All I see in the updates coming from 343 is them trying to improve Matchmaking times when I believe the underlying problem of the completely broken lobby system should be fixed first.
I understand that matchmaking has improved if you go into matchmaking on your own but attempting to play this game with a party in customs or in matchmaking is an exercise in futility and frustration.
Party’s are constantly getting split up, the game is freezing for some, losing voice for others, we get random host migrations, the dreaded “connecting to your game” screen that can only be fixed by restarting the whole game and the game freezes at the postgame carnage report every time. All this happens in both matchmaking and customs.
Surely all this is in fact having an affect on matchmaking times in some way also and shouldn’t the stability and reliability of the party system be the priority?
An old manager of mine used to say “you can’t build the house until you clear the foundation” (another analogy I know) and Halo’s party system is the foundation of the game (and always has been).
If you were to go by 343’s statements and the mainstream games media you would think the only issue this game is having is long matchmaking times and that could not be any further from the truth.
So please 343 fix the foundation of the game before anything else, give us a working menu and party system and we’ll get by with customs (plenty of users have set up custom games through these forums) and co-op until you can sort out your server issues.
@ luigifreak - yep. Let’s get the basics sorted and go from there.
As has been said previously - much of Halo’s past success was built on the rock solid menu, lobby, comms and matchmaking. If that is broken, then why bother with the rest.
Hopefully the testing that is / has been done is not only for indivs trying to get into a MP match, but groups of friends trying to play a MP session together. That is where Halo has always excelled.
Again, much of Halo’s past success has been built on clan / forum matches and currently those guys are off playing COD or Titanfall or BF, because they are’nt nerfed.
343 has a Ferrari / Porchse etc product and have forgotten to ensure that the engine is connected to the gearbox or used standard petrol when it needed hi octane.
Enough with the analogies … but please fix it for god sake!
agree with everything in this thread. the party system is what gives this game longevity, fix it now please. i wouldn’t care if nothing else got fixed for 6 months if we could just get one patch to fix the party system.
Sadly now none of my friends are even willing to attempt having another private match due to all the issues we had the first two times we attempted it (once before the patch and once after).
This was to be the go-to game for us and now we’re back playing cod when It much rather play this.
So we can’t play with friends so they’re adding FFA back, I understand this is a stop-gap measure but I hope it means they’ll be concentrating on fixing the lobby/party/menu issues now.
Offcourse this is probably just wishful thinking on my behalf.
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> Absolutely this. Apparently 343’s idea of a virtual couch includes ejector seats.
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> I’ve played enough Halo by myself, I want to play with my friends. Right now that’s basically impossible.
Custom matches with friends is very important, keeping the group together is vital, no drop outs, a chat the works and smooth transition to the next game is a must.
I would wait 10 minutes per match if I knew I wouldn’t be split from my party or have to restart the game and reinvite friends every time I switch playlists or finish a game.
