i cANNOT ENJOY MATCHMAKING ANYMORE

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Let me start off by saying I’ve been playing Reach since the day it was released. I have seen tons of changes overtime, but for some reason I believe 343 has ruined the game.

Why?

Well just to talk about a few annoyances that I know are affecting others too:

Some players will die extremely easy. I can use a dmr and get an easy 3-4 shot kill on them. Pistol takes 4. I happen to die so easy in reach. I can take 2 or 3 ar bullets and a melee and i’m dead. or it takes 1 melee to kill me. I thought it was just me, but tonight I heard a few guys ask “how did he pummel me with one hit?”

Other players simply refuse to die. I have literally witnessed several times where I have shot someone in the face when they had no shield with a dmr/pistol/needle rifle and they did not die. In fact, I believe my last game I had to shoot someone in the face 3 or 4 times with the needle rifle while they had no shields to get kill. I know I hit the face because they were almost point blank, and I saw the needles sticking out of their face.

Then there is the ridiculous shotgun. I cannot understand how I can shoot someone point blank with a shotgun and not get a kill. I have to add the additional melee to finish them. Yet when the enemy has the shottie, they can shoot me from a absurd distance and kill me 2 shots.

Then there are the grenades. No actually they’re miniture nukes when the enemy throws them, which seem to always explode when they’re right beside me. They can throw the grenade and it will have just left their hand and explode and kill me. Or they can throw it, it’ll bounce around and chill for a few seconds and wait till I’m near it to exlode. When i use armor lock, grenades just hang out sometimes the enitre time I’m in armor lock.

Yet I can throw a grenade and it might as well be a firecracker. It barely does damage. The enemy can literally walk on my grenade on not die, yet a grenade can be 10 feet away from me and destroy me. What makes me the most irritated is when the plasmas do this. They stand on top of my stickie and it just takes their shields off.

Next is the fact that players always seem to throw a grenade, or get an extra headshot in AFTER they’ve been killed. They can pummel me too. I’ll kill someone who is not within melee range but close and they somehow kill me with a melee? Or I shoot them in the face and they manage to pull of a shot after they’re dead? They ALWAYS seem to get one last grenade out. Or a rocket.

And what the heck is up with the blood that flies out of someone when I shoot them with a sniper yet it doesn’t hurt them? And the fact I had only 1 rocket left in the rocket launcher, shoot it right before I die, and there still is a rocket left?

And grenades yet again, I will walk over a grenade, here the sound it makes when you do, yet there is no grenade in my inventory or when I throw my last one it suddenly appears.

I also do not understand why the guns have recoil. If I’m a super soldier, how come the guns have such a kick? Or are the guns that powerful? and the shottie doesn’t have recoil… just throwing that out there. the reticle doesn’t change…

I’ll stop here because I’ll be typing all year if I don’t.

Can someone explain this? I’m really curious on why some people take waaaay more damage than others?

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Also I want to say these things started happening after 343 took over, is why I blame 343.

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I see two options… Either you’re just bad at the game. Or you’re suffering from some really bad connections.

EDIT: Or are you playing Anniversary Playlists and are having issues adjusting to the TU?

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> I see two options… Either you’re just bad at the game. Or you’re suffering from some really bad connections.
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> EDIT: Or are you playing Anniversary Playlists and are having issues adjusting to the TU?

bad at the game? so did you even read the problems?

-No, when the connection is good I go 24 and 6-12. I have my off games but that’s because the crap I talked about happens.

-And it’s in any play type. It isn’t my connection either because I’m on a much better connection that I previously was.

-I’ve noticed lately a lot of people randomly lagging out. Myself, I get black screend individually at random times.

and tu made everything easier but still had the issues.

another issue is being in armor lock but still being beat down? or when an enemy with a sword attacks me while in armorlock, I pop out to emp them yet some how they’re instantly out of melee distance, don’t get emp’d and kill me. and it isn’t always because of lag. I’ve played on really good connections and it happens, and really crappy ones it happens.

And it isn’t jsut myself noticing, I hear people complain about the same stuff.

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> > I see two options… Either you’re just bad at the game. Or you’re suffering from some really bad connections.
> >
> > EDIT: Or are you playing Anniversary Playlists and are having issues adjusting to the TU?
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> bad at the game? so did you even read the problems?
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> -No, when the connection is good I go 24 and 6-12. I have my off games but that’s because the crap I talked about happens.
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> -And it’s in any play type. It isn’t my connection either because I’m on a much better connection that I previously was.
>
> -I’ve noticed lately a lot of people randomly lagging out. Myself, I get black screend individually at random times.

