Happy 10th Birthday Halo 5

[p align="start"]Fireteam Osiris, the light is green![p align="start"]It has been ten years since Spartan Locke sent Fireteam Osiris to Kamchatka, thus setting in motion the events of Halo: 5 Guardians.[p align="start"]We’re celebrating in Halo Infinite by bringing some fan-favorite armor sets to the Exchange and bringing back the new, unique mode, Extermination.

Anniversary Armors

[p align="start"]If you’ve banked enough Spartan Points, you’ll be able to grab these sets as soon as they drop out of slipspace. If not, fear not – they will be available from the Exchange so you may obtain them at your leisure. (Or you can grab them from the Shop if you prefer that route.)

•  Hunter: Savvy Spartans choose HUNTER technology for its customizable interfaces, a puissant surveillance suite, and dependable maneuverability in hand-to-hand sparring.[/*]
• Helljumper: Thanks to innovative field upgrades by Cascade Stronghold Technologies, testbed HELLJUMPER armor can reliably endure the atmospheric rigors expected of GEN3 Mjolnir.[/*]
• Copperhead: When it comes to building interspecies alliances, COPPERHEAD armor has consistently proven its merits for both kinetic diplomacy and charm offensives.[/*]
• Shinobi: Though the design’s origins remain obscure, the undisclosed reasons behind its approved use among Spartans of the UNSC may prove even more unknowable.[/*]

Exacting Extermination

[p align="start"]We’re all familiar with Team Slayer where it’s 4v4 and you score a point for each kill on the opponent’s team. And first team to 50 points, wins the match. Extermination is the same at the very basics: 4v4 and you gotta kill the enemy. But you’re not trying to get to 50 kills.The Goal:[p align="start"]Eliminate all members of the enemy team at once.[p align="start"]Super simple right? If you can kill the entire enemy team before anyone respawns, you win the round.[p align="start"]Were it so easy.[p align="start"]So what’s the catch? If a player can stay alive long enough for their teammates to respawn, the round continues. You’ll have a 15 second respawn between each death. And for the record: this goes by fast when you’re hunting that last elusive Spartan but somehow seems to last an eternity when you’re desperately evading, trying to let your teammate respawn.

Combat Components

[p align="start"]Alright let’s get the lowdown before you throwdown:

• Short, two-minute rounds[/*]
• First to win five rounds, wins[/*]
• Teams swap sides after each round[/*]
• Round ends at time or when an entire team is on respawn[/*]
• Ties can occur when no team was Exterminated before timer runs out[/*]
• If three ties occur, the team with the most points wins[/*]

Strategic Spaces

[p align="start"]With a new playlist comes new maps! Bookmark the mode here, then grab the maps and check ‘em out![previewyoutube="rIhgu3RR424;full"][p align="start"]Collateral
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[p align="start"]No uplink. No Signal...Nothing but static and rain[p align="start"]Stadium
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[p align="start"]1...2...3 kills, you're out.[p align="start"]Breakthrough
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[p align="start"]Just listen to the rain and the wind.[p align="start"]Eyrie
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[p align="start"]Guess some of us just don't like leaving a job half-finished.[p align="start"]Ilex
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Credits: Igrizhar, Yeehaw J24, JoValiant, Virus11010

[p align="start"]It's the facility, not the goat.[p align="start"]Oppressor
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Credits: Starkey213036, ArturBloodshot

[p align="start"]Drowned desperate screams of useless defiance.[p align="start"]Runoff
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Credits: Cousin Tim, MikRips

[p align="start"]Where does the water come from?[p align="start"]Abbiocco
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[p align="start"]Grab a pizza on your way out.

Closing Contemplations

[p align="start"]The light is still green, Spartans. Grab the new gear and check out Extermination today!