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Halo The Master Chief Collection |OT| Halo Never Died, It Was Just Missing In Action

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TriStateTryHard

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RandyBobandy said:
It's sad that it will happen, but people are already getting refunds.
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It's sad that 343 let this happen. Judging by the Halo 5 beta and the release of this broken game, not only do they not respect Halo, they do not respect Halo's fans either. Oh well, maybe when they get the chance to make the game they actually want to make, which is obviously not Halo, they will care more about releasing a game that works.
 
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DopeyFish

Not bitter, just unsweetened
TriStateTryHard said:
It's sad that 343 let this happen. Judging by the Halo 5 beta and the release of this broken game, not only do they not respect Halo, they do not respect Halo's fans either. Oh well, maybe when they get the chance to make the game they actually want to make, which is obviously not Halo, they will care more about releasing a game that works.
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holy hyperbole

game works.

game doesn't work as well as expected, but it works.
 
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Twilight Gap

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Mixolydian said:
Same here. Ended up going back to Destiny in anticipation of the new updates as well as being tired of what's going on with the MCC.

Can't wait for MCC: The Remaster or MCC: The Working Edition to come out in a few months.

:D

D:
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i popped in to buy from Xur but the framerate was giving me a headache.
 
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Silphonica

Banned
DJ Lushious said:
I just burn through sniper ammo and what little I have left I'm saving for the Hunters that transport down. I remember the bay areas being a little iffy, too, but man this part right before boarding Truth is really grating me. I remember it being a huge PITA before, but I just want to complete Halo:CE on Legendary so I can get to H2! :D
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I just baited each wave into the entry tunnel you come through to that point then used the plasmas on the ground to cause a chain reaction with your grenades. Any floaters I lured into my cave and beat them down.
 
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Newlove

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So yeah, as people have been saying, Combat Evolved literally skips 343 Guilty Spark when you save an exit. I found I needed to go back to mission select (which says I finished the mission on normal), load it back up again, then save and quit again so when I go back on I'll start at the correct mission.
 
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alterno69

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DopeyFish said:
holy hyperbole

game works.

game doesn't work as well as expected, but it works.
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Depends on what you want to play i'd say.

Singleplayer works, i'm loving Halo:CE like the first time i played it mora then 10 years ago.

Multiplayer doesn't work, it works for some, sometimes, unreliably, i haven't been able to play a match yet, granted i've only tried a couple of times but i don't consider waiting for 5 minutes to maybe get a match started as working.
 
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Enordash

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I've been really trying to stay positive about this whole ordeal, but I'm about done with it. Just waited forever in the Team Slayer playlist and of course it gives us the choice of Crazy King and CTF when finally finding a game. Then of course that game is 5v4 which quickly turns into 5v3 then 5v2. Matching now with 7 people. Yay, another unbalanced game. Hopefully I'm at least on the better end of it.
 
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TriStateTryHard

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DopeyFish said:
holy hyperbole

game works.

game doesn't work as well as expected, but it works.
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Is this a joke? Matchmaking doesn't work period. Custom games work about half the time when the party isn't getting disbanded after a game or a black screen kicking half the players from the game. Forge maps, and even disc maps, have noticeable frame rate drops. So many custom options are just straight up missing, like the ability to select a game type to forge in Halo 3. There were 4 working games and one slightly modified Halo 4 that just needed to be ported. There's no excuse for 343's performance.
 
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Thorgi

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Newlove said:
So yeah, as people have been saying, Combat Evolved literally skips 343 Guilty Spark when you save an exit. I found I needed to go back to mission select (which says I finished the mission on normal), load it back up again, then save and quit again so when I go back on I'll start at the correct mission.
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That happened with me and Two Betrayals. Quit near the end of the mission, loaded it back up, it had jumped to Keyes while the menu said I "finished" it.
 
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PooBone

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Level design is one thing. Combat and gameplay is another. The Library is awesome imo, and it's fun to watch the weaklings identifying themselves by bitching about it being the worst thing in games. Hahahaha, I eat that shit up. Even complaining about AotCR, arguably one of the best levels in the series. Just skip CE altogether if you are here for the cutscenes and not the gameplay. *shrug*
 
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CloudyTuba

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SlipperyMoose said:
This game is bringing back a lot of memories. Both single and multiplayer. Trying to remember the controls of each halo has gotten me a few deaths but I adjust pretty quickly.
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I set controls for all games to Reclaimer, which I think should have been the default. The default has flashlight on a face button and reload on a bumper. That's just weird.

It has worked very well for me in all games. The only times I've had trouble are when muscle memory kicks in and I start hitting buttons corresponding to the games original release. That doesnt happen too often and it just makes me laugh that my fingers still remember.

