DarthWalden
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I think that's the most disappointing thing about this whole thing.... Once you get into a game it's freaking wonderful... Then it's done and you have to wait wait wait
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Halo The Master Chief Collection |OT| Halo Never Died, It Was Just Missing In Action
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I think that's the most disappointing thing about this whole thing.... Once you get into a game it's freaking wonderful... Then it's done and you have to wait wait wait
Yeah, all the H3 matches I've been able to get are lagged to hell. Something is definitely broken there.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Thats typical for any game. Think about all the content your getting to kind of play though bro.
I understand, but I am strongly against moving the quality bar further and further. We cannot get used to accepting games being launched broken. It's something that shouldn't be acceptable. It doesn't happen in any other industry and shouldn't in ours - especially how expensive the media is.
Yes, the old school Rahool.
It holds up so beautifully and the 4 matches I did play were lovely. Though, I did notice there are more veteran players in H2 classic and that requires me to play with my friends and not go in solo. Until mm gets resolved, I can't really do that.
Xbudz
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I guess I should have mentioned, it's the backgrounds I want to invert.
See I haven't had your problems exactly, I've been able to play at least some MP and MM. I'm definitely in the camp of expecting such things because it's the reality of the world we live in.
There are multiple things clear here:
1) We are the ones beta-testing match making.
2) They were never going to delay this so close to the holidays.
The elegance in the AR is how you approach situations rather than the actual shooting. You never want to end up in a shooting gallery with the AR or you're going to die every time. You need to crouch and use your radar heavily to gain the advantage on enemies by coming up behind them. I can usually take out a person before they know what is going on and two people in a engagement. I will definitely camp for short periods waiting for the right moment to jump people but fighting one on one with a BR is never going to work.
Tried to get a game of campaign coop going with a friend last night. I don't know what kind of sorcery is required to get friends to join you in the lobby, but after a feeble 30 minutes of sending/accepting invites back and forth (the closest we got was being able to see each other pop in and out of the roster, but never the same lobby), we eventually just gave up and went and played Advanced Warfare.
So frustrating.
Is there a trick to making this work? We were in the same party, could hear each other talk, but for whatever reason it wouldn't let us join each other's game.
So frustrating.
Is there a trick to making this work? We were in the same party, could hear each other talk, but for whatever reason it wouldn't let us join each other's game.
Yeah hopefully they get that and uneven sorted today, doubt it though.
EdibleExplosives
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I didn't even know about half of these. Why the fuck was this allowed to be released?
Yup. I can't believe how much of a mess this launch has been.
securitypigeon
Banned
God this sucks..
agreed. will you get a full team or only half.
how long will it take...
Life really sucks when Halo is out, yet I'm on a forum bitching about it, instead of playing the game....
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If you click on their gamertag on the roster, it should give you an option to join not sure whether an invite must be sent first for the join option to appear however. That is how I do it.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
My conclusion:
SCREW THEM
Your conclusion:
I WANT TO THANK 343I FOR GIVING ME THE TREMENDOUS HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO BETA-TEST THIS $60 GAME.
JoeDanny
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"Halo 2 revolutionized games with the first party system! It's like a virtual couch!"
- parties don't stay together after MM games
- teams get split up
- most matches are uneven teams or even more players than the playlist supports
- can't tell if someone has joined your party until 30 seconds after they connect
- Here's a situation I had last night: Me and 5 friends were playing customs with me as the party leader. One friend lags out and can't rejoin because NO JOIN IN PROGRESS ON CUSTOMS. Anyway, after the match is over the game automatically sends my party to his and with him as the new party leader
Is it possible to sue 343 for blatant false advertising?
- parties don't stay together after MM games
- teams get split up
- most matches are uneven teams or even more players than the playlist supports
- can't tell if someone has joined your party until 30 seconds after they connect
- Here's a situation I had last night: Me and 5 friends were playing customs with me as the party leader. One friend lags out and can't rejoin because NO JOIN IN PROGRESS ON CUSTOMS. Anyway, after the match is over the game automatically sends my party to his and with him as the new party leader
Is it possible to sue 343 for blatant false advertising?
