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'''The Yappening''' is the name a humourous in-game event occaisionally created by [[343 Industries]] around April 1. The event has occurred in [[2018]] and [[2019]], with the 2018 event taking place in-game on ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' and the 2019 event in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''. The Yappening is fictionally (albeit non-canonically) framed through the lens of [[Yapyap|Yapyap the DESTROYER]] gaining access to 343's servers and using it to wreac havoc in the games. The events typically come with limited-time changes to game functionality, often for comedic effect.
{{Title|The Yappening (''Halo Wars 2'')}}
 
{{Disambig header|the event in Halo Wars 2|the eponymous event in other games|The Yappening}}
==''Halo Wars 2'' (2018)==
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'''The Yappening''' is the name of a humorous in-game event held on ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' between [[2018|March 29 and April 2, 2018]]. The Yappening is fictionally (albeit non-canonically) framed through the lens of [[Yapyap|Yapyap the DESTROYER]] gaining access to 343's servers and using it to wreak havoc in the games. The events typically come with limited-time changes to game functionality, often for comedic effect.
The Yappening, also referred to in the ''Halo Wars 2'' API as '''Season 9.5''', was the by technicality the tenth [[season]] of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' to launch, beginning on [[2018|March 29, 2018]]. The season followed [[Season 9 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 9]] and was succeeded by [[Season 10 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 10]] on [[2018|April 2, 2018]]. The season's emblem is represented by a [[Methane Wagon]].
The Yappening, also referred to in the ''Halo Wars 2'' API as '''Season 9.5''', was the by technicality the tenth [[season]] of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' to launch, beginning on [[2018|March 29, 2018]]. The season followed [[Season 9 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 9]] and was succeeded by [[Season 10 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 10]] on [[2018|April 2, 2018]]. The season's emblem is represented by a [[Methane Wagon]].


===Overview===
==Overview==
[[File:HW2 Yappening.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Yappening in ''Halo Wars 2''.]]
[[File:HW2 Yappening.jpg|thumb|250px|The Yappening in ''Halo Wars 2''.]]
On March 28, 2018, a blog post was submitted to ''[[Halo Waypoint]]'' by Yapyap, detailing that he had found a [[Forerunner]] artifact called the "Key of Balance", which promptly began speaking to him about the responsibility of balance. Yapyap proceeded to talk with the key and eventually destroyed it, using the key to bring about change. This post was updated by [[Jeff Easterling]] purporting that the post was not authorised by anyone on the Waypoint team, then later again updated noting that the event had also affected ''Halo Wars 2'' game files, with a list of patch notes detailing the limited-time event changes over the weekend. The effects given initially only affected unit balance, but went on to affect leader powers, skirmish, [[Terminus Firefight]], matchmaking, playlist names and the campaign level [[Under the Dark]]. Notably, the changes in particular affected Yapyap's gameplay, giving massive buffs to his units and starting army, culminating in Yapyap being given his own Season.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-yappening|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=The Yappening...}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halo-wars-2-welcome-to-fort-jordan|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Halo Wars 2: Welcome to Fort Jordan}}
On March 28, 2018, a blog post was submitted to ''[[Halo Waypoint]]'' by Yapyap, detailing that he had found a [[Forerunner]] artifact called the "Key of Balance", which promptly began speaking to him about the responsibility of balance. Yapyap proceeded to talk with the key and eventually destroyed it, using the key to bring about change. This post was updated by [[Jeff Easterling]] purporting that the post was not authorized by anyone on the Waypoint team, then later again updated noting that the event had also affected ''Halo Wars 2'' game files, with a list of patch notes detailing the limited-time event changes over the weekend. The effects given initially only affected unit balance, but went on to affect leader powers, skirmish, [[Terminus Firefight]], matchmaking, playlist names and the campaign level [[Under the Dark]]. Notably, the changes in particular affected Yapyap's gameplay, giving massive buffs to his units and starting army, culminating in Yapyap being given his own Season.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-yappening|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Yappening...}}{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halo-wars-2-welcome-to-fort-jordan|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Wars 2: Welcome to Fort Jordan}}
 
==Development==
====Development====
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*Global upgrades effectiveness has been increased in up to 20%/40%/60%.
*Global upgrades effectiveness has been increased in up to 20%/40%/60%.
*All unit upgrades have been lowered to 100 supplies.
*All unit upgrades have been lowered to 100 supplies.
*Turrets now build in roughly 15 seconds minus siege turrets.
*Turrets now build in roughly 15 seconds, minus siege turrets.
*Shields have not been changed in any way.
*Shields have not been changed in any way.


