Pro Gamer Fined For Criticizing Halo Infinite: “Who Approved This Update?”
Halo Infinite has been going through a rough patch for months and has received a lot of criticism for the lack of new content. Now the update for the second season has finally been released. However, the professional player “Spartan” is not enthusiastic about some changes and has even been fined for his public criticism.
What did Spartan get the fine for? Halo Pro Tyler “Spartan” Ganza tweeted in the wake of the Halo Infinite Season 2 update, criticizing the Halo Infinite Season 2 update.
As the US site Kotaku reports, he has received a fine for his criticism.
It is not known which exact statement led to the fine, which is why MeinMMO summarizes some of his tweets for you.
- “My gun keeps jamming, motion is crooked, I can’t turn off the speed lines. Who the hell approved this update, lmao?” (via Twitter.com)
- “I’m not playing this junk until there’s some kind of fix. This is borderline unplayable – damn pathetic.” (via Twitter.com)
- “My god I love the game but this has to be the worst update yet. […] I really can’t defend 343 at this point. That’s just a fat fucking L” (via Twitter.com)
- “I want to take this moment to apologize – to absolutely no one. I stand by everything I said” (via Twitter.com)
When Spartan was dubbed “another toxic pro gamer” as a result of his posts, another Twitter user explained his frustration: “My full-time job is playing Halo. 343 has made the game so unplayable that I can’t even do my job. Yes, I will be toxic!”
How much is the fine? The exact amount of the fine is not known at this time.
The Halo League’s code of conduct states that comparable violations will result in a fine of between $1,000 and $2,000. (HCS 2021-2022 Code of Conduct via content.halo.cdn.com)
If you want to see what the second season of Halo Infinite multiplayer looks like, you can check out the trailer below.
Not just a pro, but a longtime Halo player
Who is Spartan? Tyler “Spartan” Ganza is an American Halo Professional currently with Team eUnited. With eUnited, he placed fourth at the title’s most recent esports event – the 2022 Halo Championship Series (HCS for short) in Kansas City. There, Spartan and his team lost 3-0 to the later finalists in the semifinals of the lower bracket.
Spartan has been an esports player in Halo since 2014, playing Halo 2 Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 5 Guardians, and Halo Reach prior to the most recent installment in the popular franchise.
In addition to eUnited, Spartan has played for other major esports organizations such as Team Liquid, Elevate and Team Reciprocity over the past few years.
What about Halo Infinite? After a very successful start, Halo Infinite’s multiplayer has become sober. The number of players has been comparatively low for months and new content has been requested.
After Halo Infinite still had an average of 102,700 simultaneously active players on Steam in November 2021, the number of players has halved month by month since then (via SteamCharts.com).
In April 2022, there were finally just under 5,400 average players on Steam. Despite everything, there has been a small increase in the number of players to 6,000 in the past 30 days, which may also be due to the update.
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