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Halo: The Master Chief Collection Beta Update Program Announced
- Thread starter Fracas
- Start date
Microsoft going after that sweet sweet Steam Early Access money.
Nestunt
Member
This
is
amazing
people, keep preordering and buying day one without knowing opinions. It really astounds me that there are people who understand a lot about frames, aliasing, level design and still flock with the uninformed masses to give these companies money without knowing if the game has some quality
if a father doesnt demand his sons to study and work hard they wont do it
Videogame companies are lazy because we give them money without proof (specially the informed gamers who behave like the COD/FIFA crowd)
is
amazing
people, keep preordering and buying day one without knowing opinions. It really astounds me that there are people who understand a lot about frames, aliasing, level design and still flock with the uninformed masses to give these companies money without knowing if the game has some quality
if a father doesnt demand his sons to study and work hard they wont do it
Videogame companies are lazy because we give them money without proof (specially the informed gamers who behave like the COD/FIFA crowd)
This is good. I potentially get to laugh at the absurdity, *and* rebuy the game.
The Henery
Member
*Crickets*
Or even update Halo 3 maps and gametypes to what they actually were at the end of sustain efforts. Vanilla day one maps, equipment, and weapon spawns are broken.
blankempathy
Member
To be fair thats plenty of time for most people to have heard the game was broken. Unless you got it for christmas then you were sol.
I know multiplayer is a big thing but if they want this to be the definitive collection, I hope they fix campaigns, not just crashes and bugs, make Halo CE match the Xbox version not the sort of close but no cigar PC version and Halo CEA make over is hideous, Halo 2 PC isn't perfect either, ODST without Firefight. Maybe asking for too much but show some extra love for the games rather than that'll do. Keep patching and updating Halo MCC, Halo 3 Anniversary in 2017. Continue to rework the games and perfect them but always compiled as Halo MCC.
So if I read this correctly, the only way we can get into the Xbox One Preview program is invite only from a current member?
And in order to sign up for the MCC beta testing...we have to be an Xbox One Preview program member?
Okay, so I'm not an Xbox One Preview Program member...and I'd like to help beta test...how do I go about doing this?
And in order to sign up for the MCC beta testing...we have to be an Xbox One Preview program member?
Okay, so I'm not an Xbox One Preview Program member...and I'd like to help beta test...how do I go about doing this?
Master Yoshi
Member
This had beta work.
eddievanclaylen
Member
Ahahahaha that cracked me up so hard!
The Jackdog
Member
So people who played the game from like mid december to now are out of luck for compensation even though the game is now having a beta for a patch, confirming it is NOT in a state that could be considered finished.
Like fuckkkkkkk yoooooooooooouuuuuuu
I appreciate frankie coming here and posting and all, that cannot be easy he's basically walking into a lions den, but it feels like driveby comments now that mean nothing.
"we're fixing everything"
When? How? Whats the timeline? What bugs are you aware of? Where are you priorities when it comes to bugs? When can we expect PROMISED features that were supposed to be there day one in game? What do people who are beta testing a patch for your game that came out three months ago getting for their troubles? What about the people that bought your game post compensation window only to find hey its still a dumpster fire?
I think we'd all like some real answers for once.
Like fuckkkkkkk yoooooooooooouuuuuuu
I appreciate frankie coming here and posting and all, that cannot be easy he's basically walking into a lions den, but it feels like driveby comments now that mean nothing.
"we're fixing everything"
When? How? Whats the timeline? What bugs are you aware of? Where are you priorities when it comes to bugs? When can we expect PROMISED features that were supposed to be there day one in game? What do people who are beta testing a patch for your game that came out three months ago getting for their troubles? What about the people that bought your game post compensation window only to find hey its still a dumpster fire?
I think we'd all like some real answers for once.
Video gaming is a special industry where the standard rules don't apply. Not only is the game still for sale, it continued to be advertised and promoted by Microsoft. They really don't give a damn.
There absolutely should have been a recall program, especially for physical copies where retailers tell you tough luck when you try to return it.
I'm still shocked he hasn't resurfaced at all, or that MS or 343 would allow that kind of behavior. Then again, maybe he doesn't want to show his face in public after saying things like this.
There's a bit of a contextual difference in that those are updates for working games, not an attempt to restore basic functionality to a game that's been broken for months.
Most likely the former rather than the latter. I don't think you'll get a response to this. 343 hasn't even acknowledged that there aware of those and many other issues, let alone committed to resolving them. I haven't even seen a statement regarding the shot registration in Halo 2, which is game-breaking for any sort of competitive play.
Oh, they've done that too. I think the phrase used not that long ago was "largely functional."
Honestly, I want this game to work. I really, really do. I love classic Halo and I still want to play it online. It's just really disappointing to see the state that the game is in and knowing how much irreparable damage has been done to the population. Even if the matchmaking starts working, the game is still a long ways away from working properly, as so many other issues still exist.
