YEah, I will call into suspect anyone that says that they waited years for Halo 2/Halo CE, and now that they have it they are returning the game in 2 days knowing that eventually is going to be fixed, Im not talking about you, but just a general observation regarding returning this game after just 3 days of release
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Halo The Master Chief Collection |OT| Halo Never Died, It Was Just Missing In Action
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YEah, I will call into suspect anyone that says that they waited years for Halo 2/Halo CE, and now that they have it they are returning the game in 2 days knowing that eventually is going to be fixed, Im not talking about you, but just a general observation regarding returning this game after just 3 days of release
xafflictionx37
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anyone know what patches or updates are coming for this?
The Jackdog
Member
Supposedly a content update today for some campaign issues, which they said they'll post patch notes.
Matchmaking is "on going fixes server side" or something. So. Zero ETA.
Yes 343 has been communicating with the community. But they are giving no timelines right now. Which is what i think people really want.
I dont think thats unreasonable either. "Hey, when is the 60 dollar game I bought tuesday going to work? Cause its not longer tuesday."
I have not played splitscreen, but for solo play this is wildly inaccurate. Aside from some weird behavior when driving a Warthog (which oddly does not manifest itself nearly as much during the ending of The Maw), the Anniversary engine runs quite well. I've had some torn frames and the framerate may have dipped slightly at times, but I've never seen the framerate take any large hit. And this is from hours of play across every single level.
OMFG this is classic. After 56 minutes, I finally found a game...
That bug is an oldie. I had that happen at times in Halo 3.
Have you been sitting with it searching for players the entire time?
Kssio_Aug
Member
They said they would release a patch note today. I believe not yet though.
Fermbiz
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No....read my past posts...
Bought my game digitally, and hearing someone say they got credit for Sunset Overdrive after talking to support is tempting me to do the same.The Jackdog
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Yeah everything else split screen was kinda fine, H2A online splitscreen was a slideshow
xafflictionx37
Member
i've just been sticking to the campaign until the mm gets fixed...had the glitch with the master chief saga playlist where it skipped chapter 6(343 guilty spark) but still gave me credit for completing it
haha cheers noted.
It's true though, I have a passion for the game but there is a lot of "this game is completely broken" which simply isn't true.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Things are FAR from acceptable when it comes to matchmaking. It definitely can be called as a "broken" feature. For some (include me on this) to find a match is very very hard, when it happens there is also a very high possibility to get stuck on the loading screen or map selection, and at the end of the match to have the game crashed.
So yeah... It may work eventually, but its broken.
So yeah... It may work eventually, but its broken.
Digital-Hero
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Has nothing to do with Juniors. Not to mention your join date was 2014.
It's extremely broken. I got in one match last night only to have the host and his buddies dropout of the match after getting his butt whooped by an improper matchmake of 2 v 4. Myself and another player were the two. The other 4 guys never got a kill. I tried to get into a game before work this morning and failed again like every other morning since Tuesday.
Actually that is factually incorrect. Don't condone people releasing games with glaring issues. We have seen this a lot in the last year. It's a bad practice.
The problem is that the blame doesn't really lie with anyone in particular. What's likely that it's a combination of pressure from, 343, Microsoft and likely a host of other parties to hit deadlines that can't be moved due to the knock-on effects this will have on things like advertising that's been bought, the increased budget, the revised milestone contracts, etc. On projects this size everyone is fucking petrified about not hitting milestones. Product quality is, unfortunately, not as important.
It's a whole host of problems that, at their core, are caused by the industry's insistence on running every project to the wire on incredibly tight schedules, with no room for mistakes. Until that changes and the industry matures this is going to keep happening. Not pre-ordering games will help, but I don't believe it's the pre-order numbers that are causing developers to submit broken products.
One thing I don't understand is how this got through certification. MS set the quality bar really high for any product that will appear on their platforms. How they let it slip for their golden goose is beyond me.
Diablohead
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this, every loading screen I am crossing my fingers, this should not be the way.
No. The playlist is specific in that it is Normal and no skulls allowed.
Who's panicking? I had an experience and posted on the internet about it. I'm not starting a change.org petition to get 343i's game developer badge and gun taken away.
This game is not living up to its promise. Things don't work right, things don't work at all, things are "coming soon".
You go to a bakery and ask for a cookie. You pay for it and they hand it to you. You look at it and say "uhh, this is still dough." The baker says "oh my, I'm so sorry, let me throw that back in the oven for you. It'll be ready in no time!"
All the ingredients are there, just eat your cookie dough and stop being an asshole! Stop living in the "NOW NOW NOW" culture where you expect to get a thing that you paid for!
hastethedav
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Still haven't gotten into a single MP match.....did get to the Library in Halo ce Legendary with a friend last night. But oh my god. It literally is a slideshow more than it is smooth.
How could this game be released like this, We were just laughing through most of it last night at the issues. It's really offputting towards giving 343 anymore of my money.
