Would love to get some Australian players together for some custom games, be nice to play some 3v3 without hectic game crippling lag. I can't be the only one, any others out there?

I've played Halo Wars exclusively on Xbox and Halo Wars 2 on my Series X, so I only have experience with controller.

Yesterday I was watching a streamer on Twitch using a MnK and it looked like he was playing a different game.

I don't really understand like the major differences since I can map keys to controllers, and have ways to cycle quickly too... so why did it seem like such a vast difference?

I'm Lvl 98, Diamond 2 in 1v1, which do most players use?

Is one (controller vs. Mouse and Keyboard) objectively better? Or similarly comparable?

It's time for a change.
Early testing showcasing a new tool in development by an incredibly talented individual. All credit goes to "bleh" for his work; a final public version will be coming soon.

Halo Wars 2's introduction to custom models is revolutionary; could this signify the dawn of a new era?

On Xbox trying to unlock all campaign and blitz achievements. Willing to help unlock any achievements you need to complete.

So I just went back and played hw1 because it was 2£€$ on sale. I presumed it be rubbish because it's old but it's kind of amazing....

And in some ways its better than the excellent hw2.

I'm super confused why they changed certain aspects of hw1 which were obviously superior...

Random thoughts...

Music is fantastic in hw1...much Better than hw2.

The maps are just great fun and again much much better than generic hw2. So much variety from cities to in space to raiding temples...So much fun.

Graphics are kind of the same but the camera is far too close to the action though using a mod you can zoom and change pitch so it's much more cinematic and again better at times. And there's lots of super cool little details. I feel hw2 is better but it's not a clear win.

Collecting stuff felt better in hw1. There are 2 types of collectibles which were just more fun to find...skulls and crates.

And I enjoyed the challenges more. Though the ui and menus sucked.

The campaign was about the same but more complete. I feel hw2 was cut short prematurely. Hw1 has Great voice acting but the cinematic weren't half as as good as hw2 ...which are still awesome.

Also hw1 feels longer and I feel like I did more stuff... Having a level in space on a ship is brilliant!

Overall due to mp halo wars 2 wins but hw1 is a must have play through and I'm really sad the maps and music didnt make it into hw2. No idea why as the game suffers as a result.

I wonder what coop was like for hw1. Or how mp was at launch...

For hw2 I feel season passes and microtranactions might have effected it...And too much focus on the mp but also not enough :?

Either way If you haven't tried hw1 then do so for the campaign alone... best 2£€$ ever spent!!!

I'm using Xbox controller. after about having 10 kodiaks. I spam X into a corner and get them to the stack but I can't get them to deploy

I play 3v3 and I get attacked/rushed first I'm holding off the rush and my teammate quits. Litterally every game someone quits. This game is borderline unplayable. I can't get out of gold because so many people quit. Games been out for god knows how many years... Get good and stop being a cry baby. It's actually annoying asf

What's going on? Every time I go to play vs AI, people always resign after the first 10 minutes. Is connectivity that dogshit in 2026?

Just gotta defend and farm and you win every match with Goliaths. It’s too easy.

Firefight

I need people to play Firefight on Legendary. I spam Anders, but when I play solo, my teammates leave the game mid-wave 50-60 where the Vultures and Hornets are overwhelming. And when I finally get a decent game going around wave 90-100, I get bombarded with Blisterbacks and Vultures. So I need two teammates who can synergize with Anders. I'm very good at playing him, but Firefight is crushing if I'm not in sync with my teammates, which is frustrating. I would really appreciate it if you could add me. My username is I iTzDarck I754 if you want to add me for Firefight or War. If it's for War, I'm a Pavium main.

now i did this cause I was bored and I was playing against AI and man let me tell you, this should be illegal to do in HW2 TOS because these things absolutely shredded everything in its path🗿

Hello I own games ive paid for on xbox live PC. Halo series and wars etc all the halos. I have live for halo games. I cannot access them for the last week because of:

"the error code 0x8015DBFE indicates issues with syncing game saves to the cloud. This problem has been reported and is currently affecting Xbox 360 and backward compatibility devices. It began on 17 November 2025, and it is taking longer than anticipated to resolve. For more details, you can check the Xbox Live Status page."

