
So why climb it? Introduce variety to the written entertainment. Waypoint offers up another three or four machinima shows, none of which can touch Rooster Teeth's series. When I'm in the mood for machinima, Red vs. They're the only people spending time in Waypoint, after all, so go big and really dig in to their interests. By all means, keep the stats around, but if Waypoint wants to find a way out of redundancy, it's time to appeal directly to the hardcore Halo fans. Certainly, it's capable of greater things. I can't help but think it should aspire to greater things. Your precious rewards are held hostage until you download Waypoint, sign in, and view Career.Įssentially, Waypoint tracks made-up statistics, adds unnecessary hassle, and plays funny videos. earn 900 total Halo gamerpoints) and complete Reach's campaign on Heroic difficulty.īut that alone won't do the job. To unlock the CQB helmet, for example, you must reach Career Milestone 20 (i.e. Since the update, these carrots now include unlocking certain pieces of Reach armor, done through a combination of Milestones and specific Achievements. Milestones unlock Avatar gear and pets (343 Guilty Spark now periodically taunts my Avatar thanks to this). Only the truly insane care about scoring any of these. There are also Waypoint Awards for tagging certain combinations of Achievements. The second is a meta-Achievements system called Milestones, which tracks Achievements earned across all six Halo games.

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Originally a complete mess, the update finally organized things into desperately needed menus, though the branches are still a bit thick. Blue, plus "best kills" countdowns, tips, interviews, and in-depth looks at the Haloverse.
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Blue and padded by a lot of series wanting to be Red vs. The first is almost entirely machinima, anchored by episodes of comedy series Red vs. To date, Waypoint mainly serves two roles: video warehouse and points tracker.
