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[KaYotiX]

Kayotix isnt outside the US, so I'm not sure what that has to do with warzone.

Game mode just needs some ballance. When it swings one way it usually swings hard and it's hard to come back. Most fun I've had in War zone is when it's back and forth.

And we usually have a group of 4 or 5 when we play also. Would love to see what a full 12 man squad would do lol

 

[malfcn]

None of my matches are showing stats after.

 

[Ramirez]

Warzone isn't going to die, lol. People gotta get their RP fix.

Onyx in every list but Breakout now, and I don't see myself grinding 6 diamond ranks out in that.

 

[The Strokes]

I forgot Truth existed until now. First time I've played on it since the beta

 

[Jack The Nipper]

I'm not giving you my GT. If you wanted it you could have found it. And I'm not playing with you. I barely play with people I like, and all you do is whine and bitch.

didn't say I want to play with you but don't worry. Halo fans will generally get tired of halo 5 just like they did 4 and you won't have to read what we say about it. Not sure why it bothers you that people aren't exactly thrilled with Halo 5 anyways.

You told me I hadn't played halo 5, so it's pretty easy to see if I have or not.

i think it's perfectly fine to have another thread about mp issues and things people don't like. I suggested that many times.

 

[Bread]

didn't say I want to play with you but don't worry. Halo fans will generally get tired of halo 5 just like they did 4 and you won't have to read what we say about it. Not sure why it bothers you that people aren't exactly thrilled with Halo 5 anyways.

You told me I hadn't played halo 5, so it's pretty easy to see if I have or not.

jesus dude enough already, you are being obnoxious.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

These maps are not part of the 15 free map DLC?

Until they 100% confirm it, I'm not ruling anything out at this point.

Stolen from this post:
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=184512101

I posted this in the other thread also:
Yeah.

I'm happy with the colors and lighting options being added to Forge, but what in the world is up with how plain all the pieces look? It's so hard to navigate, and just plain ick looking.

Reach at least had some texture:

And with modes like Breakout (which looks really nice IMO) being built from Forge, surely they could have livened up these pieces a little bit more.

 

[Megabyte117]

Think our 12-fireteam went 7-0 on Warzone tonight? Phenomenal shit. That mode is at its best in a coordinated group.

 

[The Antitype]

The Headlong revamp is really the only one I think looks kinda meh. The rest look great to me.

Can't wait!

 

[Ramirez]

Until they 100% confirm it, I'm not ruling anything out at this point.



I posted this in the other thread also:
Yeah.

I'm happy with the colors and lighting options being added to Forge, but what in the world is up with how plain all the pieces look? It's so hard to navigate, and just plain ick looking.

Reach at least had some texture:

And with modes like Breakout (which looks really nice IMO) being built from Forge, surely they could have livened up these pieces a little bit more.

That looks just as awful, lol.

You guys expect miracles out of Forge that you know won't happen.

 

[Chitown B]

I'm happy with the colors and lighting options being added to Forge, but what in the world is up with how plain all the pieces look? It's so hard to navigate, and just plain ick looking.

grass is always greener. Everyone got so sick of Forge in H3 with the generic industrial blocks and walls with no color. Now we get color and people think it looks too plain.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Wait, we're using The Cage of all maps to show how Reach forge looked?

As far as Forge aesthetics go,

1. Halo 4 Forge Island
2. Halo 4 Impact
3. H2A (Skyward)
4. Halo 3 Sandbox
5. Reach Tempest
6. Halo 3 Foundry
7. Halo 4 Ravine
8. Reach Timberlands
9. Reach Forgeworld
10. Halo 4 Erosion

 

[Madness]

That looks just as awful, lol.

You guys expect miracles out of Forge that you know won't happen.

Additionally we haven't seen the full scale of Forge. Some of these palettes and lighting could allow for some of the best looking user created maps ever, especially if maps blend into the terrain and Forge pieces itself as opposed to just being structures put there. It's why their Basin will probably look as good as Ragnarok did.

 

[jfoul]

I haven't had this much fun with Halo MP since Halo 2. I've been mainly playing Warzone & Warzone Assault, and I also really like Breakout & Swat. Sure, some things need to be tweaked a bit, but damn if it isn't super fun already. I'm really looking forward to BTB, Forge, and the new maps.

 

[Leyasu]

So just reading the replies from the resident Aussies confirms that 343 just don't give a fuck. I read the thing on waypoint and was hoping that I was just being paranoid. But no 343 really are that fucking stupid.

 

[SmartWaffles]

I played some Halo before going to sleep this morning (up watching BlizzCon all night) and all I hear is American English, lag is acceptable though.

