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| [[File:Cboxhalowaypointv3.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The cover of Halo Waypoint.]]
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| [[File:Halo Waypoint logo.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Halo Waypoint's official banner]]
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| '''Halo Waypoint''' is a central hub for ''Halo''-related content. The hub is accessible through [[Xbox Live]] and is available to Xbox Live Gold members. It was released by [[343 Industries]] as part of the Xbox Fall Update on November 5, [[2009]]. A mobile version of Halo Waypoint has been announced for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform, it will be available for free although no release date has been announced. Halo Waypoint content is also available on their website at [[Xbox.com]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us Halo Waypoint website]</ref>
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| ==Content==
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| Halo Waypoint provides users with various kinds of ''Halo'' information, including information on members of the ''Halo'' community, various [[machinima]] videos and gameplay strategies and tutorials. It also allows players to access their own gameplay-related data, tracking "milestones" and progress through multiple games in the series.
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| ===Weekly content===
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| Halo Waypoint consists of new updates and features every day of the week, with each day highlighting a different aspect of the Halo Universe. Such as;
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| *'''Spotlight''': Every Monday, interesting ''Halo'' personae (ranging from community site leaders to comic artists and authors) will be featured and interviewed.
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| *'''Beyond the Games''': On Tuesdays, various kinds of ''Halo'' merchandise will be featured, and yet-to-be-released items will be previewed.
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| *'''Community Day''': On Wednesdays, Halo Waypoint will focus entirely on the ''Halo'' community, showcasing user-created content and featuring the top ''Halo'' fansites.
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| *'''Machinima''': On Thursdays, ''Halo'' [[machinima]] will be featured.
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| *'''Strategy''': On Fridays, various gameplay-related tips and tricks will be featured.
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| *'''Halo Legends''': On Saturdays, prior to its release, exclusive previews and behind-the-scenes episodes of ''[[Halo Legends]]'' were featured.
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| *'''Fiction''': On Sundays, various aspects of the ''Halo'' series' canon will be covered, and questions regarding the various media in the series will be answered.
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| ===Career information===
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| Halo Waypoint displays a player's progress through the ''Halo'' games using ''milestones'' and ''awards''. [[Career Milestones|Milestones]] are achieved as a player's ''Halo'' gamerscore increases. ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and ''[[Halo Wars]]'' all support milestones, and future games will support it as well, although ''[[Halo 2 Vista]]'' and its achievements are currently not supported. Originally there were forty milestones but on January 6, 2010 it was raised to fifty via a title update and was raised again to 60 on September 8, 2010 via a title update. Earning achievements can also unlock [[Halo Waypoint Awards|avatar awards]].
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| Halo Awards are medals that a player can earn by unlocking related [[achievement]]s in the ''Halo'' games; essentially, they are groupings of achievements. As an example, the Vehicle Specialist award is unlocked after completing several vehicle-related achievements. Awards are also given in ''tiers''; the more achievements a player unlocks, the higher the tier of their award will become. (For example, completing "extra" vehicle-related achievements will increase the Vehicle Specialist award's tier.)
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| ===Intel===
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| Halo Waypoint also offers ''Halo''-related news and grants access to exclusive content. Such content includes podcasts, trailers, screenshots, sketchbooks, videos, and, as previously mentioned, exclusive previews of ''Halo Legends''. It has also been confirmed that full episodes of ''Halo Legends'' will be available on Halo Waypoint. Though they are free and require no downloading, though they are usually only on Waypoint for a single day.
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| ===The Fiction===
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| The Fiction content contains articles and videos by former [[Ascendant Justice (Blog)|Ascendant Justice]] staff, Vociferous and Cocopjojo, each detailing a specific aspect of the Halo universe. There are five sub-categories to the Fiction content, Characters, Armory, Ships, Locations and History. The most common format of these entries is a written article, containing a gallery of related images, usually screenshots from the Halo games. Some entries include only a video, and in some cases, an intro video and three written parts.
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| ====Armory====
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| The weapons, vehicles and equipment found within the story of ''Halo''.
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| *'''[[D77C-NMPD Pelican Dropship|NMPD Pelican]]''' - [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|D77]] Civilian Pelican - [[New Mombasa Police Department]] ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|Drop Pod]]''' - A method of troop deployment. ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Gauss Technology]]''' - Magnetic acceleration in combat. ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity|Booster Frame]]''' - Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity. ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]]''' - Visual reconnaissance technology for field operations. ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[AC-220 Vulture Gunship|Vulture]]''' - AC-220 Vulture Gunship ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[M9 Main Anti-Air Tank|Wolverine]]''' - M9 Wolverine MAAT ''(Text and images)''
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| ====Characters====
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| The individuals and players found within the story of ''Halo''.
