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[AHappyPanda]

party still fucked. baby steps.

Baby steps... As of right now, the game doesn't even know it's been born yet. Perhaps, like a real baby, it'll start taking steps next year.

Good lord too many cooks trying to cook too fast.

Too many cooks spoiled the broth

 

[soxinthebox]

Uh, Saber probably did H1A since they did it on the Xbox 360 and Halo 2's SP bits were Saber also I believe. Certain Infinity did H2A Multiplayer.

Then what did 343i do?

 

[YuriLowell]

Then what did 343i do?

Put their name on the box?

 

[Random17]

Then what did 343i do?

Networking/matchmaking.

 

[MouldyK]

Then what did 343i do?

Do a Gearbox and outsourced their game to a bunch of hicks, clearly.

 

[Laws00]

maybe theyre adding the play list guys? who am i kidding fuck this game'

edit its working now

 

[Wereroku]

Then what did 343i do?

Little to nothing apparently. I am guessing they were responsible for patching it all together and QA work. Maybe Frankie will step in here and you can ask him.

 

[Sabrewulf]

Fuck you, you should have tested this broken ass game before releasing it. After searching for 15 minutes I got a 14 player match in WARLORD splitting my party apart. (if you work for 343i) You guys suck dick you should have been in charge of an arcade game not Halo.

woah

 

[Hispanic! At the Disco]

Networking/matchmaking.

No really, what did they do?

 

[Dr Stabbingworth]

My buddy bought it on Halo launch (after I pressured him) and then bought the digital Halo and he HATES the system. Been a Halo fan since the first (much bigger fan than me).

Hates everything about the system, slow friends list loading, broken online...

I feel bad

I know how your buddy feels. Luckily I bought an so white box so I may sell it and not take a bath.

 

[Spaaaaaaaaace]

Had my first hard lock after the patch. Scared me. Finished a slayer match and it started making a weirs noise. I was able to at least play a whole match quickly. Still. It scared me.

 

[Illusive_Juan]

I'm not even at home yet to download the patch and judging by these comments, it doesn't look like it did much.

 

[dork]

Anyone else stuck at getting latest matchmaking data?

Yes friend of mine is. Then his game crashes when joining a party and then back to getting latest matchmaking.

Now stuck on players found. We did get into 2-3 games but it does still split up the party

 

[Jessie.Bristol]

My thoughts on the Patch from TMCC OT:

Wow, I do not think Matchmaking is any better then it was pre-patch. I got to play three games before giving up. It constantly gets stuck at either "Players Found..." or "Connecting Session..." and just sits there infinitely. If you let it sit there for a while, chances are you're going to get a message telling you that you couldn't connect to the Host. Also, when you go back into the lobby after a match, sometimes the "Next Match In" timer just freezes indefinitely.

Are they seriously going to have to patch the patch? And when are dedicated servers going online? I mean, the matches I played were pretty smooth, aside from a couple of instances in my third match that were questionable (and the fact that Halo Waypoint doesn't have a record of my 1st or 3rd match). But after my third match, when everyone backed out it did Host Migration.

 

[nictron]

Sorry to hear about all the problems. I was really looking forward to this and it was gonna be my reason to Xbox. I guess I will be waiting until things get fixed for good. Thanks to all of you giving feedback to the devs to get things resolved. Godspeed

 

[Bsigg12]

Networking/matchmaking.

I don't even think they did that. I almost think that it was handled by the studio that did all the UI. I'm not positive though

 

[oatmeal]

I know how your buddy feels. Luckily I bought an so white box so I may sell it and not take a bath.

Yeah he bought the white one, too.

I've never had UI problems with the BONE until MCC came out.

The entire system seems slower now, I've had it since June but never really dabbled online but I'm super disappointed in how janky the party and friend systems are.

 

[RowdyReverb]

Anyone else stuck at getting latest matchmaking data?

Yes. And we're not the only ones. My guess is server updates. Maybe they're fixing player counts for BTB and TS

 

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

Now it can't retrieve my latest save data. This game is just the gift that keeps on giving.

 

[Sephzilla]

I almost want to think something happened server side. My first few games were fast and flawless and then it became oddly slow and then I got stuck on the downloading matchmaking data screen.

 

[prateeko]

My buddy bought it on Halo launch (after I pressured him) and then bought the digital Halo and he HATES the system. Been a Halo fan since the first (much bigger fan than me).

Hates everything about the system, slow friends list loading, broken online...

I feel bad

Yeah, I was talking to my buddy who has had it since launch and I cannot believe how it completely disregards all the good things that the xbox 360 and XBL did (early and late in the cycle).

All I want is stable online co-op and multiplayer like Bungie used to give me

I'm not even at home yet to download the patch and judging by these comments, it doesn't look like it did much.

Based on how the game came out does this surprise anyone?

 

[-tetsuo-]

Fuck you, you should have tested this broken ass game before releasing it. After searching for 15 minutes I got a 14 player match in WARLORD splitting my party apart. (if you work for 343i) You guys suck dick you should have been in charge of an arcade game not Halo.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

Anyone else stuck at getting latest matchmaking data?

I did. Had to quit the game and go back again.

 

[AHappyPanda]

I almost want to think something happened server side. My first few games were fast and flawless and then it became oddly slow and then I got stuck on the downloading matchmaking data screen.

343i happened... And is continuing to happen.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Sounds like I was spot on in saying this patch wouldn't fix much. As I said in the OT yesterday, call me crazy, but given the nature of how this package was put together, I honestly believe this game actually isn't fixable.

It wont ever be 100%.

