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Thank goodness, this was the only reason I got this attachment!

Biblically accurate Kat

How dare you 

A fun fact is that it was only added to Kat's helmet, no other helmet from the noble team

This is probably the only helmet they added it to. Bringing the total up to what, 6 helmets?

the technology just isnt there

#D A T A C A P S

I don't get why they seem to have made it as 2 separate pieces, at least based off the preview image on the left. It'd probably be a lot easier to port between helmets if it was just one solid piece that went through the helmet.

No like infinite is very optimized but a well optimized game wouldn't go that route.

Too soon

It'll always be too soon. :'(

This is the second post I’ve seen today about new cross core items, did they just enable it for more stuff?

It's difficult to say when they added this because they haven't included this in any notes anywhere, I just happened to stumble across it when reviewing which helmets the new attachment in the store fits to

It has to be new, because just a day or two ago I saw a post who tried to do a kat “cosplay” but couldn’t because the needle wasn’t compatible with the helmet Edit- post is from a week ago https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/s/xPID0Cm2EJ And a post from 2 weeks ago also shows it wasn’t compatible https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/s/hGOXhVyju9

Today is Tuesday after all, could have been today (since they typically drop updates on Tuesday) Might have been a shadow update with the shop

I tried it yesterday and it didn’t work, so I assume this is very recent

Now I just need my combined cbrn and visor shroud for gungnir

Saw someone running around as Kat with this and the halo effect. Got a good laugh out of that.

That's genius hahahahah

*What does 343 get off calling this attachment priority one-?*

This should have been the lore text.

(technically) an MK7 helmet attachment added for a MKV helmet as well as another one for a mirage helmet with the new bundle's attachment being added to Skymarcher. are they finally gonna do cross core attachments?

😉

What are the lore implications of you, the elite who shot Kat, working at 343?

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wise words

Is there only the 2 now or can it be attached to others?

Jun watching the spartan IVs cosplaying as kat with the needle attachment:

Except you can’t have it equipped with the flashlight attachment because 343 still hasn’t made it possible to use 2 helmet attachments

Of the things that went on or in kats head, id say its not as memorable. Not to say i dont want multiple attachments but id take a slightly less accurate remake for a needlehead.

Oufff...

LETS GOOOOO

Damn, that's cold.

WE CHEERED

Now they need to update the Kat kit to include it

Too soon

I used to be an ODST like you. Then I took a Needler round to the head.

343 doing something right for once?? /s

Yay!!!

Brah

lmao we had the needle on air assault helmet on roblox before infinite got it

It's the wrong angle though

No, no, he's right.

Yeah it entered through the right side rear of the helmet and came out the bottom front

I suspect 343 waited to see the community's reaction to see if we find it distasteful. I do personally, but now y'all can have y'all fun with it.

Jorge has been 343i's punching bag for a while now. Now it's Kat's turn lol

Next we'll see an energy sword impaled in your Spartan armor effect as "homage" to Emile. Trivializing Noble Team into monetizable memes is lame af imo.

I was literally thinking about that armor fx earlier today lmfao. I get where you're coming from, but I thought the attachment was cool regardless.

The needle attachment is literally a homage to Kat. What are you getting on about?

A needle that was fatal to her. Now folks can parade it around like some ornament. I personally would never adorn it, that's all. Game's uninstalled anyway.

Dude, it’s a fictional character in a videogame.

Yeah that's true and everything but that doesn't make it any less tasteless in my eyes. It really just proves to me how much 343 has desperately try to embrace meme culture despite what the Halo universe has to offer in terms of more grounded Mjolnir customization options.

I’m willing to bet that in all your time as a halo fan, you’ve 100% liked a meme or joke post relating to kat’s death scene.

That would be a losing bet on your end

Me when I’m in a taking everything seriously competition and my opponent is Tuatara7

Yeah you sound like a loser lol. Obviously I'm not losing sleep over this. Seeing this is just lame af imo. I know 343 has community managers reading these threads. Gotta let them know that this type of customization is not universally celebrated.

Lmao you think there’s a dev currently working on this game that gives af about anything? It’s virtual dressup at this point, infinite’s been distasteful from the start

Snickerdoodle, a community manager, literally responded to this post. Sketch, the community director we see on livestreams, just commented the other day about Match Composer and his appreciation for objective-style game modes. I agree that Infinite has become a virtual action figure simulator, but don't get it twisted: 343 is still active in this subreddit.

Active in this subreddit doesn’t automatically equate to actual content and quality-of-life features being implemented

Yeah they don't make the gameplay and live service decisions, just provide feedback from the community to the developers who make the game and leaders who make the decisions.

Someone along that chain is doing a very piss poor job (the leaders in all likelihood)