I definitely feel you. I mean it is a free game (MP) so I think I have a lot of overseeing because of that. But at this point I would have expected to be able to play MP without the issues we have now like BTB matches never work, still can’t end up in a fireteam with my mates, few maps and no news on future updates. To me this game feels more like a well done Early Access. Throw in some crazy playlists at least so we can have some fun until new content is released. Now it’s kind of boring already 
I Guess 343 is so crazy busy with remaking the other aspects of the game (Forge, Co-Cp etc) and they just needed to push MP out before Xmas, so now we’re in this awkward void.
Often? Lmao, 343 has no choice when the game gets published considering it’s Microsoft’s call. Nice try tho
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I don’t think OP is that far off. It’s what I am hearing from a lot of people. I understand that 343 are on vacation, but if you’re going to launch a busted game, don’t do it before a month long break from literally doing anything. The game is broken. Near impossible to play at times. I LOVE this game so much. The story made me cry. The gameplay is incredible. But it doesn’t work. 343 are amazing artists, breathtaking storytellers, IMO terrible developers.
This game will be perfect…in 2 years. And by then the entire community and new people alike will be gone. Just like with H5. Just like MCC. There is no way they thought this was ready for launch this year, let alone LAST YEAR. It was rushed out, again. When they announced they probably just had a whiteboard with things written on it. I jest, but as an avid Halo fan that’s been playing my entire life, it breaks my heart to see Halo relegated to the shadows yet again, given how magnificent this game could be.
I just don’t know where they went wrong. Is there a lack of good devs out there? (No) Do they not care? (No) Did mommy Microsoft force them to put out a half-baked game to take little kids money for a new colored armor? (I think yes)
Shame on you. Do better.
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So in other words you act like 343i can do no wrong despite them being caught lying and you’re just trying to blame Microsoft…even though 343i haven’t really been shown to be trustworthy or respectful to the community. I would hope things would get better but the fact is it’s not. I seriously doubt Microsoft would just ignore all feedback because that would be bad business planning.
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Most people also don’t crunch for 2 years straight also.
That’s no excuse for bad management. They should have a pre launch team and a post launch team ready to go!
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I think the series has enough of a following to weather the initial poorly received launch… IF 343 make good on promises to keep improving things. IIRC, Rainbow Six Siege launched really poorly, but it’s now become a well respected title after all the updates.
Normally I’d say that they deserve a holiday break.
However, if my business did a really bad job of something and it needed to be fixed over the holidays, you can bet I’d be at my desk morning til night throughout the holidays.
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Splitgate does monetization better, gets called not so great. Infinite does poor monetization, gets praised.
Then show me the posts of people who demanded 343 come back from vacation and fix the ENTIRE game.
You are blatantly false, you need to pull your head out of your 4th point of contact.
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I’m going to be real here…post-launch content for games has gotten worse. We use to get a lot of content for a map pack route and now, we have a free content model that so far 343i hasn’t seemed to properly get use to with the maps of 5 causing burnout and lacking any major diversity. flashforward to Infinite, the gameplay is solid foundation, if not needing improvement, but it is severely lacking in content to properly justify this level of monetization post-holiday quater. And is it spoiled to ask for a complete package, (no, its called being a responsible consumer wanting accountability and getting the most that they paid for, not overpaying and subpar delivery)
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I’d argue siege is on its last legs from community standpoint, theres a niche crowd to be sure but it use to be larger till ubi continued to make baffling choices. Use to play siege heavily with my friends but now we just don’t touch it because the meta grew out of control and so many uneccesary changes in gameplay and tone happened.
“Unacceptable level of service for a live subscription game.”
What does everyone else think?
-Not a subscription
-Aside from BTB, the service has been running fairly smooth
-Multiple rapid changes to the challenge system based on feedback
-Change to the Tenrai event based on feedback (more free cosmetics)
-Leaked plans for addition game modes coming up soon
Seems fine to me for two months
Yeah, this is BY FAR the worst Halo multiplayer yet. It’s probably gonna be good in 5 years.
mOdErN gAmInG
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Absolutely right. People defending apparently don’t have a demanding job? If there is something that needs to be done, vacations get moved. The other option was to wait until January but that wasnt going to happen with christmas.
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I still have no idea how Bonnie Ross is still studio head after all of these major screw ups since 4, (I’m sure we all know the real reason why you can’t fire one of the only woman game studio leads… but I’ll leave that up to you)
Leaving BTB broken for so long and especially over Christmas , where many people (especially those that T rating was made for) would have played Halo Infinite for the first time would be so utterly shafted. And the fact that it is still broken to this day with no fix in sight or even a date set, for an issue that should have been a all-hands on deck emergency problem.
6 years, $500+ mil budget, and Microsoft’s “”“power of the cloud”"" severs, (which if they really are taking advantage of being owned by one of the biggest server providers in the world, shows that Microsoft servers are really poop or 343 can’t program their game to handle servers correctly. [or both]) No coop, no split-screen even after being promised it’ll never be missing from another Halo game after 5, no forge, no matchmaking composer, no server browser, little custom game options, censorship, and a shop made for whales.
My 2 brothers have already effectively quit the game due to a lack of content and a unrewarding campaign that feels half baked. I’m almost there and it is really sad to say, Halo infinite was our most hyped game since 2020 and now I just want Microsoft to give it to another studio please…
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There were no slaves in 1890, except for Africa (which still has, and the middle east).
People need to work hard, period. If people are paying them for a live service game, you just can’t up and walk away for nearly 2 months. lmao. No skeleton crew or outsourcing?
People out here wanting massive time off, pay raises, and respect… but can’t do the work. that’s the problem. Let alone worked any labor intensive, or an actual job that requires long hours not sitting on your rear. Come on.
Let me just take a quick 2 month vacay from the the Army real quick. LMAO.
I don’t really follow news about Siege 
… I just know they did turn around the initial lukewarm reception to its release, but how it’s doing right now, I don’t know
I’m not acting like they’re doing no wrong but at the end of the day Microsoft owns the franchise rights and they can make 343 do whatever they want.