In an official Halo Infinite Season 2 preview livestream, 343 Industries’ chief design officer Jerry Hook has confirmed that developers are looking to get rid of Halo Infinite’s controversial armor core alignment system. “We really lost the strength that Halo: Reach and Halo 3 gave players the ability to mix and match,” Hook said of Halo Infinite’s adaptation. “So … we’re looking to move completely away from the core system.”
Halo Infinite’s armor cores serve as basic templates on which players can equip armor coatings (colors and textures) and armor pieces. 343 Industries’ original goal with armor cores was to give players an extra level of customization separate from individual armor pieces. However, the armor core system has proven to be largely unpopular due to the fact that most armor pieces, visor colors and armor coatings can currently only be equipped on one specific core. This limitation significantly limits how much players can shuffle and match the customizable items they have unlocked, and this is the main reason why many players claim that Halo Infinite’s customizable options are unacceptably superficial.
Going forward, developers will address these concerns by working to make customizable elements usable across all Halo Infinite armor cores. According to Hook, fans should be able to start using all their helmets, visor colors and armor coatings on all armor cores that are not fractures at some point in Halo Infinite season 2. From there, the developers will then work on making all other types of armor pieces, such as shoulders and chest plates , which can be used on all armor cores. Especially because of how uniquely shaped armor cores and armor pieces from Fracture events are, the developers do not plan to implement these changes for Fracture armor for now.
Overall, it’s great to see developers addressing criticism of the armored nuclear system by working to get rid of its restrictions. It sounds like armor cores as a whole can be removed from the game eventually; if this happens, it will no doubt be interesting to see how the developers plan to rework Halo Infinite’s customization systems in the future.
Halo Infinite’s multiplayer is free to play and is available on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One consoles and Windows PCs. It’s a ton of fun despite some of its serious issues, and paired with the Halo Infinite campaign, it’s one of the best Xbox games available right now.
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