Episode 32 - Maps On Maps On Maps
HCS Pro Talk
English - August 07, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 125 MB - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsVideo Games Leisure Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Hello and welcome to episode 32 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the Europa Halo Champions League Grand Finals took place along with a ton of other community run tournaments. Of course there is plenty of news to cover, scrims to recap, and other things to talk about. Finally, we get into the main topic of the show which is maps and map design within Halo. Thank you for the listening and as always, links to everything that is talked about in the episode is below for your viewing pleasure.
News
XP Boost Packs Available Now Within Halo 5
https://twitter.com/Unyshek/status/1025069650399264768
Arena XP Boost Req Pack - 150,000 Req Points OR $4.99
Warzone XP Boost Req Pack - 150,000 Req Points OR $4.99
Castle Wars is Back Within Halo 5
https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1025088093555122181
Forge Maps From Community Slayer Now Within Super Fiesta in Halo 5
https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1025503425788690433
Everyone Now Has Access to MCC Insider
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-insider-flight-update
Assuming ongoing work progresses as planned and the expanded MCC Insider Flights perform as expected, the team is closing in on the official release of the first significant patch for retail MCC. We can’t quite announce that date yet – but we’re in the home stretch and quickly closing in on that huge milestone.
Once the retail update goes out, the next order of business is bringing the new and improved MCC to Xbox GamePass – which was officially confirmed back in June during E3. We’ll have more details to share here soon but final timing is still pending the current flight and overall status for the retail patch itself.
Once retail MCC is updated and the title moves into GamePass, the MCC Insider Program is going to morph into something a little different. We’re still working through some of the final details but a persistent “test realm” is going to live alongside the retail product where the team will continue working and iterating (along with the highly anticipated “Custom Games Browser”). Once that shift occurs, anyone who owns a digital copy of MCC (there’s no viable entitlement system for a physical disc) or is an active GamePass subscriber will be able to continue playing the Test Realm builds and helping to shape future updates for MCC. This test realm is where ongoing work will continue with further patches, fixes and features that will then roll into the retail product.
Halo Community Update - 8/2/18
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/flag-caps-gowns
Third and final issue of the Halo: Collateral Damage comic mini-series coming Aug 15
Installation 01 Weekly Update
https://installation01.org/updates/weekly/8-5-2018
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/installation_01/
Soundtrack song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im690S9SrsU
News (Competitive)
Beyond Astro Spartans Halo 5 August Tournament Schedule
http://teambeyond.net/beyond-x-astro-august-halo-tournament-schedule/
$500 FFA - Friday, August 3rd
$1,000 1v1 - Monday, August 6th
$500 FFA - Friday, August 10th
Balance Patch Halo 3 Tournaments Announced
https://bit.ly/2OOEgGb
https://bit.ly/2ALRmAT
Neighbor and BestMan Duo for Dreamhack Atlanta
https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1025516915295485953
Flamesword Getting Ready to Grind MCC Insider
https://twitter.com/OpTicFlamesword/status/1026185605296910338
Microsoft Store 2v2 Tournaments Reminder
https://smash.gg/league/microsoft-store-halo-summer-series/details
Submit Forge Maps to be Considered for MCC
https://twitter.com/ForgeHub/status/1022848919926173696
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/92b5c5cfee994e7299608301a6b2eb11/topics/mcc-community-playlist-map-submissions/a54c6229-4fff-4831-ae28-ad48b6bfa80a/posts
With the big retail MCC Update happening later this summer we are putting together a 100% community-driven playlist. This playlist will be entirely made up of map and gametype submissions that come from you, the players. If you regularly play custom games on community maps or gametypes that fit into the 4v4 scenario, then you can help be part of the selection process by sending us the pertinent info!
Map Description: 1-3 sentences describing your map
Screenshot: Waypoint, XboxDVR, or Imgur link
Player who has the map on their fileshare.
(Optional) Video: Waypoint, XboxDVR, or YouTube link
(Optional) Community Site Thread: ForgeHub or GrifballHub link
Halo Wars 2 Champions League Season 2 Kick Off
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/flag-caps-gowns
The Banished
August 4th
Breaking the Cluth
August 18th
Team Respawn
September 9th
October 14th
Europa Halo News
The Future of Europa Halo - We will no longer run big open cups or major team leagues. We will run a FFA league in the future and an invitation only Pre-LAN cup for confirmed LAN teams. We hope to see demand for the FFA in EU after today’s event and more players enter.
The No Team Needed event will return on a monthly basis. For September's run we hope to go back to 32 players. If you want in on this it's a first come first served basis. DM me to be added to the list of interest for September and once a date is confirmed we will ask you first.
