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Halo The Master Chief Collection |OT| Halo Never Died, It Was Just Missing In Action
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HowardRoark
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Wait, LAN is broken too?
Mr. Enigma
Member
It just took about 20 minutes to find a Big Team Battle game.
It's not real lan play. Connects through XBL servers.
HowardRoark
Member
I thought it phoned home and then when authenticated, allows a direct connection? That may have just been an assumption on my part, now that I think about it...
Wtf is going on here!?
victimroyalty
Banned
Legit dying at that video!!!
Yes, LAN, along with the rest of the game is broken. These caveats that Stinkles talks about, makes playing LAN a pain in the ass.
I think it's just handling it like a custom game. They should have just left the old mode in.
It's worth it, play the Campaigns first, don't save and quit levels, finish them to completion, or pause and leave your Xbox running. Hopefully Matchmaking will be functioning at an acceptable level by December.
No, matchmaking with parties is not going well.
You can still play on custom game.
edit: derp. I read that wrong. Still doesn't change about matchmaking and parties which includes split screen woes via multiplayer matchmaking.
Lone wolves are safe.
Conflict NZ
Member
Just got my refund. It looks like Xbox Support has now been given the ability to refund all purchases of the Master Chief Collection:
I might buy it again when the issues are sorted but for now hopefully this sends a message.
I might buy it again when the issues are sorted but for now hopefully this sends a message.
When you say lone wolves are safe, theres no issues joining a game if your not in a party?!
I don't know about anyone else but I keep trying over and over to get into a game under team slayer and it takes forever. I keep getting messages of things being full, connections being lost and by the time I get into a game it loses connection when there are 7 seconds until the next match and says it's incomplete.
What sucks is that it's so great playing halo again when I get into a match, and I don't know how to give up and play another game until this is fixed...
Edit- I also had no idea about the LAN not working without live and that blows.
YuriLowell
Member
Since the update I can't get into any games. I'm so sick of this shit.
I just lost hours worth of work on a H2A map in Forge. I:
- Opened a map I started two days ago
- Made changes
- Went to save, noticed only "save as" was showing
- Puzzled at "save" being gone, chose "save as"
- Not thinking, I gave it the same name and a different description.
- Spent way more time on it, "save" appeared and I used it frequently
- Quit Forge, the variant is gone. The only version that exists is the one from a few days ago. Anywhere.
I am livid right now. Where the fuck was it saving to?
- Opened a map I started two days ago
- Made changes
- Went to save, noticed only "save as" was showing
- Puzzled at "save" being gone, chose "save as"
- Not thinking, I gave it the same name and a different description.
- Spent way more time on it, "save" appeared and I used it frequently
- Quit Forge, the variant is gone. The only version that exists is the one from a few days ago. Anywhere.
I am livid right now. Where the fuck was it saving to?
Seems to be fewer issues.
Parties get split up to different teams including split screeners.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
Sounds a lot like online DRM for an offline feature to me.
yeah. because people waited 13 years and now can't wait two weeks.
that's only a pain in the ass if you live in an oil rig. My phone could power the LAN.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
People were making the same excuses 18 months ago. There should be zero tolerance of offline features being locked away behind an online check-in.
It's not your connection that is the problem, it's Microsoft's, and its ability to connect the other players to you.
That's the entire problem with having an online required LAN.
Here is your quasi-weekly reminder that most guides for getting the skulls in Halo 2 have incorrect information about how to get the IWHBYD skull. Most claim you need 7 checkpoints to get it to spawn. This is not true. Heck it was debunked just a couple months after Halo 2 came out. I'm not sure who the first person was to disprove it, but here's a post of mine from the dearly departed High Impact Halo forums:
There are three triggers to get the skull to spawn:
1. Play on Legendary solo (it won't spawn in co-op)
2. Load the Jackal snipers in "Sniper Alley"
3. Get lucky with a 1 in 7 random number generator
That's right. It is random whether the skull will spawn or not. If the skull is not in the room when you get there (and give it a second or two to pop up), then restart the level and try again. Reverting to your last checkpoint won't work (unless you follow this video from the great Grumpy to mess with the checkpoints) since the random number generator has already been run. You need to restart the level to get it to run again. Dying is OK. It won't ruin anything. Here's a video I made spawning it in Halo 2 Anniversary, using the same route I've used since I made that post on HIH 9 and a half years ago.
There are three triggers to get the skull to spawn:
1. Play on Legendary solo (it won't spawn in co-op)
2. Load the Jackal snipers in "Sniper Alley"
3. Get lucky with a 1 in 7 random number generator
That's right. It is random whether the skull will spawn or not. If the skull is not in the room when you get there (and give it a second or two to pop up), then restart the level and try again. Reverting to your last checkpoint won't work (unless you follow this video from the great Grumpy to mess with the checkpoints) since the random number generator has already been run. You need to restart the level to get it to run again. Dying is OK. It won't ruin anything. Here's a video I made spawning it in Halo 2 Anniversary, using the same route I've used since I made that post on HIH 9 and a half years ago.
CuckFupertino
Banned
Yo matchmaking is a fucking mess. What the hell?
