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

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Oozer3993

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PSA: It's the fifteenth on the East Coast. Jump into a game or mission of Halo: CE to claim an easy Achievement! I just did.

Eric WK said:
Wrong.
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No, it's terrible. It's a very poorly designed map. It's way, way too open and way too small. From the middle platform players can see far too much of the map, including almost every spawn point, and that power position is greatly exacerbated by the presence of a power up. Teleporters are almost always a bad idea in multiplayer (which is why they were almost entirely eliminated from every subsequent game) and the map has 4 of them. The bottom of the map is terrible, providing no cover, with the walls only serving as tinder boxes for grenades. And the only way from the bottom of the map to the top is via completely uncovered platforms that can be seen from over 75% of the map, which is just dumb.
 
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Crowza

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Anybody else notice that since the patch, if you press Y at the main menu, the game locks up? It also makes a shrieking noise.
 
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Sephzilla

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Oozer3993 said:
No, it's absolutely terrible. It might be the worst designed map I've ever seen. It's way, way too open and way too small. From the middle platform players can see far too much of the map, including almost every spawn point, and that power position is greatly exacerbated by the presence of a power up. Teleporters are almost always a bad idea in multiplayer (which is why they were almost entirely eliminated from every subsequent game) and the map has 4 of them. The bottom of the map is terrible, providing no cover, with the walls only serving as tinder boxes for grenades. And the only way from the bottom of the map to the top is via completely uncovered platforms that can be seen from over 75% of the map, which is just stupid. It's a terrible map.
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As I said earlier. Remove BRs from that map entirely so people can actually take 3 steps before being shot at, and the map becomes a ton more fun.
 
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Nori Chan

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I played 3 games today, all btb. Really fun matches when I wasn't playing gungoose. God is that mode horrible. Has anyone suffered through it yet?

PNut said:
I can't believe Bungie released this POS game with all these issues. How is this acceptable, the game is broken in sooo many ways. If it's not fixed this weekend I'm getting a refund and I'd also like an apology!
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yeah fuck bungie
 
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CitizenCope

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Not a racer fan so I'm not sure what Driveclub fans have been through but I don't remember anything like this in my nearly 40 years of gaming. Of course online gaming of this magnitude has only been around for so long. Still, wow!!!!
 
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Vestal

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Matchmaking 100% better for me. Now actually getting consecutive matches without having to back out to menus.

Just played 5 straight matches no problem.
 
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clav

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Just had a lobby boot me out which the game started only with me in matchmaking.

Hit end game in the menu.

So weird.
 
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Illusive_Juan

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I thought this update was going to fix the parties? This is like 1000 times worse. I spent the last 40 mins tried to get a stable room of 5 of my friends. It still randomly makes someone the party leader, roster shows others in different rooms with people who aren't even in the same game. Wtf
 
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JDHarbs

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biteren said:
i forgot i had Halo 2 PC, im playing it now with my ps4 controller, and im surprised it works very well!!!
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Some people think I'm crazy, but I think Halo plays better with the symmetrical sticks. It just feels easier to strafe with my thumb moving back-and-forth instead of side-to-side.
 
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Bry0

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Nowise10 said:
So anyone else still in the boat of achievements not unlocking? I have over 10 achievements completed, but they wont unlock.

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Im at a solid 21 bugged achievements. Had one pop today. Pretty crazy.
 
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clav

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Setting up game...

Then followed by black screen with menu music still playing.

Then the Xbox reboots.

God damn memory leak. This thing is a virus on its own or something.

-__-
 
alexbull_uk

alexbull_uk

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Oozer3993 said:
No, it's terrible. It's a very poorly designed map. It's way, way too open and way too small. From the middle platform players can see far too much of the map, including almost every spawn point, and that power position is greatly exacerbated by the presence of a power up. Teleporters are almost always a bad idea in multiplayer (which is why they were almost entirely eliminated from every subsequent game) and the map has 4 of them. The bottom of the map is terrible, providing no cover, with the walls only serving as tinder boxes for grenades. And the only way from the bottom of the map to the top is via completely uncovered platforms that can be seen from over 75% of the map, which is just dumb.
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Glad to know I'm not the only one who doesn't like Warlock. I'd dread playing it if I could ever actually get a game.

Crowza said:
Anybody else notice that since the patch, if you press Y at the main menu, the game locks up? It also makes a shrieking noise.
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Yep, same here. It's not just at the menu though, it also crashes in the MP lobby if you press it to view the last game's stats. Worked perfectly pre-patch.
 
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Kurt Angle

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Oozer3993 said:
PSA: It's the fifteenth on the East Coast. Jump into a game or mission of Halo: CE to claim an easy Achievement! I just did.



No, it's terrible. It's a very poorly designed map. It's way, way too open and way too small. From the middle platform players can see far too much of the map, including almost every spawn point, and that power position is greatly exacerbated by the presence of a power up. Teleporters are almost always a bad idea in multiplayer (which is why they were almost entirely eliminated from every subsequent game) and the map has 4 of them. The bottom of the map is terrible, providing no cover, with the walls only serving as tinder boxes for grenades. And the only way from the bottom of the map to the top is via completely uncovered platforms that can be seen from over 75% of the map, which is just dumb.
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only bks who are bad at br-ing complain about warlock
 
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Overdoziz

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Oozer3993 said:
PSA: It's the fifteenth on the East Coast. Jump into a game or mission of Halo: CE to claim an easy Achievement! I just did.