 

[tuna_love]

What you think that that is a good thing??

So just reading the replies from the resident Aussie confirms that 343 just don't gives fuck. I read the thing on waypoint and was hoping that I was just being paranoid. But no 343 really are that fucking stupid.

Who is the resident aussie? I haven't played today but I have been in maybe 3 games since launch that weren't local.
edit: I am beyond stupid

 

[LiK]

just finished the story campaign. well, that ending sucked. i was actually enjoying it to some extent until it cut to credits.

 

[Leyasu]

Who is the resident aussie? I haven't played today but I have been in maybe 3 games since launch that weren't local.

Resident Aussies. Go back and read the last couple of pages.

I saw your edit. Man I'm off work next week and was planning on some serious halo. I cant wait to have guaranteed matchmaking in the U.S. now.

Gee thanks 343

 

[Deception]

Were people just complaining they couldn't play with their friends in the US?

 

[Glass]

I'd rather have a bunch of forge maps added a few weeks after launch then no maps at all yet, which I'm guessing is the alternative since nothing happens very fast when it comes to game development.
Besides that, Valhalla is just outside scenery with some metal forerunner pieces at either end which this forge version lools a lot like, and just look how crazy complex all those pieces are in the Headlong remake image, it's awesome people will be able to create something like that.

If we were only getting Forge maps from now on then I'd be pissed, but that's clearly not the case.

 

[jfoul]

It seems 343i is adjusting matchmaking filtering to help all regions.

We’ve also made some additional matchmaking changes in today’s update. The first of these was an update to the “One or more members of your fireteam has high latency to the dedicated server” error message. Previously, this message blocked players in error, preventing you from playing with the other player(s), and we’ve now removed this restriction. Also, we’ve been keeping an eye on feedback from international players regarding Warzone matchmaking, and found that we were a bit too aggressive in filtering players during matchmaking. After reviewing the current parameters, we’ve made adjustments that will allow Warzone matchmaking to not only allow players to find matches quicker and easier, but also allow for improved matchmaking for players across the globe, thanks to updated searching parameters that also better prioritize players in your region. Today, thanks to your reports, we were able to confirm that the changes did indeed improve matching for players across multiple regions. We need to do some additional tests to ensure that the changes don’t negatively impact any playlists, so we’ve temporarily disabled the changes, and will be re-adjusting the parameters once these changes are verified.

 

[Gwyn]

I'd rather have a bunch of forge maps added a few weeks after launch then no maps at all yet, which I'm guessing is the alternative since nothing happens very fast when it comes to game development.
Besides that, Valhalla is just outside scenery with some metal forerunner pieces at either end which this forge version lools a lot like, and just look how crazy complex all those pieces are in the Headlong remake image, it's awesome people will be able to create something like that.

If we were only getting Forge maps from now on then I'd be pissed, but that's clearly not the case.

Ye i am with you, i would just like to have properly designed(art textures etc) maps even if than means they get updated later on like 2-3 months from now.

 

[jfoul]

I'm about to jump back into Warzone. I'll be on HaloGAF - Discord if anybody wants to group up.

GT - JFoul

HaloGAF Discord Link

 

[Jack The Nipper]

I'd rather have a bunch of forge maps added a few weeks after launch then no maps at all yet, which I'm guessing is the alternative since nothing happens very fast when it comes to game development.
Besides that, Valhalla is just outside scenery with some metal forerunner pieces at either end which this forge version lools a lot like, and just look how crazy complex all those pieces are in the Headlong remake image, it's awesome people will be able to create something like that.

If we were only getting Forge maps from now on then I'd be pissed, but that's clearly not the case.

so which other halo games were out doubles, btb etc on launch date? honestly asking

How many years did 343 have to make maps and things for the release date?

 

[blue_phazon]

Resident Aussies. Go back and read the last couple of pages.

I saw your edit. Man I'm off work next week and was planning on some serious halo. I cant wait to have guaranteed matchmaking in the U.S. now.

Gee thanks 343

I dunno if I'm understanding things correctly (especially considering I know nothing about online infrastructure), but is this the situation?

- currently Aussie players are having a problem finding matches, maybe due to low populations
- 343 therefore extends the "range" so that Aussies get matched with North Americans

Wouldn't it be better to be matched with NA's as opposed to not getting into matches at all?

 

[blue_phazon]

so which other halo games were out doubles, btb etc on launch date? honestly asking

How many years did 343 have to make maps and things for the release date?

Yup. Halo 5 is definitely lacking in features and maps.

The only reason I tolerate it is because the game is fun and I have the patience (I was one of those people who wasn't too bothered with Splatoon dripping content for example)

Key word is tolerate. I wish it was here at launch

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Yup. Halo 5 is definitely lacking in features and maps.

