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[[File:H5G - Dispatch 6.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Players in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' fighting on the map [[Dispatch]].]]

{{Quote|Two men enter. The better man leaves. The lesser man is respawning. And that's ''Halo''.|[[Luke Smith]]}}

== Background ==

Multiplayer matches in ''Halo'' tend to focus on the completion of an objective, with the objective in question being determined by the [[gametype]] being used. Players use [[weapons]], [[equipment]], and [[vehicles]] to advance toward the objective while inhibiting their opponents' progress. These items are commonly used, as one might expect, to score kills. Scoring kills can be helpful even in non-[[Wikipedia:deathmatch (gaming)|deathmatch]] games, as a killed opponent will often respawn away from their objective and without their preferred weapons.

Though some ''Halo'' games with support for online multiplayer have used (user-established) dedicated servers, most games in the franchise rely on a distributed networking model. In such a model, the players' consoles connect to each other directly, with one console acting as a [[Connection Host|server]].

==''Halo: Combat Evolved''==

[[File:Chiron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Multiplayer action in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' on [[Chiron TL-34]]: two Blue Team players attack a Red Team player.]]

Though the game did not support online multiplayer, [[Wikipedia:HTTP tunnel|network tunneling]] programs, such as [http://xbconnect.com/ XBConnect] and [[Wikipedia:XLink Kai|XLink Kai]], could be used to coerce the game into running online. However, the game tends to freeze and stutter while it works to keep things synchronized—today's internet connection speeds come nowhere close to the 100 megabit connection that the game expects.

===''Halo Custom Edition''===

==''Halo 2''==

''Halo 2 Vista'' did not feature [[Tombstone]] or [[Desolation]]. It instead offered [[District]] and [[Uplift]], as well as the ''Halo 2 Map Editor'', which allowed players to create custom ''Halo 2 Vista'' maps.

==''Halo 3''==

The ranking system introduced in ''Halo 2'' was redone in order to balance out Matchmaking even further. The [http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/trueskill/default.aspx Trueskill] system was still present on ranked playlists, but a new 'Experience (EXP)' stat was added to player profiles. Whenever a player plays a match without quitting and is in the top position or on the winning team, the player gains 1 EXP. Players who enter a playlist, but disconnect or quit early lose 1 EXP for desertion. Players who end up in a losing position or team do not gain or lose EXP. In theory, this helps with player matching and balancing by finding players who have been playing the game as much as the player has based on his EXP level.

==''Halo Wars''==

==''Halo 4''==

[[File:H4-Wraparound-3.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Players take control of Spartan-IVs in ''Halo 4''.]]

Of the gametypes featured in ''Reach'', only Slayer, Oddball, Capture the Flag, and King of the Hill return. Infection has been replaced by a successor, [[Flood (gametype)|Flood]]. Four new gametypes make their debut: [[Dominion]], [[Regicide]], [[Extraction]], and [[Ricochet (gametype)|Ricochet]]. Although Assault is discontinued its progeny, [[Grifball]], returns as its own unique gametype, now with elements of Oddball incorporated in its mechanics. Ricochet in turn is also very similar to Assault.

The player progression system is more extensive, allowing players to choose between various modifications which have an effect on gameplay, in addition to aesthetic [[armor permutations]] similar to the prior games.<ref name="Official Site">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!halo-evolved/gameplay/31afe32b-0e07-45c0-9424-3adc6e1eadca '''Halo 4 Official Site:''' ''GAMEPLAY'']</ref> Players are able to customize their [[loadout]]s,<ref>[http://www.gamefront.com/halo-4-demo-report/2/ '''Gamefront.com''': ''Halo 4 Demo Report'']</ref> being able to choose between various [[armor abilities]] as well as new customizable features, known as [[Support Upgrades]] and [[Tactical Packages]]. Multiplayer gameplay is more fast-paced than in the prior games. Weapon pickups on maps are marked on the player's [[heads-up display]],<ref name="venture">[http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/05/11-things-learned-about-halo-4/ '''Venturebeat.com''': ''11 new things we’ve learned about Halo 4 (with video)'']</ref> and players are able to call in ordnance drops, containing power-ups or weapons, during matches.{{Ref/Reuse|Official Site}} Power-ups available in Infinity Slayer include [[Overshield]], [[Damage Boost]], and [[Speed Boost]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/07/06/The-Halo-Bulletin-7612.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 7.6.12'']</ref>

Along with Slayer and Capture the flag there were 4 new game modes; [[Breakout]], [[Strongholds]], [[Warzone]] and Warzone Assault.

343 Industries also refined the polarizing armor abilities, altering them from one-note abilities that varied by player, to a clearly defined set of abilities known as [[Spartan abilities]]. These include Thruster pack, Ground Pound, Spartan Charge, Clamber, Slide, Smart Scope, Stabilizer, and the returning Sprint ability. All of these abilities are native to every player, over being chosen individual traits. Additionally, loadouts were removed from the game in any capacity, with an emphasis being placed on ''Halo's'' traditional equal starts.  

==''Halo Wars 2''==

[[File:BanishedGameplayBetaFighting.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Banished and UNSC forces clash in ''Halo Wars 2'' multiplayer.]]

''Halo Wars 2'' features the same player count as the previous title, being a 1v1, 2v2 or 3v3 affair, with no free for all gametype present.  

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== ''Halo Infinite'' ==

[[File:HINF - PvP banner.png|thumb|right|Players engaged in combat in ''Halo Infinite''.|300px]]

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== Trivia ==