Poodlestrike
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Open beta is always the best solution.
What? It's mostly the same graphics engine, yeah, but the underpinnings (movement, physics) are identical to classic H2.
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Halo The Master Chief Collection |OT| Halo Never Died, It Was Just Missing In Action
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Open beta is always the best solution.
What? It's mostly the same graphics engine, yeah, but the underpinnings (movement, physics) are identical to classic H2.
Navidson REC
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For me it does, without fail. I've just started the H2 Heroic playlist and it came up again. Try watching "Heretic" (the first "level" of H2). It should appear at the beginning.
Random, but related thought: how cool would it be if 343 added a legendary ending for Halo 2? As far as I remember, it didn't have one (and I was SOOO disappointed after finishing it, ha).
Dragonborn
Member
Matchmaking still not working for me. Someone mentioned I could try requesting a refund and at this point I'm seriously considering.
The second half of The Truth and Reconciliation on legendary difficulty is infuriating the shit out of me. I don't remember it being this hard lol.
Maybe I'm just getting old.
Halo 2 legendary is just hard as fuck period. I'm already dreading "Hangar 2" which is an area that occurs like 5 minutes into the game
DarthWalden
Banned
The second half of The Truth and Reconciliation on legendary difficulty is infuriating the shit out of me. I don't remember it being this hard lol.
Maybe I'm just getting old.
Lol I'm with you hear. I spent 3.5 hours playing this level last night and was just about ready to lose it. At one point I had made it through the area where you find the skull after you beat the hunters only to be shot in the back by a mystery elite on my way out. Then I finally make it to the end and commander keyes kept dying after I returned to the room with the invisible elites with swords and it kept pushing me back to before I even entered that room.
I hope it gets easier
Kssio_Aug
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That server issue is for sure the most disappointing thing about this collection. Loving the camapings so far, but come one! They need to fix it asap!!!
First DriveClub, and now this?
And when things take longer then 2 days to get fixed I start to worry if they will be fixed soon after that, before its too late. Halo MCC time for server issues is already ticking.
First DriveClub, and now this?
And when things take longer then 2 days to get fixed I start to worry if they will be fixed soon after that, before its too late. Halo MCC time for server issues is already ticking.
And then After they Fix the problem? wait at least until after this weekend fix, if the problems are still there ask for a refund then.
Im not going to refund because I know down the line the issues are going to get fixed (even do, I haven had no problems With SP or Doing Custom and I usually find Matchmade games fast using the going back trick) and I dont want to return my game to just buy it again 2 weeks from now.
Willkiller
Banned
Halo 2A and Halo 3
Dusktildawn48
Member
I haven't gotten 1 game in halo2a. But I find lots of games in halo 3 and ts
Search Team Slayer.
Foolishfellow
Banned
The sheer amount of problems that this game has is astounding. At this point it's basically just an offline single player game that requires a massive update for a multiplayer component that barely functions. Which will most likely mean that there will be an additional update to fix the update.
Also, if people think that the "server side fixes" are going to fix this game they are sadly mistaken. It's going to require another patch to just fix any of the problems, and it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of the problems still persist months after the release. Especially the co-op campaign crashing.
Additionally, it's ridiculous that leading up to the launch the Halo 2 ranking system was promised across all playlists, and then we find out maybe 24-48 hours before the games release that the ranking system will only be available for Halo 2 anniversary at launch
Here's the problem with many big budget developers these days. They're all trying to push for that magical holiday release season to bolster sales... and they're doing it to the detriment of the consumer because they're releasing unfinished products that have not been sufficiently beta tested.
As a consumer, I probably should have learned my lesson a long time ago, and I do feel like I'm beating a dead horse to a certain extent. However, I'm honestly nearing the point where I'm thinking about demanding a refund from Microsoft and then maybe re-downloading at a later date when the game becomes stable.
Also, if people think that the "server side fixes" are going to fix this game they are sadly mistaken. It's going to require another patch to just fix any of the problems, and it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of the problems still persist months after the release. Especially the co-op campaign crashing.
Additionally, it's ridiculous that leading up to the launch the Halo 2 ranking system was promised across all playlists, and then we find out maybe 24-48 hours before the games release that the ranking system will only be available for Halo 2 anniversary at launch
Here's the problem with many big budget developers these days. They're all trying to push for that magical holiday release season to bolster sales... and they're doing it to the detriment of the consumer because they're releasing unfinished products that have not been sufficiently beta tested.
