Australian Servers Ranked & CSR/MMR

Games Halo Infinite
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Hi Team,

My feedback is on ranked gameplay & I would like to reach out & ask if “WE” (Australia) can have more servers. I feel the player this would help the population return & stabilize + strengthen Australia’s position in the world circuit & uptake of competitive gameplay locally (locally comps & such) if Australia had more dedicated servers & was able to host games where “WE” would have a lower ping rate & not be forced to play in the Americas or Singapore.

My reasons for my request? Australia/NZ has a lot of skilled players & our halo fanbase is strong & committed to the halo scene & competitive gameplay & we even have an HCS team (garauntee, if you asked 7-10 people would know what halo is or who Master Chief is or have played it in their lifetime).

In my experience & I can vouch for all Aussies here, I’m a ranked player & a skilled one at that, but it’s almost impossible to have a low ping game, even with a geo filter! I’m sure many of my fellow Spartans feel & would agree, this has severely impacted the Spartans willingness to sit through a game with a ping of 200+ & be de-ranked (losing 8-13 CSR a game) or have their K/D heavily impacted or worse, dropped out of the game entirely (of no fault of there own doing/skill set, which makes it worse)

This also has a knock-on effect, causing a severe hemorrhage of CSR & MMR, meaning you have to play & win & carry a team for multiple games to gain 1-3 CSR per win, simply because the matchmaking system feels you’re not worthy of your rank & does not want to inflate you (because our MMR is lower), making it near impossible to reach Onyx & beyond.

I feel this is relevant to all the frustrations & complaints you have all received. I personally don’t know how difficult it is to have servers or run servers or what infrastructure is required, but I will ask if this could be done swiftly, (completed yesterday :upside_down_face: , Aussie humour) even if it’s just 1 in each state or 2 in the Capitals (Australia has a large landmass to cover) I’m really pleading here on behalf of all Australian Spartans (NZ is Aussie as well, so their included) I’m groveling actually, please, please, please make a change!

Thank you for your time & reading this, any feedback will be welcomed, I encourage it actually.

Kind Regards,
OneSuPeROrca
(Player since the B,X,R & X building bounce, Halo 2 <3)

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I agree. Server Select options is a must for Ranked, playing Onyx on 150-200 ping is ridiculous, connection is everything as you get higher rank placements. Some US player were complaining about having 80ping on my team the other day… if only they knew.

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100% - server selection has been in many older types of games & in Battlefield for ages. We desperately need something! Example A - just played a game of strongholds with 2 onyx’s & i stand zero in any BR fight. I must look like I’m standing still :sob:

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I’m starting to see repeat network issues of how Halo5 used to be and it took them months to sort that out…to repeat again at full launch would be an absolute disgrace.

I’ve just checked and there is one server in Sydney for Australia, and the next closest is Singapore. I don’t know how they can justify that tbh unless there is a low player population in the Southern Hemisphere (sorry I don’t know the stats).

There are 3 things in this game that are essential to me playing and supporting the game financially…and they are non-negotiable for me:

  1. Audio engine needs to overhauled to support full directional audio.
  2. Option to disable platform based crossplay (I don’t care about input based crossplay as it’s not enough).
  3. Dedicated local servers.

Get these things right and I’ll happily spend money in the store…but them wrong and they don’t get a penny out of me as I won’t be playing the game at all.

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I agree with your comments, very constructive btw.

I feel the player pop is larger than 1 server. Hence being booped for a 90 - 250+ server. 2 servers in Capital cities would be fantastic. CoD Cold War has 3 servers in Sydney & every game is 55 - 63ms.

Infinite is responsive on 60 - 65ms I can live with that, I can adjust my gameplay & style to compensate the latency. Having more dedicated servers is a must for the life of the game & to grow the game. I’m seeing not only in Aus, but UK as well. I wish they would branch out and support the grassroots… That’s how “life” works, build upon a good foundation.

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100% agree on this. At higher ranking it becomes impossible to better yourself when you’re dealing with 200 ping every game. I would rather wait 5/10 minutes for a game to know I have a fighting chance on better ping.

I’m not sure hopw this hasnt been implemented upon launch. I think this is one major thing they have messed up on especially for the international market outside of the US and EU.

It’s frustrating that it’s only certain times of the day (6pm-9pm) that you have a chance of finding a decent ping game. Forget about playing during the day, you’re fighting a losing battle. Server options need to be implemented immediately to keep the fans happy.

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I’m from Sydney, Playing Tactical Slayer today and this is my connection I’ve started to get from this update, it’s a joke

I’m getting around 258ms when I used to just be in the 110s, I’m about to go back to MCC, I love this game since 2004 but playing outside the US is such a disadvantage

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It’s actually unplayable on ranked. I can’t get past diamond 4 when always losing melee battles or easy 1v1s. I don’t understand why we aren’t connected to local servers? I love the game but it is so frustrating.

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Please this. I play in NA, and at least a third of my matches are on foreign servers, making me play at nearly 200ms ping. Whatever allows players to play 99% of their matches in their region would make the game much more enjoyable for everyone. More servers in those regions, or stricter matchmaking parameter, please make tweaks.

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I uninstalled it Liam, just too frustrating and not enjoying it sadly.

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I got a game today at 25ms - which is rare from Tasmania.

My team-mates had Aussie accents! No idea re: the enemy.

So it is possible.

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In Halo 5 I did not get much further than platinum 3. I got tired of fighting against the lag and the enemy at the same time in ranked. Also it was really disheartening to have foreign players (usually those in the US and Europe) say nasty things about the way I am playing.

I believe having a dedicated server in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney (Or a little further north for Queensland & the Northern Territory) would be ideal for here in Aus and one in Wellington, NZ would be ideal over there too (Kiwis correct me if I am wrong).

I am curious to know why it is not a thing here already. Is it because of the costs? Lack of recourses/ skills in the local area? The infrastructure? In any case, here’s my two cents. Take care everyone.

Kind Regards,
Redeemer115

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100% agree

Theres an active thread on this 100+ posts

Please everyone post on there and keep alive.

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Vehicles are not fun to use in BTB because of this among many other issues, they spike constantly for me. So I’m all for this too, hope we can get it out there.

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Yeah I agree, the servers are a joke. 200+ ping trying to play?!? You barely get any hits registering, meanwhile you are Insta-killed.

Between the high pings and aimbot issues competitive multiplayer is a pretty big joke if you are in the Oceanic region!

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It so funny you mention 6pm-9pm because I’m Western Aus & my good mate is East Aus so with 2 weeks off work, I realised my best possible play window is between 6pm-9pm Australian Eastern time. Outside of this timeframe, it is Singapore servers (if I’m lucky ping 130-170) and outside of that 200 > 300 & beyond.

This compounded with the ranking system & how it works & not to mention YOU MUST GO POSITIVE K/D TO GAIN CSR :woozy_face:

This whole thing hurts my love for the game & is turning into a toxic relationship.

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I can 100% agree with this, prior to the last update, I feel servers were better than what they are now & before was horrible! I’m literally sitting half Diamond 6 & that Onyx is never coming to me!

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& considering OCE is some of the best performing underdogs in gaming on the big stage. I might add & OCE even have skin in the game with a grassroots to HCS but we can’t get a ping for the game :see_no_evil:

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Tell your friends to come here :slight_smile: & keep this alive, its gaining attention!

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LOL i love grapple hooking into the abyss & below the map :thinking: I hope this thread gains traction as well to help us OCE players :blue_heart: