{"id":18904,"date":"2014-12-08T01:29:45","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T06:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=18904"},"modified":"2014-12-08T01:29:45","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T06:29:45","slug":"halo-master-chief-collection-content-update-notes-for-12-7-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=18904","title":{"rendered":"Halo Master Chief Collection Content Update Notes for 12.7.14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"editorial-content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">This is a reblog from Waypoint:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The next time you log into Halo: The Master Chief Collection, you will be prompted to download the latest content update. This particular content update focuses on matchmaking, parties, custom games, achievements, stability, and more. While this update contains a variety of improvements, we continue to work on additional content updates that will be rolled out to address further issues. Below, you\u2019ll find a summary of the updates that are included in today\u2019s update:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matchmaking &amp; Parties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Made improvements to matchmaking team balance<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to improve matchmaking search times and success rates, specifically expediting the \u201cPlayers Found\u201d and \u201cConnecting Session\u201d search phases<\/li>\n<li>Made improvements to prevent a player\u2019s rank from resetting unexpectedly<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to resolve an issue that allowed players to be placed into an incorrect lobby after a matchmaking game<\/li>\n<li>Made improvements to prevent the party from being disbanded upon returning to lobby<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that players are sorted by team in the \u201cMatch Found\u201d screen<\/li>\n<li>Resolved an issue where Team Slayer matches in Halo 3 could separate players onto individual teams<\/li>\n<li>Resolved an issue where players could be placed into a group of 7 players and unable to find more<\/li>\n<li>Made improvements to ensure that the party-leader is prompted to \u201cBring Party\u201d when leaving a lobby<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that split-screen players cannot be divided onto different teams<\/li>\n<li>Made improvements to ensure that clients are not kicked from parties at the end of matchmaking games with a \u201cfailed to connect\u201d error<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that Halo 2: Anniversary matches do not continue indefinitely after entire opposing team quits<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that parties are not separated when the party leader navigates through multiple titles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Custom Games<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Made improvements to prevent manual team selection from getting reset after a Custom Game match<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that the \u201cMake Party Leader\u201d command functions correctly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that the \u201cToo Close to the Sun\u201d achievement unlocks when prerequisites are met<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that the \u201cMonopolized\u201d achievement unlocks when prerequisites are met<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that the \u201cDevastating\u201d achievement unlocks when prerequisites are met<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that the \u201cYou\u2019re Joking\u201d achievement unlocks when prerequisites are met<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Game-specific<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Made improvements to Halo 2: Anniversary objective pickup, specifically in regards to objective \u201cjuggling\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to Halo 3\u2019s movement input, specifically to resolve a deadzone issue which affected moving in a straight line<\/li>\n<li>Made additional improvements to Halo: CE fall damage scenarios<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to resolve a Halo 2 Classic campaign issue where a black screen could overlay the gameplay screen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stability<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Made a variety of stability improvements across the following areas:\n<ul>\n<li>Matchmaking<\/li>\n<li>Custom Games<\/li>\n<li>Halo 4 Campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Misc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that clan tags appear in the post-game carnage report for all players<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that players are sorted by team in the post-game carnage report<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that emblems are displayed correctly in the post-game carnage report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>HFFL:<\/strong> Looks like there are some really good updates here. I wish these would be &#8216;resolved&#8217; instead of just updates, but these are definitely a move in the right direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a reblog from Waypoint: The next time you log into Halo: The Master Chief Collection, you will be prompted to download the latest content update. 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