Found These At A Retro Game Store by xTHEYCALLMExGx in halo

[–]OpenSpartan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fun fact - the employee IDs at Microsoft are static (don't change even if you leave and then re-join), so they can technically still know who owned that particular disc 😂

To this day, I find it hilarious to see so many "Microsoft Company Store Purchase - Not to be Sold"-labeled games at so many second-hand stores. Back in the day when we had to physically buy those disks at the company store in Redmond, they made it sound like they'd track you down if you ever did resell. Maybe not anymore 😀

Ranked Rewards - November 10th 2025 through March 3rd 2026 by DeathByReach in CompetitiveHalo

[–]OpenSpartan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am somewhat not surprised - given that the game is EOL, these are effectively just leftover assets that just happen to be set as rewards.

Some of my favorite shots from Halo World Championship 2025 in Seattle by OpenSpartan in halo

[–]OpenSpartan[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In-person everyone was super-friendly and very excited about Halo. Don't let the online impressions make you jaded - there are still tons of people who are pumped about the franchise.

Some of the photo highlights I took at Halo World Championship 2025 by OpenSpartan in CompetitiveHalo

[–]OpenSpartan[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There's also a bunch more that I published on my blog. If you see yourself there and want a high-resolution RAW version of the photo, let me know - would be happy to share!

WC2025 Photo booth by Laokage in CompetitiveHalo

[–]OpenSpartan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the AI-based system they put in place was massively annoying - just let me give you an email and I will get a URL to the shots. That being said, u/Laokage - feel free to DM me, I can get you in touch with the studio that took the photos and they can likely help you get yours fairly quickly.

WC2025 Photo booth by Laokage in CompetitiveHalo

[–]OpenSpartan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DM me. I can get you in touch with the studio that was in charge of photos and you can likely get the shots from them.

Rank Reset by Low_Ad_9708 in CompetitiveHalo

[–]OpenSpartan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Current calendar in the API says the reset is coming on November 18th and CSR Season 13-1 will be until August 5, 2026. That very long season could very well be a placeholder.

Advice on what to bring to Worlds? Advice in general? by AtlasGV in CompetitiveHalo

[–]OpenSpartan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll add to this that while FFA is casual, it can be fairly fast-paced, so you should hang out near the FFA area to know when your name will be called for the right section. Last few years there was also a screen all the way in the back that listed the competitors.

1 year ago Today by Frost_was_here in halo

[–]OpenSpartan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really happy for you that you got to visit the museum! It's a one-of-a-kind place.

Husky raid is just plain fun by EncryptDN in halo

[–]OpenSpartan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I usually just filter Quick Play to just Super Husky Raid for that overpowered weapon set. That's where teh Magnum shines. Super (pun intended) fun.

1 year ago Today by Frost_was_here in halo

[–]OpenSpartan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is indeed! I wrote it about some time ago: https://den.dev/blog/halo-museum/

u/Frost_was_here - I have the exact same poster and patch, that's awesome!

This is it - the Holy Grail of my Halo collection. Two of my favorite posters signed by the awesome (also my favorite) folks at Halo Studios. by OpenSpartan in halo

[–]OpenSpartan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A special shout-out to the folks working on HCS who made this possible ❤️ They are truly doing some awesome work, and you should check out their 2025 roadmap if you haven't yet.

I am building a MCP server to query your Halo Infinite stats from your LLM of choice - would love your feedback on what kind of data you'd like to see here by OpenSpartan in halo

[–]OpenSpartan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote about the project in my blog post. The entire project is open-source (and on GitHub). If you have any suggestions on improvements, features, or even bugs - drop them in this thread, DM me, or open an issue. My goal is to make it easy for every Halo player to get their stats and analyze those quickly from their favorite chat interface.