Digital-Hero
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Just tried to play a match before heading into the studio for work today. FAIL.
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Halo The Master Chief Collection |OT| Halo Never Died, It Was Just Missing In Action
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They have till sunday, if this shit isn't worked out by sun night halo is going back to the store. I might buy it again when it's actually worth getting but I'm sure by then I'm sure I'll have something else to play. Oh btw this bum launch just stopped 3 of my friends from buying an xbox one. Good work 343.
Wait, it was from yesterday. Read the server thread and it was only a couple posts back, didn't realize it was from 11/12. I was all excited.
DarthWalden
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But what about my backlog? =(
shanafan
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How did a troublesome launch with one game make you rethink getting a console? By BF, any issues now will be gone.
I'm guessing he was gonna get an X1 solely for Halo, just like a lot of posters in this thread. Including me.
Death Metalist
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Indeed but developers should put themselves in that mindset instead of making games patch dependent often, it's shitty.
I remember Halo 4 working, though. Played it a lot when it released. And it is sad that MM is definitely not the only problem with their game.
Yes, I noticed that too; dumb oversight.
Everything was hashed together by 7 different studios where there are a tons of glitches and inconsistencies. Yes, it was without care to release the product in this state. 343 should have been more involved. Microsoft's best franchise should have never been released like this. The one month gains will definitely not subsidize the reputation hit that 343 and Halo took. MCC is selling in huge numbers and have it broken is simply heart breaking. People are leaving to play other games and returning this one.
Ftfy
Only been able to play 1 match so far. But that one match has me very excited for when it is working. H2A MP is amazing.
BruceLeeRoy
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Only one thing to do.
Return the game.
Re-Purchase when the developer has done right.
I never think this but I sincerely hope AC:Unity, MCC, and DriveClub see sharp drops in the retail channel.
Mixolydian
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I'm not trying to cute be at all with this, but this is what I mean.
Listen, I agree with the sentiment, but I'm afraid there is going to be a lot of disappointment come Saturday, Sunday, Monday, etc..
However, I'll be more than happy to eat crow on this one.
It's a small sample size of course... But it seems their temporary fix for matchmaking is to just loosen up the restrictions as far as ping and latency goes. Laggier games and I'm getting matched with players with gamertags like "LeedsUnitedFan" which points to them living in the UK even though I'm in the US.
Off topic: Anyone gonna get the Master Chief Figurine from 3A Toys? 3A sure don't disappoint! The mega huge and detailed REX and RAY figurines from MGS are from them btw.
Pics of the Master Chief figurine: http://issuu.com/threea/docs/lookbook3a_issue015_halo_masterchie/1
Pics of the Master Chief figurine: http://issuu.com/threea/docs/lookbook3a_issue015_halo_masterchie/1
I can add to this because I got my first laggy match this morning after ten minutes of searching. I haven't gotten any lag up until now.
That isn't without care... Do you guys honestly think they wanted this game to fall flat on its face out of the gate?
This isn't about a lack of care, it's about a lack of time and a insanely grandiose project to have working.
If they didn't care we wouldn't have a product anywhere close to the value of this.
This. Man, I was looking forward to this collection more than anything else this year bar Smash U. I was saying this year has been nothing but a disappointment after another, but Halo MCC is going to save us, it's the one..
And here we are, my 6th day with the game and I've barely played 5 matches. This is just.. ;_;
Fuck 2014, worst year of the decade.
Not yet they work on PST time zone, so maybe later on.
Grady Durden
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I've been waiting 15 minutes to get into a game on team slayer. I took off work this week for this. So frustrating.
Digital-Hero
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I don't blame you. I'm starting to come to similar conclusions if its broke over the weekend. I may just sell my Xbox since Halo is all I want on the console anyway.
