The Yappening (Halo Wars 2): Difference between revisions

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[[File:MCC Yapyap splash.png|thumb|right|250px|Yappening splash screen for ''The Master Chief Collection''.]]
[[File:MCC Yapyap splash.png|thumb|right|250px|Yappening splash screen for ''The Master Chief Collection''.]]
[[File:MCC Yapyap desktop.png|thumb|right|250px|Yappening menu art for ''The Master Chief Collection''.]]
[[File:MCC Yapyap desktop.png|thumb|right|250px|Yappening menu art for ''The Master Chief Collection''.]]
The Yappening returned again on April 3, 2019, this time nicknamed '''The Yappening: Two Yaps This Time'''. A blog post was once again posted on Waypoint by Yapyap, detailing how the [[Unggoy|Grunt]] had remembered the event a year ago, and decided to repeat it. His [[Yapyap's rebellion|troops]] brought him several items (themselves tongue-in-cheek references to existing lore) such as [[Janus Key]]s, [[slipspace flake]]s, a "Fragment of Divinity" and pistachios, with Yapyap failing to get them to yield any tangible result. Yapyap then destroyed the assembled artifacts with [[plasma grenade]]s, resulting in a mysterious voice conferring Yapyap as the true protector of the [[Mantle]], among other grand titles. The event then sparked a similar series of events internally at 343 Industries, resulting in a dedicated Yappening splash screen, menu art, [[nameplate]]s and playlist being created inside ''The Master Chief Collection'' 2v2 ''[[Halo 2]]'' matchmaking. The Yappening playlist consisted of several unique gametypes;
The Yappening returned again on April 3, 2019, this time nicknamed '''The Yappening: Two Yaps This Time'''. A blog post was once again posted on Waypoint by Yapyap, detailing how the [[Unggoy|Grunt]] had remembered the event a year ago, and decided to repeat it. His [[Yapyap's rebellion|troops]] brought him several items (themselves tongue-in-cheek references to existing lore) such as [[Janus Key]]s, [[slipspace flake]]s, a "Fragment of Divinity" and pistachios, with Yapyap failing to get them to yield any tangible result. Yapyap then destroyed the assembled artifacts with {{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}s, resulting in a mysterious voice conferring Yapyap as the true protector of the [[Mantle]], among other grand titles. The event then sparked a similar series of events internally at 343 Industries, resulting in a dedicated Yappening splash screen, menu art, [[nameplate]]s and playlist being created inside ''The Master Chief Collection'' 2v2 ''[[Halo 2]]'' matchmaking. The Yappening playlist consisted of several unique gametypes;
*'''Head-pop Party!''' - [[SWAT]], albeit with the [[Grunt Birthday Party]] [[Skull]] activated.
*'''Head-pop Party!''' - [[SWAT]], albeit with the [[Grunt Birthday Party]] [[Skull]] activated.
*'''Yappening Wargames''' - [[Fiesta]] Slayer, with the additional effect of randomly removing a random [[heads-up display]] element on respawn. Each round fired in a weapon fires two ammunition per shot.
*'''Yappening Wargames''' - [[Fiesta]] Slayer, with the additional effect of randomly removing a random [[heads-up display]] element on respawn. Each round fired in a weapon fires two ammunition per shot.