XBX1 Halo: The Master Chief Collection

[Dredd]

Everyone is either a troll or a fanboy to you.

Don't be one and he won't have to think that. Troll.

 

[PAdman]

Don't be one and he won't have to think that. Troll.

But people can't even play half the game, is that supposed to be good?

 

[E92_]

This thread took a strange turn.

 

[Hawks92]

Patch delayed? Source?

 

[E92_]

Patch delayed? Source?

Can't find a link but it was on their website. Delayed till later this week.

 

[The Big Sauce]

Can't find a link but it was on their website. Delayed till later this week.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...ief-collection-matchmaking-patch-delayed.aspx

 

[Dredd]

Finally got the game and absolutely pumped to play this!!

 

[Dredd]

Do I have to wait for the download to download before I can play?

 

[E92_]

Do I have to wait for the download to download before I can play?

I think so, going offline and just playing the campaigns may work though.

 

[Dredd]

I think so, going offline and just playing the campaigns may work though.

Thanks. I might do that cause I'm only on 3%

 

[TheKanga]

Seems like 343 really ****ed this up
Is that fair to say? (I haven't bought it yet myself)
It's a real shame as it's hurting the Halo brand and has killed the hype for one of XB1's big holiday titles.

 

[Spirit Level]

Seems like 343 really ****ed this up
Is that fair to say? (I haven't bought it yet myself)
It's a real shame as it's hurting the Halo brand and has killed the hype for one of XB1's big holiday titles.

I'll just say, If the community disappears before this is fixed (hope to god that this weeks patch fixes it), then I'll never forgive 343.

This had, and still has the potential to be something great.

 

[GrandBlue]

To the people banging on about the multiplayer issues, how's the status of the GTA Brand? GTA V had one of, if not the most disastrous multiplayer launch ever seen in a video game, but not only did they handle it pretty well- stacks upon stacks of sheep are lining up to buy the exact same game again only a year later.

Not even getting started on Battlefield 4.

No clue why this is such a big deal; almost every big multiplayer game has launch issues.

 

[TheKanga]

I'll just say, If the community disappears before this is fixed (hope to god that this weeks patch fixes it), then I'll never forgive 343.

This had, and still has the potential to be something great.

Gamers move on quickly these days to the next hot release, so I hope 343 can fix it because this should have had gamers captivated for a long time.

 

[Spirit Level]

To the people banging on about the multiplayer issues, how's the status of the GTA Brand? GTA V had one of, if not the most disastrous multiplayer launch ever seen in a video game, but not only did they handle it pretty well- stacks upon stacks of sheep are lining up to buy the exact same game again only a year later.

Not even getting started on Battlefield 4.

No clue why this is such a big deal; almost every big multiplayer game has launch issues.

This is true, but Halo MCC was a much more important release than the above games you mentioned (IMO).

It's important for Microsoft for Xbox sales/setting it apart from the PS4, important for long time halo fans as it offers for the first time the ability to play every single brilliant multiplayer map through one interface and at 60 fps, and IMO important for gaming in general, as hopefully it grabs a lot of the kids that grew up on mindless COD like games and shows them what a truly great, balanced FPS multiplayer game looks like.

I really hope they can sort it out before it's too late.

 

[E92_]

Seems like 343 really ****ed this up
Is that fair to say? (I haven't bought it yet myself)
It's a real shame as it's hurting the Halo brand and has killed the hype for one of XB1's big holiday titles.

They already hurt the Halo brand with Halo 4.


playing H4 campaign and the enemies are just ******* terrible.

 

[TheKanga]

They already hurt the Halo brand with Halo 4.


playing H4 campaign and the enemies are just ******* terrible.

I didn't mind the Halo 4 campaign for the most part, I do agree some of the enemy designs are not Halo-like.
It was a graphical showcase for the 360 though, one of the best looking games on the system.
MP was really average, it's like they were trying to make it like COD.

I'm playing Halo Reach again atm and it's making me wish Bungie would return.

 

[E92_]

I didn't mind the Halo 4 campaign for the most part, I do agree some of the enemy designs are not Halo-like.
It was a graphical showcase for the 360 though, one of the best looking games on the system.
MP was really average, it's like they were trying to make it like COD.

I'm playing Halo Reach again atm and it's making me wish Bungie would return.

Bungie were already going down this path with Reach, if they were still making Halo we would have got a MP like Destiny imo.


343 need to stop chasing the CoD crowd, they're still doing it in Halo 5 though.

 

[GrandBlue]

This is true, but Halo MCC was a much more important release than the above games you mentioned (IMO).

It's important for Microsoft for Xbox sales/setting it apart from the PS4, important for long time halo fans as it offers for the first time the ability to play every single brilliant multiplayer map through one interface and at 60 fps, and IMO important for gaming in general, as hopefully it grabs a lot of the kids that grew up on mindless COD like games and shows them what a truly great, balanced FPS multiplayer game looks like.

I really hope they can sort it out before it's too late.

To say this game was a 'much' more important release than GTA V, which was by far the most overhyped game ever, is drawing a pretty long bow.

and too late? If the problems persist for several months, then maybe, but if people were prepared to wait one and a half months for GTA to have a functional multiplayer & are even prepared to buy the same game at full price a year later, then I'm quite certain this game won't have any problems assembling a community.

