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343 will release a new Halo 4 title update on Monday, 19th August, adding two new Armor mods to the game's multiplayer alongside a number of mode reshuffles. The studio has also detailed how it'll rearrange modes to celebrate/facilitate the launch of Halo 4's Champions Bundle, out on Tuesday, which you can read more about here.
The Armor Mods are as follows: Recharge, which (shock!) decreases the time it takes for your shields to recharge, and Survivor, which ejects you out of a vehicle if it's about to explode. Handy. I wonder if we'll see an outbreak of drop-kills, following the latter's release.
The Champions Bundle itself will include a sneak preview of another set of upgrades, the Resistor Tactical Package, which "allows players to retain full mobility despite taking fire for a few short moments". This latter Armor mod will also be made available free of charge. It's not quite clear why they felt the need to tease it.
As regards playlists, Rumble Pit will have 15 new voting options - expect new Slayer game types, new objective game types (King of the Hill and Oddball) and Regicide, which will be exclusively available in the Rumble Pit from here on out. Once the Champions Bundle arrives, Rumble Pit will also receive the follow Slayer and objective game type/map combos - Haven Oddball, Skyline Rumble BRs, Simplex Rumble BRs, Abandon King of the Hill and Landfall King of the Hill.
Spartan Ops hasn't been forgotten. 343 plans to rotate in a selection of Forerunner-themed missions, as follows:
- Episode 1, Chapter 3: The Challenge
- Episode 1, Chapter 4: Sacred
- Episode 2, Chapter 5: Gagarin
- Episode 5, Chapter 1: Spartan Miller
- Episode 5, Chapter 2: Nothing Can Go Wrong
Last but not least, if you enjoyed the Crimson DLC you might want to give it a once-over, as 343 will remove it "in preparation for the Champions Bundle the following day". It's not clear when or, indeed, if the Crimson content will return.
http://www.oxm.co.uk/60558/next-halo-4-update-to-offer-free-armor-mods-more-champions-dlc-details/
