Halo MCC Latest Update Out NOW

Mr. Admirals · March 03, 2015, 11:31:35 PM

The latest update for the Master Chief Collection has launched, and fixes these systems:

Source: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/3-3-15-halo-the-master-chief-collection-content-update-notes

Matchmaking:

Made a variety of updates to improve matchmaking performance and success rates
Improved matchmaking search times/time to match
Improved stability throughout the matchmaking process across all titles

Parties:

Improved party stability

Halo 2:

Made improvements to multiplayer shot registration
Improved campaign stability across a variety of levels
Addressed stability issues for matchmaking and custom games
Fixed issues around resuming H2A Campaign from “remastered” mode
Improved medal display consistency

Halo: Combat Evolved:

Fixed issues regarding aim assist which resulted in the reticle being pushed away from an enemy
Improved shot registration consistency between host / client in peer-to-peer custom game matches
Resolved a variety of UI inconsistencies, including team color randomization, medals, and in-game scoreboard display

This is supposed to be the update the fixes matchmaking and party systems. Can someone with a shitty version of the game confirm it's fixed?

alphy · March 03, 2015, 11:33:55 PM

Quote from: Mr. Admirals on March 03, 2015, 11:31:35 PM

Fixed issues regarding aim assist which resulted in the reticle being pushed away from an enemy

thank god, i can't count how many times this crap has killed me

nosejob · March 04, 2015, 06:00:54 AM

Quote from: Alphy on March 03, 2015, 11:33:55 PM

Quote from: Mr. Admirals on March 03, 2015, 11:31:35 PM

Fixed issues regarding aim assist which resulted in the reticle being pushed away from an enemy

thank god, i can't count how many times this crap has killed me

Same. Didn't think they would fix it because nobody cares about CE.

BaconShelf · March 04, 2015, 06:36:59 AM

kewl. More multiplayer stuff I won't use :^)

True Turquoise · March 04, 2015, 08:38:25 AM

big dog · March 04, 2015, 09:43:07 AM

Quote from: ShelfBacon on March 04, 2015, 06:36:59 AM

kewl. More multiplayer stuff I won't use :^)

Well what else are they meant to update?

Sigma617 · March 04, 2015, 09:45:56 AM

All of these patch notes have literally said the same thing for like 5 months now.

Blackbox Rob · March 04, 2015, 09:50:16 AM

r/halo is praising this update saying its on DS now and all the tech issues are fixed. Hmm...could they really have done it?

Mr. Admirals · March 04, 2015, 09:50:23 AM

Quote from: Sigma617 on March 04, 2015, 09:45:56 AM

All of these patch notes have literally said the same thing for like 5 months now.

So?

The issue is fixed now, is it not?

Sigma617 · March 04, 2015, 09:56:46 AM

Quote from: Mr. Admirals on March 04, 2015, 09:50:23 AM

Quote from: Sigma617 on March 04, 2015, 09:45:56 AM
All of these patch notes have literally said the same thing for like 5 months now.
So?

The issue is fixed now, is it not?

You tell me.

Mr. Admirals · March 04, 2015, 10:00:57 AM

Quote from: Sigma617 on March 04, 2015, 09:56:46 AM

Quote from: Mr. Admirals on March 04, 2015, 09:50:23 AM
Quote from: Sigma617 on March 04, 2015, 09:45:56 AM
All of these patch notes have literally said the same thing for like 5 months now.
So?

The issue is fixed now, is it not?

You tell me.

My game worked fine from the beginning. The update didn't change much.

BaconShelf · March 04, 2015, 12:39:52 PM

Quote from: Fedorekd on March 04, 2015, 09:43:07 AM

Quote from: ShelfBacon on March 04, 2015, 06:36:59 AM
kewl. More multiplayer stuff I won't use :^)
Well what else are they meant to update?

Horrible Campaign/ SpOps netcode
Horrible framerate when in online forge when someone moves an object
Add in the Champions bundle armours to Halo 4
Add te abilityto switch old-new graphics in CE cutscenes
Fix the glitch that says there are films unwatched
Add custom campaign playlist support

BaconShelf · March 04, 2015, 12:42:15 PM

Quote from: Blackbox Rob on March 04, 2015, 09:50:16 AM

r/halo is praising this update saying its on DS now and all the tech issues are fixed. Hmm...could they really have done it?

