RowdyReverb
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But what if they fix the matchmaking this week? Then we're stuck with an irrelevant OT title for the next month.
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But what if they fix the matchmaking this week? Then we're stuck with an irrelevant OT title for the next month.
It's like they started with the base game for all of their settings, rather than the game settings after several years of improvements and refinements.
Is this an update that needs to propagate over time or should all servers have it? Haven't found a game since the update went live.
We've been searching in a group, trying multiple playlists
Bregmann Roche
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I'm annoyed by the dialogue and I'm on my negative Firth game. Also, please someone photoshop an angry Colin Firth from King's Speech onto a Halo scoreboard.
On sprint: I think the sprinter should pant during sprint and throughout the sprint cool down timer. Would help give away their location if they sprint into an HLG location and go invisible on radar.
That's bizarre and extremely stupid.
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kittens
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Yeah, it's not just networking. This game is broken on almost every level. Lobby system, campaign progress not saving, unlock notifications popping up for stuff that's already unlocked, etc. And then there's basic functionality that's not even there, like transferring party lead to people in your lobby or setting a maximum number of people for a lobby.
Zeouterlimits
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Thread titles change all the time if the circumstance wills it.
I'm going to come out and say it: 343 won't be patching the game in the coming months, they'll be finishing it.
squidhands
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Damn, I was saying "wonth" to myself (wonth, twy, fee times a mady), Firth is so much better.
Agreed on the wheezing. That would be amazing.
RowdyReverb
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Maybe they couldn't locate the files for the modified maps or something? Might have to be remade from scratch. Could easily crowdsource it though with Forge
YourExWife
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While it's not exactly a good solution, it is possible under the game options for custom games. MM lobbies, though, idk.
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kittens
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Yeah, that audio cue was pretty useful in Reach.
Bregmann Roche
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So...watching friends trying to get into a game in ANY playlist and it's just not happening for them. Whatever changes were rolled out haven't reached the dark heart of Bregtown.
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Yeah, but I'm talking about extending it all the way through to when they can sprint again (assuming a limit is put on sprint, and again, assuming sprint isn't cut out of the game entirely the way it should be).
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Yeah, but I'm talking about extending it all the way through to when they can sprint again (assuming a limit is put on sprint, and again, assuming sprint isn't cut out of the game entirely the way it should be).
Is there any chance that these issues are somehow linked to the Azure dedis or in the XBL network in general though? Like seriously, rushed deadlines are one thing, but I find it INCREDIBLY hard to believe that this litany of issues was downright IGNORED by QA.
The "Firth" thing for example. Their demos NEVER showed this crop up once, could it be possible that netcode simply interacted with the game in horrible, unforeseen ways?
FYI: I know virtually nothing about networking. So I apologize beforehand if I sound completely ignorant.
Fahzgoolin
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1v1 hce tonight scrub
Get the booze ready.
Sorry for the late reply, was doing cardio. Don't have acces to my Xbone atm, sorry
But the message is there right when you boot up.
same... Kinda
I just got matched with 7 other people in H2A but then it told me that there was a connection issue and then it kept me in the voting lobby and started a game where I was by myself and when I left it told me I was being penalized for leaving.
Invite me to a customs match if you want me.
Actually, it's pretty hilarious when you put it like that. No doubt they knew this game was broken weeks ahead of launch. What a love letter. A busted game after half a year of reverent, pandering rhetoric, and meanwhile they're already telling us to sign up for Halo 5.
I know it's not that sinister, but the sleaziness of it all is undeniable.
Haha, wizard? Xbl= ttu vapor
Mcc is the alpha for halo 5 beta.
Bregmann Roche
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In their defense, it looks like they had no idea that this was going to happen. They didn't see the iceberg coming.
Ellis tweeting about how great it is to play Halo2 MM again, on the other hand, that wounds my soul. I'm sealing all my salty tears in an envelope and mailing them to Redmond. #jellis
Poker Face
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it really only worked with Halo 2 classic for me. At one point I had found a full set of players, we were locked in...and nothing happened. Some guy said "NO ONE LEAVE" and another said "yea this is my first game, and I've the game since yesterday." A couple minutes pass...and my game freezes.
lol
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Reach pant is the most annoying sound ever, please no.
Giant metal boots stomping fast and loudly, sure. Spartans wouldn't pant from sprinting, please.
Bregmann Roche
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That's the point. If sprint is in the game, 343 should penalize its use as much as possible while still keeping the COD "switchers" (iOS tip: they're not going to switch from COD) happy.
Halo 5 just has a lot of beeps. I think they are all tied to something. But I could have sworn there is a beep for hitmarkers and a different beep for confirmed kill.
And beeps for nades. And shields. And everything. I'm all for better visual and audio clarity but....
I guess we'll see
And beeps for nades. And shields. And everything. I'm all for better visual and audio clarity but....
I guess we'll see
I'm not one to slrp by any means, but come on. This is absurd. If you watch the Halofest activities, when Blair interviews Frank and Dan, they are genuinely excited and happy to have the game out and to go back and start playing. They had no clue it would be like this. They were talking about New Zealand and Australia playing, and just seeing the UK guys come online. No one knew it would be like this since most of the people playing were part of smaller territories initially and because matchmaking wasn't really live.
It's one thing having a few hundred reviewers and devs playing, quite another having at least 1-2 million go on and try to play. I'm angry as hell I can't play, but I'm not foolish enough to think they purposely knew the game would be like this. This is more harmful to them in the long run, which is why they probably have boots to asses at Kirkland and Redmond trying to get this working.
As for Halo 5, what are they supposed to do? The game was somewhat leaked earlier than announcement, and Frank, Dan, Kiki, Bonnie, Josh are senior staff, them being at Halofest has no bearing on whether the game will or will not function. This is just a fact that something has gone horribly wrong and they're having trouble finding out what the problem is.
The Henery
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Ladies and Gents, my very first MCC rage quit message
Classic lol
TheOhrenberger.
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Yeah there were way too many beeps. I imagine those are things that can be taken out if there's enough negative feedback durring the beta though.
Digital Limit
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Halo 5 definitely needs its sounds curbed. It's just a bit too much and in that high, cutting range that can be almost cringey at times.
Agreed, kill beeps, headshot beeps, hit marker beeps, way too many beeps.
That's the halo 2 and 3 just as I remember it
Bregmann Roche
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Sleaziness implies intent. I don't think anyone at 343 had any idea this was going to happen.
il Diavolo
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Almost finished my heroic playthrough of CE. Think I'm going to bump up to legendary for H2A.
Fahzgoolin
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You added me already bro =) If I'm available to play I'll wizard ya
Prisoner could work too I think
Last night I was getting into a match an average of every 5-10 minutes in H2C and H2A.
buddha0991
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Except it's not just matchmaking that's broken. I've had issues where I'll be in one menu, select an option to look at something else and both screens end up overlaying each other with no way out, causing me to hard reset. Saves are broken. Forge is missing entire sections of menu. As far as MM- they should have been able to test how the game assigns players, number of players, and even gametypes/maps before full population. None of that works remotely correctly. Not to mention the complete lack of thought that went into what versions of maps made it into the game to begin with. I realize completely that the faces of 343 had no physical hand in these errors, but they are in charge and this thing went out under their watch.
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