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[VoltySquirrel]

Just impulse bought an X1 and MCC, I'm just searching for games in BTB...im assuming im gonna wait a long ass time to get in, or is there some button I need to press in the Find Game screen?

You're gonna have to wait a bit. Some times you get lucky and find one within 30 seconds. More often you wait 2-3 minutes. Most often you just restart the search. Once you hit the 4-5 minute mark, just restart the search. 343 says that by that point the search is fucked.

 

[scoobs]

Man I'd be freaking stoked if one of the new games I bought freaking worked. Took off two days this week to play MCC and the new WoW expansion and neither of them worked. Awesome job developers!

 

[Stevey]

Care to elaborate on this?

It just went from the previous mission straight to The Maw.
Had to manually select it from mission select and do it on its own.

 

[Twilight Gap]

searched team slayer

got BTB on the pit. so 7v6 AR starts

this game's fucked

also, does anyone else notice really bad dead zones on the XBO controller? my aim never feels precise

 

[GavinGT]

I'm beginning to think I've had better luck finding games because I mostly play waaay late at night (2-5 am). Whenever I try to play at a normal time (7-9pm), I have far more trouble finding a game.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Just impulse bought an X1 and MCC, I'm just searching for games in BTB...im assuming im gonna wait a long ass time to get in, or is there some button I need to press in the Find Game screen?

Don't wait any longer than 4 minutes. If you don't find a match in 4 minutes, back out and try again.

 

[Natiko]

I just wanna clear some things up about the IWHBYD skull in Halo 2 for everyone who's had trouble with it or may attempt to get it in the future. As someone who participated in the great hunt for its triggers on HighImpactHalo many moons ago, it pains me to see so many achievement guides give out inaccurate information about it. You do not need 7 checkpoints for it. That is false. That's been known to be false for nearly 10 years. I'm not sure why it's still kicking around.

Here's the truth about triggering the skull: it's random. Each time you start the level, there is a 1 in 7 chance the skull will spawn. The only requirement (beside being on Legendary) is to spawn the jackal snipers in the alley. If the metaphorical slot machine in the game didn't hit the jackpot when the level started, then it doesn't matter how many checkpoints you've gotten, the skull won't be there.

So start the level, jump to the rooftops, peer over the edge into the alley to spawn the snipers, then run to the room that houses the skull. If it's not there, restart. Here's a quick video I made where I spawn the skull after only getting 4 checkpoints.

I actually ran across the fact that you don't need the seven checkpoints myself and ended up getting it with only four checkpoints as well. Unfortunately my luck was so awful during my attempts to get it, it took me five hours of trying for it to finally appear. It was pretty frustrating.

 

[hwalker84]

Game worked really well for me and my friend an hour ago. Multiple sessions of 5+ matches in a row.

 

[VoltySquirrel]

The game is really inconsistent like that. Either it works just fine or it's fucking broken.

 

[Son of Sam]

Bored of this lackluster experience already. I really wish i didn't get this on digital cuz i'd like to trade it in after the beta.

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

Halo 3 complete on Legendary! Far and away the best campaign in the Halo series. That leaves only Halo 4 left now.

 

[Raab]

So dumb. If you aren't 1th ur searching.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Man SMG starts on Lockout is the worst.

nah, spawning with a weak weapon is more fun than a boring rifle everyone spams because you see more variety of weapons

/s

 

[Rawr Its Ry]

Thanks for the tips guys, still searching =__=

 

[nbnt]

Just played another HCS match and it was glorious. Took 20 minutes of searching but it was so worth it.

Man, why does it have to be this game. Why can't the MM just work already. This is depressing.

 

[Bread]

I'm really hating Halo CE for some reason, it just seems like my pistol shots are never landing. I don't have this issues with any of the other games, just CE. Seems like I'm off host every game and it is ruining my experience.

 

[Son of Sam]

I'm really hating Halo CE for some reason, it just seems like my pistol shots are never landing. I don't have this issues with any of the other games, just CE. Seems like I'm off host every game and it is ruining my experience.

When it comes to CE i don't think there is dedicated servers... surely don't feel like it.

 

[Syncytia]

What's the point of matchmaking if you just play with the same people every game? Seriously? I can get into matches no problems now but seriously there's some major flaws in the basic design here.

 

[maneil99]

Halo 3 MP aiming feels off

 

[Booshka]

I'm really hating Halo CE for some reason, it just seems like my pistol shots are never landing. I don't have this issues with any of the other games, just CE. Seems like I'm off host every game and it is ruining my experience.

Repurposed Gamespy netcode from the PC Port of Halo CE, probably not on dedicated servers because MM is broken. So it's going to be a messy, inconsistent experience. Each game has different amounts of leading and input lag depending on the host in a peer to peer connection on CE.