No, it's terrible. It's a very poorly designed map. It's way, way too open and way too small. From the middle platform players can see far too much of the map, including almost every spawn point, and that power position is greatly exacerbated by the presence of a power up. Teleporters are almost always a bad idea in multiplayer (which is why they were almost entirely eliminated from every subsequent game) and the map has 4 of them. The bottom of the map is terrible, providing no cover, with the walls only serving as tinder boxes for grenades. And the only way from the bottom of the map to the top is via completely uncovered platforms that can be seen from over 75% of the map, which is just dumb.
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Complaining about the middle platform? That's pretty much the most vulnerable position on the map.
 
Crowza

Crowza

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Nori Chan said:
I played 3 games today, all btb. Really fun matches when I wasn't playing gungoose. God is that mode horrible. Has anyone suffered through it yet?
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First time I played it I immediately got a sense of dread and then thought, 'this is going to be the new Rocket Race'.

Out of my 16 online games since launch, I've played it at least five times. I'm beginning to understand why everyone wants vetoes instead of votes.

Seriously, why not put those games in their own playlist (for example with other 'fiesta' start games and what not)? Remove them from the general playlists... of course, it's even worse now because it can take twenty or thirty minutes to find a match and then blam!

Freaking gungoose. FML.
 
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THEF3AR

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The thing about Warlock is I feel like it's design makes no sense. In theory, the higher ground should always be an advantage, but on Warlock its seems like a disadvantage. On that map, it's almost suicide to stay on higher ground.
 
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clav

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I have to exit matchmaking every time a game completes.

Almost every time I do not, the next game fails to start correctly.

There's a major bug that if the game doesn't create teams (i.e. colors red and blue) before selecting the map, the game refuses to start.
 
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lifeexpectancy

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SegaShack said:
Yes, I made a thread just for Gaf Customs, join us!

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=932509&page=100000#footer
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Thread's been up a long time. People ignore it.

Halo: MCC Online Customs and LAN Party Thread

Edit: Also reposting this -

lifeexpectancy said:
Full achievement walkthrough is now published on TrueAchievements.com

Halo:TheMasterChiefCollection Walkthrough

Still tweaking a few bits here and there, and obviously the LASO page is incomplete (for now). But overall it's 99% complete other than me remaking some of the videos in a more uniform format.

I hope it helps a few people! Also would be great if I could have the honor of having the walkthrough linked in the OP.
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GavinGT

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AHappyPanda said:
Never understood people complaining about BR starts... "You shouldn't start with the best weapon!"... You start with it too dummy.
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My only problem with it is that it gives you little reason to ever use any of the lesser weapons.

That said, I enjoy the Halo CE pistol so much that I have no problem using only it (and the rocket when I have it).
 
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Jessie.Bristol

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GavinGT said:
My only problem with it is that it gives you little reason to ever use any of the lesser weapons.

That said, I enjoy the Halo CE pistol so much that I have no problem using only it (and the rocket when I have it).
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The SMG is pretty good at close range and can usually take out a person wielding a Battle Rifle.
 
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Sephzilla

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THEF3AR said:
What? No. Just no. A good BR user will punish an SMG user.
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Eh, I always found it to be 50/50. The one fallback the BR user has in H2C is that they can BXR

Maybe it's just me but SMGs feel more viable in H2A than they were in H2C. H2A AR might be my favorite AR too
 
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DontBeThatGuy

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GavinGT said:
My only problem with it is that it gives you little reason to ever use any of the lesser weapons.

That said, I enjoy the Halo CE pistol so much that I have no problem using only it (and the rocket when I have it).
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You don't want those lesser weapons because they are lame.
 
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Figments

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FordGTGuy said:
Couldn't make a custom tonight guys, ended up at work late and my mom broke her foot so just got home from the hospital.
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:(

Hope your mom feels better, Ford.

An aside: Just got the game today, but I also picked up Forza Horizon 2, so I'm running through that right now.
 
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clav

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Tonight was certainly better than the past nights.

I actually played some games on a consistent basis.

Waiting 3 to 5 minutes for a game to start is a mood killer.

Sephzilla said:
Eh, I always found it to be 50/50. The one fallback the BR user has in H2C is that they can BXR

Maybe it's just me but SMGs feel more viable in H2A than they were in H2C. H2A AR might be my favorite AR too
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I never really learned how to glitch in Halo 2, so I resort to SMG if I'm reloading.

I used to be really good at timing the melee, but now I have to be certain that I will win to use melee.

The 60 fps really messes muscle memory.
 
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RoKKeR

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Holy shit!

Everybody, go play Ricochet 2v2 on H2A Sanctuary.

SO FUN.

God damn.

Make starting weapons Silenced SMGs, no other weapons on map. So much fun!
 
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D3VI0US

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I haven't been able to play a matchmade game of CE online. Also when I do find a match it's always slayer, no objective playlist is really stupid. It's just a buggy mess but there are stupid design decisions and over promising by 343 on top of that.
 
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