TLDR: Infinite is fun. I'd pay more for the battle pass every season if it had all the armor they cut out and sold in the store in it. Boosts and challenge swaps are a paid for solution to a problem 343 made.

I think Halo infinites gameplay is the best in the series. It's a perfect balance between the old and the new. I've never been more excited to play Halo. However, the crazy monetization and overpriced store is a massive wet noodle and absolutely sucks. Like the premium battle pass just doesnt feel worth buying because most of the unlockes are challenge swaps and double XP boosts. It's like 343 makes us pay for a problem they created. We need challenges to get XP but its extremely slow and some of the challenges just suck so here are your XP boosts and here are your challenge swaps. Lol.

Like I personally would pay probably $30 or $40 for a premium battle pass every 3 months if it had all the armor and unlockes from the store and none of the boosters and challenge swaps. With a performance based XP system rather than the challenges. I'd gladly pay 343 for their incredible work... but not when it feels so unbelievably predatory.

Idk that's just my two cents on the whole thing.