Halo Infinite gives away free XP Boosts after fixing nasty challenge bug
This will help affected players make progress much faster.
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What you need to know
In Halo Infinite, purchasing and equipping a Premium Battle Pass unlocks a fourth challenge slot that players can take advantage of to make progress on multiple challenges at once. This allows them to work through their challenges, earn XP, and rank up their Battle Pass faster. However, whenHalo Infinite Season 2: Lone Wolveswent live on May 3, fans that bought the Season 1 Premium Battle Pass noticed that their extra challenge slot for it was no longer available — and the only way players could get it to unlock again was to purchase Season 2’s Battle Pass.
343 Industries confirmed that this was a bug shortly after Season 2’s launch, and a fix for the issue was deployed in the recentHalo Infinite August update. As a result, Season 1 Battle Pass owners can now work on four challenges while progressing through it regardless of whether they own the Season 2 pass or not. However, since they were unable to use that extra challenge slot for several months, it’s been harder for those fans to work on their Season 1 pass until now.
This week’s #HaloInfinite Drop Pod resolved an issue with the fourth Challenge Slot that was introduced in Season 2. Today, the team granted 20 Challenge Swaps and 10 XP boosts to all players who owned Season 1’s Premium Battle Pass & signed in between May 3-August 9, 2022. (1/2) https://t.co/bEFpa1alZEAugust 12, 2022
As compensation for the trouble caused by the bug, 343 Industries has given all players that own the Season 1 Premium Battle Pass and have logged into the game between the dates of May 3 and Aug. 9, 2022 access to 20 Challenge Swaps and 10 XP Boosts. The former allows players to swap a challenge they don’t like for a new one, while the latter doubles all XP gains for an hour after they’re used.
The XP Boosts in particular will be incredibly helpful for gamers, as if you’re able to complete several challenges while one is active, it’s possible to rank up your Battle Pass several times. Note that even if you bought and completed theHalo InfiniteSeason 1 Battle PassbeforeSeason 2’s launch, you’ll still benefit from this compensation as long as you’ve played recently since you’ll be able to use the XP Boosts for the current Season 2 pass (or future ones).
Halo Infinite is available now on Xbox and PC. Despite some of its issues, it’s one of thebest Xbox shooterson the market right now for fans of arena-style FPS combat, and since the multiplayer is free-to-play, there’s zero barrier to entry. The campaign is fantastic, too, as it features exhilarating gameplay and an excellent story.
Halo Infinite
Halo Infinite promises fans the most expansive Halo experience to date, featuring a fantastic campaign with a dynamic open world and an excellent story as well as an exciting free-to-play multiplayer with strong core gameplay and plenty of cosmetic unlocks.
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Brendan Lowry is a Windows Central writer and Oakland University graduate with a burning passion for video games, of which he’s been an avid fan since childhood. He’s been writing for Team WC since the summer of 2017, and you’ll find him doing news, editorials, reviews, and general coverage on everything gaming, Xbox, and Windows PC. His favorite game of all time is probably NieR: Automata, though Elden Ring, Fallout: New Vegas, and Team Fortress 2 are in the running, too. When he’s not writing or gaming, there’s a good chance he’s either watching an interesting new movie or TV show or actually going outside for once.Follow him on X(Twitter).
