GayForMaster
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Didn't they close down Xbox Live on the og box?
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Halo:MCC HCS Cup cancelled because of joinability issues..
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Didn't they close down Xbox Live on the og box?
dragonflys545
Member
Embarrassing... I got my Xbox One Halo bundle yesterday from my GF as a birthday present, tried finding matches for an hour long, could not join a single match WTF IS THIS SHIT?
Fox Mulder
Member
That, but it's also great having the entire series on one console for a new era.
They just outsourced and rushed it to help sell some consoles vs the ps4. People would have been happy with just the halo 2 anniversary and maybe getting the other games as addons as they were ready.
KatamariOnTheRocks
Member
So there are still issues with the game after almost 200 days past release? I always see MCC apologists on GAF claiming its incredible now and that all the issues are fixed so I guess they've been talking out of their asses which is no surprise. I bought it day one, couldn't play and have been waiting this whole time and have lost all interest in it at this point. Very disappointing considering I've been a huge fan since Halo 1 and even bought that at launch as well as every other halo LE, but this looks like it'll be the last Halo title I buy on launch which sucks since Halo was one of the few series that was consistently good so you wouldn't have to worry about pre-ordering or not but that's no longer the case.
It's such a shame, before this patch it was running super well.
At least they got working ranks in there finally, now they just need to revert these party/inviting issues.
Wow, it's almost as if you have no idea what you're talking about. The irony.
boredandlazy
Member
You should thank Microsoft for that. I mean, seriously, say thankyou to Microsoft.
It's the thought that counts after all.
FollowTheWind
Banned
More like to what degree is it fixed.... Online is working SIGNIFICANTLY more than whatever the fuck it was in December. Finding online games for specific matches actually works.
Yeah, but those games actually have LAN support. Crazy, I know. Sadly the OG Xbox is still the best way to play a Halo 1 and 2 LAN party. You don't need internet access. You don't need to worry about Xbox Live going down (which is what happened the last time my friends and I tried to play - group of 10 people, planned it 2 months in advance), teams aren't scrambled after every match. It just works.
Those are the best way to play regardless because the Xbox versions of Halo 2 and Halo 1 are SOOOOO much better than the PC versions of 1/2 in MCC
RedSparrows
Member
The game is still not right, but I don't have the 200 wins achievement from simply randomly finding games after waiting for an hour and all that. It works, just not as well as it should (still),
BabyFaceKillah
Member
Appearntly the last patch fucked up the party system in the game.
The Mad Draklor
Member
I wouldn't say that yet, but if 343 screws up Halo 5, then the Halo brand will become permanently damaged.
I guess we'll see once Halo 5 hits stores.
I honestly hope Halo 5 sees a sales drop off. MCC is an utter embarrassment to the brand and industry.
Wait, wait- They fixed the game, and then broke it again?
... Wow. What more is there to say.
is there a difference? It's not like the servers are getting hammered if that's what you mean (which you could probably understand <1 week after release). 6 months later though I would honestly be surprised if they had more than a few thousand people playing this.
Splash Damage did the latest patch... it's almost as if they patched it using old code from before March -_-
I wish there was an "Undo" button and they could just use it for this April patch, lmao.
Though that could be considered a valid explanation- It's still inexcusable. This is the franchise that sells consoles, arguably MS's only such franchise.
Just can't happen. That's really all there is to it.
They need to dig in and just fix this fucking thing already.
Seriously, Halo 5's story and MP are going to be incredible. 343i is finally doing good work... if only they could fix the MCC and maybe add in Reach as well for free, they could garner some good will again.
BabyFaceKillah
Member
Wait so splash damage broke it?? I thought they were the ones to fix it.
Ah ok, so they flew too close to the sun basically.
Well true but I thought it was a server side issue ala Driveclub but I can see it's even worse than that.
Diablohead
Member
I really want to know how they managed to make the latest patch not carry the march fixes, how did that one slip the net...
Edit: Splash damage did the March patch, not April.
The ranks work finally, but the revisions to the parties and invites are broken, hence the first cup being cancelled ever.
Again, let's not focus too much on who did what, it could be a lot more complicated.
The main takeaway is that this needs to be fixed asap so we can have another solid HCS season.
Welfare
Member
So, the story peddlers, liars, and groupthink hiders are the ones that cancelled the Halo:MCC HCS Cup?
Shame on them! Get this story out there. The rest of you sheeple, wake up!
You are correct. Will edit my post.
I just don't think the MCC team is very big, so hiring an outside/entire studio to do fixes is the best way to go.
