Other improvements include the match experience which is also in beta phase. With each finished game, players will be rewarded and will obtain additional experience points according to their performance (victory or defeat, placement at the end of the game, etc.). “During the beta period, the number of experience points awarded will be monitored and adjusted,” it says. This system can be tried out with the new free 30-tier Battle Pass (no expiration) that grants access to Halo Reach-inspired cosmetics.
Of course, this winter update adds two new maps entirely designed with the "Forge" mode: Argyle (a narrow interior map located in the corridors of a UNSC ship) and Detachment (an abandoned building in the 'UNSC peaking on a rock formation). Added to this is the new "Joint Ops" mode, a variation of the single-flag "Capture the Flag" mode in which attackers are equipped with Optical Camouflage and defenders with Threat Sensor.
Online cooperation is also emerging to allow up to four players to (re)do the main campaign. “Crossplay is enabled on Xbox and PC and progress and unlocked items are shared between players,” we are told. Note that any mission can be restarted from the tactical map if you want to collect collectibles. Finally, the Halo Infinite Winter Update - which contains other new features - also includes 24 new Achievements, which will undoubtedly delight completionists.
