Series 7: Elite

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Season 7: Elite
Includes content for:	Halo: Combat Evolved; Halo 3; Halo 4;

Season 7: Elite is a planned upcoming season for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, anticipated to release some time in 2021. As of December 2020, plans had been laid internally at 343 Industries for this season.^[1] This season will likely notably include long-awaited additions to Elite-focused armor customisation in Halo 3.^[2] It is possible that this season will feature OPERATOR-class Mjolnir and other Halo Online armor sets, which have been seen in the trailer for Season 5 but not yet featured as an unlock in Season 5 or Season 6.

In addition to the new customization content, Season 7 will also introduce changes to the classic Halo: Combat Evolved graphics to better reflect the original Xbox version of the game, rather than the 2003 PC port which introduced many graphical issues. Furthermore, the season will also feature improvements to the Halo Online maps Waterfall and Edge, which have been added to Halo 3, and general bug fixes.^[3]

Season content

The following is due to be implemented in Season 7:

Halo: Combat Evolved

10 new vehicle skins^[4]
- 5 for the M12 Warthog
- 5 for the M12A1 Rocket Warthog
Several graphical improvements to bring the version of the game featured in The Master Chief Collection (based on the Gearbox PC port) up to visual parity with the original Xbox release. See here for a list of some of the visual differences between various iterations.

Halo 3

Seven new Elite armor permutations:^[2]

Seven skins for the energy sword:^[2]
- Evocati's Edge
- Necroplasma
- Light of Joori
- Kaidon's Guard
- Darkstar
- Bloodblade
- Lance of Suban

4 vehicle skins
- 3 for the M12 Warthog
- 1 for the M12G1 Gauss Warthog

Seven new techsuits
- GEN2 Tinted Smoke
- GEN2 Umber
- GEN2 Army Green
- GEN2 Burnt Ground
- GEN2 Cold Mud
- GEN2 Purplex
- GEN2 Slate Grey

Halo 4

6 armor effects originally from Halo: Reach^[4]
- Birthday Party
- Heart Attack
- Pestilence
- Inclement Weather
- Legendary
- Eternal
The armor sets originally featured in the Champions Bundle:^[4]
Sixteen new weapon skins previously cut from Halo 4, or only available exclusively via Halo 4 Series 2 figurines.
- 2 for the MA5D assault rifle
- 3 for the BR85HB battle rifle
- 4 for the M395 DMR
- 1 for the Type-55 storm rifle
- 1 for the Type-51 carbine
- 1 for the Z-130 Suppressor
- 4 for the M6H magnum

Sources

^ Halo Waypoint, News, MCC Development Retrospective – December 2020 (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo Waypoint, News, Art of Wort Canon Fodder (Retrieved on May 21, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo Waypoint, Forums, MCC Development & Flighting Updates (Retrieved on May 13, 2021) [archive]
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo Insider, Flight Overview - Halo: MCC Season 7 May Flight (Retrieved on May 21, 2021) [archive]

Navigation

[MCCDevUpdateDec2020-1] Halo Waypoint, News, MCC Development Retrospective – December 2020 (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]

[MCCCanonFodderMay2021-2] Halo Waypoint, News, Art of Wort Canon Fodder (Retrieved on May 21, 2021) [archive]

[MCCFridayDevBlog-3] Halo Waypoint, Forums, MCC Development & Flighting Updates (Retrieved on May 13, 2021) [archive]

[InsiderSeason7-4] Halo Insider, Flight Overview - Halo: MCC Season 7 May Flight (Retrieved on May 21, 2021) [archive]

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