But DLC isnt all were looking to update in the future. Right now a significant amount of work, time and research is going into things to make the game play and perform better than it already does. We dont consider Halo 3 to be perfect and we will continually investigate ways to improve the gameplay and performance. When we see issues, whether it be something as simple as a matchmaking inconsistency, or something as serious as a control problem, well consider the pros and cons of fixing those issues and where possible and prudent, well fix them.
As most of you know from reading these updates, applying changes isnt just a case of identifying and fixing the problem. It has to go through that process, but also be tested, rigorously so that when an autoupdate is applied, that it is stable, functioning and god forbid, doesnt fix one thing while wrecking another.
There are many issues that were investigating, so bear in mind that just because you dont see something mentioned here, doesnt mean were not looking into it. Its almost certain in fact, that we are. Were already looking into issues with melee, with parties being split unevenly in matchmaking, slow matchmaking, skill levels and much, much more.
We have a team of engineers, testers and of course, designers, looking at all of this stuff as well as working on the downloadable map packs. For the first months of Halo 3, our focus has been to make sure that the game launches smoothly and that there are no critical problems requiring immediate updates. There will certainly be fixes for some of this stuff and improvements throughout other aspects of the game, but we ask your kind patience as it takes some time. When we have specifics and dates to discuss we absolutely will and dont worry, were not thinking about the distant future here.