Yeah I read your pity party list.

here’s the deal. If the A button is jump, and you press the A button, but you don’t jump there are two things can be the cause. Either its your fault, and you really didn’t press A like you thought (you may have tried however), or there’s an issue with game/equipment.

So either you’re the problem or something specific to your game/console/connection is (I’m not experiencing the problems you’ve listed so I know its not an “across the board” issue.

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> another issue is being in armor lock but still being beat down? or when an enemy with a sword attacks me while in armorlock, I pop out to emp them yet some how they’re instantly out of melee distance, don’t get emp’d and kill me. and it isn’t always because of lag. I’ve played on really good connections and it happens, and really crappy ones it happens.

This is a connection thing. Your box thinks your in lock, and the host box doesn’t. The host box is the correct one.

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> > > I see two options… Either you’re just bad at the game. Or you’re suffering from some really bad connections.
> > >
> > > EDIT: Or are you playing Anniversary Playlists and are having issues adjusting to the TU?
> >
> > bad at the game? so did you even read the problems?
> >
> > -No, when the connection is good I go 24 and 6-12. I have my off games but that’s because the crap I talked about happens.
> >
> > -And it’s in any play type. It isn’t my connection either because I’m on a much better connection that I previously was.
> >
> > -I’ve noticed lately a lot of people randomly lagging out. Myself, I get black screend individually at random times.
>
> Yeah I read your pity party list.
>
> here’s the deal. If the A button is jump, and you press the A button, but you don’t jump there are two things can be the cause. Either its your fault, and you really didn’t press A like you thought (you may have tried however), or there’s an issue with game/equipment.
>
> So either you’re the problem or something specific to your game/console/connection is (I’m not experiencing the problems you’ve listed so I know its not an “across the board” issue.

Ok so that’s like saying because I have not experienced any bugs in Skyrim they are not across the board.

pity party? you’re an idiot.

So you’re basically saying I’m an idiot, I fail to play the game right, and there isn’t anyone else saying the EXACT same things I am?

If you are saying these things, then you are an idiot. You’re probably one of the guys who refuse to die after a full clip, whine about armor lock, and sprint away like a chicken when you take damage.

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> > another issue is being in armor lock but still being beat down? or when an enemy with a sword attacks me while in armorlock, I pop out to emp them yet some how they’re instantly out of melee distance, don’t get emp’d and kill me. and it isn’t always because of lag. I’ve played on really good connections and it happens, and really crappy ones it happens.
>
> This is a connection thing. Your box thinks your in lock, and the host box doesn’t. The host box is the correct one.

ok what about shooting someone point blank with a shotgun, yet I have to melee them? It’s a 1/3 chance it’s a 1 shot kill like it should be.

and explain all the other stuff. please do, I wish not to be in self pity after you exlpain everything

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> > another issue is being in armor lock but still being beat down? or when an enemy with a sword attacks me while in armorlock, I pop out to emp them yet some how they’re instantly out of melee distance, don’t get emp’d and kill me. and it isn’t always because of lag. I’ve played on really good connections and it happens, and really crappy ones it happens.
>
> This is a connection thing. Your box thinks your in lock, and the host box doesn’t. The host box is the correct one.

all of his problems are connection issues, i experience them nearly all the time but i know its my connection because being from the UK playing against americans = bad connection and it stops happening under a good connection as well.

how ever, with AL, i’ve manage to beatdown people in AL before they even come out or release, i just send there body flying with my melee, i don’t think its a connection thing because wouldn’t i just drain his shields just for him to melee me after EMP from AL? since ALers turn there view around when inside i wouldn’t be hitting there back.

or, the idiot just tries to come out of AL and ninja me only to get a fist in the back ,.

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> Yeah I read your pity party list.
>
> here’s the deal. If the A button is jump, and you press the A button, but you don’t jump there are two things can be the cause. Either its your fault, and you really didn’t press A like you thought (you may have tried however), or there’s an issue with game/equipment.
>
> So either you’re the problem or something specific to your game/console/connection is (I’m not experiencing the problems you’ve listed so I know its not an “across the board” issue.