The only reason I tolerate it is because the game is fun and I have the patience (I was one of those people who wasn't too bothered with Splatoon dripping content for example)

Key word is tolerate. I wish it was here at launch

Well I can understand that, but it's a little harder for me maybe since I'm more of a doubles, mlg, objectie play list kind of guy.

I just feel it's very hard to cut them slack, either they have the maps made and are holding back on them or they were way behind schedule

 

[Resilient]

We’ve also made some additional matchmaking changes in today’s update. The first of these was an update to the “One or more members of your fireteam has high latency to the dedicated server” error message. Previously, this message blocked players in error, preventing you from playing with the other player(s), and we’ve now removed this restriction. Also, we’ve been keeping an eye on feedback from international players regarding Warzone matchmaking, and found that we were a bit too aggressive in filtering players during matchmaking. After reviewing the current parameters, we’ve made adjustments that will allow Warzone matchmaking to not only allow players to find matches quicker and easier, but also allow for improved matchmaking for players across the globe, thanks to updated searching parameters that also better prioritize players in your region. Today, thanks to your reports, we were able to confirm that the changes did indeed improve matching for players across multiple regions. We need to do some additional tests to ensure that the changes don’t negatively impact any playlists, so we’ve temporarily disabled the changes, and will be re-adjusting the parameters once these changes are verified.

NOOOOOOOOoooooo...

the connections were so good before! now they are lagfests! why 343 :'( why...

Aussie here, crying himself into his banana lounge kangaroo pouch with a stubbie in my ace.

 

[Resilient]

I dunno if I'm understanding things correctly (especially considering I know nothing about online infrastructure), but is this the situation?

- currently Aussie players are having a problem finding matches, maybe due to low populations
- 343 therefore extends the "range" so that Aussies get matched with North Americans

Wouldn't it be better to be matched with NA's as opposed to not getting into matches at all?

no?! that's way worse! that just means we get stomped by Americans who have a nice connection to the dedicated server in their country! it can occasionally take 0.75s to 1.0s for my grenade to come out once I press the trigger!!

 

[tuna_love]

NOOOOOOOOoooooo...

the connections were so good before! now they are lagfests! why 343 :'( why...

Aussie here, crying himself into his banana lounge kangaroo pouch with a stubbie in my ace.

I'm kinda scared to play tonight now. It has been just about perfect for me.

 

[Twilight Gap]

I originally wasn't planning on getting the game at launch and thus far have had those feelings confirmed given its paltry offerings. It's not just playlists or maps - there's a whole lot of things missing from a typical Halo launch, even when compared to Halo 4. The game does indeed feel nice though, so hopefully we will see more weekly content rollouts like this.

 

[Leyasu]

It seems 343i is adjusting matchmaking filtering to help all regions.

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/november-sneak-peek

Then why are Aussies getting matched against Americans? The quote you posted says that they have sped up the process. Meaning that something will have to give

 

[blue_phazon]

Well I can understand that, but it's a little harder for me maybe since I'm more of a doubles, mlg, objectie play list kind of guy.

I just feel it's very hard to cut them slack, either they have the maps made and are holding back on them or they were way behind schedule

I'm no expert on game development or anything, but I really don't see why they don't have koth, assault, single flag, or oddball in the game. I mean with btb it somewhat makes sense because they're on different maps and maybe they didn't create the maps yet. But we already have plenty of arena maps, so surely they already planned out how these missing gametypes will work on them.

no?! that's way worse! that just means we get stomped by Americans who have a nice connection to the dedicated server in their country! it can occasionally take 0.75s to 1.0s for my grenade to come out once I press the trigger!!

Oh wow that's really bad then. I thought the delay would be way less than that

 

[Speedy Blue Dude]

Just my daily post about how Stronghold is a shit game mode and needs to be removed from Team Arena.

Fuck Stronghold.

 

[Resilient]

I really feel for 343i at the moment, cause the Halo fanbase really wants this game to be awesome as hell, but there are so many easy things that were missed, that they now have to go back and fix.

Between Forge maps for BTB only (atm), waiting a week to put more maps into rotation (Slayer - why you wait this long guys) and the missing game types that have been in the game since Halo 3...there is quite a task ahead.

But breaking Matchmaking for Aussies like this...why? Why would you do it, it's baffling. I'm on 100Mbps down and 40Mbps up..and I'm taking a full second to throw a grenade now, on 7+ matches. I have friends struggling to hit 12Mbps down and 2Mbps up, who are suffering worse now, when it was flawless before.

Please guys...fix this...this a crazy change to make. Good connections is better than playing with US folk (no offense to US folk).