If this game ever gets fixed, hopefully CE will run better on dedicated servers, but who knows.

 

[Chaotic-Strike]

Yea I can't play Halo 2 Classic.

I get shot and die in less than 2 seconds can't even react in time.

 

[//DEVIL//]

I am really sad about this. I skipped halo on xbox 360 and I did want to play this online and I can't get a single match.

single player tho. I am In love with halo 4. I do not get the hate. its the best halo imo out of these 4. there is a good story here. Didac showing up for the first time was amazing " I still do not know who is didac lol "

 

[Booshka]

I am really sad about this. I skipped halo on xbox 360 and I did want to play this online and I can't get a single match.

single player tho. I am In love with halo 4. I do not get the hate. its the best halo imo out of these 4. there is a good story here. Didac showing up for the first time was amazing " I still do not know who is didac lol "

Good story, cool antagonist, don't get hate, don't know who antagonist is lol, game is great, best one ever.

 

[Sordid]

It's annoying that CE, 3 and 4 support Bumper Jumper but Halo 2 only supports Bump n Jump which makes you use the d-pad to switch grenade types.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Nada. Still nothing. Tried all sorts of shit.

The only one thin gI'm yet to try is DMZing my console, only because I have no idea how to do it with my particular modem/router.

 

[//DEVIL//]

Good story, cool antagonist, don't get hate, don't know who antagonist is lol, game is great, best one ever.

loool. I didn't finish the game I just reached didac. but what I mean about story in the sense I know why I have to go to X place. for example. I need to save Cortana for now. in the previous halo games. I felt there is no purpose. just killing.

 

[Twilight Gap]

Halo 3 MP aiming feels off

so it's not just me or my controller then?

 

[tootsi666]

Halo 3 MP aiming feels off

Yep. It's weird compared to other games. H2A aiming sensitivity is still a bigger problem because you can't change it without changing H2C sensitivity.

 

[Ramirez]

so it's not just me or my controller then?

The aim acceleration is different in 3, but I also attribute it to H2 having extreme aim assist.

 

[Son of Sam]

I really wanted this to be the great experience i thought it was going to be. I guess it's just hard porting games over from a decade ago. Sad, really. It could've been great. I don't see it ever truly improving and i think i should probably move on.

 

[BeamImpact]

I'm really hating Halo CE for some reason, it just seems like my pistol shots are never landing. I don't have this issues with any of the other games, just CE. Seems like I'm off host every game and it is ruining my experience.

The hitboxes are very small in CE and the smallest within the series i think
with the current lag this makes it quite a challenge to hit
Id give it another try after the wednesday patch

 

[The Xtortionist]

so it's not just me or my controller then?

Halo's 3 aiming (sensitivity/acceleration) is totally borked. I recall a legion of posts on competitive forums (MLG, etc) back in the day asking how to get a "better (more accurate) BR". The changes made to Halo 3's aiming are nonsense and caused problems for a ton of players.

The downward spiral is hilarious. Halo CE had perfect aiming and a centered reticle. Halo 2 had perfect aiming but a reticle that was off center (slightly lower) for god knows why. Halo 3 kept the reticle position and fucked the sensitivity. Thank fuck 343 is moving the reticle back to the middle of the screen for Halo 5. Sensitivity improvements were thankfully made with Reach and 4.

 

[Mendax]

I really wanted this to be the great experience i thought it was going to be. I guess it's just hard porting games over from a decade ago. Sad, really. It could've been great. I don't see it ever truly improving and i think i should probably move on.

trade it in for cod, unity or dragon age while it still has value. if it ever improves you can always buy another MCC. IF it ever does.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Decided to get on to see if anything's different. First match, matched up a Team Slayer. Team BRs @ Assembly H3 was voted and....we just sat there forever. The game crashed. Time to shelf this until Wednesday. Pathetic.

 

[Gandie]

Skull on the storm is on one of the round buildings in one of the wraith areas right? Wasn't there for me when I checked yesterday.

 

[TheUnsunghero26]

Skull on the storm is on one of the round buildings in one of the wraith areas right? Wasn't there for me when I checked yesterday.

I think you have to get it before the wraiths are destroyed.

 

[Etnos]

I've been getting games in under a minute consistently

Same here, its been like that since saturday for me.

 

[Gandie]

I think you have to get it before the wraiths are destroyed.

That's it. Thanks.

I'm surprised that I remember all of the skulls' location especially in H3, despite it being 7 years.

Will probably have to look up the one with the rings. :lol

 

[GavinGT]

I'm really hating Halo CE for some reason, it just seems like my pistol shots are never landing. I don't have this issues with any of the other games, just CE. Seems like I'm off host every game and it is ruining my experience.

