{"id":2224,"date":"2025-08-06T08:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.declareitspiritwear.com\/?p=2224"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:14:09","slug":"hcs-to-adjust-map-pool-for-charlotte-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.declareitspiritwear.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/hcs-to-adjust-map-pool-for-charlotte-major\/","title":{"rendered":"HCS to adjust map pool for Charlotte Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Image of Halo World Championship trophy on a platform surrounded by banners of previoius winners\" class=\"wp-image-200015 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.declareitspiritwear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hcs-map-pool-adjustment-charlotte-major-large.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: HCS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f404f932\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The <strong>Halo Championship Series (HCS)<\/strong> has adjusted its map pool ahead of the Charlotte Major, the final Major of the <strong>Halo: Infinite <\/strong>cycle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f40504ea\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>As a result of the adjustment, Solitute King of the Hill and Streets Oddball will no longer feature in HCS competitions for the remainder of the year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-69022f4051993\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-199684\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/08\/shopify-rebelllion-hcs-salt-lake-city-champions-halo\">Shopify Rebellion crowned HCS Salt Lake City 2025 champions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-165570\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/halo-championship-series-2025-roadmap\">Halo esports in 2025: HCS roadmap and Major locations revealed<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-198179\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/hcs-halo-infinite-departure-2026\">HCS announces departure from Halo Infinite<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f4053249\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Arriving in their place is <strong>Lattice<\/strong>, a community-created map that will feature across all three modes used in Halo esports.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f4053ef9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The HCS says it will &#8216;continue to monitor community feedback and data on all gametypes&#8217; as the 2025 season nears its conclusion. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f4054b5b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>&#8220;Lattice will be entering HCS with King of the HIll, Oddball, and Strongholds,&#8221; revealed the HCS in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halowaypoint.com\/news\/operation-shadows-ranked-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a blog post<\/a><\/strong>. &#8220;With that, we felt it was appropriate to swap out some gametypes as new ones are introduced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f40557af\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Despite having a dedicated circuit and several established organisations as part of its partnership programme, Halo esports has seen a sharp drop in viewing figures following the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/optic-gaming-win-hcs-arlington-major-2025\">Arlington Major<\/a><\/strong> in April.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f405646c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>After recording a peak of 112,541 viewers in Arlington, the Dallas Open and Salt Lake City Major failed to break 70,000, according to esports data platform <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/escharts.com\/tournaments\/halo5?order=peak\">Esports Charts<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f40570e3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The most watched HCS tournament remains the HCS Kickoff Major Raleigh 2021 event which hit a peak of 267,279.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f4057ca4\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>This year&#8217;s HCS Charlotte Major <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/faze-clan-hcs-charlotte-major-2025-halo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was unveiled by FaZe Clan<\/a> and will take place in October 2025. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-69022f405898c\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"what_next_for_halo_esports-2\">What Next For Halo Esports?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f40595d8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>When all of the 2025 Majors conclude, attention will turn to the season-ending World Championship, taking place at the <strong>Seattle Convention Center<\/strong> in Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f405a18d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>16 teams from across the world will compete for a share of a $1m (~\u00a3751,280) prize pool and the chance to be crowned the final champion of Halo Infinite. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-69022f405ade1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The next chapter of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/hcs-halo-infinite-departure-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the HCS<\/a><\/strong> has yet to be revealed, with <strong>343 Industries<\/strong> turning its attention to an unreleased Halo title.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/08\/hcs-2025-map-pool-adjustment-charlotte-major\">HCS to adjust map pool for Charlotte Major<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: HCS The Halo Championship Series (HCS) has adjusted its map pool ahead of the Charlotte Major, the final Major of the Halo: Infinite cycle. As a result of the adjustment, Solitute King of the Hill and Streets Oddball will no longer feature in HCS competitions for the remainder of the year. 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