If /halo is praising it then it has t least done a lot. These are the people who are the most fanboy about Bungie and despise anything 343 does so that's certainly saying something.

RomanGladiator · March 04, 2015, 12:44:55 PM

BTB is still only 14 players...

Mr. Admirals · March 04, 2015, 12:54:27 PM

Quote from: RomanGladiator on March 04, 2015, 12:44:55 PM

BTB is still only 14 players...

343i needs to know if it's working first, yeah?

Blackbox Rob · March 04, 2015, 02:24:53 PM

Quote from: Nυƙʌ 'Kʌʅ Vʌɾɢυɲ on March 04, 2015, 12:54:07 PM

Quote from: Blackbox Rob on March 04, 2015, 09:50:16 AM
r/halo is praising this update saying its on DS now and all the tech issues are fixed. Hmm...could they really have done it?
Really? Huh, I might consider picking it up soon then...probably not for another few months, but soon nonetheless.
Apparently it's $40 at Walmart right now.

Playing BTB now and its pretty righteous. Being on DS is very noticeable. Took em waaaay too long for this. But Im loving it. Also they updated the background of the screen so you see clips from the campaigns - a nice touch.

Word Wizard · March 04, 2015, 05:55:51 PM

I no longer have to reset 95% of matches when I'm not party leader, that's a plus. It still crashes or lags way too often.

Also from what I read Halo 3 stats haven't and still aren't counted, which is disappointing.

Host quitting still ends matchmaking.

Halo CE and 2's Hit registration is great now.

Don't think I found any intitially uneven games today.

Mr. Admirals · March 04, 2015, 06:35:09 PM

Quote from: Blackbox Rob on March 04, 2015, 02:24:53 PM

Quote from: Nυƙʌ 'Kʌʅ Vʌɾɢυɲ on March 04, 2015, 12:54:07 PM
Quote from: Blackbox Rob on March 04, 2015, 09:50:16 AM
r/halo is praising this update saying its on DS now and all the tech issues are fixed. Hmm...could they really have done it?
Really? Huh, I might consider picking it up soon then...probably not for another few months, but soon nonetheless.
Apparently it's $40 at Walmart right now.
Playing BTB now and its pretty righteous. Being on DS is very noticeable. Took em waaaay too long for this. But Im loving it. Also they updated the background of the screen so you see clips from the campaigns - a nice touch.

Actually, those are Halo 2 Anniversary Terminal clips.

Septy · March 04, 2015, 06:55:36 PM

Quote from: Mr. Admirals on March 04, 2015, 10:00:57 AM

My game worked fine from the beginning.

big dog · March 05, 2015, 01:36:52 AM

Joined a Rumble Pit game, all but 4 of us ended up being kicked out in the middle of the game.
Team Snipers game, similar things happened.

More than 100 days on and the game is still broken. GG Microsoft/343i.

Tackel · March 05, 2015, 09:54:51 AM

I don't have a TV to play on at the moment. Let me know if I can play with my friend or not now.

EDIT: Those patch notes seem awfully small for this to be the BIG UPDATE. Whatever 343.

CK97 · March 05, 2015, 10:02:58 AM

I bet it's still broken, not even gonna bother until I have nothing else to play.

Mr. Admirals · March 05, 2015, 10:12:05 AM

Quote from: Septy on March 04, 2015, 06:55:36 PM

Quote from: Mr. Admirals on March 04, 2015, 10:00:57 AM
My game worked fine from the beginning.

*subjectively fine

Better?

Mr. Admirals · March 05, 2015, 10:13:25 AM

Quote from: Kanan on March 05, 2015, 09:54:51 AM

I don't have a TV to play on at the moment. Let me know if I can play with my friend or not now.

EDIT: Those patch notes seem awfully small for this to be the BIG UPDATE. Whatever 343.

They overhauled the entire matchmaking and party system.

What do you want them to do? Pointlessly list every alteration made to the engine?

