The server restrictions have been lifted in the AU region, let me start off by saying that this is great for BTB, FFA and Fiesta, where the low population in the playlist meant Aussies couldn’t find games. Now we can muck around in 200ms ping and have a blast.
With ranked, it’s a different story. The Aussie-Only servers (aka, how it was at Launch and has been until just recently) NEED to be reinstated for Team Arena and Team Slayer AT LEAST. There’s absolutely no point playing ranked in 200ms ping. It’s frustrating and unfair and boring.
Out of all the things that improved since Halo 4 - the best thing about Halo 5 for me has been the dedicated regional servers. Never has Halo been more competitive and fair and FUN in Australia thanks to the local servers at launch and beyond and all the Aussies playing on them… until the restrictions were lifted.
They need to be reinstated - if only for ranked.