So this was the thing announced like 2-3 weeks before the game was released, and they waited to say that til then, well hell they might as well said this crap was going to be broken on day 1 then
Thanks a lot Uncle Phil
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Halo The Master Chief Collection |OT| Halo Never Died, It Was Just Missing In Action
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Thanks a lot Uncle Phil
Kssio_Aug
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I'm more positive, but it doesnt mean I'm satisfied, cause I'm not, by any chance.
More positive, but because today after university, at my lunch time I tried several times and could not play a single one. Now I can see that things are unstable, so maybe the patch code is not THAT messed up and the servers are needing some more work.
Well, I dont understand shit about this stuff. But all this ups and downs, seems to me more like servers issues then something with the patch (not that the patch is good enough btw).
I'm probably going to over reach with this post but: I recently red the Jobs biography, There is a chapter he talks about Marketing people taking over product people because their selling strategies bring more revenue in the short term, however this is usually a poor long term strategy because obvious reasons.
My point being: as much as I like the brand It feels to me the xbox division is run by a bunch of marketers, Including 343. Everything feels just so... kind of fake, soul less. There is the Halo channel, Halo Nightfall, Halo app, the Making the Halo 2 anniversary documentary, which common its just a giant comercial... and it is just this giant brilliant marketing push that just fell flat, like big fat lie that is because they release the game in such a broken state.
Again marketing over actually making a outstanding product.
My point being: as much as I like the brand It feels to me the xbox division is run by a bunch of marketers, Including 343. Everything feels just so... kind of fake, soul less. There is the Halo channel, Halo Nightfall, Halo app, the Making the Halo 2 anniversary documentary, which common its just a giant comercial... and it is just this giant brilliant marketing push that just fell flat, like big fat lie that is because they release the game in such a broken state.
Again marketing over actually making a outstanding product.
They marketed everything a but a MCC bundle because they knew it would be dead on arrival, how did this even pass inspection to come out? Seriously? This was their baby and they dropped it on its head
AHappyPanda
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10+ days post launch, couple of server side fixes, one 1.4 GB patch that virtually did nothing, no comment from 343i since. Not targeting you, I just saw your post and it sparked me off...tired of people starting to get complacent.
ProvenDeadly
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Personally if this was any other game I would've quit a while ago. A broken Halo is still better than 99% of games IMO
Kssio_Aug
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Thats allright. Its not my intention to be complacent, I may have spent a good time of my day today, complaining about this patch. Believe me, I'm not satisfied by any means.
But I got better results now then earlier... and my matches did not lagged, and neither were unbalanced team wise. So I naturally am more hopeful now.
Also, before the patch I have tried to play matchamking standing on the queue for 5~15 minutes several times, and restarting it and trying again. Most attemps were unsuccessful, and I was only able to find 3 matches in general. So I cant say either that this patch made things worse, or thats the same thing.
I cant understand why some people are playing it well, some are not, and some are not playing at all. Also I cant understand why, at least for me, sometimes it is getting one match after another (like yesterday after patch) and sometimes I cant find shit (like today at lunch). 343 needs to show up and clarify what the hell is happening.
And this. If this game were not so good, I would not be trying. Honestly, I would not even care that much. The problem is that I'm really enjoying everything I get able to play... so I'm really interested to see this fixed.
Enordash
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I've had way more fun lately with Titanfall and Battlefield 4. Titanfall was pretty solid at launch if I remember correctly even though it lacked content pretty hard. I didn't think I'd ever be enjoying Battlefield 4 after it's rocky launch. Even though MCC slaps me in the face every time I try, I keep going back. Damn you, Halo, for being one of my favorite franchises ever.
Edit:
This sums it up perfectly for me as well.
PseudoKirby
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They wouldnt just leave the game partially broken, they have to fix it 100% eventually right???
or should I just return my sealed copy now..
or should I just return my sealed copy now..
hospitaldriver
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I can get into games now without a hitch on H2A but the balancing of teams is just awful. 5 v 3 in my last game. The 5 had ranks of 12,9,5,5 and 4. The 3 were made up of a 3 and 2 level 1s. Needless to say we got annihilated by them spamming the spawn points on Overgrown Temple
Kssio_Aug
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I dont think they will let it broken. Except if they really cant fix it.
