Episode 32 - Maps On Maps On Maps

HCS Pro Talk

English - August 07, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 125 MB - ★★★★★ - 39 ratings
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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