 

[Wereroku]

I almost want to think something happened server side. My first few games were fast and flawless and then it became oddly slow and then I got stuck on the downloading matchmaking data screen.

If the servers and server code is the problem then it was working well while the population was smaller and then when more people got the update it started to bomb the servers again.

 

[Zatoichi's Cane]

Has anyone checked the whereabouts of Tim Dog? Is he ok?

 

[RowdyReverb]

Sounds like I was spot on in saying this patch wouldn't fix much. As I said in the OT yesterday, call me crazy, but given the nature of how this package was put together, I honestly believe this game actually isn't fixable.

It wont ever be 100%.

Because they couldn't fix it in under 2 weeks, it is unfixable? I'm calling you crazy.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

Sorry for you folks who bought this. I know how much of a letdown it can be when one of your most anticipated games doesn't work. Really is uncalled for and unacceptable. I was dead set on buying an X1 for this game this year but that will definitely be pushed back until next. Hopefully the game will be working and I'll be able to get it for much less.

 

[Sephzilla]

And suddenly I got into a game super fast again

 

[Wereroku]

Because they couldn't fix it in under 2 weeks, it is unfixable? I'm calling you crazy.

I think he is saying that it fucked enough that it probably needs a complete rewrite of the server code to fix like DC. I don't think it's that bad but I can see it taking some time.

 

[MrDaravon]

Baby steps... As of right now, the game doesn't even know it's been born yet. Perhaps, like a real baby, it'll start taking steps next year.

Laughed way way too hard at this. I can't believe how incredibly botched this has been, and how incredibly little coverage it has gotten on gaming sites post-launch. After all of the various PSN issues they've had on PS4 I was seriously going to bite on a Xbone mostly for this game, so very glad I didn't do that now. Jesus.

 

[Bgamer90]

Was getting into a good amount of matches until 8-10 minutes ago. Still going to wait until the weekend to make a final conclusion about the patch. Had a good start but now I'm a bit skeptical.

 

[Celestia]

Getting real in here I see.

The game will be fixed by Christmas... right?

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

I think he is saying that it fucked enough that it probably needs a complete rewrite of the server code to fix like DC. I don't think it's that bad but I can see it taking some time.

Basically. There's too much in there. Too many engines, too many networking protocols, a UI trying to piece it all together. It's just a clusterfuck mashed onto a Blu-ray, then had a 20GB limb attached to it.

I just don't think this package in its current form can be fixed 100%.

 

[xafflictionx37]

Once you get in a match it works amazing but takes awhile

 

[Digital-Hero]

Post Patch - Halo 4 Single Player

The terrain stopped rendering and the Mammoth eventually disappeared after checkpoint. I was doing nothing out of the ordinary.

 

[Arcane0ne]

I have problems when match is ended,the game is stuck on score screen and need shutdown the xbox.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Sounds like it "works better" when there are a few thousand people doing it. It just all falls apart when everyone and their mother is trying to search for games after a patch.

I think we'll have to see if it start working better when stuff dies down.

 

[Prezhulio]

Yep, matchmaking still busted for me; 4 matches of team slayer in a row that "failed connection" after the players found, connecting session step. That marks almost 2hrs since launch I've sat in matchmaking cues with nothing to show for it.

Sorry 343, but I'll be asking for a refund so I can spend my mspacebucks on something that works, hopefully some good deals for xbl Black Friday.

That whole banning people who were asking for a refund isn't a real thing, is it?

 

[Kssio_Aug]

Its much better. Am finding a bunch of matches.
Its still buggy though, and I still think some matches take a bit too long to be found.

Some matches started really fast. Some take a while. And I got 3 bugs, with at about 5-6 matches:
-A result board freeze.
-A "downloading new data" freeze.
-And just froze again, but now at a loading screen of Halo 4, right before starting a match.

Too far from perfect. I was expecting much better results this time.

 

[ShyGuy0504]

I have problems when match is ended,the game is stuck on score screen and need shutdown the xbox.

I've gotten this as well but you don't need to shut down the xbox.

You can quit a game by going to the home screen, leaving the game highlighted and pressing the menu(aka start) button which will bring up a menu that will give you the option to quit the game.

 

[LycanXIII]

I was going to get an Xbone next weekend for this. I'm seriously thinking about getting a Wii U instead now.

 

[Dr Stabbingworth]

Once you get in a match it works amazing but takes awhile

I've played 2 matches and they were a blast despite having odd teams. Too bad it took 20+ minutes to find a match.

 

[UND3RxOATH]

Getting in matches is all I care about. Life is good. Played more games tonight than I have in the last 3 days.

 

[LowSignal]

Post Patch - Halo 4 Single Player

The terrain stopped rendering and the Mammoth eventually disappeared after checkpoint. I was doing nothing out of the ordinary.

This happened to me pre-patch. It seems to be an event trigger bug of some sort.

 

[Smidget]

Totally crashed playing team slayer. Mid match froze. Amazing. This sucks :/

Time to play more CODAW I guess. Instant match with a party.

 

[Spaaaaaaaaace]

I've played 2 matches and they were a blast despite having odd teams. Too bad it took 20+ minutes to find a match.

....almost like the game hasnt been patched yet

 

[iconoclast]

I was going to get an Xbone next weekend for this. I'm seriously thinking about getting a Wii U instead now.

Get the Wii U now and wait until Christmas for the Xbone. There's a small chance this game may be semi-playable by then.

 

[Kevin Shields]

Got 5 matches consistently, no problems. Got destroyed in every match too... Gosh I need to get better.