343 have released the latest patch for Halo: The Master Chief Collection which addresses a variety of issues such as parties, matchmaking search times, and overall stability. After playing around with the patch for quite a few hours, I can say that it is working quite well, and the new backdrop video that plays while searching is absolutely beautiful. Patch notes are as follows:
MATCHMAKING
- Made a variety of updates to improve matchmaking performance and success rates
- Improved matchmaking search times/time to match
- Improved stability throughout the matchmaking process across all titles
PARTIES
- Improved party stability
HALO 2
- Made improvements to multiplayer shot registration
- Improved campaign stability across a variety of levels
- Addressed stability issues for matchmaking and custom games
- Fixed issues around resuming H2A Campaign from “remastered” mode
- Improved medal display consistency
HALO: CE
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Fixed issues regarding aim assist which resulted in the reticle being pushed away from an enemy
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Improved shot registration consistency between host / client in peer-to-peer custom game matches
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Resolved a variety of UI inconsistencies, including team color randomization, medals, and in-game scoreboard display
Let us know how the patch is treating you. This is one of multiple upcoming updates, so we should hopefully be seeing Ranks and Forge/Custom fixes soon!