Ok so that’s like saying because I have not experienced any bugs in Skyrim they are not across the board.
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I don’t mean this an an insult (though I’m sure you’ll take it that way) but you don’t seem to have a good grasp on logical thinking.

Skyrim has bugs. the things you’ve described are not bugs in reach. They are connection based, or user based.

> pity party? you’re an idiot.

You don’t like a pity party? Sometimes you just gotta complain about the world. Nothing wrong with that.

as far as the idiot thing goes… Pot Kettle Black???

> So you’re basically saying I’m an idiot, I fail to play the game right, and there isn’t anyone else saying the EXACT same things I am?
>
> If you are saying these things, then you are an idiot. You’re probably one of the guys who refuse to die after a full clip, whine about armor lock, and sprint away like a chicken when you take damage.

I didn’t say anything about your gameplay. I simply pointed out a possibility. Why so touchy?

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OP your major problem seems to be a bad connection from the sounds of most of those problems with a good connection and searching good connection will help most of your problems.

2nd dont use Armour lock, its bad, for bad players and it teaches people to not to rely on their skills to get the kill or stay alive.

Grenades are a pain in the -Yoink- especially since 343 were dumb and took out evade.

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> > > another issue is being in armor lock but still being beat down? or when an enemy with a sword attacks me while in armorlock, I pop out to emp them yet some how they’re instantly out of melee distance, don’t get emp’d and kill me. and it isn’t always because of lag. I’ve played on really good connections and it happens, and really crappy ones it happens.
> >
> > This is a connection thing. Your box thinks your in lock, and the host box doesn’t. The host box is the correct one.
>
> ok what about shooting someone point blank with a shotgun, yet I have to melee them? It’s a 1/3 chance it’s a 1 shot kill like it should be.
>
> and explain all the other stuff. please do, I wish not to be in self pity after you exlpain everything

Your obviously not point blank. You might see it that way its what your xbox is showing, but your box and the host box have differing opinions on whats really going on. And the host is always right.

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> how ever, with AL, i’ve manage to beatdown people in AL before they even come out or release, i just send there body flying with my melee, i don’t think its a connection thing because wouldn’t i just drain his shields just for him to melee me after EMP from AL? since ALers turn there view around when inside i wouldn’t be hitting there back.
>
> or, the idiot just tries to come out of AL and ninja me only to get a fist in the back ,.

I still think its connection.

But I have to question your senses! why you punch the armor lock?

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In all honesty, I have to agree with the OP. Yes I know for a fact that I not an amazing player, nor do I even want to be, I’m just saying that somethings just don’t make sense. But on the other hand, I don’t think its 343i’s fault either for the mere fact that I mainly play Invasion and a lot of the same things happen. (Invasion hasn’t been touched except for the addition of Breakpoint with Noble Map Pack came out.) And I also know for fact that MY connection isn’t bad. There were times when I was killed by a rocket at POINT BLANK range where the explosion should have killed both of us. I die and my opponent walks away with ALL of his shields. Also, getting shot through walls is pretty horrible too. I can count at least 3 separate times where someone camps Tier 2 Spire with Shotty and kills me through the wall. Just my 2 cents though.

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> > how ever, with AL, i’ve manage to beatdown people in AL before they even come out or release, i just send there body flying with my melee, i don’t think its a connection thing because wouldn’t i just drain his shields just for him to melee me after EMP from AL? since ALers turn there view around when inside i wouldn’t be hitting there back.
> >
> > or, the idiot just tries to come out of AL and ninja me only to get a fist in the back ,.
>
> I still think its connection.
>
> But I have to question your senses! why you punch the armor lock?

sprinting around the corner, sees a person in AL and thinks “what they hey” then WACK! and some surprise after getting the kill.

other times it’s like “oh -Yoink-!!” …

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> > But I have to question your senses! why you punch the armor lock?
>
> sprinting around the corner, sees a person in AL and thinks “what they hey” then WACK! and some surprise after getting the kill.
>
> other times it’s like “oh Yoink!!!” …

you remind me of my children when they were young. doin stuff just cuz…

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> > Yeah I read your pity party list.
> >
> > here’s the deal. If the A button is jump, and you press the A button, but you don’t jump there are two things can be the cause. Either its your fault, and you really didn’t press A like you thought (you may have tried however), or there’s an issue with game/equipment.
> >
> > So either you’re the problem or something specific to your game/console/connection is (I’m not experiencing the problems you’ve listed so I know its not an “across the board” issue.
>
> Ok so that’s like saying because I have not experienced any bugs in Skyrim they are not across the board.