This still applies, although I've found that the lead distance isn't usually so far:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAyrC8ev9T8

 

[GavinGT]

Halo 3 MP aiming feels off

It's weird going between Halo 2 and Halo 3, since Halo 2's BR is hitscan and Halo 3's isn't.

 

[FyreWulff]

I'm really hating Halo CE for some reason, it just seems like my pistol shots are never landing. I don't have this issues with any of the other games, just CE. Seems like I'm off host every game and it is ruining my experience.

CE, being based off Halo PC's wonky netcode, has it's lead distance change depending on your ping. It's never consistent.

In later Halos, which were built around knowing they'd have to run online, do a few networking tricks to where leading with non-hitscan is consistent based on the distance between you and the target.

What I always found interesting is that when players use certain Covy non-hitscan weapons in Reach, they actually get a leading reticule in addition to the centered one. It would have been interesting if that could have been backported to previous Halo games.

 

[Azzawon]

Currently playing through The Master Chief Saga campaign playlist.

Last night I finished Halo 2 but after the final cutscene the screen went black for some reason. Pressed the View button to try and switch back to classic mode and see if anything would happen. I was greeted by Cortana's face up close to the screen with half of her face missing (kind of like the faces in AC: Unity) and she was just stood blinking for god knows how long.

Anyway, I couldn't pause the game unless I pressed the Home button and jumped back into the game. From there, I chose 'Save & Quit' and then tried reloading the playlist. It says my next mission is Halo 3: Arrival, which is true, but every time I try to reload the playlist I get returned to the menu after the game briefly tries to launch the cutscene.

I've tried quitting the game entirely and a hard reboot so far, but it appears this entire playlist is corrupt and I'll have to start over. Has anyone else had this problem and maybe been able to solve it?

 

[Duxxy3]

Yep. It's weird compared to other games. H2A aiming sensitivity is still a bigger problem because you can't change it without changing H2C sensitivity.

It has a smaller deadzone than the other games. If you played titanfall, that's what it feels like.

 

[Twilight Gap]

The aim acceleration is different in 3, but I also attribute it to H2 having extreme aim assist.

it's weird. it just feels like in H3 when i'm aiming in certain directions, i'm aiming at half speed.

if it's aim acceleration doing that then i'm staying far away from that game. I never noticed it back in the day but it's terrible now.

 

[tootsi666]

It has a smaller deadzone than the other games. If you played titanfall, that's what it feels like.

H2A or H3? Halo 3 feels strange 'cause of aim acceleration. H2A doesn't feel strange but its sensitivity is lower than H2C but they share the sensitivity setting for some reason.

 

[Shadders]

Time to solo my biggest nightmare and personal hell, Halo 3's 9th mission "Cortana" on Legendary. Wish me luck fellas!

With this level I think the key thing to remember is that the Flood are finite. It's quite achievable to kill every single one of them and then just stroll around the level. Find yourself a nice vantage point where you can work your way through them and kill every last one of them.

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

With this level I think the key thing to remember is that the Flood are finite. It's quite achievable to kill every single one of them and then just stroll around the level. Find yourself a nice vantage point where you can work your way through them and kill every last one of them.

Yup, did it a few hours ago. Stuck with the carbine so I could take pot shots at those horrible wall huggers that can turn into portable needle sentries, and spammed them with double plasma rifles or spikers if carbines weren't available, and swords for all of the regular flood, since the AI has no preservation instinct and just rushes at you. Eff that multi-floor room about haflway through though. Wall huggers everywhere as you circle around it, and a shit ton of regular flood. Would've died at that point if it wasn't for the active camo I found.

Not as bad as I remember it being, but still a shitty level in my opinion.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

So yeah all my achievements for completing levels from the Library onwards never came (nor do they say Unlocking) so o f course I didn't get the achievement for doing CE on Legendary.

Did they say that would be fixed?

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

So yeah all my achievements for completing levels from the Library onwards never came (nor do they say Unlocking) so o f course I didn't get the achievement for doing CE on Legendary.

Did they say that would be fixed?

Happened to me. Go back and play "343 Guilty Spark" if you haven't already done so. A common glitch skips that level and takes you straight to the the Library, even though it says you've done it on Legendary, it's wrong. I completed it after beating "The Maw" and it unlocked all the difficulty achievements.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Happened to me. Go back and play "343 Guilty Spark" if you haven't already done so. A common glitch skips that level and takes you straight to the the Library, even though it says you've done it on Legendary, it's wrong. I completed it after beating "The Maw" and it unlocked all the difficulty achievements.

Do I need to do it on legendary again? Or can I go Normal/Easy?