Support NeoGAF

[RowdyReverb]

I timed it. Good news and bad news. The good news is, finding a lobby is much faster. Bad news, filling the lobby is slow. Hard to say if it's due to bugs or low population right now (not peak hours yet).
43 seconds to get into a BTB lobby with other players. But then it got stuck at 10/16 players until people started giving up and leaving.
Tried Halo 3 playlist and it took 46 seconds to get into a lobby and another 3 minutes to fill it to 4v4.

 

[buddha0991]

anyone find that some of the Halo CE PC maps are too big even for 8 v 8 BTB?

 

[RowdyReverb]

anyone find that some of the Halo CE PC maps are too big even for 8 v 8 BTB?

Yeah. It was pretty cool back then to have sprawling maps, but it can get a little slow at times. At least CE Pistol lets you reach out and touch somebody.

 

[NOKYARD]

Thinking of playlists they should put in

Halo Combat Evolved
Halo 4
Team Objective
Rumble Pit
Team Snipers
Infection/Flood
Grifball
Team Hardcore
Team Doubles
Swat

Any more we need?

At this point there is only one court suitable for MCC Grifball, and it's in Halo 4.

Halo 3 Grifball (the best Grifball) has no maps yet due to the missing H3 forge gametype selector, and H2A has no Hammer.

 

[User 73706]

At this point there is only one court suitable for MCC Grifball, and it's in Halo 4.

Halo 3 Grifball (the best Grifball) has no maps yet due to the missing H3 forge gametype selector, and H2A has no Hammer.

just do it in rea-

halo tw-

comba-

custom edi-

fuck

 

[MouldyK]

Me and my friend played split-screen today and he hated it.

The reasons:

1. People always left the game, leaving to unfair teams, like 8 vs 4 on BTB.

2. He says grenades should be a support weapon and not a primary weapon. He says that Halo 1's grenades are too powerful and in other games, people threw grenades too much.

He thinks grenades should only be a pick-up and not something you start off with as it all he sees is people tossing grenades all the time, which he says is cheap and stupid.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

This is ridiculous........ I have a party of 5, hyped to play some Halo MM, and you can't play a single playlist.

Bullshit.

 

[User 73706]

Is there a good resource out there for Halo 2 Anniversary cutscenes yet? HBO doesn't have a cutscene library for it.

 

[Fata1moose]

lol I figured you were going to say something or message me. I was laying in bed half asleep testing the matchmaking. SMG starts were voted for so I just BS'd that whole game.

Cool running into you though!

The only proper course of action with SMG starts.

 

[RowdyReverb]

2. He says grenades should be a support weapon and not a primary weapon. He says that Halo 1's grenades are too powerful and in other games, people threw grenades too much.

He thinks grenades should only be a pick-up and not something you start off with as it all he sees is people tossing grenades all the time, which he says is cheap and stupid.

The game was pretty clearly designed with grenades as a primary weapon seeing as how one of the most instantly accessible buttons is devoted to it. Sure, everyone is entitled to their

Spoiler

incorrect

opinions, but I feel grenades are integral to Halo's core gameplay. Yes, grenade spam can be lame, but tactical grenade use is a thing of beauty.

 

[RoKKeR]

These scrubs voting for Team Slayer BRs 5v5 on Warlord can fuck right off.

 

[Fahzgoolin]

The only proper course of action with SMG starts.

It's a darn shame that they kept in SMG starts. However...I do understand that when you have a BR start everything is neglected. Who would grab an SMG and a pistol if you could just 4 shot them with a BR?

Halo 2 was great...but man was that a bad idea that kind of ruined the whole weapon sandbox.

Makes me really appreciate the Halo CE weapon sandbox. Everything had its use. Plasma Rifle stunned and ripped through shields, needles super combined (probably the most niche weapon for MP), the plasma pistol was great at rapid semi auto and took shields down when holding the trigger, pistol was the utility weapon, sniper was obviously a 1 shot monster, rockets xplode, and AR rips up close and can finish off an opponent even at medium range when you switch from a pistol.

Halo 5 better have a balanced weapon sandbox. It shouldn't be so hard all these years into the series...

These scrubs voting for Team Slayer BRs 5v5 on Warlord can fuck right off.

I'd take that over smg starts on everything else...which was probably the other options right? If not, then yeah that's lame.

 

[TTUVAPOR]

Anyone wanna play ranked h2a? Add me TTU VAPOR

 

[RoKKeR]

I'd take that over smg starts on everything else...which was probably the other options right? If not, then yeah that's lame.

I'd take SMG starts on Warlord over BR starts any day... ESPECIALLY at 5v5.

Speaking of which, why the hell is Ranked H2A 5v5?

