“Within Warzone, you’ll have the ability to deploy a multitude of weapons and vehicles from your inventory of REQs throughout a match,” said Holmes. Packs containing weapons and other perks will be allowed in the new Warzone multiplayer mode, which combines 24-player PVP with friendly and hostile AI. “This is to ensure that all players start with the same weapons and abilities as part of our vision for the balanced, competitive play in Arena multiplayer.” “While players will earn REQ Packs across both Arena and Warzone, only cosmetic items can be used in our Arena experience,” said Holmes. Players with REQ Packs have an obvious advantage over players who do not, but Holmes points out that their use is somewhat restricted to preserve gameplay balance. Arena and Warzone will allow different REQ Packs “All REQ content in the game can earned through the regular course of play in multiplayer,” Holmes explained in a blog post.Īccording to Homles, some of the revenue gained from the sale of REQ Packs will go toward prize pools for the Halo Championship Series. The feature has been met with some harsh skepticism from gamers who fear that it will make Halo 5 multiplayer pay-to-win, but 343 Industries studio head Josh Holmes calls the ability to purchase REQ Packs “a matter of convenience.”

Halo 5 will allow players to purchase REQ Packs, which contain weapons, armor, skins and so on. Few game industry trends seem to spark nerd rage more than microtransactions, and the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians is the latest in a long line of recent titles that allows players to spend real money to unlock perks in multiplayer.

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