 

[Sesuadra]

Question, why could they not add a few of the remake maps from halo MCC?

Because of the new spartan powers?

I feel like most maps are just "run around in circles" until you can shoot at an enemy spartan.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Question, why could they not add a few of the remake maps from halo MCC?

Because of the new spartan powers?

I feel like most maps are just "run around in circles" until you can shoot at an enemy spartan.

They want to design maps for clamber which fathom works just fine as a map that isn't designed for it.

 

[Easy Breezy]

Ok, why am I being matched with NA players during the day now? I'm all for being matched with them but only after midnight when it became impossible to find games or when I want to party up with them for warzone.

 

[jfoul]

I really feel for 343i at the moment, cause the Halo fanbase really wants this game to be awesome as hell, but there are so many easy things that were missed, that they now have to go back and fix.

Between Forge maps for BTB only (atm), waiting a week to put more maps into rotation (Slayer - why you wait this long guys) and the missing game types that have been in the game since Halo 3...there is quite a task ahead.

But breaking Matchmaking for Aussies like this...why? Why would you do it, it's baffling. I'm on 100Mbps down and 40Mbps up..and I'm taking a full second to throw a grenade now, on 7+ matches. I have friends struggling to hit 12Mbps down and 2Mbps up, who are suffering worse now, when it was flawless before.

Please guys...fix this...this a crazy change to make. Good connections is better than playing with US folk (no offense to US folk).

I think 343i should add an option to stay on a local region dedicated server. You would have longer queues, but your ping and response times would be a lot better.

 

[Speedy Blue Dude]

I thought 343 was banning quitters? What the fuck is the punishment for quitting? Quit 5 times and you get a picture of the Master Chief looking sad?

I haven't seen a single person being punished, or be deterred from quitting.

Take the CSGO route, quit 4 times get banned for 7 days.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Come on 343 stop banning me for losing connection sigh.... even in the post game lobby and the game was over. Sigh

 

[Herbs]

Well, the fact that Headlong is in this means I'm satsified. Best map for CTF

 

[Caayn]

Just my daily post about how Stronghold is a shit game mode and needs to be removed from Team Arena.

Fuck Stronghold.

Stronghold is fun. And instead of removing things they should really focus on making multiplayer work and adding more maps to arena, not BTB but normal arena The current pool is way too small.

Come on 343 stop banning me for losing connection sigh.... even in the post game lobby and the game was over. Sigh

I applaud you that you even come that far. I just quit playing at all after a few disconnects.

 

[Leyasu]

But breaking Matchmaking for Aussies like this...why? Why would you do it, it's baffling. I'm on 100Mbps down and 40Mbps up..and I'm taking a full second to throw a grenade now, on 7+ matches. I have friends struggling to hit 12Mbps down and 2Mbps up, who are suffering worse now, when it was flawless before.

Please guys...fix this...this a crazy change to make. Good connections is better than playing with US folk (no offense to US folk).

It's all about matchmaking speed at the expense of quality. Plus they just take the feedback from the program (which is probably 80% American participants) and use that.

Every other means of feedback is ignored obviously. What we write on here or waypoint is a waste of fucking time. They don't give a fuck and its our fault for believing their lies after the POS collection. I would say that I am shocked by this turn of events if it was another dev. But with these clowns I am not.

Loads of people write daily in this thread of their frustration at the way the matchmaking is handled. Which is read by the development director, who never once even bothers addressing it, yet will reply to some stupid shit instead.

Time to sell this game boys

 

[Sesuadra]

In Breakout.. ONE on ONE and you get the final shot.

 

[Deception]

Just my daily post about how Stronghold is a shit game mode and needs to be removed from Team Arena.

Fuck Stronghold.

Idk who at 343 thought it was a good idea for every objective mode to require you to remove all enemies from it to start capturing. It should be whichever team has the most in the point at that given moment.

As it stands now, all Strongholds is..
-Run into hill, barrage of nades follow, pray you don't die, then right before you cap it, enemy team storms in and you die.

 

[Nutter]

Strongholds requires a different strategy compared to CTF and Slayer. You cant just keep running and gunning. You need to lock down areas.

 

[Easy Breezy]

Any parties going on that need an extra player?

 

[Bornstellar]

DMR skin lol.
Is the DMR even in the game? Cause I'm not too sure about that now.

Anyway, favourite Reqs so far?
The ONI scorp is killer.
Voids Tear is also quite cool and fun!

Wanted to post this earlier. Probably my favorite req since it is cheap and extremely effective at taking out vehicles and infantry alike. In one of my earlier warzone matches today I ended up gluing an enemy gungoose and ghost together.