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**Mac blast now gives additional shots for each point spent on this leader power.
**Mac blast now gives additional shots for each point spent on this leader power.
*Shipmaster
*Shipmaster
**Raid is now 2 points instead of a 3-point leader power and the upgrades condense to reflect this change.
**Raid is now 2 points instead of a 3-point leader power, and the upgrades condense to reflect this change.
*Decimus
*Decimus
**Fury is over 10x stronger at the highest tier.
**Fury is over 10x stronger at the highest tier.
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**And Cannon fodder has an increased capture rate on power nodes to better resemble other units.
**And Cannon fodder has an increased capture rate on power nodes to better resemble other units.


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==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{HW2Updates}}
{{HW2Updates}}


==''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' (2019)==
[[Category:Updates and patches|Yappening]]
[[File:MCC Yapyap splash.png|thumb|right|250px|Yappening splash screen for ''The Master Chief Collection''.]]
[[Category:Halo Wars 2 seasons|Season 09.5]]
[[File:MCC Yapyap desktop.png|thumb|right|250px|Yappening menu art for ''The Master Chief Collection''.]]
The Yappening returned again on April 3, 2019, this time nicknamed '''The Yappening: Two Yaps This Time'''. A blog post was once again posted on Waypoint by Yapyap, detailing how the [[Unggoy|Grunt]] had remembered the event a year ago, and decided to repeat it. His [[Yapyap's rebellion|troops]] brought him several items (themselves tongue-in-cheek references to existing lore) such as [[Janus Key]]s, [[slipspace flake]]s, a "Fragment of Divinity" and pistachios, with Yapyap failing to get them to yield any tangible result. Yapyap then destroyed the assembled artifacts with [[plasma grenade]]s, resulting in a mysterious voice conferring Yapyap as the true protector of the [[Mantle]], among other grand titles. The event then sparked a similar series of events internally at 343 Industries, resulting in a dedicated Yappening splash screen, menu art, [[nameplate]]s and playlist being created inside ''The Master Chief Collection'' 2v2 ''[[Halo 2]]'' matchmaking. The Yappening playlist consisted of several unique gametypes;
*'''Head-pop Party!''' - [[SWAT]], albeit with the [[Grunt Birthday Party]] [[Skull]] activated.
*'''Yappening Wargames''' - [[Fiesta]] Slayer, with the additional effect of randomly removing a random [[heads-up display]] element on respawn. Each round fired in a weapon fires two ammunition per shot.
*'''Brute Shoot''' - Players have [[Type-25 Brute Shot|Brute Shots]] with bottomless magazine and physics from projectiles and explosives are magnified.
*'''Methane Moshpit''' - [[King of the Hill]] with all players given high health and [[Type-33 needler|needlers]] with bottomless magazines, with the intention being to use supercombine explosions to push players out of the hill.
*'''Yapyap's Ball Grab''' - [[Oddball]] with [[M41 SPNKR|rocket launchers]].
*'''Beamish Bonanza''' - A "big team invisible low gravity SWAT vehicle fiesta mode" - players have no shields, [[active camouflage]], a [[BR55 battle rifle|battle rifle]], random secondary weapon and a randomized vehicle set.
 
The Yappening nameplates were unlocked as follows;
 
*'''Yapyap THE DESTROYER''' - Complete [[seven]] social matches in the Yappening playlist.
 
*'''Shut Your Yap''' - Headshot 250 Grunts on [[Heroic]] difficulty or higher in campaign or [[Spartan Ops]].
 
The Yappening update accompanied a series of regular title update changes for ''Master Chief Collection'', detailed in the same blog post.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-yappening-two-yaps-this-time|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=The Yappening: Two Yaps This Time}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
[[Category:Updates and Patches]]
[[Category:Halo Wars 2 Seasons|Season 9.5]]
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