HCS Pro Talk

Hello and welcome to episode 331 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's our HCS Arlington 2024 post-show, where we break down the entire event including the series, storylines, and whether it was better than last year's event.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:15 - Competitive Halo News 0:37:57 - Rostermania 0:38:38 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:40:55 - Topic - HCS Arlington 2024 Post-Show 2:59:0...

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2024 Major, night by night. For this "episode", we break down the action from Championship Sunday of the Arlington Major, including the final matches of the tournament.

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2024 Major, night by night. For this "episode", we break down the action from the second day of the Arlington Major, including the remaining Pool Play matches and the start of Championship Bracket.

Hello and welcome to "The After Party", where we break down the Arlington 2024 Major, night by night. For this "episode", we break down the action from the first day of the Arlington Major, including Open Bracket and Pool Play.

Hello and welcome to episode 330 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we break down what to expect at the event, provide our predictions, and also share a very special announcement.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:13 - Competitive Halo News 0:15:17 - Rostermania 0:18:33 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:19:16 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:26:44 - Topic - HCS Arlington 2024 Preview 2:0...

Hello and welcome to episode 329 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we predict the entire 2024 HCS season far too early. Yes, we will be wrong. Also yes, this is going to be a lot of fun.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:27 - Competitive Halo News 0:38:38 - Rostermania 0:44:17 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:45:54 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:48:29 - Topic - 2024 “Too Early To Tel...

Hello and welcome to episode 328 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the qualifiers are complete which means the Arlington pools are set. Let's discuss.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:50 - Competitive Halo News 0:15:51 - Rostermania 0:21:10 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:22:23 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:22:50 - Topic - HCS Arlington Qualifier & Open Championship Results 1:...

Hello and welcome to episode 327 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we've got lots of tournament announcements, lots of rostermania, and lots of HCS points.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:40 - Competitive Halo News 0:30:23 - Rostermania 0:52:31 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:52:56 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 1:00:00 - Topic - HCS Open Series Week 3 Results 1:50:00 - Halo News 1:...

Hello and welcome to episode 326 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, love is in the air and rostermania never ends.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:13 - Competitive Halo News 0:30:05 - Rostermania 1:31:41 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 1:32:25 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 1:34:33 - Topic - HCS Open Series Week 2 Results 2:21:08 - Halo News 2:25:15 - Will’s Adventures 2:27:25 - Shouto...

Hello and welcome to episode 325 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the 2024 HCS season has officially begun and rostermania continues to not skip a beat.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:00 - Competitive Halo News 0:18:35 - Rostermania 1:05:54 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 1:09:03 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 1:13:20 - Topic - HCS Open Series Week 1 Results 1:53:55 - Halo News 1:59...

Hello and welcome to episode 324 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, CU29 (yes, that's the actual name of the latest update to Halo Infinite, because, you know, the end of "Seasonality" and all that) has officially released and has subsequently broken the Ranked Arena matchmaking experience.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:21 - Competitive Halo News 0:31:53 - Rostermania 0:34:45 - Upcoming Tournaments o...

Hello and welcome to episode 323 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, it's finally time to discuss the 2024 HCS Roadmap along with an end to Infinite's "Seasonality"!   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:08 - Competitive Halo News 0:18:54 - Rostermania 0:21:18 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:21:49 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:26:54 - Topic - HCS 2024 Roadmap 1:34:30 - Halo News 2:02:24...

Hello and welcome to episode 322 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we are joined by the always wonderful Pure Delight as he announces his brand new roster heading into the 2024 HCS season!   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:16 - Competitive Halo News 0:08:12 - Rostermania 0:23:26 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:23:55 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:46:44 - Halo News 0:55:09 - CoD and...

Hello and welcome to episode 321 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we celebrate our 6th anniversary by breaking down and discussing the recent meta changes in Ranked/Competitive.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:20 - Competitive Halo News 0:34:00 - Rostermania 0:35:40 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:36:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:50:00 - Topic - Meta Changes for 2024 2:22:30...

Hello and welcome to episode 320 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we ring in the new year with a look back at the greatest year of competitive Halo we've ever seen.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:20 - Rostermania 0:07:10 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:10:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:18:00 - Topic - Favorite Moments from 2023 1:28:00 - Will’s Adventures 1:57:00 - Shoutouts/...

Hello and welcome to episode 319 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the recent roster updates along with financial stability in esports.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:00 - Rostermania 0:12:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:15:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:17:00 - Topic - Financial Stability in Esports 2:41:45 - Halo News 2:55:00 - Will’s Adventures 3:07:15 - Shout...

Hello and welcome to episode 318 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we have a nice, cozy show leading into the holiday weekend.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:07:50 - Rostermania 0:13:15 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:15:55 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:24:00 - Halo News 0:33:00 - CoD and Other Games Watch 0:40:00 - Will’s Adventures 0:46:30 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending  ...

Hello and welcome to episode 317 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we open the show with a very special conversation with Bryon "Frantic" Cobb, the VP of Esports for Native Gaming! We discuss the latest rostermania with Native Gaming along with some of the behind the scenes insight within an esports organization. Once the interview is complete, we have plenty more to discuss within the Halo scene.   Tim...

Hello and welcome to episode 316 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the upcoming changes to the Ranked experience in Infinite.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:00 - Competitive Halo News 0:33:30 - Rostermania 0:35:00 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:36:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:39:00 - Halo News 0:52:45 - CoD and Other Games Watch 1:01:30 - Will’s Adventures 1:11:1...

Hello and welcome to episode 315 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the recent rostermania news with Native Gaming releasing their "Red" roster and the players no longer staying together.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:00 - Competitive Halo News 0:12:30 - Rostermania 0:16:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:18:30 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:25:50 - Halo News 0:45:00 -...

Hello and welcome to episode 314 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we talk about rostermania, the Ghost in a $25,000 tournament, and SBMM.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:20 - Rostermania 0:28:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:35:56 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:55:55 - Topic - A Discussion Around SBMM 1:39:23 - Halo News 1:47:30 - COD and Other Games Watch 1:48:30 - Will’s Adve...

Hello and welcome to episode 313 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the results of the Europa Halo Blackpool LAN.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:12 - Competitive Halo News 0:08:15 - Rostermania 0:16:26 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:21:00 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:24:08 - Topic - Europa Halo Blackpool Results 0:49:02 - Halo News 0:57:49 - CoD and other Games Watch...

Hello and welcome to episode 312 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Papa Lucid spills the beans that Penguin is heading to OpTic Gaming.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:08:00 - Topic - Discussing Rostermania 1:02:00 - Competitive Halo News 1:17:20 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 1:18:15 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 1:22:30 - Halo News 1:50:25 - CoD and Other Games Watch 1:58:25 - Will’s...

Hello and welcome to episode 311 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss how Extraction is simply not ready for competitive prime time.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:13:32 - Competitive Halo News 1:03:30 - Rostermania 1:04:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 1:05:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 1:13:16 - Halo News 1:16:50 - Will’s Adventures 1:23:23 - Shoutouts/Community Creation...

Hello and welcome to episode 310 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we discuss the Bandit Evo and Extraction now that we have some Season 5 games under our belts.   Timestamps 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:25 - Competitive Halo News 0:08:40 - Rostermania 0:18:30 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:39:10 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:43:00 - Topic - Discussing the Bandit Evo and Extraction 1:31:0...