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| *'''The Face of Regret''' - A look at the [[Prophet of Regret]]. ''(Four parts, first part a video)''
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| *'''[[Taylor H. Miles|Heavy Weapons Specialist Dutch]]''' - Corporal Taylor H. Miles ''(Video)''
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| *'''[[Michael Baird|Sergeant Mike Baird]]''' - The last battle aboard The Heart of Midlothian. ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]]''' - The resident scientist of the UNSC Spirit of Fire. ''(Video)''
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| ====Factions====
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| The different species and organizations found within the story of ''Halo''.
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| *'''[[Jiralhanae|Rise of the Brutes]]''' - A brief look at the history of the Jiralhanae. ''(Video)''
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| ====History====
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| The events, [[Battle|military operations]] and [[technology]] which shaped the story of ''Halo''.
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| *'''Ten Twenty''' - The events on and around [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]]. ''(Four Parts, first part a video)''
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| *'''The Secret Below Harvest''' - The ''Halo Wars'' story retold. Part 1 of 5. ''(Video)''
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| *'''Battle for Arcadia''' - The ''Halo Wars'' story retold. Part 2 of 5. ''(Video)''
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| *'''The Shield World''' - The ''Halo Wars'' story retold. Part 3 of 5. ''(Video)''
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| *'''The Forerunner Fleet''' - The ''Halo Wars'' story retold. Part 4 of 5. ''(Video)''
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| *'''Lost with All Hands''' - The ''Halo Wars'' story retold. Part 5 of 5. ''(Video)''
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| *'''The Long Road Home''' - A look at the story in between ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3''. ''(Video)''
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| ====Locations====
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| The [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]]-spanning places which are visited during the story of ''Halo''.
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| *'''[[Uplift Nature Reserve|Uplift Reserve]]''' - [[New Mombasa]]'s [[New Mombasa Uplift|corporate]]-funded nature preserve. ''(Video)''
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| *'''[[Space Elevator|Space Tether]]''' - The mechanics and purpose of the orbital space elevator ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[Arcadia (Planet)|Arcadia]]''' - A critical outer colony early in the war with the Covenant. ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[Shield World]]''' - A Forerunner shelter from the firing of the Halo Array.''(Text)''
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| ====Ships====
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| The [[fleet]]s, ships and other space-faring vehicles which exist within the story of ''Halo''.
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| *'''[[UNSC Say My Name]]''' - Warship at the frontlines during the events of ''Halo 3: ODST''. ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[Modular Dispersal Technology]]''' - An ancient technology repurposed. ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[CCS-class Battlecruiser|Battlecruiser]]''' - A detailed look at the infamous Covenant ship. ''(Text and images)''
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| *'''[[UNSC The Heart of Midlothian]]''' - A significant UNSC warship during the conflict with the Covenant. ''(Text and images)''
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| ==Awards==
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| '''Halo Waypoint Awards''' are awards earned in Halo Waypoint. They are unlocked by playing ''Halo'' games in the series and currently include ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and ''[[Halo Wars]]''. The awards unlock unique ''Halo'' related avatar accessories and in-game unlockables. There are currently 15 avatar items and vary from a Monitor prop to armour variants such as ODST helmets .<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=23588 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 10.30.09'']</ref>
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| ===List of current Avatar Awards===
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| To encourage players to use ''Waypoint'', several Awards (accessories for the player's Xbox Live Avatar) can be unlocked through ''Waypoint''. To unlock an Award, the player must complete a specific task in one of the ''Halo'' games and then log in to ''Halo Waypoint''.
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| *'''Halo Waypoint Monitor:''' Log In to ''Halo Waypoint'' for the first time. An Avatar 'prop' which adds an idle animation to the player's Avatar in which their character summons a [[Forerunner]] [[Monitor]] who bobs and hovers around them playfully.
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| *'''Rookie Helmet:''' Unlocked ''Halo 3: ODST''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Campaign Complete Achievement (Any difficulty). A 'hat' for Avatars, made in the image of the helmet worn by [[the Rookie]].
