A prominent group of community creators forHalo Infinite’s Forge mode have elected to move on from the title. The Forge Falcons, a team dedicated to creating new experiences forHaloplayersthrough the tools available in Forge, shared on social media that their decision largely stems from a lack of support and acknowledgmentfrom Halo Studios.
The statement,which can be found here, makes it clear that the team is grateful to the fans and players who’ve supported their endeavors, noting, “please know you are the singular thing that made it worth it during that time, truly.”
However, as supportive as the community has been, The Forge Falcons explained that the lack of acknowledgment or support from the game’s publisher played a key role in their departure.
“None of us ever started making things in the hopes we’d get compensated and have never expected it, and to our knowledge, not a single forger in the community has. But to see your work used in promotional material for a game, plastered all over in-game and featured in Matchmaking, to not receive even a simple sincere thank you or anything to make us feel appreciated beyond marketing events for the game, it’s just an odd feeling.”
There will be one final update from the team before they move on to working on stuff in Fortnite. That said, they did not rule out a potential return to the Halo franchise, as they hold hopes that the next title will have better tools and systems in place.
“… We love Halo, the community and forge, and we would love to be able to carry on giving the players new and innovative experiences in future installments,” the statement read in part.
This Wouldn’t Be The First Community To Stop Supporting A Game
Earlier this year,a prominent group of modders for Starfield shared that many of their members had grown “disenchanted” with the game for a variety of reasons. They iterated that if no one from the community were to step forward and take over, then the project would likely have to retire.
In other words, dedicated fans do have a breaking point when it comes to supporting their favorite games. It’s unclear what the ultimate solution is, but a little appreciation now and then doesn’t hurt, either.