Don't do that lol
TRUTH. The one month gains won't be shit when people start returning the game. Which I really think should be done but nope most people just wait and wait and wait. This just seems to be a general mindset among most of the big name developers. Put it out, fix it later. This is the reason I've stopped buying EA games. I refuse to support a company that does this shit for every game they release. After the halo 4 mess and now this 343 is next on my list of developers not to buy day 1 games from.
ToyMachine228
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Finally got into a game of Halo 2 on the remastered maps. While playing the campaign over again has made me remember how Halo 2's campaign is by far the worst in the series, it is so satisfying to play Halo 2 online again. And you know what it makes me think of? The Halo 5 preview really gave me the same vibe as Halo 2. If 343 can nail the classic, 4v4 arena gameplay with more modern nuances like shorter games, they will have the ticket. I will say it feels a bit weird to have to remember weapon spawn locations again but I'll get back into the swing of things.
I planned on getting it solely for MCC and eventually Halo 5. If it is good to go by BF, then I will most definitely jump in.
Game has only been released for two and a half days....
TheCanisDirus
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What's your point exactly?
Should the game not work on day one?
(Yes he had it early but many did. Servers were turned on, no? (seriously i dont know about that))
So you agree that at some level it was without care...
Them running out of time isn't my concern, their marketing timetable isn't my concern etc. There came a point in this games development where someone decided it was OK to launch it in this state, in spite of the experience their paying audience would have.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
dammit
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Has the update I read about last night been implemented yet? I just tried getting in a team slayer game and it took 10 minutes before I gave up. I did get into a halo 2 anniversary match after waiting for about 10 minutes.
Every developer does this, including Sony studios.
One month gains aren't going anywhere, most of those consoles are bundled with Unity and Sunset Overdrive which are running fine for the most part. MCC just needs to fix MM and the game will mostly be fixed for everyone.
He said he had been trying for 6 days.
I don't agree it was without care at all on 343s part, they do not set their own release dates. It was Microsoft Studios that decided to launch the game without a delay.
The product has no value when most of it doesn't work or is glitchy. They didn't care enough to perfect it, and just wanted to appease with this "grandiose" project that is not complete. If they cared about maintaining the Halo name, they could have released H2A+Classic and people would have been over the moon anyway. Right now, there are tons of glitches among the MM issues. Those won't be getting fixed any time.
I don't see it as caring when the game was outsourced to 7 different studios. They care about Halo 5, but this was just a side project to make the fans water at the mouth. They bit off more than they can chew. So, if this what they call a labor of love, then I don't want their love.
You keep using the word care but I don't think you know what it means....
Some people, like me, like AR and SMG starts. If you want a BR you can go get one otherwise it makes it fair for people that don't want to be stuck using the BR.
backflip10019
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1000x this. SMG starts in H2 are atrocious. The gun is useless.
Yep. I vote for whichever gametype has BR starts every time.
everyday math
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It really is bad. Fucking smgs...so bad.
akidnamededdy
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I love this game but it's such a mess, on all fronts. Please fix soon, 343. Maybe throw in ODST as an apology. Lol
At least now I have time to play Sunset Overdrive.
At least now I have time to play Sunset Overdrive.
Yup every developer does it, which why its so fucked up. This should not be the norm. Oh hey everyone does it, so its fine. No. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way. Unfortunately majority of the general public doesn't give two shits. I would love to see a list of all the games that came out and had issues/patches on release day.
I believe Unity has some issues too. Sunset is the only game that works well. MM is not the only thing thats wrong with MCC. If you read some of the earlier posts you'll see single player is messed up too.
how much is this?
MM is the real issue right now, most other stuff is playable and just needs fixed with a patch.
SMG starts are awful, but AR starts are in many maps better than BR starts.
Grady Durden
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Well my wife had to go back to work off maternity leave this week anyway, so I'm staying home with our First baby. So it's hard to be too upset about halo being broken.
Monster Zero
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Repeated, after 2-3 minutes searching, you're wasting your time, I've been playing good all morning
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