I'm seeing a decent amount of confusion around coatings out there, so I wanted to jump in and address some of the common talking points. Thread below! https://twitter.com/Unyshek/status/1319406598654050304

"Coatings (and therefore colors) can only be purchased?! >:("

No, that is not the case. There will be all kinds customization items (including coatings) that can be earned in-game and earned as special rewards. Will there be purchases? Sure. Is that the only way? Absolutely not.

"Why not a hybrid system where I can change my colors and the rest of the coating remains the same?"

We love this idea, but colors and materials are designed and built into each specific coating. I’m hoping to elaborate on the tech behind coatings in a future Community Update.

"Will there be a good variety of coatings?"

Yes. Although moving away from the old color system was a tough call, it has allowed us to go into greater detail and variation with Armor color, materials, patterns, etc. You are going to look great in Halo Infinite.

Additionally, here are a few other tweets I’ve replied to since the Community Update:
https://twitter.com/Unyshek/status/1319417410445664257
https://twitter.com/Unyshek/status/1319435294660194304 https://twitter.com/Unyshek/status/1319449423273889792

Obviously this doesn't answer every question out there, but I hope this helps clarify some of the confusion until we're able to dive deeper into customization.

If you have any other questions about coatings, please send them my way. I'm always reading what you all have to say!