Mr. Psychologist · March 05, 2015, 11:58:52 AM

Quote from: Mr. Admirals on March 05, 2015, 10:13:25 AM

Quote from: Kanan on March 05, 2015, 09:54:51 AM
I don't have a TV to play on at the moment. Let me know if I can play with my friend or not now.

EDIT: Those patch notes seem awfully small for this to be the BIG UPDATE. Whatever 343.
They overhauled the entire matchmaking and party system.

What do you want them to do? Pointlessly list every alteration made to the engine?

People like to pick over the finer details of patch notes to see precisely what is going to be improved.

http://static.cdn.ea.com/battlelog/customcontent/winterpatch/Patchnotes_WinterPatch.pdf

Example.

Word Wizard · March 05, 2015, 02:48:04 PM

Okay apparently the patch removed what little skilled matchmaking parameters this game had. Had one game where my team 50-1ed a team then had matches with my team losing by 30 or more, and faced a guy who got 34 kills on the Pit who had the strategy of Sun Tzu with the aim of a MLG pro. Every game is either a Rek or gets rekt type match. Then got hella lag several times today, and they still didn't add host migration so hosts quitting still ends the match. Lol dedicated servers. Also my friend and I could no longer connect around 2pm. Now we only got to wait till the end of April for the next patch (unless it gets delayed like this one).

Tackel · March 05, 2015, 11:20:42 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on March 05, 2015, 11:58:52 AM

Quote from: Mr. Admirals on March 05, 2015, 10:13:25 AM
Quote from: Kanan on March 05, 2015, 09:54:51 AM
I don't have a TV to play on at the moment. Let me know if I can play with my friend or not now.

EDIT: Those patch notes seem awfully small for this to be the BIG UPDATE. Whatever 343.
They overhauled the entire matchmaking and party system.

What do you want them to do? Pointlessly list every alteration made to the engine?

People like to pick over the finer details of patch notes to see precisely what is going to be improved.

http://static.cdn.ea.com/battlelog/customcontent/winterpatch/Patchnotes_WinterPatch.pdf

Example.

Them be some sexy patch notes. 343, do dis.

Tackel · March 05, 2015, 11:22:49 PM

Quote from: Sly Instinct on March 05, 2015, 02:48:04 PM

Okay apparently the patch removed what little skilled matchmaking parameters this game had. Had one game where my team 50-1ed a team then had matches with my team losing by 30 or more, and faced a guy who got 34 kills on the Pit who had the strategy of Sun Tzu with the aim of a MLG pro. Every game is either a Rek or gets rekt type match. Then got hella lag several times today, and they still didn't add host migration so hosts quitting still ends the match. Lol dedicated servers. Also my friend and I could no longer connect around 2pm. Now we only got to wait till the end of April for the next patch (unless it gets delayed like this one).

I really doubt they lowered the skilled matchmaking parameters. Even if they did, it wouldn't matter. That game fell off the top 10 charts back in December, IIRC. That's worse than Halo 4 at launch. If we had a population counter, I couldn't see more than 15k players still going at it.

Siffera · March 06, 2015, 09:54:26 AM

Matchmaking search times are still too long.
Game crashes are still in abundance.
Games don't start.
Customs are still broken.
And it just goes on...

Yeah, not anywhere near "fixed."

Word Wizard · March 06, 2015, 10:50:52 AM

Quote from: Tackelberry on March 05, 2015, 11:22:49 PM

Quote from: Sly Instinct on March 05, 2015, 02:48:04 PM
Okay apparently the patch removed what little skilled matchmaking parameters this game had. Had one game where my team 50-1ed a team then had matches with my team losing by 30 or more, and faced a guy who got 34 kills on the Pit who had the strategy of Sun Tzu with the aim of a MLG pro. Every game is either a Rek or gets rekt type match. Then got hella lag several times today, and they still didn't add host migration so hosts quitting still ends the match. Lol dedicated servers. Also my friend and I could no longer connect around 2pm. Now we only got to wait till the end of April for the next patch (unless it gets delayed like this one).

I really doubt they lowered the skilled matchmaking parameters. Even if they did, it wouldn't matter. That game fell off the top 10 charts back in December, IIRC. That's worse than Halo 4 at launch. If we had a population counter, I couldn't see more than 15k players still going at it.

It was just hyperbole, given the circumstances.