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Tom French

@pardontomfrench

Rok'n'roll nerd. Design Director at ProbablyMonsters. Ex-Multiplayer Creative Director, Forge Wizard, and Epic Mission Designer at 343 Industries.

 Kirkland, WA
Joined May 2013
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After over 11 1/2 years on Halo, I step out of my Spartan armor for the last time today to head off to new adventures. It's been a massive honor to have been part of a game I loved so much as a player and admired so much as a developer. I couldn't be more proud of my time at 343.
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Congrats to the ol’ crew for getting S3 out!
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@Halo7 Mar 2023
Halo Infinite’s Season 3: Echoes Within is now live! Get ready to jump into: 🏜️ Oasis (BTB) 🏔️ Cliffhanger (Arena) 🌉 Chasm (Arena) 🦝 M392 Bandit 😶‍🌫️ Shroud Screen ✨ Customization 📩 100-tier Battle Pass 🔥 and more! ️aka.ms/EchoesWithin #HaloEchoesWithin
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@Halo6 Dec 2022
In the spirit of the Holiday season as we wrap up for the year, our latest Halo Infinite update contains some gifts for yule! ❄️ Custom Game Browser ❄️ Empyrean ❄️ All Armor Cores & Cadet Coatings free ❄️ Quality of life improvements Aka.ms/DecemberUpdate2022
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@HaloSupport6 Dec 2022
The #HaloInfinite Custom Games Browser is now live! If you're currently playing, close & relaunch to install the update (2.2 GB or less). Read more about all the new features, bug fixes, and balance changes included in this update in our Patch Notes: support.halowaypoint.com/hc/… (1/2)
A new Halo Infinite update is now available for download on all platforms! New features & content included in this update are: • The Custom Game Browser is now live! Start & join a Custom Game using any map & mode combination, including content created in Forge. • Previously released Armor Cores are now available to all players for free. • 10 Cadet Armor Coatings have been added to each core. • Empyrean, a remake of the Halo 3 multiplayer map The Pit, is now available in various matchmaking playlists & Custom Games. • Various networking improvements to melee, vehicle hijacking, & blank shots caused by inaccurate ammo counts. • The Ranked Widget now shows your current Competitive Skill Ranking & recent gains/losses. • Red Reticle & a High Dynamic Range toggle are now available on PC. • Mouse & keyboard improvements for both PC & Xbox consoles. • The in-game player reporting flow has been improved & players can now be quickly muted from the scoreboard.

ALT A new Halo Infinite update is now available for download on all platforms! New features & content included in this update are: • The Custom Game Browser is now live! Start & join a Custom Game using any map & mode combination, including content created in Forge. • Previously released Armor Cores are now available to all players for free. • 10 Cadet Armor Coatings have been added to each core. • Empyrean, a remake of the Halo 3 multiplayer map The Pit, is now available in various matchmaking playlists & Custom Games. • Various networking improvements to melee, vehicle hijacking, & blank shots caused by inaccurate ammo counts. • The Ranked Widget now shows your current Competitive Skill Ranking & recent gains/losses. • Red Reticle & a High Dynamic Range toggle are now available on PC. • Mouse & keyboard improvements for both PC & Xbox consoles. • The in-game player reporting flow has been improved & players can now be quickly muted from the scoreboard.

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Home from our whirlwind family Cali trip and raced up to get Olive before the snow piled up too much! For sure the dirtiest I’ve ever see the girl but she needed some fireplace time before I make her take a bath 🤣
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Thank god for the wife’s Bronco or it would have been a mess to get her today with our old mini-van. I did have to pick the chonky girl up and lift her in to the back to load her tho!
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@Halo15 Nov 2022
Your Spartan journey began one year ago today. Happy Birthday, Halo Infinite! 🎉🎉
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Death Weaponxx actually did it... the wonderful guy forged this in #HaloInfinite Welcome back Olive! #Forge
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🎉Vampire Survivors is OUT NOW on Xbox Game Pass! 🎉 come get ya garlic 🧄 gems 💎 & dopamine 🎮🧛 #VampireSurvivors #outnow #XboxGamePass #indiegames xbox.com/en-US/games/store/v…
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Seeing all the amazing things people are making in Infinites forge is hitting me right in the feels. So proud of how @MichaelSchorr and co. have managed to evolve the the tool and expand the wild possibilities the community can create. #iloveweirdhalo
MineMoods (@MineMooods) profile pictureMineMoods@MineMooods10 Nov 2022
#Forge #HaloWinterUpdate #HaloInfinite This took only 3 hours
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Whoops. I see typos but my brain is tired because I was up until after 3am Forging 🤣
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@Halo7 Nov 2022
Get ready to explore Halo Infinite’s two new multiplayer maps: Argyle and Detachment – Halo Infinite’s Winter Update drops in less than 24 hours! 💥 #HaloWinterUpdate
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@Halo13 May 2022
Since the launch of #HaloLoneWolves we've been sifting through your feedback - and we've got an update on the way to address some of the most common topics. For more info on weapon "jamming," skill jumps, and more, check our post on Halo Waypoint. 🎮 aka.ms/HIUpdateMay13
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ALT Two Spartans go to battle in Breaker.

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Hey all, HCS FFA is finally live. Thanks for the patience <3
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When your favorite movie director of all time says this about the game you worked on, of course you frame it so you can be reminded of it every time you head into the office! @TheHorrorMaster, hit me up when you want to make an Escape game! ;)
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@Unyshek2 Feb 2022
Meeting just wrapped: Update for BTB is ready for launch tomorrow, targeting 10am PT. See you all then 🤞
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I’m… stunned!
John Carpenter (@TheHorrorMaster) profile pictureJohn Carpenter
@TheHorrorMaster16 Jan 2022
HALO INFINITE is a fun shooter. Immense beautiful production design. Best of the Halo series.
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@Tashi343i18 Dec 2021
Day 1 is in the books - thank you to the fans, players, and talent for your patience and support. We took many steps to stabilize tonight, and we have a plan of attack in the morning to improve the show and experience even more. This team is working so hard. Thank you. ❤️
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@HCS17 Dec 2021
The @HCS Kickoff Major Raleigh 2021 is now live! Join us as the world's best teams throwdown in the first #HaloInfinite LAN for $250K + Crowdfunding! Twitch.tv/Halo | Youtube.com/Halo Checkout the B, C, and D streams below! 👇
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@HCS17 Dec 2021
The @HCS Raleigh action is starting soon! Main Broadcast Twitch.tv/Halo Youtube.com/Halo B Stream Twitch.tv/HCS aka.ms/HCS-YouTube C Stream Twitch.tv/HCS_Red aka.ms/HCS-YouTube D Stream Twitch.tv/HCS_Blue aka.ms/HCS-YouTube
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We’re adding FOUR new playlists to #HaloInfiniteMP next week (12/14): Slayer Fiesta Tactical Slayer FFA Slayer Thanks everyone for all of your feedback 💚 Ok I’m going back to sleep. reddit.com/r/halo/comments/r…
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