Pro Battle League News
Atlanta Zenith - Hoaxer as Team Captain
Scrim Recap
Monday, July 30th
Renegades VS Trifecta
Series Score
9-6 - Renegades
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10875
Friday, August 3rd
TOX VS Renegades
Series Score
12-2 - TOX
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10879
TOX VS Elevate
Series Score
12-2 - TOX
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10880
Sunday, August 6th
Renegades VS Trifecta
Series Score
12-3 - Renegades
Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/10881
Tournament Recap
Halo 5 2v2 Sunday Showdown Tournament Results
1st Place
Kuku - Simpl/Jxvqa
$10
2nd Place
This is Easy - Kenjrik/Matron
Bracket - https://bit.ly/2Mn4fCR
The Focus Fire Weekly FFA Tournament Recap
1st Place
Foxzic
$15
Beyond Astro Spartans August FFA Tournament Recap
1st Place
King Nick
$500
Bracket - https://bit.ly/2MboXJb
NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
1st Place
Elevate
$1,500
2000 Points
2nd Place
Hitmen
$500
1200 Points
3rd/4th
TOX
Renegades
800 Points
5th/6th/7th/8th
Str8 Rippin
Team Reciprocity
Veggies (Previously Lux Gaming)
Trifecta
600 Points
Bracket - https://bit.ly/2v0vCf5
VOD - https://mixer.com/Halo/mobile?vod=46767129
Halo Wars 2 Champions League Season 2 - The Banished
1st Place
Scootman
2nd Place
Almirante99
3rd/4th
LargoPancake40
ROCKGENERATION
5th/6th/7th/8th
Diver of Holy
ExoKABOOM
EODSpartan_seb
Loonsmile
Bracket - https://the-banished.challonge.com/Banished_HWCL_S2_Tournament_01
Europa Halo No Team Needed August FFA
1st Place
Conna
43 Kills, 20 Assists, 37 Deaths
2nd Place
Looney
43 Kills, 11 Assists, 32 Deaths
3rd Place
Icon
39 Kills, 21 Assists, 30 Deaths
4th Place
Censure
37 Kills, 21 Assists, 29 Deaths
5th Place
The Warrior O’Niel
35 Kills, 26 Assists, 36 Deaths
6th Place
Penguin (not NA Penguin)
26 Kills, 17 Assists, 39 Deaths
7th Place
Lundy
25 Kills, 22 Assists, 37 Deaths
8th Place
Dezire
24 Kills, 20 Assists, 32 Deaths
Europa Halo Champions League Grand Finals
Mock-It Esports VS Aerox Gaming
Game 1 - Strongholds on Plaza
100-8 - Mock-It
Game 2 - Slayer on Coliseum
50-34 - Mock-It
Game 3 - CTF on Truth
3-0 - Mock-It
Game 4 - Strongholds on The Rig
100-36 - Mock-It
Series Score
4-0 - Mock-It Esports
Halo Maps - The Results
https://twitter.com/HCSProTalk/status/1024396976887095296
Favorite Maps (Casual)?
Longest (H1)
Longshore (H3)
Waterworks (H2)
Coagulation (H2)
Blood Gulch (H1)
Valhalla (H3)
Chiron (H1)
Favorite Maps (Competitive)?
Guardian (H3)
Construct (H3)
Plaza (H5)
Sanctuary (H2)
The Pit (H3)
Midship (H2)/Heretic(H3)/Truth(H5)
Warlock (H2)
Lockout (H2)
Element (Reach)
Least Favorite Maps (Casual)?
Fathom (H5)
Haven (H4)
Tombstone (H2)
Snowbound (H3)
Risen (H5)
Elogation (H2)
Hang Em High (H1)
Least Favorite Maps (Competitive)?
Adrift (H4)
Guardian (H3)
Stasis (H5)
Fissure (H5)
The Rig (H5)
Amplified (H3)
Sanctuary (H2)
Shoutouts
Europa Halo for not only the Champions League but for also finding a way to continue within the scene and provide a way for people to compete within the European community
https://twitter.com/EuropaHalo
Nadestraight for providing another outlet for the european Halo community to compete
https://twitter.com/Nadestraight
Nebraska and Calgary Halo for keeping the tight knit community events alive
https://twitter.com/HaloNebraska
https://twitter.com/CalgaryHalo
Community Creations
iGotUrPistola - Streaming
https://www.twitch.tv/igoturpistola
HCS NOLA Top 5 Plays - By Halo/HCS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGwDJgTgLuI
Calgary Halo - MCC LAN
https://www.twitch.tv/CalgaryHalo
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