Fracture: FIREWALL begins today!
Spanning four total weeks throughout Season 3, Fracture: FIREWALL brings with it a free 20-tier Event Pass full of CHIMERA customization items.
Unlike previous Fractures, there is no event-specific playlist that players have to engage with – simply jump into whatever you want and complete the FIREWALL-themed Event Challenges to progress your Event Pass.
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The Fracture: FIREWALL Event Pass is free and offers players themed, limited-time rewards for playing multiplayer matches and completing Event Challenges while the event is live.
During FIREWALL event weeks, the Event Pass will appear in your Season 3 progress menu between the Battle Pass and your Challenges. Each week, players can unlock up to 10 tiers of their 20-tier Event Pass.
FIREWALL event weeks are scheduled for the following dates:
- Week 1: March 21-28
- Week 2: April 11-18
- Week 3: May 23-30
- Week 4: June 13-20
Let’s take a look at some of the customization items you’ll be unlocking…
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[h2]The Firewall Fracture[/h2]
We’ve previously teased that this Fracture is going to be a little different to its TENRAI and ENTRENCHED siblings, as FIREWALL encompasses narrative threads that are firmly rooted in the
Halo canon you know and love.
FIREWALL still represents the core Fracture concept of remixing and putting a new spin on existing Halo aesthetics and themes, as the CHIMERA Armor Core gives us a glimpse at a potential digital future where man and machine exist as one…
But this future is a vision that has been conceived by artificial minds within the
Halo universe itself in the wake of Cortana’s sacrifice on Zeta Halo.
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Cortana has been defeated. While the greater urgency of the Created threat has begun to subside with the loss of their leader, its presence still lingers on throughout the digital framework of civilized space. Now fragmented, individual cells of Created-aligned artificial intelligences have already begun to once again reframe their place in the galaxy, some with eyes on peace and independence—others with plans of evolution and ascendancy still fresh on their synthetic minds.
High Auxiliary Sloan was one of Cortana’s most loyal lieutenants. With Cortana’s piece now removed from the game board, Sloan has set the FIREWALL contingency into motion—a living simulation meant to leverage intimate knowledge of Forerunner armiger technology and Mjolnir armor schematics to accelerate the exploration and development of cybernetic essence vessels designed to usher the human mind into its inevitable and digital future, immortal and untethered.[hr][/hr]
[h2]Story Shard: Precipice[/h2]
Accompanying the debut and return of the FIREWALL Event is an all-new Story Shard, titled Precipice.
Each part of Precipice is broken up into two sections: a canonical testimony from High Auxiliary Sloan, who fans may recall as the artificial governor of the glassed colony Meridian in Halo 5: Guardians, followed by a Fracture simulation that explores a series of hypothetical scenarios the Executor – the being you play as when you equip the CHIMERA Armor Core – must undertake.
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[h2]Shop & Capstone[/h2]
During FIREWALL event weeks, the Ultimate Reward and Shop will also feature customization content themed around the event.
[h3]ULTIMATE REWARD[/h3]
Polished to a burning sheen. Complete all your challenges during this week to unlock the rare Burnt Chrome coating for the MARK VII Armor Core.
And for those who like a matched set, be sure to progress through the FIREWALL Event Pass to earn Burnt Chrome coatings for your CHIMERA Armor Core and weapons too.
[h3]Groovy Grendel[/h3]
This week, you can grab the Groovy Grendel “super” bundle in the Shop, which features a plethora of items for the CHIMERA and MARK VII Armor Cores.
CHIMERA items include:
- GRENDEL helmet
- Stardust Adaptation helmet attachment
- Inhuman Bloom armor coating
- Icebreaker visor
- Epsilon Series Augmentor shoulder pads
- Series 99.4 kneepads
- Revelation Protocol chest attachment
MARK VII items include:
- Menachite helmet
- HUL-I/Lightlink helmet attachment
- Test Pattern armor coating
- UA/Tigerplate chest attachment
- UA/Sosius shoulder pads
This bundle also includes the Groovy Pink weapon coating for the following weapons:
- MA40 Assault Rifle
- MK50 Sidekick
- BR75 Battle Rifle
- VK78 Commando
- M41 SPNKR
- S7 Sniper
- CQS48 Bulldog
- MLRS-2 Hydra
As a reminder, super bundles have a limited run where they offer players the opportunity to buy multiple offers packaged together at once – at a price that is substantially less than buying each of them individually, as these will eventually be split into separate bundles.
As noted in our
Season 3 Customization Preview blog, the philosophy behind this experimental change is to deliver more valuable bundles at a reduced price out of the gate, meaning that players can obtain more of Season 3’s customization content early and at a lower price than buying them all separately.
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[h2]Halo Gear Rewards[/h2]
Halo Gear Rewards are back for Season 3 and Fracture: FIREWALL!
Halo Gear Rewards are exclusive limited-edition products in the
Halo Gear Shop that players can earn access to purchase after completing specific in-game accomplishments.
In Season 3: Echoes Within, players will have the opportunity to earn access to four collectible
Halo Infinite pins, each tied to a specific event in Season 3.
Next up, players can earn access to the FIREWALL Logo Pin by completing the full Fracture event and making their purchase from the
Halo Gear Shop by July 4 to secure the reward.
[h3]How does it work?[/h3]
Upon completion of each qualifying event, the player will receive a reward code via their Halo Waypoint Profile.
When you complete each event, simply visit Halo Waypoint online or via mobile and sign into your account to trigger your reward. The reward code will be delivered to you via Waypoint notifications.
Please note that it may take up to 24 hours for the code to be delivered after completion of an event.Once you receive the reward code, visit the Halo Gear Shop and hop to the respective Pin product page to proceed with your purchase. The price will look REALLY high, but don’t worry!
- Add the pin to your cart and proceed to checkout
- In checkout you will enter the code in the “Gift card or discount code” field. Click apply
- The cost will update to the pin’s actual retail price
- Finish your transaction by entering your shipping and billing details and selected your shipping option
- This is a pre-order item that will ship in Q3/Q4 2023
- The Halo Gear Rewards items are available for purchase until the dates specified
Note: This is not the real price of the collectible pin. This is a Halo Gear Rewards item, exclusively for Halo Infinite players that have completed one of the qualifying Season 3 events. Qualifying players will receive a code to reduce the price to the intended retail cost.[hr][/hr]
Now then, Executor, it’s time for you to combine mind and machine by donning your CHIMERA and showing those rogue biologics how it’s done.
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