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[Mdot]

Do the medals pop up right in the middle of the screen in MCC too? Am I delusional and never noticed this? (referring to the weapon grenading vid from the beta)

Any improvements with the patch or just SpOps?

 

[Impala26]

Season 1.5 locales in 1080p60 are going to be nuts.

Much Harvester
Such Caverns
Very Beauty

 

[Tashi]

Patch notes incoming. Fixes, improvements + Spartan Ops.

 

[Tawpgun]

Last clip I got from Beta.

http://xboxclips.com/Tawpgun/5ab0e490-a66d-4af4-ab7d-75ce2ba220dd

DONGED

EDIT: RE SPOPS: If Spops can be added, so should ODST firefight imo

 

[Enter The 36 Chambers]

The game is working pretty well for me lately.

A ranking system is all I wanna see asap.

Seriously get the ranking in. Biggest problem lately is garbage randoms

 

[Defect]

ODST campaign is nice and all but Firefight is the main reason to even include the game. Please add it in.

 

[Akai__]

Patch notes:

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/12-22-14-halo-the-master-chief-collection-content-update-notes

Spartan Ops is a mandatory update? Why?

Also, still no news about Halo 3 sound channels or the unskipable screen, after a map failed to load?

 

[Mdot]

The game is working pretty well for me lately.

A ranking system is all I wanna see asap.

Seriously get the ranking in. Biggest problem lately is garbage randoms

This, improved search times and H2A lag.

 

[tootsi666]

Patch notes:

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/12-22-14-halo-the-master-chief-collection-content-update-notes

The fact that 'most matches are played in dedicated servers' is actually really worrying. Halo 4 worked better in X360 P2P so these dedis are probably pretty shitty.

 

[Defect]

Dedicated servers have been up since launch? Didn't Frankie say that it fell back to p2p?

Also, when are they going to have the option to bring the party back to lobby when searching?

Edit: It looks like they added skulls to Spops. I don't remember them being in Halo 4.

 

[TriStateTryHard]

Dedicated servers have been up since launch? Didn't Frankie say that it fell back to p2p?

Sounds like they're cutting their losses. I wonder how big that MCC sustain/fix team is now.

 

[User 73706]

ODST campaign is nice and all but Firefight is the main reason to even include the game. Please add it in.

ehhhh

 

[RdN]

I really can't believe the game has been running on dedicated servers since launch.

The amount of lag that me and many many other have experience in no way reflects the experience on should have on dedis.

Just look at the HALO 5 beta.. I spent a good amount of time on it this weekend and had almost no lag, while I can't go a couple matches of TMCC without experiencing it.

So, IF dedicated servers really are working, there's something VERY, VERY wrong with the netcode of all the games in the collection.

 

[Mdot]

Dedicated servers have been up since launch? Didn't Frankie say that it fell back to p2p?

Also, when are they going to have the option to bring the party back to lobby when searching?

I think he said they fall back to P2P only when the dedis don't connect.

Honestly, my connections have been pretty solid outside of H2A

 

[singhr1]

Dedicated servers have been up since launch? Didn't Frankie say that it fell back to p2p?

Also, when are they going to have the option to bring the party back to lobby when searching?

Pretty sure he said it only falls back to p2p when dedis fail to connect, as this update page states.

 

[TriStateTryHard]

If the majority of users are playing on dedicated servers, why doesn't 343 add some easy-to-see way of telling if you are playing on one or not?

 

[Impala26]

If the majority of users are playing on dedicated servers, why doesn't 343 add some easy-to-see way of telling if you are playing on one or not?

During launch week, wasn't there a little "Connected to Dedicated Server" pop-up that appeared in the bottom right corner of matchmaking? What ever happened to that?

 

[Enter The 36 Chambers]

During launch week, wasn't there a little "Connected to Dedicated Server" pop-up that appeared in the bottom right corner of matchmaking? What ever happened to that?

Patch notes say that if you connect fast enogh that message won't pop at all. Even if your on a server

 

[TriStateTryHard]

During launch week, wasn't there a little "Connected to Dedicated Server" pop-up that appeared in the bottom right corner of matchmaking? What ever happened to that?

From the patch notes:

"Note: We’ve seen many inquiries about dedicated server support for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Dedicated servers have been up and running since launch, and we continue to optimize and improve connectivity. The vast majority of games are being played on dedicated servers, but in the event that players cannot connect to a dedicated server, the lobby will stay together and the match will still occur on a peer-to-peer connection. Please be aware that you may connect to the dedicated server quickly enough that you won’t see the ‘connecting to dedicated server’ dialog. The absence of that dialog doesn’t mean that you’re not playing on a dedicated server."

If we really are playing on dedicated servers, and we just aren't seeing the "Connecting to Dedicated Server" dialog because it pops up too fast, then why not add some indicator to show when you are playing on dedis? That was a major selling point for MCC. 343 should want to advertise that key feature.

 

[Computer]

I am sure this has been asked. Is the ODST remaster going to have Fire Fight? Will it be playable online?

 

[Kibbles]

Hey guys, lets discuss sprint. If sprint is going to be in Halo 5, what are some ways to tweak it than its current state?

Why if sprinting simply drained your shields, not your health, but your shields. For example, if you're full shields and you start sprinting, your shields will deplete, once they pop, you can no longer sprint until they recharge to 100%.

This wouldn't allow people to sprint away when down in a fight, thus it would cut down the offense use of it by penalizing you if you choose to gain more speed.

Thoughts?

It doesn't need to be nerfd anymore it needs to be removed completely

 

[Mdot]

I am sure this has been asked. Is the ODST remaster going to have Fire Fight? Will it be playable online?

