AUDIO

• The ability to hear an opponent’s shield recharge sound will be reduced to prevent providing too much information about a player’s location
• The volume of the Grunt Birthday Party sound effect will be increased in Campaign

MULTIPLAYER

Arena

• Catalyst (new Arena map) will be added to multiple playlists on day one
• King of the Hill will be added to multiple playlists
• Attrition will be added to multiple playlists
• In Attrition, a revived player will be able to move immediately after spawning back in
• Motion Tracker (Radar) will have its outer edge detection enabled for shooting and sprinting in social playlists

Big Team Battle

• Breaker (new BTB map) will be added to matchmaking on day one
• Jeff Steitzer’s voice is returning to call out player-earned medals
• Issue causing asymmetrical Weapon Rack spawns has been addressed

Matchmaking

• Rather than track a player’s entire session, the CSR progression bar will now reflect the progress made from their most recent match

Custom Games & Forge

• Addressing some Custom Game bugs, with more coming down the road

Personal AI & Spartan Chatter

• Balance adjustments were made to emphasize what’s most important for players

PC

• Noticeable stability improvements; the team has resolved dozens of PC crashes

SANDBOX

Networking

• Melee fights should be more consistent, with opponents “phasing” through each other less and “whiffing” less when a melee should’ve connected

Weapons

• A global melee damage decrease of 10% on all weapons will require the Mangler to land two shots and a beatdown for a kill.
• The Ravager’s base (non-charged) shot will see a damage increase

Friend or Foe (IFF) Recognition (Player Outlines)

• This system will now have options allowing players to modify the opacity and thickness based on their preferences

Equipment

• Drop Wall will see slight performance increases
• Overshield will provide slightly more shielding

Vehicles

• Chopper collision (splatter) damage will be increased to its vehicle-splattering glory
• Banshee’s agility and damage output will be increased to improve its role as a strike fighter
• Warthog & Razorback should be more resistant to flipping and bouncing

You can get the full feedback update from the official Halo Waypoint website.