Newlove said:
So yeah, as people have been saying, Combat Evolved literally skips 343 Guilty Spark when you save an exit. I found I needed to go back to mission select (which says I finished the mission on normal), load it back up again, then save and quit again so when I go back on I'll start at the correct mission.
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I think that fixing this should be a high priority. Those of us old timers remember and realize that we skipped something, but new players might not realize that the game just skipped a section. It will mess up their experience.
 
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Wereroku

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Team Vernia said:
My thoughts exactly. Matchmaking works... just not very well.
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The problem is that for some people it's not working at all. Not working well would be that you are going to wait a while but still get to play eventually. For many people it never connects to a game that is just plain broken. I really wonder what is going on that small scale testing didn't pick up on.
 
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hearsaybear

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RowdyReverb said:
I never found a match in SWAT anyway
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I don't actually think the choice you make in matchmaking matters. All the games I connect to have seemingly nothing to do with the playlist, team objectives in slayer, FFA in BTB. Sometimes the voting options don't even have an option for the playlist I selected.
 
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BigDug13

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Does this game have any of the "system link" features for LAN matches? Or is everything a server-based interface that only defaults to p2p after it times out?
 
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TriStateTryHard

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Wereroku said:
The problem is that for some people it's not working at all. Not working well would be that you are going to wait a while but still get to play eventually. For many people it never connects to a game that is just plain broken. I really wonder what is going on that small scale testing didn't pick up on.
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There is no way they were unaware of the state of MCC. 343 knowingly released a broken, unfinished game.
 
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JoeTonic

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MysteryM said:
I'm must be one of the lucky ones we played a good few team slayer games yesterday with a max of 2

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If matchmaking doesn't work at all why was I playing yesterday?
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Really?
Matchmaking *works* when we're consistently put in even matches on dedicated severs. That's what I was sold.

Until that happens, then matchmaking is broken. We could get into what the definition of 'not working' really means, but I don't think it' necessary.
If I buy a car that tops out 10mph and only turns left, the car doesn't work as it should. It's broken.
 
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CloudyTuba

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So last night, as long as I stuck to Team Slayer, I was consistently able to find matches in ~5-7 minutes.

Which is still way too long, and the teams were often unbalanced, and I had to restart a lot of searches, but I got to play.

I also managed to get a couple games in the H2A playlist though it was even slower. BTB just didn't work at all.
 
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DopeyFish

Not bitter, just unsweetened
7DollarHagane said:
No. This is wrong.
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It's actually quite right.

I have done everything i've wanted to do in the game. It's functional.

People keep throwing the word broken around, which it is NOT. Yes, it crashes every so often, usually after matches or inbetween H4 levels. Yes, it's buggy.

But it's not broken.
 
Fermbiz

Fermbiz

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Last night, I was only able to play one match in an hour... I gave up.

I jumped on early this morning about 3am. Ranked matches were found with in a couple of minutes. Played 7 matches and they all were on Shrine. I had to close Halo MCC 4 times because it got stuck on the load screen.

Now I'm trying to play rank, 14 minutes have passed and I have yet to find a game.
 
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kinggroin

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Called MS for a refund.

Ended up speaking with an amazing representative who credited my account to purchase Sunset instead. Spoke with her manager and showered the praise.
 
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hearsaybear

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DopeyFish said:
It's actually quite right.

I have done everything i've wanted to do in the game. It's functional.

People keep throwing the word broken around, which it is NOT. Yes, it crashes every so often, usually after matches or inbetween H4 levels. Yes, it's buggy.

But it's not broken.
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Your definition of broken is too literal.

They wouldn't give out refunds it the game were just buggy.
 
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yankeehater

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TriStateTryHard said:
Is this a joke? Matchmaking doesn't work period. Custom games work about half the time when the party isn't getting disbanded after a game or a black screen kicking half the players from the game. Forge maps, and even disc maps, have noticeable frame rate drops. So many custom options are just straight up missing, like the ability to select a game type to forge in Halo 3. There were 4 working games and one slightly modified Halo 4 that just needed to be ported. There's no excuse for 343's performance.
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I got in 6 matches last night and a few the night before. It seems every night it is getting better, I understand that it is frustrating for people but to say it doesnt work at all is not true. After playing a bunch of H2:A the last few days I cant see my self playing any other online shooter. It just plays so well. I went in with h8igh expectations and it has far exceeded them. Hopefully they can get the MM 100% fixed and soon.
 
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TheCanisDirus

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DopeyFish said:
It's actually quite right.

I have done everything i've wanted to do in the game. It's functional.

People keep throwing the word broken around, which it is NOT. Yes, it crashes every so often, usually after matches or inbetween H4 levels. Yes, it's buggy.