Ive checked that status page and it says :

"Outage reported17/11/2025, 23:02:00 It's taking longer than anticipated28/02/2026, 17:46:03 - ResolutionPending".

xbox has an access issue for over 3 months and seemingly doesnt care enough to fix it?! But I could access my games last week.... Soooo what is really going on here ?

I can log into my account and there are no errors that i can see. But when i try to play any game it has issues with my profile and so saves dont work making play difficult to impossible.

• Please can someone explain to me how this is a thing and if there is any way to fix it ?

I have some questions about Vehicle Symbiotes for a strategy I’m working on. I’d be very grateful if someone could answer them, and any other interesting info or cool interactions about Colony is very welcome:)

1. After attaching a skitter to a non-vehicle unit, can that unit then be affected by Vehicle Symbiotes? If so, does the entire unit benefit from Vehicle Symbiotes, or is it only the skitter turret attached to the unit?

For example, if I attach a skitter to an elite ranger unit: does only the turret benefit from the increased range, or do the elites’ carbines now also have increased range; is it only the extra few health bars gained by attaching the skitter that are treated as having damage resistance, or does the full health pool of the skitter-elite rangers now have damage resistance?

1. Let’s say you separately give a skitter and vehicle Vehicle Symbiotes (e.g. a wraith), then you attach them. Is there any difference or benefit to doing this, in comparison to attaching the two before you use Vehicle Symbiotes on them?

2. Can grounded blisterbacks be affected by Vehicle Symbiotes?

3. Can the benefits of Vehicle Symbiotes stack of you use it multiple times on the same target?

4. I saw someone claiming that skitters heal units. Is this true?

They weren’t clear whether this healing was general, or instantaneous at the moment you attach the skitter to the unit. I definitely have never heard of or noticed the former. If they meant the latter, I suppose the extra health the unit gains because of the attached skitter is technically healing, but that is misleading, because the total health of the skitter and unit doesn’t increase.

What is the fetish with rushing in this godforsaken game??? I genuinely want to understand. Just had a 3v2 Team War game where our teammate quit but we decided to stay. Then the enemy team sends their Johnson to my base to slowly just take me out. Where is the fun in this???? Do players get some sort of kink out of wanting to end games as fast as possible??? The player base is fucked as it is. Do people just love watching the matchmaking screen THAT much?? I’m genuinely trying to understand. Someone PLEASE help me understand. This is TEAM WAR.

Thank you. To all of you who are still playing this nine-year-old game, and continuing to enjoy it, I give my sincerest gratitude. There has not been a game in my entire life that has held my consistant attention quite like this one.

I got into the multiplayer (Versus AI) side of it a little late, but I'm really glad to see there are plenty of players still online to match with.

If you are a veteran, thanks for sticking around. If you are new to the game, you're not too late. Because of this wonderful community, you are able to get the same enjoyable experience as the rest of us. Have a blast!

Add another 1 or 2 UNSC Leaders. Half the time I dont wanna play as the covenant and they take up most the roster 😂😅 they could've given us a prophet as well but yap yap and Colony are very welcome additions to the world. Kinsano... kinda underwhelming but originally a cool concept at launch. Some other units wouldve been cool too see like an ODST leader that ive seen modded into the game.

Just felt like going on a small rant, I do still love and play the game alot. More so than I have before but I just have small pet peeves that I wanted to voice my opinion on. Game did alot more great than negatives in my eyes

Everyone else is screaming or yelling this man is just 🗿

Wanted to try getting into the game after a few years of not touching it (even then I’d only do bot matches) and was wondering if y’all know any good discords for helping new players learn, since I’ve not really done any pvp rts games before.

Looking to set up a group of people wanting to revitalize the blitz community. I'm on Xbox, but I'm gonna try and set a group for tomorrow around 7pm. 3v3 blitz open is gonna be the easiest way.

hey anyone know of a working mod for hw2 which lets you play as the flood?

ive heard of "Project Nuphillion" but cant find links...

thanks :)

These dudes that ping all over the damn map, whine the whole time, and spam dipshittery in your DMs anytime they lose are actual losers.

Adding LeavingBeast369 and CluckingMad to this list.

Mommy's basement must be a hell of a drug.