That being said I'm still enjoying the nostalgia from playing campaign and will push on through. Just hope they can make the game smooth, I could have sworn one of the selling points was 1080/60 or at least 60 fps. Maybe that is just online?
How could this game be released like this, We were just laughing through most of it last night at the issues. It's really offputting towards giving 343 anymore of my money.
That being said I'm still enjoying the nostalgia from playing campaign and will push on through. Just hope they can make the game smooth, I could have sworn one of the selling points was 1080/60 or at least 60 fps. Maybe that is just online?
It doesn't sound like the network issues are the fault of the game - it's the new Live servers. They did test and Frankie said it worked well - but they can't account for third party servers and a million people. You know much more people are playing this than Halo 4, and this is their first X1 game.
DarthWalden
Banned
I think this is more akin to ordering a cheeseburger and there being no cheese on it.
Some people won't Care (I didn't really want cheese anyway) , some people will quietly and angrily eat there cheeseburger, some people will go ask for cheese on the burger, and some people will throw a temper tantrums.
TheCanisDirus
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Wrong. The function of an alarm clock is to display the time. It can also set an alarm.
I cannot play matchmade games. I cannot play custom games. I can play campaign. It's similar, albeit shitty analogy i know.
RandyBobandy
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I finish work in a few minutes hopefully I can actually get a few games in tonight otherwise it's gone
Vestal
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I am honestly curious as to what the common issue is for people who cannot get MM to work at all.
While it is not optimal currently there are issues, I can constantly get into MM games at least 90% of the time within 2 minutes of signing up for it.
For information sake:
ISP: Brighthouse
Down/Up: 60/20
Xbox One: Wireless 5GHZ on Open NAT
Playtime: 9pm-1am
I always backout and go back in if it does not show the list on the right side with searching.
While it is not optimal currently there are issues, I can constantly get into MM games at least 90% of the time within 2 minutes of signing up for it.
For information sake:
ISP: Brighthouse
Down/Up: 60/20
Xbox One: Wireless 5GHZ on Open NAT
Playtime: 9pm-1am
I always backout and go back in if it does not show the list on the right side with searching.
What playlists have you had the best luck in?
Why should they be any different? I don't give a shit how hard it is to make the game, that's what those hundreds of people got paid to do. If it was too complex for the amount of time they had, they should have taken more time or spent more money to do it.
Bungie launched an always online game on 4 platforms, 3 of which they had never worked on before, where it quickly had 3+ million daily players, and there were very few problems. All console game development is insanely complex and multi million dollar.
If you bought a car and it turns out the airbags don't work, would you say "oh well, it costs billions to make a car, so I understand"?
TheCanisDirus
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That's the one I can't seem to get matched up in.
ISP: TWC
Down/Up: 200/20
XB1: Wireless, Open NAT
Playtime: various
I've never not seen "Searching..."
Have tried several times for 10 minutes or more to find a game in various playlists. Nothing.
CloudyTuba
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Stats will probably get reset 3 more times by the end of the month, so I wouldn't really be concerned about it.
Deputy Moonman
Member
Ha good analogy. The "me now" mentality can't be applied to online games in my opinion. Too many random variables that could result in potential problems slipping through internal testing. Also, devs are under tremendous pressure and crunches to get everything out, especially if they decided to go for a grand offering like TMCC. When you buy a game, if it has problems, of course you have the right to be upset, even angry, but don't act like this is someone selling you a car that won't start. Programming and maintaining code in an online infrastructure isn't some one-and-done project that never needs going back to. There are always things that break, need fixing, need maintaining, need updating. I'm not sure why people are acting like 343 stole their first born child. I've been enjoying the game even with the problems. I'll see if I can get a match or two. If it's slow, I jump into a campaign. Going around getting terminals, skulls and achievements has been working flawlessly for me, but I understand other people haven't been as lucky. Ultimately, I know the problems will get resolved, and I'm cool with that. If 343 was like, "nope. you bought it. we've moved onto our next project too bad." That would be a totally different story.
xiceman191
Banned
are customs games just as bad as regular matchmaking? If not would anybody like to run some customs right now? I suck and I want to learn how to get better but I can't if I can't find any matches. I would prefer to play team slayer/FFA in halo 2/2a/3 but I am down to play any type of matches at this point.
GT: FadedRevolution
GT: FadedRevolution
therealminime
Member
I've been getting into games much easier now but two of the last four games at the end have glitched. One time it full crashed on the post game carnage report and the other it hard locked at the loading screen after. What a fucking mess.
Deputy Moonman
Member
343 has said that if it gets to the 4 minute mark and you haven't gotten a match, back out and restart the search. I usually only give it 2 to 3 minutes myself. Also, pick playlists that are going to be the most popular. I've actually had the most luck with the Slayer playlist and Classic Halo 2 playlist, but I've managed to get a few games of H2A in as well. BTB has never found me a match, and so I don't try it often. Also, I don't know if it matters or not, but sometimes the game won't show the 10 player slots on the right with the "searching..." shown and instead shows my friend's list. If it's like that, I keep backing out and restarting the search or switching playlists until it displays correctly.
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