"Not at this time"

 

[Haruko]

It's fun teaching new (to H2) kids old tricks...

http://xboxclips.com/Thorn+Harvestar/074a4533-716d-4a77-8a2c-1208f483f314

 

[dwells]

The "vast majority of games have been played on dedicated servers?" The hell they have!

I've been continuing to monitor network traffic following my UPnP glitch analysis. The number of games (out of a few hundred total) I've seen that weren't peer-hosted is in the single digits.

 

[Computer]

It doesn't need to be nerfd anymore it needs to be removed completely

This was my idea as well. It would be interesting. It would defiantly put more thought into when you should use sprint and when you should not. Makes more of a balanced and skilled mechanic and not so much of a crutch.

 

[Mdot]

Not to go OT, but having this official thread and the specific MCC official thread both in the community section is confusing, imo.

 

[User 73706]

There are some pretty specific in-game bugs you can use to tell whether or not you're host in everything but CE, aren't there?

 

[darthbob]

It's fun teaching new (to H2) kids old tricks...

http://xboxclips.com/Thorn+Harvestar/074a4533-716d-4a77-8a2c-1208f483f314

lmao I totally forgot that swag strat.

"Not at this time"

 

[TriStateTryHard]

There are some pretty specific in-game bugs you can use to tell whether or not you're host in everything but CE, aren't there?

I'm guessing you can also tell by seeing if you are sending a constant stream of packets to an Azure server or to some dude in Idaho.

 

[Haruko]

lmao I totally forgot that swag strat.

I boxed up the front door too, using the crates near our hog spawn.

It's doubly helpful to move these around to prevent enemies from being able to jump from crate to your base roof.

EDIT: nerf teleporters pls (CE bug?)

http://xboxclips.com/Thorn+Harvestar/d22672ad-2774-45a2-8c23-3d3667389d3a

 

[Mdot]

More like 1 in a million

 

[singhr1]

EDIT: nerf teleporters pls (CE bug?)

http://xboxclips.com/Thorn+Harvestar/d22672ad-2774-45a2-8c23-3d3667389d3a

That just happens sometimes, not specific to teleporters. It's weird.

 

[daedalius]

I wonder if the BR will finally be 4 shot again in h4 after this?

 

[User 73706]

screwing around with some of my personal synths, so here's a Perilous Journey cover because reasons

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Episode 1 of 'The Sprint' was rather good, a bit uncomfortable at times (due to people not being 100% used to being filmed while trying to discuss work), which if anything just made it feel more honest, good stuff.

Episode 5 of 'Nightfall' was similar to the others, kinda poor.
It's a shame, the show had lots of good ideas and potential, but it really didn't come together in the writing and performances.

 

[Mdot]

Episode 1 of 'The Sprint' was rather good, a bit uncomfortable at times (due to people not being 100% used to being filmed while trying to discuss work), which if anything just made it feel more honest, good stuff.

The others have been pretty good as well. Need to watch the latest tonight.

 

[Caja 117]

The "vast majority of games have been played on dedicated servers?" The hell they have!

I've been continuing to monitor network traffic following my UPnP glitch analysis. The number of games (out of a few hundred total) I've seen that weren't peer-hosted is in the single digits.

I have seen the opposite results, The main problem with the game is how its behave different with every player.

 

[CliQ]

From the patch notes:

"Note: We’ve seen many inquiries about dedicated server support for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Dedicated servers have been up and running since launch, and we continue to optimize and improve connectivity. The vast majority of games are being played on dedicated servers, but in the event that players cannot connect to a dedicated server, the lobby will stay together and the match will still occur on a peer-to-peer connection. Please be aware that you may connect to the dedicated server quickly enough that you won’t see the ‘connecting to dedicated server’ dialog. The absence of that dialog doesn’t mean that you’re not playing on a dedicated server."

If we really are playing on dedicated servers, and we just aren't seeing the "Connecting to Dedicated Server" dialog because it pops up too fast, then why not add some indicator to show when you are playing on dedis? That was a major selling point for MCC. 343 should want to advertise that key feature.

The major selling point for me was Halo CE online. Just saying...

Spoiler

totally useless post

 

[Granadier]

Omg, Combat Evolved medal in Halo 5. Have you guys seen this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6MQNuaRITk

 

[GringoSuave89]

Omg, Combat Evolved medal in Halo 5. Have you guys seen this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6MQNuaRITk

A page late and a dollar short but yes it is glorious

 

[VisceralBowl]

Yes

 

[tootsi666]

Yes

No

 

[Computer]

Omg, Combat Evolved medal in Halo 5. Have you guys seen this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6MQNuaRITk

A teammate launched the sniper to me in a game and the announcer said "aliloop" No lie.

 

[User 73706]

Because everyone wanted more of it according to vgcchartz, who's up for a new WAHrrangement™ of In Amber Clad?

 

[TheOddOne]

Neat.

 

[Granadier]

A teammate launched the sniper to me in a game and the announcer said "aliloop" No lie.

well done 343.

 

[RSB]

here ya go funknown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6MQNuaRITk
combat evovled medal in h5 via /r/ halo

Hell yeah, these are the kind of gameplay additions I like. Less ADS and more stuff like this 343.

 

[blamite]

Does SpOps have achievements? If no, thankfully I can avoid it altogether.

 

[Dongs Macabre]

Omg, Combat Evolved medal in Halo 5. Have you guys seen this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6MQNuaRITk

This is probably the best change in the game.

 

[Prinz Eugn]

I wonder if the BR will finally be 4 shot again in h4 after this?

If it's not in the patch notes, it doesn't happen.

If it's in the patch notes, it might happen.