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| *'''ODST Armor:''' Unlocked ''Halo 3: ODST''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Good Samaritan (Achievement)|Good Samaritan]] Achievement. A costume for Avatars which dresses them up in a recreation of the combat armour worn by Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
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| *'''Black ODST Shirt:''' Unlocked ''Halo 3: ODST''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Tourist (Achievement)|Tourist]] Achievement.
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| *'''ODST Hoodie:''' Unlocked ''Halo 3: ODST''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Dark Times (Achievement)|Dark Times]] Achievement.
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| *'''Recon Helmet/Dare's Helmet:''' Unlock ''Halo 3: ODST''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Vidmaster Challenge: Endure|Vidmaster: Endure]] Achievement. Unlocks a 'hat' for Avatars, made in the image of the famous [[Recon Armour|Recon]] helmet. Referred to as "Dare's helmet" when worn by female Avatars and as "Recon" for male Avatars.
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| *'''EVA Helmet:''' Achieve Milestone level 50 in Halo Waypoint.
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| *'''Halo: Reach Beta Hoodie:''' Participated in the [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]] (Time-sensitive). A green hooded sweatshirt for Avatars with "Reach Beta Tester" written on the front.
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| *'''Noble Six's helmet:''' Comic-Con 2010, GamesCom 2010 and Pax 2010 exclusive.
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| *'''Carter's helmet:''' Unlocked by completing one campaign mission on Legendary without dying in ''Halo: Reach''.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=%2027328 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 07.16.10'']</ref>
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| *'''Kat's helmet:''' Unlocked by earning an avenger medal in matchmaking in ''Halo: Reach''.
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| *'''Jun's helmet:''' Unlocked by obtaining 100 kills without dying in Firefight or Campaign in ''Halo: Reach''.
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| *'''Emile's helmet:''' Unlocked by earning a Bulltrue medal in Firefight or Matchmaking in ''Halo: Reach''.
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| *'''Jorge's helmet:''' Unlocked by earning a Killtacular in multiplayer Matchmaking for ''Halo: Reach''.
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| *'''Covenant Banshee:''' A prop available via a token included with Limited Edition ''Halo: Reach'' Wireless Controllers.<ref>[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2326517?sd=xbox '''Microsoft''': ''Limited Edition Halo: Reach Controller with Avatar Banshee'']</ref>
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| *'''UNSC Falcon:''' A prop available via a token included with ''Halo: Reach'' Limited and Legendary Editions.
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| ===List of current In-game Unlockables<ref>[http://www.readyuplive.com/showthread.php/5790-X-10-Canada-Halo-Reach-Impressions'''Ready Up Live''': ''X'10 Canada - Halo: Reach Impressions'']</ref><ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_070910 '''Gamestop''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 07.09.10'']</ref>===
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| *'''Military Police (Base):''' Reach Waypoint Career Milestone 15 and unlock the [[The Soldier we needed you to be]] [[Achievement|achievement]] from [[Halo: Reach]].
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| *'''Military Police (CBRN/HU/RS):''' Reach Waypoint Career Milestone 20, unlock the [[Pink and Deadly]] achievement from [[Halo 3: ODST]] and the Military Police (Base) Helmet.
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| *'''Military Police (HU/RS/CNM):''' Reach Waypoint Career Milestone 25, unlock the [[Fear the Pink Mist]] achievement from [[Halo 3]], the [[A Spoonful of Blamite]] achievement from Halo: Reach and the Military Police (CBRN/HU/RS) Helmet.
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| *'''CQB (Base):''' Reach Waypoint Career Milestone 20 and unlock the [[Folks Need Heroes...]] achievement from [[Halo: Reach]].
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| *'''CQB (HU/RS/CNM):''' Reach Waypoint Career Milestone 25, unlock the [[Campaign Complete: Heroic]] achievement from Halo 3: ODST and the CQB (Base) Helmet.
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| *'''CQB (UA/HUL):''' Reach Waypoint Career Milestone 30, unlock the [[Campaign Complete: Legendary]] achievement from Halo 3, the [[Gods Must Be Strong]] achievement from Halo: Reach and the CQB (HU/RS/CNM) Helmet.
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| *'''UA/Base Security [W]:''' Reach Waypoint Career Milestone 30 and unlock the [[Yes, Sensei]] achievement from Halo: Reach.
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| ==Sources==
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| ==Related Pages==
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| *[[Career Milestones]]
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