As a consumer, I probably should have learned my lesson a long time ago, and I do feel like I'm beating a dead horse to a certain extent. However, I'm honestly nearing the point where I'm thinking about demanding a refund from Microsoft and then maybe re-downloading at a later date when the game becomes stable.
Given the game was working perfectly on LAN during the championship, I think it is a server issue.
DarthWalden
Banned
I don't remember my run through of the original but it's definitely on par with Halo CEA
finowns
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Yep.
Twin Tails
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got achievement for listening to the legendary Chips Dubbo, who the hell is that?
If you're playing through the campaigns with the IWHBYD skulls on I think that's how you get them.
I seem to get them randomly when I have that skull on.
Hangar 2 (and many other "hard" areas in Halo 2 are just plain bad design. For that particular spot, the appropriate approach is to pick up and drop a bunch of plasma pistols before leaving Hangar 1, to keep them from despawning. Then it's pretty manageable.
Yeah, the return to the bridge is probably the single most poorly-designed part of Halo 1. Checkpoint, encounter, lengthy chat, sloppy suicidal captain encounter. It's like an unskippable pre-boss cutscene.
Tip: Don't move far into the Bridge. Just step in deep enough to get the chat going. That way, Keyes will be standing on the side of the room with only 1 door that opens. When the encounter starts, deal with that door first, then address the enemies that come in from the far side of the room.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Chips Dubbo is a marine who dispenses special words of wisdom. Basically, one of the rarer random Marine dialogues. Turning on IWHBYD makes them more common.
The bug tracker for The Master Chief Collection has been updated with most of the issues at this time. It's not 100% complete, but it's the best listing yet with a total of 45 documented issues.
Because CE is awesome and it installs fast.
The real question is why Halo 4 is the top priority.
Halo 2 Anniversary MP. It's the mode that's effectively a Halo 4 mod made to play sort of like Halo 2.
JigglesBunny
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Oh sorry, I meant to put a 4 in there, lol. I was asking why Halo 4 was prioritized, not CE. Halo CE is dope.
Jonneh3003
Banned
I got the achievement for finishing Halo 2's campaign on normal..but for some reason two of the level based achievements are still locked. Hopefully my legendary run fixes this.
Diablohead
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Had a 3 v 2, after the match the game has hung trying to load the menu system again.
so sour right now.
so sour right now.
Endoplasmatisch
Banned
Thats what I actually like most about the campaign. Games where the Marker tells You where to Go, and You just have to follow the Marker Are boring.
I don't see why not, you can do 1 mission on co-op and check it tacked in the in game achievement tracker.
Aussie VA who is in all the Bungie Halo games.
Ah man, I did think about whether people who are new to the series would get lost on some missions. For me, it's embedded in the brain for where to go all the time. I would say the most open and potentially confusing mission is The Silent Cartographer, but it does get easier. Hopefully it will grow on you.
Booker Dewitt
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I'm on Regret in H2A, this campaign sure does have a lot of moments where you just stand there waiting for the game to progress. No wonder CE was always the go to for co-op back then.
JeffG
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lol Yea I kinda found that too. I'm in the Library right now (trying to get out). The levels are small enough though.
link1201
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I still get turned around when you take the Warthog under ground the first time. I played the level a lot but still get turned around.I got turned around just yetsreday in fact...lol
Honestly...
Get into a game. 4v4!! BR starts on The Pit!!
Actually get into the game. 6v3 (WHERE THE FUCK DID THE NINTH PERSON COME FROM!?). Game plays alright. Suddenly everyone just starts running in a line and doesn't stop.
Black screen for 10 seconds. Red team wins!
I'm about to give up.
Get into a game. 4v4!! BR starts on The Pit!!
Actually get into the game. 6v3 (WHERE THE FUCK DID THE NINTH PERSON COME FROM!?). Game plays alright. Suddenly everyone just starts running in a line and doesn't stop.
Black screen for 10 seconds. Red team wins!
I'm about to give up.
Hispanic! At the Disco
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Im wondering the same. Theres usually a straight path, beacons, story driven directions, lights, or arrows on the floor guiding you. And if all else fails a marker on the screen. Game's pretty good on directions.
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