 

[GringoSuave89]

Is there a good resource out there for Halo 2 Anniversary cutscenes yet? HBO doesn't have a cutscene library for it.

Have you not found a YouTube video to your liking? Thought I saw a few.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Is there a good resource out there for Halo 2 Anniversary cutscenes yet? HBO doesn't have a cutscene library for it.

The guy who does HBO's cutscenes doesn't actually have an XB1, I think. He usually records them in 5.1 which is a bit trickier. So unless someone here in LA schleps their box over to him, they probably aren't coming any time soon.

Have you not found a YouTube video to your liking? Thought I saw a few.

Though the downside is extremely slow download times, HBO's cutscenes are I believe the best quality you're going to find online. At the very least they haven't been double-mashed by Youtube conversion.

 

[GringoSuave89]

The guy who does HBO's cutscenes doesn't actually have an XB1, I think. He usually records them in 5.1 which is a bit trickier. So unless someone here in LA schleps their box over to him, they probably aren't coming any time soon.



Though the downside is extremely slow download times, HBO's cutscenes are I believe the best quality you're going to find online. At the very least they haven't been double-mashed by Youtube conversion.

There's a way to download YouTube videos in MP4 format WITHOUT a software download.....

 

[TTUVAPOR]

I cant fucking believe it, theres br bullet refunding...aka packet loss...in halo 2 annv.

At first i thought the sound was messed up, i wasnt hearing a consistent three shot burst but then i watched my ammo counter on te br and what do ya fucking know? Br bullet refund. Now i aee why im not killing people with four shots...fucking bullets are missing from each shot...seriously? This shit from halo 3 is back in halo 2 annv?

Im utterly speechless. Makes me not want to ever play h2 annv again.


I thought br was hitscan in h2 annv...guess i was wrong.

 

[Fuchsdh]

There's a way to download YouTube videos in MP4 format WITHOUT a software download.....

You're still getting the compressed MP4.

 

[GringoSuave89]

You're still getting the compressed MP4.

It varies. I've gotten lucky. I have no idea what factors are involved in it, but yes, the vast majority are compressed.

 

[Fata1moose]

I was really hoping they would move slayer back down to 4v4 when they moved BTB up to 16 again. Speaking of which, II was glad to see BTB working again last night too. Got into matches consistently, though the maps failed to load twice. I was happy to play Longshore and Avalanche.

 

[Munch Poke]

This is ridiculous........ I have a party of 5, hyped to play some Halo MM, and you can't play a single playlist.

Bullshit.

Dude. Tell me about it. No teams larger than 4. So stupid.

 

[Defect]

These scrubs voting for Team Slayer BRs 5v5 on Warlord can fuck right off.

Warlord plays best with 2v2 and maybe 3v3s. But br starts are better than smg starts even with 5v5s.

 

[Tawpgun]

Gaming siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142443376&postcount=447

These scrubs voting for Team Slayer BRs 5v5 on Warlord can fuck right off.

Voting priority should always be BR starts. Always. Always always always.

Map comes second.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Gaming siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142443376&postcount=447



Voting priority should always be BR starts. Always. Always always always.

Map comes second.

I agree, like, 98%. Warlord BRs can burn in hell.

 

[Tawpgun]

I agree, like, 98%. Warlord BRs can burn in hell.

Be quicker off spawn young BK.

5 v 5 is a lot though. Warlock should never go that high. 4 v 4 just requires you to be a lot quicker. It's hectic for sure but thats what makes it a unique map

 

[TTUVAPOR]

I agree, like, 98%. Warlord BRs can burn in hell.

Br bullet refunding can burn in hell. Cant believe more gafers arent up in arms about this. You realize anytime you fire a single shot of br its a slot machine how many bullets within your three round burst will actually exist?

 

[Caja 117]

Is this last update suppose to have a download? Havent made a download when i start MCC, i hard reset my console just in case and nothing

 

[belushy]

Br bullet refunding can burn in hell. Cant believe more gafers arent up in arms about this. You realize anytime you fire a single shot of br its a slot machine how many bullets within your three round burst will actually exist?

Wait for real?

Another reason why One shot > burst.

 

[TTUVAPOR]

Wait for real?

Another reason why One shot > burst.

When i realized this tonight i almost said screw this game. I mean really? We have halo 3bullet refunding in h2a...

 

[buddha0991]

or he could have melee'd during shots like you can do in H2?

 

[VinFTW]

I really need to play with some good teammates. Frustrating.

 

[NobleGundam]

or he could have melee'd during shots like you can do in H2?

This. You can cancel shots and melees vice-versa that way or pressing x. Correct me if I'm wrong. Been awhile since I played h2.

