to have even a small part in the making of a lot of these things! Going to be a game changing season IMO!
Did I just SEE
@XboxP3
on my first day at
@halo
having a delicious lunch?
Yes I did…
Did I have the courage to bother him by trying to talk to him?
No I did not 😋
I’ll catch him next time
With all that said, I could really use some support looking out for jobs if anyone has a line on [associate] Producer, Comms/Community Management, or Live Design game positions theyd can send my way!
I got 2 more weeks at the studio, I'm going to make them count!
Facts, we just had one of the people who sadly got laid off come into work at 4 am yesterday so all the work they were doing could either get finished or in a state to be easily passed off.
People care about the games they work on
Appreciate the opportunity to break into the game industry and have 0 regrets about the work I did and the impact I've had on Halo. Only wish I could have done more!
I met so many insanely talented co workers and friends at the studio and hope to work with again! [cont]
Heyo everyone,
Thanks for all the love about my sucky 343 news, I've been trying to get my head on straight for the last few days trying to figure next steps so apologies I didnt respond back to most people.
Im responding to every single one of you now, really appreciate yall!
Look, now I know I'm being a bit pompous here but my
@halo
Infinite 343 staff in-game goodies came thru and I cant help but FLEX some of them...and oh boy, are there some goodies 😍
Also... TIMMY!
WHHOOOOOO!!!! LETS FREAKIN GOOOOOO YO!
After a pretty rough day of WAY too sweaty matches of Tac Slayer...
I COME OUT AND PULL THIS OFF!? FIRST ONE FOR ME IN INFINITE! IN A 4v4 NO LESS!
GAWD I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH!
Time to promote what 343 hasnt talked about enough:
Friendly reminder, the Infinite BP NEVER goes away, like MCC, if you dont finish it now you can just choose to work on it whenever AND you can buy it WHENEVER!
dont play Infinite for 2 years? want to buy Season 1 BP? YOU CAN!
Literally have played thousands of hours of
@halo
4 and yet i still see new things! This is the first time i have ever seen this, I know its a broken texture but can we get this as an actual pistol skin!? It looks super sick!
The amount of irony that is coming from people replying to this where they try to steer the conversation that to completely unrelated things so they have something to complain about
We get it, you dont like the game and are upset that this might be accurate/true/good
Today was supposed to be a fun day.
I was planning on streaming
@halo
Infinite to celebrate S2 drop but instead im going to be sitting down with some leaders of the
@haloruns
community to discuss the changes made to patch ALL the speedruning tricks in the Infinite campaign
Yo, I’m actually livid…whoever came to HCS sick, you’re a horrible selfish low life human being
Now I’m screwed and have to cancel my plans for Twitchcon
@RegimMax
Im not saying to forget where it was a year and a half ago, but we need to look at the last 6 months as a pattern of trajectory and that can give us a idea of what the future holds
All we can do, and the dev can do is move forward. not saying things are perfect. but its better
To be clear, I honestly DO NOT care if some CGI or VFX was rough, or “how much money the show cost”.
Makes all of 0 difference to me and if anything, I get a good lil chuckle and move on
I like the show.
@Greenskull
Time to show you what the "Newish normal" way to skip the bridge is (bonus: you can get to your pelican as well!) (Second bonus: that pelican is 'supposed' to be the crashed one but actually disappears into the wall before it)
@evolved117
Wow, You really think your the main character huh?
We all talking about basic human rights and you went “wait, they aren’t talking about me, lemme fix that”
Not a single person has said you CANT play Halo because you’re a classic fan, no one is stopping you.
OOOOO BBY! My 1st DEMON in
@halo
Infinite! + a Perfection on top, almost continued that Overkill but I was shaking so much as the Over was the 40th kill!
Been refraining from being that guy and nerding out about my job cause I know it’s a bit cringe
But can’t help it when part of my job is to sit down and play Halo sitting right next to game industry legends like Joseph Staten, Tom French, etc…
Awesome, freaking awesome…
WE DID IT! LASO MASTER CLEANS UP THE FINAL 100% FOR
@HALO
MCC! Thanks so much to
@unyshek
for all of them and
@ChrisHawkner
for the final 2 games. Honestly as much pain as it was playin Halo is always a blast and had plenty of laughs throughout!
Thanks for the Great Journey!
Tbh, the hardest thing that I’ve had to learn to do since I started working on halo (coming from the community side) is ignore so much bait and ignorant comments online. I was so used to putting my own two cents in as a creator but I just shouldn’t anymore…
Now Infinite is out and people know I’m a 343 shill; here is what It needs ASAP IMO:
- WAY more playlists
- Career level system (with performance match XP)
- Cut store prices in half
- fix network things, behind wall shots/ghost melees
- Daily Challenges
- Coatings apply to ALL
Players who understand that the devs who make new content like cosmetics, the people that make new dlc, and the people that bug/glitch fix are 3 completely different teams all working at the same time >
In before people who said "Lmao I super doubt we will see any halo at the showcase" then tweet out how upset they are that there was no Halo at the showcase
Alright, so i dont see many people mentioning it but 2 big things/Speculations from the
@halo
gameplay
First, The reason for those "minecraft" pillars is because we explore the Broken parts/islands of the Halo ring so what we see is literally the ring sheering itself apart!
I am so exhausted from
#HaloWC
and I have once again forgotten to take pictures with all the halo peeps.
Even though I worked the entire event, this was by far my favorite Halo event I’ve ever attended.
I think this 1 picture sums up how a lot of us felt this whole weekend
If that doesnt add to my point about how we get plenty of progress even for the most casual of players... IDK at that point... you just WANT something to be wrong
Stress relieved!
Being on contract is so stressful. I was quiet to not jinx it but my Minecraft contract was apparently ending at the end of June (which I only found out a few weeks ago)
But just heard that the extension went through and I’m here till end of June 2025 now!
I take back my last tweet,
@HALO
INFINITE FLIGHTING CONFIRMED THIS WEEKEND!
Who am I seeing on the battlefield!?
#HaloInfinite
Might have to do a 24 hour stream when it drops...
@Kickassjamas
There’s no winning Man, I thought they did any amazing job of combining both Classic and Modern styles from what we’ve seen from infinite so far trying to appeal to both sides
Instead we have both sides hating on it now :/