The hour long ViDoc they released is just embarrassing now. All that talk and hype about how great it all is, and this is what we get. They had time to make that documentary, but clearly not enough time to make the game...
Future PhaZe
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halo 2 mp is so good that it should just get the counter strike source treatment--Valve knows its got some shit that aint broke and they can't possibly improve upon so why even try?
H2 should have been getting cosmetic updates and been the sort of game that lasted well over a decade. We never needed a sequel to its MP.
H2 should have been getting cosmetic updates and been the sort of game that lasted well over a decade. We never needed a sequel to its MP.
link1201
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No, not until December. It will get added then.
Kssio_Aug
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Thats not even a matter to discuss. Its not the lack of players, it is network problems.
SicSemperTyrannis
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Congratulations, you are win.
I would be pissed if they didn't delay that at this point. No one wants Spartan Ops more than fixed matchmaking and other multiplayer issues.
Get whit da customs!
Hah,
Well fine, you say screw them and you might as well say screw the rest of the industry that follows the same practices too.(but I highly doubt your purchases will reflect this.)
There is no reason to pretend this is a normal game by any means. It has 13 different game engines(audio, physics & graphical) for two of the games it runs 3-4 game engines at a time. The multiplayer allows you to jump from one game to another without a hiccup and they've added features on top of games that were never meant to have them.
If this game isn't something you want to support than by all means return the game until it matches a level that you find acceptable but that isn't stopping others, like myself, from already enjoying it.
No one is saying that it excuses anything but it also shouldn't be ignored. The point of the amount of content argument is that this is a insanely packed game with pretty much way too much going on at once.
nhlducks35
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ITT We vent our frustration with 343 fucking up MCC's launch while FordGTGuy defends them
King Beyond the wall
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I left the game searching in TS earlier today and left my brother to play it whilst I went for a haircut. I came back about 25 minutes later and it was still searching.
This is literally the worst launch for a game I have ever seen. It should have been delayed for atleast another month or two.
This is literally the worst launch for a game I have ever seen. It should have been delayed for atleast another month or two.
Seriously.
Ford, are you getting paid for defending them?
You know the state of multiplayer is absolutely unacceptable considering Halo's history of multiplayer.
Son of Sam
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Non BR starts are the worst!!!! At this point why even have it? It shows how bad bungie was at knowing their own game
TheCanisDirus
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You're the 1% lol i'm f'n jealous... you seem to have awesome luck with the MP and SP! Gimmie yo' Xbox!
DJ Lushious
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As much as I understand the point you are trying to make, the ViDoc is normally done by a different team. Like a Production or Marketing team. It's not like we can expect those folks to code!
Marvel
could never
Yup will add you both tonight, my tag is N7iii but that'll likely change tonight to god knows what lol. Will let you know.
Good idea ^ but I sooo want to matchmake first if I can.
Downloading SO but I can pause that.
Will be online in an hour or so.
Camping, crouch walking, and being glued to radar is your definition of elegance?
Sounds like a real bore. The ar/smg vs br battle has gone on since halo 2. Every halo game was heavily ar starts at launch only to add more weight to br starts after enough fan complaints.
BR combat is just plain more fun. You are always on the move, there's more pressure on positioning and aiming. Much more fast paced.
Every br kill and battle brings me satisfaction whereas every ar kill and battle is just a chore
Thanks. Yeah, we both tried that and it didn't seem to want to cooperate. He just stayed in the multiplayer lobby while I stayed in the campaign lobby. His game was still installing at the time though. Maybe that had something to do with it.
When did I say it was acceptable?
Are we really back to accusing people of being shills?....
Definitely not a bore, just a play style.
everyday math
Banned
Mine as well drop my GT in here.
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link1201
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I don't disagree. I do hope though that once everything is sorted they keep up with improvements. This collection deserves to be nurtured even after the arrival of Halo 5.
Son of Sam
Banned
Ford doesn't know what the hell he's talking about
backflip10019
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I just wish my single player achievements would unlock. I'm afraid to start playing through the campaign unless I know for sure they won't be stuck in limbo somewhere forever.
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