🔹 New Content & Gameplay
🔧 Operation: Last Stand
- New 50‑tier Operation Pass with 20 free tiers + 50 premium tiers, running until June 10. Unlock Spartan armor sets, XP boosts, and challenge slots, with premium perks when purchased during the campaign. youtube.com+14support.halowaypoint.com+14halowaypoint.com+14
🔥 Battle of the Academy (Firefight PvE)
- A new linear Firefight mode where squads defend the Avery J. Johnson Academy against Banished forces—adds strategic objectives alongside wave survival. halowaypoint.com+5support.halowaypoint.com+5purexbox.com+5
💥 Mutilator & Mutilator Madness
- Introduces the new Mutilator, a shotgun–Gravity Hammer hybrid power weapon.
- Mutilator Madness playlist: Juggernaut-style mode where players fight for and wield the Mutilator. halopedia.org+4support.halowaypoint.com+4blackflix.com+4
🛠️ Sandbox & Customization Enhancements
- Weapons Bench Expansion: Customize 5 new weapons (MA5K Avenger, Needler, Heatwave, Shock Rifle, Mutilator) with coatings, charms, emblems, and death effects. reddit.com+12halowaypoint.com+12blackflix.com+12
- Sniper Ricochets Return: S7 and Flexfire snipers now feature bullet ricochets; earn the new Bank Shot medal for ricochet kills. halopedia.org+2halowaypoint.com+2support.halowaypoint.com+2
- Perfect Kill Icon: Precision kills now show a star icon in the Event Feed. purexbox.com+5halowaypoint.com+5support.halowaypoint.com+5
🛡️ Vehicle & Balance Updates
- Banshee adjustments: Reduced fuel-rod cannon speed, increased cooldown, and slightly higher collision damage to improve balance. halopedia.org+13halowaypoint.com+13support.halowaypoint.com+13
- New Sniper Ricochet Bank Shot mechanic adds depth to precision play. halowaypoint.com+1support.halowaypoint.com+1
⚙️ UI, Forge & Exchange Improvements
- Exchange Menu Folders for easier browsing (e.g., Helmets, Coatings, FX, Visors, Vehicle Coatings). halopedia.org+2halowaypoint.com+2support.halowaypoint.com+2
- Purchasable Spartan Points: Now available via Credits for faster cosmetic unlocks. halopedia.org+2halowaypoint.com+2support.halowaypoint.com+2
- Forge Enhancements: New scripting nodes (spawn order, object team control) for creating complex Forge experiences. support.halowaypoint.com
📅 Wrap-Up & Looking Ahead
- Operation Reclaimer drops July 8 – August 4, featuring a new 20-tier pass with Halo 4-themed rewards. support.halowaypoint.com+1halopedia.org+1
- The update builds momentum for upcoming Ranked S&D Extraction mode (round-based mode with buy-in economy) and a Forge Hub map contest. halowaypoint.com+1reddit.com+1
✅ TL;DR
- New PvE Operation: Last Stand with free and premium tiers
- Firefight: Academy co-op mode for narrative wave defense
- Mutilator weapon + Juggernaut-style playlist
- Sandbox upgrades: Weapon bench, sniper ricochets, perfect kill icon
- Balance tweaks: Especially vehicle weaponry
- UI and Forge improvements for customization and creation
- Next Up: Operation Reclaimer, Ranked S&D mode, Forge map contest