But thats a major franchise for Xbox. The more they mess with it, the more they mess with the brand.
Gravemind IV
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Gee, having so much fun when it's 2vs5 and the enemy team can run around with rockets and 2 snipers on sanctuary.
ProvenDeadly
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Maybe I am a wizard but I find games pretty fast. My only issue is players continuously quit or lag out leaving uneven matches :/
AHappyPanda
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In H2, if I remember, it meant it was migrating hosts.
Who the fuck knows with this.
Kssio_Aug
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Is there a way to know when we're playing dedis?
CloudyTuba
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Devs keep saying that we already are, but experience seems to indicate that we very frequently aren't.
I just don't know. I guess if you game doesnt give you shit about the "host" and everything seems lag free, you're probably on a server.
Kssio_Aug
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They should add a notification somewhere for us to be sure! :/
AHappyPanda
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It is deliberate. Bravo said something about it on his Twitter, too lazy to look it up,
He said it'll revert back to 4v4 when shit is fixed IIRC
Twin Tails
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ShyGuy0504
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VincentMatts
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Cause Halo 3 is the best Halo?
Better than the awful BR starts for Warlord. Holy shit that's an awful experienceI played SMG starts on Warlord today.
VincentMatts
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Hmm you know what, after playing H2A, i disagree. I forgot how good 2 was.
Halo 1 is new though for Xbox players.
No. Both are awful. At least BR start gives you a chance.
Play with someone who knows respawn spots on regular Wizard. Then he proceeds to bully you verbally post game. Then you beat him in Halo 1, and there is just silence.
AHappyPanda
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I played SMG starts on Warlord today.
Warlord or Warlock? H2:C Warlock with SMG doesn't bother me NEARLY as much as every other map with SMG start. Plenty of BRs on Warlock and they have fast timers on them.
LOL @ Halo 3 being best Halo.
BR starts on any game type and map is 10000% better than SMG starts.
Wizard is...Halo 1...?
Kssio_Aug
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I have played no Halo 4 matches until now. They're not even on the map selection. =o
But I'm enjoying every single Halo in MP. Maybe Halo 3 is the one I'm enjoying the least, but either way it is pretty damn good!
By the way... I'm getting brutally owned in every single match! lol At least I'm having fun!!
But I'm enjoying every single Halo in MP. Maybe Halo 3 is the one I'm enjoying the least, but either way it is pretty damn good!
By the way... I'm getting brutally owned in every single match! lol At least I'm having fun!!
And never finished with 0 kills btw! lol
link1201
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I think Halo 4 is only in BTB as of right now.
Captain Blood
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WHAT A GREAT EXPERIENCE. SO GLAD I BOUGHT AN XBOX ONE.
Mike Double U
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Will the H5 Beta will be delayed until the MCC is fixed?
What good will the beta be if they're too busy to analyze the beta statistics?
What good will the beta be if they're too busy to analyze the beta statistics?
Dr Stabbingworth
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Seems like there is a pronounced host advantage on ce. On host and everyone else is just a step behind on everything; off host and shots are not registering, getting killed when no one has los, and the getting shot indications don't start until I'm almost dead.
Host advantage is so strong in CE that it's even on LAN.
Jessie.Bristol
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For a while today I was getting into matches just fine. The best it has ever been since launch, until a laggy 5v5 Team Slayer BR on Shrine. Then the Matchmaking crapped out again. Went from Rank 1 to 7 in Team H2A. Took 20+ minutes of searching in BTB to find a match of 12v12 Assault on Valhalla in Halo 3... but the map didn't load and booted me back to a load screen. Couldn't find another game after multiple searches.
And I fucking hate these assholes: http://xboxclips.com/video.php?uid=...qium&vid=0e437408-0dd9-45ac-b06b-20225bdfd9b4
And I fucking hate these assholes: http://xboxclips.com/video.php?uid=...qium&vid=0e437408-0dd9-45ac-b06b-20225bdfd9b4
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