But it's not broken.
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Maybe it's different for different people but for me it's broken. I cant get into multipayer matches. I'm not waiting for more than 5-10 minutes searching... that is broken.
 
Fermbiz

Fermbiz

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yankeehater said:
I got in 6 matches last night and a few the night before. It seems every night it is getting better, I understand that it is frustrating for people but to say it doesnt work at all is not true. After playing a bunch of H2:A the last few days I cant see my self playing any other online shooter. It just plays so well. I went in with h8igh expectations and it has far exceeded them. Hopefully they can get the MM 100% fixed and soon.
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Last night, I was only able to get into 1 match after an hour. I got 6 matches.....only in the early hours in the am... And even then, I had to restart Halo because it got stuck on the load screen or a blank screen.

Im trying to get into rank matches right now as I type this, 20 minutes have passed and nothing...
 
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DarthWalden

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DJ Lushious said:
I just burn through sniper ammo and what little I have left I'm saving for the Hunters that transport down. I remember the bay areas being a little iffy, too, but man this part right before boarding Truth is really grating me. I remember it being a huge PITA before, but I just want to complete Halo:CE on Legendary so I can get to H2! :D
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I'm hoping that level I'd the hardest in the game... Took me almost 4 hours to beat it and t the end I was pretty frustrated... However much like the first two levels, The next level was a lot easier and more enjoyable...
 
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pj

Banned
DopeyFish said:
It's actually quite right.

I have done everything i've wanted to do in the game. It's functional.

People keep throwing the word broken around, which it is NOT. Yes, it crashes every so often, usually after matches or inbetween H4 levels. Yes, it's buggy.

But it's not broken.
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Every time I've tried to play multiplayer, including last night with the restricted playlists, it just sits endlessly on "Searching..."

How is that not broken?

The million little problems add up to a giant fucking mess. I'm going through the SP games in order and the framerate of H1A is completely unacceptable. Parts of the Halo level felt like sub 20fps. It's pretty clear that the game was put out months before it was ready.
 
Fermbiz

Fermbiz

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snowblind said:
Maybe it's different for different people but for me it's broken. I cant get into multipayer matches. I'm not waiting for more than 5-10 minutes searching... that is broken.
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Yes, this game is broken. Im so frustrated right now. I wouldn't recommend anyone this game at all.
 
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Wereroku

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snowblind said:
Maybe it's different for different people but for me it's broken. I cant get into multipayer matches. I'm not waiting for more than 5-10 minutes searching... that is broken.
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They have come out and said if you don't have a match after 4 minutes you need to cancel and start again anyway. This game was released in a pretty poor state for such a critically acclaimed set of games.
 
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emats12

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DopeyFish said:
It's actually quite right.

I have done everything i've wanted to do in the game. It's functional.

People keep throwing the word broken around, which it is NOT. Yes, it crashes every so often, usually after matches or inbetween H4 levels. Yes, it's buggy.

But it's not broken.
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you are either a shill or are clueless
 
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DopeyFish

Not bitter, just unsweetened
TriStateTryHard said:
Is this a joke? Matchmaking doesn't work period. Custom games work about half the time when the party isn't getting disbanded after a game or a black screen kicking half the players from the game. Forge maps, and even disc maps, have noticeable frame rate drops. So many custom options are just straight up missing, like the ability to select a game type to forge in Halo 3. There were 4 working games and one slightly modified Halo 4 that just needed to be ported. There's no excuse for 343's performance.
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I have played over 50 matches so far. I haven't had much issue when i was in customs. Yes, parties are all messed up... but i don't play parties and menus.

Haven't had any framedrops below 30fps.

Forge is a non-issue to me, halo 3 forge is missing stuff and will be fixed, but there's also halo 4 forge (for people who like grifball) and halo 2A forge for everything else.
 
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rootbeerafloat

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Matchmaking is only getting worse for me. I found one game since the playlists were trimmed, and that never got past the loading screen. Making me really sad, 343.
 
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pj

Banned
DopeyFish said:
I have played over 50 matches so far. I haven't had much issue when i was in customs. Yes, parties are all messed up... but i don't play parties and menus.

Haven't had any framedrops below 30fps.

Forge is a non-issue to me, halo 3 forge is missing stuff and will be fixed, but there's also halo 4 forge (for people who like grifball) and halo 2A forge for everything else.
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You not using a broken feature doesn't make it not broken
 
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AgentOtaku

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Skele7on said:
Listen I love it because I got

"That Just Happened
Complete the level “The Library” on Heroic difficulty or higher without dying.
Unlocked 12/2/2011"

and

Speed Reader
Complete the level “The Library” on Legendary difficulty in 30 minutes or less.
Unlocked 12/2/2011

at the same time. I felt god damn smug, don't take that away from me.
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Holy shit, congrats!
 
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