Pop
Member
I love the Halo franchise but I had to sell my Xbox after all the problems. I only care about Halo on Xbox so when that was fucked up, I had to sell. There was so many problems at launch and apparently still are. Still bitter that I had to sell it but it was a must. I don't trust 343i, not after H4 and then this crap launched. So I'm done. The only way I will buy another Xbox and H5 is if the game launches smoothly and of course if I like what I see.
But right now, Halo is pretty much forgotten by me. Which is a shame because I grew up with it.
But right now, Halo is pretty much forgotten by me. Which is a shame because I grew up with it.
Yeah, some of the reasoning on display here is borderline delusional it feels like :/
Yep. It appears 343 is unable to spare resources from H5 team in order to still make Oct launch so they are contracting out to do the MCC patches.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
They contracted every aspect of the game out, not just the patches. They very literally didn't even make the game.
The same can be said for the hyperbole regarding the MCC.
The people who spend day in and day out in the trenches of MCC are saying one thing and those that don't even own an X1/MCC are saying another.
The game worked well enough that I'd recommend the game again in the March patch. Now it's broken again. The HCS has had no real major issues for a long time now. This is the first cup cancellation.
I DO blame the OP for making it sound like the entire thing is cancelled (as does the headlines for the Kotaku article), when in fact, it's just one online cup (1 out of 10, not to mention 3 LANs).
Don't be so quick to judge people, after all, isn't that what you complain about in every thread?
I haven't looked at the game credits, does 343 not have any development credit in there?
Yep, I even linked to my game history.
I'm not sure you posted this in the correct thread.
tfur
Member
Here is what I found, not sure if it is correct or not.
In any case, the blame lies with the president(s), directors and managers. I would imagine Phil would be most responsible if he was the one that forced the release of a broken game.
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-gb/games/halo-the-master-chief-collection/credits/halo-mcc
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Check them yourselves.
The list of developers that made the game doesn't include the host of companies 343i also work with to provide assistance. With companies like MS, the amount of companies and people involved can be huge. It's also not fair to blame any individuals that aren't management/decision makers.
Blur Studios
Amaxra
MAQ Software
Experis
Volt
Apex Systems
Insight Global
Lionbridge
Just curious, why do you say this (bolded)?
thekiddfran
Member
This is oficially the worst port of all time?
Diablohead
Member
Silent Hill HD and Zone of the Enders initial release are up there, all for different reasons however.
secretanchitman
Member
Yeah you're right. It was just wishful thinking on my end for the people who still have the game and want it fixed.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Until halo 5 comes out. Lol
Kssio_Aug
Member
I blamed the hell out of 343i when I was angry with MCC not working here. But thinking straight, I find it very hard to Halo 5 suffer the same destiny.
Halo MCC probably had a extremely rushed time schedule for such ambitious games. MS outsourced it completely to achieve that and 343i probably used just a small part of the team to supervise it, since they were probably focusing at Halo 5 all this time.
Lets not forget also that Halo 5 is just one game. It also even had a beta test. Halo MCC had no beta test, and there are 4 games made in different engines, two of them very old and running on multiple engines at the same time, and in a probably very short lenght to develop.
Maybe I will be disappointed and Halo 5 will be a messed release. But right now I don't think MCC and Halo 5 are equivalent.
Initial ZoE 2 HD port ran worse than the PS2 version, but it was still playable (shitty frame rate no doubt) from what I remember. Nowhere near the mess that is Silent Hill HD, which is still the same today.
This thread makes me sad and angry I bought a Xbox One during the holidays specifically for MCC. Sad to say I traded it in a couple months ago. Game needs soo much more work even if they online was perfect. The games are nothing like how I remember. If they get online 100%, get ranks and have them working 100%, do something about quitters and keep lobbies together post match, I will probably buy again. I wonder if those things will ever happen.
I bought a Xbox One during the holidays specifically for MCC. Sad to say I traded it in a couple months ago. Game needs soo much more work even if they online was perfect. The games are nothing like how I remember. If they get online 100%, get ranks and have them working 100%, do something about quitters and keep lobbies together post match, I will probably buy again. I wonder if those things will ever happen.FollowTheWind
Banned
I think its extremely short sighted and unintelligent to believe that Halo 5 will be a technical mess like Halo MCC when 343 have clearly demonstrated that they can build working games (Halo 4 and Halo 5 beta).
This thread makes me sad and angry
Well, if we could keep the ranks from the April patch and the party/invite system from the March patch, we'd be 99% there to what you're asking for :/