Halo: The Master Chief Collection Receives New Update

New update released for Halo: The Master Chief Collection

343 Industries have posted in their official blogspot about the release of new update for the Halo: The Master Chief Collection. This new update fixes the issues of Matchmaking, Parties, Rosters and looks to fix a number of problems that have plagued the game since launch.

This new update also makes improvements to the reliability of matchmaking, reduces the amount of time it takes to update the roster, and makes improvements to joining and managing parties.

Their official post reads :

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’ll find a summary of the updates that are included in today’s update:

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.

343 Industries also mentioned that they are aware of an issue where “Legacy” controls are functioning as “Default” in Halo 2: Anniversary and Halo 4, and they are working on a solution for a future update. They said, “We will continue to work on additional content updates to further improve the game”.