Even if the multiplayer was ruined, the game is easily worth full price anyway. You're getting ****ing 40+ hours of an amazing single-player campaign & local split-screen multiplayer!

 

[TheKanga]

Stolen from another forum

This apparently what 343 will fix in the next patch.

MATCHMAKING Addressed a number of issues that resulted in extended matchmaking times and low matchmaking success rates.
Made a number of updates to how matchmaking progress is communicated to the player. With this update, you’ll see better, more frequent and more informative status updates throughout the matchmaking flow – so “Players Found” for example, will be displayed to let players know where they are in the matchmaking process instead of simply wondering if it’s going to connect.
The improved matchmaking flow is as follows:
Searching
Searching for more players
Players found
Finalizing matchmaking process
Connecting session
Made an update to ensure that parties stick together when returning from the post-game carnage report
Prevented the ability for players “kick” other players from matchmaking games
Made an update to ensure that the Roster correctly displays the “searching” UI rather than “My Game Session” while searching for players
Removed the possibility to boost ranking through a custom games exploit
Made an update to ensure that players cannot get stuck in the matchmaking screen during map voting
Made an update to ensure that the “Connecting to your game” message no longer incorrectly displays in the lower right of the screen during gameplay
Made an update to the “team creation” phase that allows players to be grouped by team
Made an update to prevent players from seeing the “connection failed” dialogue if disconnected during the map voting screen
Improved roster / matchmaking lobby stability
Made improvements to the accuracy and stability of the “Game Session Details” UI
Improved version compatibility

UI
Improved emblem and nameplate behavior to ensure that they do not reset to default (especially after game sessions)
Corrected career stats that did not update uniformly across different profiles in multiple titles
Improved Forge map display names in Theater
Corrected various medal inconsistencies across titles

CAMPAIGN
Made updates to the attainability of various achievements, including “Goat Roped,” “Monopolized,” “You’re Joking,” and “Devastating.”
Improved Halo: CE career stat tracking
Resolved scoring and time HUD reset and display issues
Made an update to ensure that rival emblems are displayed correctly

HALO: CE
Improved consistency and reliability of shot registration
Improved headshot hitboxes
Fixed an issue where respawning players could momentarily appear at their death location
Made an update to ensure that the match ends when the entire opposing team quits
Improved fall damage consistency (specifically in regards to uneven surfaces)
Improved Halo: CE menu and loading screen stability
Improved consistency with multikill rewards
Made an update to improve post-game carnage report accuracy for Halo: CE FFA games
Updated default language settings

HALO 2
Made an update to ensure that the team color shown in pre-game lobby matches in-game
Improved a variety of networking issues to allow for improved consistency between host and clients in peer to peer matches
Improved a variety of networking issues to allow for improved gameplay consistency
Made an update to service tag functionality, allowing for service tags to appear for all players
Improved the post-game carnage report to correctly display team color
Made an update to ensure that the match ends when the entire opposing team quits
Improved “original” medal icon functionality in split-screen
Improved host migration functionality
Corrected “headshot” stat tracking
Addressed a crash that occurred with the Scarab skull
Addressed art errors that occurred on the opening cinematics for “Uprising” and “High Charity”

HALO 2: ANNIVERSARY
Made an update to prevent players from gaining achievements in Forge
Improved Forge item display names
Resolved text overlapping issues
Improved split screen stability
Made an update to resolve the notorious “-1th” scoreboard text
Improved lobby functionality to address players not being able to reconnect to the party leader after completing a match
Improved host migration functionality
Corrected vehicle and weapon thumbnails in the “Tools of destruction” table in the post-game carnage report
Addressed a dedicated server issue that caused gameplay physics issues on Stonetown
Improved split-screen party functionality to ensure that players are not directed to a broken lobby screen after completing a game session
Improved Forge mode stability
Made an update to King of the Hill scoring to prevent multiple hills from counting down at the same time
Improved Shrine objective spawn points
Improved King of the Hill and Ninjanaut mode stability
Addressed an issue where controller vibration could persist during the pause menu
Improved Race mode respawn zones
We have additional content updates on the way, and work is already underway in an effort to continue to improve your experience with Halo: The Master Chief Collection. We thank you for your continued patience and support.

 

[PAdman]

No clue why this is such a big deal; almost every big multiplayer game has launch issues.

That's the thing, they shouldn't be launching with issues at all that's why its unforgivable. No matter what game it is.

 

[GrandBlue]

That's the thing, they shouldn't be launching with issues at all that's why its unforgivable. No matter what game it is.

I don't disagree, but save all the hysteria for when they **** it up as badly as Rockstar did. If people are prepared to re-buy GTA V at full price 1 year later after how horribly the multiplayer launch for that game was, then I have no doubts MCC will at very least retain a strong community.

 

[Ant_]

Patch is live, 1.4 GB

 

[nameless]

Reports are the patch actually worked

We're back people!

 

[Ant_]

Finally

BTW if anyone wants to party up for campaign or MP

Ant B77 is my GT