Halo: MCC Gets Another Patch, Halo 5 Beta Still On Track

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Halo: MCC Gets Another Patch, Halo 5 Beta Still On Track

Added: 16.12.2014 15:30 | 11 views | 0 comments

343 Industries has released yet another update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, bringing with it a whole host of fixes to the game's multiplayer, matchmaking, and the like.

Here's the full list of fixes, as detailed over on Halo Waypoint: MATCHMAKING Made improvements to the reliability of Matchmaking parties. Local split-screen players will now always be on the same team in Halo 2 Matchmaking. Made an update to allow players to use Voice Chat during loading screens in Matchmaking. Made an update to ensure that players are not forced into an incorrect party after encountering an issue in Matchmaking. Resolved an issue where the "Winning Team Won" text was shown in the Carnage Report. ROSTER Made fixes to reduce the amount of time it takes to update the Roster: Players will now be discovered sooner after starting the game. Changes to the roster will be more immediate to better reflect friend activity. PARTIES Made several improvements to party joining and management. Resolved an issue where players that were in a party could not join another party from the Roster. Made changes to ensure that parties cannot exceed the maximum party size of a playlist. Made an update to ensure that Party Leaders can assign a new Party Leader or Kick a player from their party. CUSTOM GAMES Made a change to ensure that teams selections are correctly carried over in Custom Games. Made an update to ensure that player settings do not revert to a previous state after completing a Halo 2 Anniversary Multiplayer match. Made an update to ensure that players do not disconnect after completing a Custom Game. Resolved an issue in Custom Games where parties would disband if some players were playing in Split-Screen. Made a change to ensure that Halo 3 Custom Game variants display correct author information. HALO: CE Made various changes and improvements to Halo: CE multiplayer hit registration. ACHIEVEMENTS Made an update to ensure that the "Legend Slayer" achievement unlocks when prerequisites are met. The "Pacifist" Achievement will no longer be awarded for resuming "Assault on the Control Room". STABILITY IMPROVEMENTS Made a variety of stability improvements across the following areas: Matchmaking Custom Games Campaign Playlists Main Menu CONTROL SCHEMES Updated the Halo 2 "Green Fingers" Button Layout. Updated the Halo 2 Anniversary Multiplayer Recon Button Layout. MISC. Made improvements to stat-tracking. Improved language support for Norweigan, Spanish, German and Japanese.
Meanwhile, 343 Industries is still promising to kick off the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta on December 29. Access to the beta will be granted to owners of Halo: The Master Chief Collection and will last until January 18. Here's to hoping it goes smoother than Halo: MCC's launch.