 

[-Ryn]

2. He says grenades should be a support weapon and not a primary weapon. He says that Halo 1's grenades are too powerful and in other games, people threw grenades too much.

He thinks grenades should only be a pick-up and not something you start off with as it all he sees is people tossing grenades all the time, which he says is cheap and stupid.

You're friend is wrong

 

[Granadier]

You're friend is wrong

This is one of those rare times when you can actually say that an opinion is 100% wrong.

 

[Sephzilla]

The MCC thread was just starting to turn for the positive so of course the "1 month later" thread has to pop up.

 

[daedalius]

I can find games in just about every playlist except btb, what the heck?

 

[Chitown B]

I cant fucking believe it, theres br bullet refunding...aka packet loss...in halo 2 annv.

At first i thought the sound was messed up, i wasnt hearing a consistent three shot burst but then i watched my ammo counter on te br and what do ya fucking know? Br bullet refund. Now i aee why im not killing people with four shots...fucking bullets are missing from each shot...seriously? This shit from halo 3 is back in halo 2 annv?

Im utterly speechless. Makes me not want to ever play h2 annv again.


I thought br was hitscan in h2 annv...guess i was wrong.

I can 4 shot people in Halo 3. There's no reason why you can't unless you don't have control over your BR. So H2 it should be no problem. Then again I played 4500 games of H3.

 

[Welfare]

Br bullet refunding can burn in hell. Cant believe more gafers arent up in arms about this. You realize anytime you fire a single shot of br its a slot machine how many bullets within your three round burst will actually exist?

You do realize you can get the same result if you melee'd during a burst?

 

[willow ve]

I can 4 shot people in Halo 3. There's no reason why you can't unless you don't have control over your BR. So H2 it should be no problem. Then again I played 4500 games of H3.

H2A =/= H2

 

[-Ryn]

This is one of those rare times when you can actually say that an opinion is 100% wrong.

Feels good mang

"Everyone has the right to an opinion. But sometimes; you're just wroooooong."

 

[Chitown B]

H2A =/= H2

right, but if you can kill people in H3 then you can kill people in H2A if it's the same random bullets, as the stated.

 

[Granadier]

I too would like a refund for my BR.

Do I have to contact Xbox support?

The MCC thread was just starting to turn for the positive so of course the "1 month later" thread has to pop up.

Gotta keep the man down.

 

[Karl2177]

Halo CE should be renamed to Game of Hosts until that netcode is fixed.

 

[Madness]

I can find games in just about every playlist except btb, what the heck?

Me neither. Team Slayer and H2A are found easily enough except BTB. Just stuck at searching for more players in BTB...

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Halo CE should be renamed to Game of Hosts until that netcode is fixed.

Conspiracy Theory: They disabled the boops so that people will hate CE and skew their data, mind gaming fans into thinking no one votes for it. We all know Halo devs hate that game.

I'm just saying.. there's a chance.

 

[Mix]

Halo is so much fun. It's been working nonstop all day the last two days for me and it's been a blast.

 

[Madness]

BTB blood gulch CE, 5v5 spawned all of us at the same base. So satisfying though. Game is finally working somewhat like it should have for me. Matches easily found one after the other.

 

[Chitown B]

went to play and i'm getting "downloading the latest matchmaking data. please wait"

new playlists? Still sitting here waiting...

edit: rebooted my console and now it's fine. wtf is wrong with this game staying connected? The X1 is meant to stay on 24/7 and shouldn't need rebooted just to play this game.

 

[TCKaos]

Thinking of playlists they should put in

Halo Combat Evolved
Halo 4
Team Objective
Rumble Pit
Team Snipers
Infection/Flood
Grifball
Team Hardcore
Team Doubles
Swat

Any more we need?

I'd appreciate the following:

Halo 2 Anniversary - A mix of Slayer and Objective in H2A. 4v4
Halo Classic - A mix of Slayer and Objective in HCE and H2. 4v4
New Age Hipster Bullshit - A mixture of bad games in Halo 3 and Halo 4. Whatever vs Whatever because who gives a fuck?
Team Objective - Objective based gametypes in H2, H2A and H3. 4v4.
Big Team Battle - Large scale conflicts featuring a mix of Slayer and Objective in HCE, H2, H2A, H3 and H4. 8v8.
Squad Battle - A mix of Slayer and Objective for days where you have too many for 4v4 but not enough for 8v8. 5v5.

And occasionally rotate in/out the following:
Rumble Pit
Control (Territories/King)
Sports (Grifball/Ricochet)
Silly Casual Bullshit (Infection)
Community Grab Bag (Nascar, Fat Kid, Duck Hunt, ect)