I don’t mean this an an insult (though I’m sure you’ll take it that way) but you don’t seem to have a good grasp on logical thinking.

Skyrim has bugs. the things you’ve described are not bugs in reach. They are connection based, or user based.

> pity party? you’re an idiot.

You don’t like a pity party? Sometimes you just gotta complain about the world. Nothing wrong with that.

as far as the idiot thing goes… Pot Kettle Black???

> So you’re basically saying I’m an idiot, I fail to play the game right, and there isn’t anyone else saying the EXACT same things I am?
>
> If you are saying these things, then you are an idiot. You’re probably one of the guys who refuse to die after a full clip, whine about armor lock, and sprint away like a chicken when you take damage.

I didn’t say anything about your gameplay. I simply pointed out a possibility. Why so touchy?
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Touchy? When someone comes i your thread and basically says you’re terrible, and all you’re looking for is some decent help, wouldn’t you be a little “touchy”? You gave me a -Yoink!- answer, as typical of internet trollols, and that’s not funny to me. I know my connection isn’t the problem. I know guys who have amazing conenctions who say the same things.

You came in here being offensive. i’m not in the mood for it, nor is it respectful to me who only has a problem. I know it is the internet, but you don’t have to be a buttface.

also you did in fact say things about my gameplay; you sad either I’m bad or i have a bad connection. neither are the case.

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> > > But I have to question your senses! why you punch the armor lock?
> >
> > sprinting around the corner, sees a person in AL and thinks “what they hey” then WACK! and some surprise after getting the kill.
> >
> > other times it’s like “oh Yoink!!!” …
>
> you remind me of my children when they were young. doin stuff just cuz…

its a video game, why not?

IRL i wouldn’t be so wreckless, i’d think it through thoroughly before i did anything.

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> > > > another issue is being in armor lock but still being beat down? or when an enemy with a sword attacks me while in armorlock, I pop out to emp them yet some how they’re instantly out of melee distance, don’t get emp’d and kill me. and it isn’t always because of lag. I’ve played on really good connections and it happens, and really crappy ones it happens.
> > >
> > > This is a connection thing. Your box thinks your in lock, and the host box doesn’t. The host box is the correct one.
> >
> > ok what about shooting someone point blank with a shotgun, yet I have to melee them? It’s a 1/3 chance it’s a 1 shot kill like it should be.
> >
> > and explain all the other stuff. please do, I wish not to be in self pity after you exlpain everything
>
> Your obviously not point blank. You might see it that way its what your xbox is showing, but your box and the host box have differing opinions on whats really going on. And the host is always right.

You obviously do not understand anything I’m saying.

If I’m not point blank, why am I seeing the color of his visor right in front of my shotgun barrel? Why does he MELEE me, which succesfully hits me, and tries jumping (usually tries to sprint like a girl) but takes my melee and dies?

how is that connecion? it isn’t like I’m lag walking to him, shooting him, but he kills me. He walks around a corner, I jump him shoot him in the back, and then melee.

I have a video to proove it btw

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> In all honesty, I have to agree with the OP. Yes I know for a fact that I not an amazing player, nor do I even want to be, I’m just saying that somethings just don’t make sense. But on the other hand, I don’t think its 343i’s fault either for the mere fact that I mainly play Invasion and a lot of the same things happen. (Invasion hasn’t been touched except for the addition of Breakpoint with Noble Map Pack came out.) And I also know for fact that MY connection isn’t bad. There were times when I was killed by a rocket at POINT BLANK range where the explosion should have killed both of us. I die and my opponent walks away with ALL of his shields. Also, getting shot through walls is pretty horrible too. I can count at least 3 separate times where someone camps Tier 2 Spire with Shotty and kills me through the wall. Just my 2 cents though.

yes the point blank rocket is a new reoccuring thing too. Exaclty how you said it too. I’ve even gone so far as to take the guys shield’s off and he shoots a point blank rocket, and i look at him after he kills me thinking “gotta get those rocks” but instead I see him reloading, with full shields.

this had been happening a lot this week… didn’t notice it two weeks ago