That said, if I can get into the beta, I will. I just want the game to work, and I'll deal with the beta hassles if it means it gets us all closer to a working game.
Honestly the more I let this sink in the more I'm actually glad they're doing a beta for this test. The last few patches for MCC have either re-broken things that were previously fixed (parties) or straight up introduced new bugs in general. A testing phase for this big patch is probably a good thing.
Still though, by the time this patch is out and assuming its the "big fix" it's likely that it will be 4 months (read: a third of a year) post release before this game is actually at the level it should be at. Honestly ODST, one more map, and a month of XBL isn't enough.
Still though, by the time this patch is out and assuming its the "big fix" it's likely that it will be 4 months (read: a third of a year) post release before this game is actually at the level it should be at. Honestly ODST, one more map, and a month of XBL isn't enough.
Yea, I thought this was in bad taste too. Just seems cheap and implies that the game was fixed after Dec 19th.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Just another example of consoles catching up to PC's, beta testing updates.
I am sure there are project managers who ran this at 343 who are in the dog house because of this, or out of a job. And more significantly, whole teams of outsourced devs who 343/MS won't work with again.
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
How long does it usually take to get into the preview program after being invited?
That wouldn't surprise me in the slightest! How many did they outsource to again, was it 7 or 8?!
Gnome Scat
Member
Well, I give up. Let me know when this post release Beta ends and the game is fixed.
Roberto Larcos
Member
They sacrificed Halo for the Xbox One.
Microsoft had two choices
- release for the Christmas sales, deceive consumers and deal with the backlash later
- delay the game, release it when it's ready
Everyone knows Xbox has been behind the PS4. Long term effects of losing the Christmas sales may foreseeably mean the end of Xbox as a brand. If this console didn't pick up, would Microsoft want another one? The PS4 would just snowball to the point of everyone buying one because their friends had one. Third parties may even start neglecting Xbox a little, releasing poor ports (a la Konami).
So Microsoft released Halo, broken. They needed to shift the consoles. The result, Halo is pretty much dead to a lot of people, but they figure they can keep people around with the promise of Gears, Remedy's next game, Forza, Tomb Raider, other third party exclusives... such a shame.
Microsoft had two choices
- release for the Christmas sales, deceive consumers and deal with the backlash later
- delay the game, release it when it's ready
Everyone knows Xbox has been behind the PS4. Long term effects of losing the Christmas sales may foreseeably mean the end of Xbox as a brand. If this console didn't pick up, would Microsoft want another one? The PS4 would just snowball to the point of everyone buying one because their friends had one. Third parties may even start neglecting Xbox a little, releasing poor ports (a la Konami).
So Microsoft released Halo, broken. They needed to shift the consoles. The result, Halo is pretty much dead to a lot of people, but they figure they can keep people around with the promise of Gears, Remedy's next game, Forza, Tomb Raider, other third party exclusives... such a shame.
If they were that desperate, they should have and could have released just Halo 2 Anniversary for full price with the deal that H1,3 and 4(lol) would be coming later, all for free!
This is way they could up population numbers throughout the months following release and hype each title individually.
Then even if H2A had issues they could still get people back by promising it will be fixed when the next game arrives.
Instead they've fucked the entire thing up and set a stupid cut off date for the compensation, considering the game is still in a awful state. Until a patch is released that significantly fixes the game, the compensation should be open to all users.
I question, who fucked: 343 due to bad management, or did Microsoft push for an early release. I think it might be a bit of both. 343 outsourced the crap out of the game and Microsoft had a date set in stone with no possible way to delay it. Can't believe they did all of these presentations and actually sold us this game without a guilty conscience.
The Jackdog
Member
For all we know MS was being told by 343 everything was gonna be perfect
Yep, good job fucking over all those people that received a broken game for Christmas.
Leyasu
Banned
Beta test only in states is a bad sign for everyone around the world. The game even in its broken state. has probably 98% of all games played hosted over there. I get the feeling that they will just consolidate all server hosting over there, after the beta has got it working...
Brace yourselves for the worst rest of the worldGAF
Brace yourselves for the worst rest of the worldGAF
Haven't read through the entire thread, what are the thoughts on what this update is? I know MCC and the H5 beta were using Microsoft's party system for partying and matchmaking and that it would be completely rewritten for H5. Do you think 343 decided Microsoft's party system wasn't the way to go for MCC and are now using their own system similar to what H5 will have?
You know damn well that's not why it's 11 pages long.
I think it's more people upset about the two month long paid alpha.
The Elite
BOSS
Because this sounds like it's going to be a major update and they want to test it before releasing it to the general public.
The Elite
BOSS
Absolutely. Halo 5 was amazing for me. Once the mystery box is revealed I may jump on that.
Millions will buy Halo 5 regardless.
Leyasu
Banned
Apart from server selection issues, halo 5 was amazing. I will be there day 1 if they have a select the datacenter option.