{"id":19077,"date":"2014-12-15T19:08:54","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T00:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=19077"},"modified":"2014-12-15T19:08:54","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T00:08:54","slug":"12-15-14-halo-the-master-chief-collection-content-update-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=19077","title":{"rendered":"12.15.14 Halo: The Master Chief Collection Content Update Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"63969\" class=\"blog-post\" data-cms-id=\"63969\">\n<div class=\"region\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p class=\"text--small\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>This is a reblog from Halo Waypoint:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text--small\">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 includes improvements for matchmaking, roster, parties, and more. Below, you\u2019ll find a summary of the updates that are included in today\u2019s update:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text--small\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"editorial-content\">\n<p><strong>Matchmaking<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Made improvements to the reliability of Matchmaking parties.<\/li>\n<li>Local split-screen players will now always be on the same team in Halo 2 Matchmaking.<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to allow players to use Voice Chat during loading screens in Matchmaking.<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that players are not forced into an incorrect party after encountering an issue in Matchmaking.<\/li>\n<li>Resolved an issue where the \u201cWinning Team Won\u201d text was shown in the Carnage Report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Roster<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Made fixes to reduce the amount of time it takes to update the Roster:\n<ul>\n<li>Players will now be discovered sooner after starting the game.<\/li>\n<li>Changes to the roster will be more immediate to better reflect friend activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Parties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Made several improvements to party joining and management.<\/li>\n<li>Resolved an issue where players that were in a party could not join another party from the Roster.<\/li>\n<li>Made changes to ensure that parties cannot exceed the maximum party size of a playlist.<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that Party Leaders can assign a new Party Leader or Kick a player from their party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Custom Games<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Made a change to ensure that teams selections are correctly carried over in Custom Games.<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that player settings do not revert to a previous state after completing a Halo 2 Anniversary Multiplayer match.<\/li>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that players do not disconnect \u00a0after completing a Custom Game.<\/li>\n<li>Resolved an issue in Custom Games where parties would disband if some players were playing in Split-Screen.<\/li>\n<li>Made a change to ensure that Halo 3 Custom Game variants display correct author information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Halo: CE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Made various changes and improvements to Halo: CE multiplayer hit registration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Made an update to ensure that the \u201cLegend Slayer\u201d achievement unlocks when prerequisites are met.<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cPacifist\u201d Achievement will no longer be awarded for resuming \u201cAssault on the Control Room\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stability Improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\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>Campaign Playlists<\/li>\n<li>Main Menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Control Schemes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated the Halo 2 \u201cGreen Fingers\u201d Button Layout.<\/li>\n<li>Updated the Halo 2 Anniversary Multiplayer Recon Button Layout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Misc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Made improvements to stat-tracking.<\/li>\n<li>Improved language support for Norweigan, Spanish, German and Japanese.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Note: The team is aware that \u201cLegacy\u201d controls are incorrectly functioning as \u201cDefault\u201d in Halo 2: Anniversary and Halo 4, and are working to resolve this issue in an upcoming update.\u00a0We will continue to work on additional content updates to further improve the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a reblog from Halo 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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