I thought the patch was supposed to fix this crap. I'm having worse luck tonight than I did before the patch (and it was basically unplayable then).
How did the game get released like this? I feel bad for 343i, since it's probable they were under Microsoft's gun to have this ready before Christmas.
This is pulling the rug out from under Halo 5 hard.
I thought the patch was supposed to fix this crap. I'm having worse luck tonight than I did before the patch (and it was basically unplayable then).
How did the game get released like this? I feel bad for 343i, since it's probable they were under Microsoft's gun to have this ready before Christmas.
This is pulling the rug out from under Halo 5 hard.
Mr. Enigma
Member
They posted yesterday. They essentially said, "Yeah, shit's gonna be broke. We'll get back at you Monday."
There was a small update today, they said they were bringing Rumble H2A back for people who don't want uneven teams while the fix it.
Here is your quasi-weekly reminder that most guides for getting the skulls in Halo 2 have incorrect information about how to get the IWHBYD skull. Most claim you need 7 checkpoints to get it to spawn. This is not true. Heck it was debunked just a couple months after Halo 2 came out. I'm not sure who the first person was to disprove it, but here's a post of mine from the dearly departed High Impact Halo forums:
There are three triggers to get the skull to spawn:
1. Play on Legendary
2. Load the Jackal snipers in "Sniper Alley"
3. Be on the right side of a 1 in 7 random number generator
That's right. It is random whether the skull will spawn or not. If the skull is not in the room when you get there (and give it a second or two to pop up), then restart the level and try again. Reverting to your last checkpoint won't work (unless you follow this video from the great Grumpy to mess with the checkpoints) since the random number generator has already been run. You need to restart the level to get it to run again. Dying is OK. It won't ruin anything. Here's a video I made spawning it in Halo 2 Anniversary, using the same route I've used since I made that post on HIH 9 and a half years ago.
Yup. Though I'd like to know how anyone figured out it's 1 in 7.
//ARCANUM
Member
Where did you see that? I don't see rumble in the playlists either...
Edit - okay I see on waypoint that they said that now. But I'm still not seeing it in game. Is it supposedly live?
Warm Machine
Member
I can't imagine it won't get updated again before Black Friday. Huge missed opportunity for sales and brand confidence if they can't resolve some of the MP.
//ARCANUM
Member
Honestly though, with media not really covering this, how well known are the issues? Does Joe Schmo public even know?
No, I'd imagine Monday.
Kssio_Aug
Member
They need a new patch before black friday. They really do.
I just could find a match after more then 10 minutes and got stuck in the map selection btw.
Nah... Giving up for now again:
Searching... Searching... Searching...
Full session error.
Searching... Searching... Searching...
Lost connection with the host.
Sometimes it works and I find lots of matches. Sometimes it seems to be as bad as ever. And I cant see how worst ir could be. Even servers completely shut down would not be that bad imo.
Theres nothing that can be done really. I would like to say the contrary, but I am really skeptical that 343 or whoever is in charge of those patches will be able to fix that crap.
I just could find a match after more then 10 minutes and got stuck in the map selection btw.
Nah... Giving up for now again:
Searching... Searching... Searching...
Full session error.
Searching... Searching... Searching...
Lost connection with the host.
Sometimes it works and I find lots of matches. Sometimes it seems to be as bad as ever. And I cant see how worst ir could be. Even servers completely shut down would not be that bad imo.
Theres nothing that can be done really. I would like to say the contrary, but I am really skeptical that 343 or whoever is in charge of those patches will be able to fix that crap.
A High Impact Halo member named Soldier of Light managed to decompile the code.
Code:
(begin
(if (or (game_is_cooperative) (not difficulty_legendary) (not (= (random_range 0 7) 0)))
(sleep_forever)
)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects tv_e5b_main players))
(game_save_cancel)
(game_save)
(sleep_until (not (game_saving 1)))
(if (not game_reverted)
(begin
(set q_e5b_started 1)
(object_create key)
(sleep_until (and (unit_has_weapon (unit player0) objectsweaponsmultiplayerballhead_sp.weapon) (volume_test_object tv_e5b_main player0)))
(sleep 30)
(e5b_reset_player)
(wake e5b_inf0_main)
(wake e5b_resetter)
)
)
)It was their first foray into Skulls with Halo.
Every skull except Blind and Assassins requires Legendary. Blind and Assassins can be found on any difficulty.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
It's pretty easy, it's missing Halos gameplay...
he asked what skulls do. Blind and Assassin.
Enemies are not fun to battle. There's only one pattern. Shoot the floating wing things. Clear out the rest.
CloudyTuba
Member
Haha that's an amazing glitch.
I honestly wish it happened to me. I love that menu so much. I wish it came up in the game somewhere legitimately.
We can start talking like this if the game is still messy mid-dec
ShyGuy0504
Member
The plasma rifle is very effective at dropping shields but useless after they're down.
In general covenant weapons are effective at taking down shields but not health.
Human weapons drop shields slower but kill quickly once they're down.
I'm assuming you're talking about mp.
Prinz Eugn
Member
My sword kept lunging after the guy died, clipping me through a railing and into the abyss on Lockdown. wat
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