The developers have stayed true to their word and released another batch of updates for "Halo: The Master Chief Collection." One of the key points in this particular update, which is now live, is the fix for matchmaking issues. It also introduces new improvements and tweaks to the user interface of the game. Moreover, the update gives rise to more stable performance and better multiplayer experience.
It seems that Microsoft took it hard when the latest "Halo: The Master Chief Collection" had a rocky launch due to the bugs that plagued the game. The previous update was also reported to bring fixes on matchmaking issues, but a lot of bugs persisted. The 1.19.15 content update provides the solution to these problems that have been around since November, such as improved matchmaking search success rates and reduced instances of "Awaiting Privileges" matchmaking errors.
Below is the complete list of the updates coming to "Halo: The Master Chief Collection":
MATCHMAKING:
- Improved matchmaking search success rates.
- Made an update to reduce instances of "Awaiting Privileges" matchmaking errors.
- Made an update to ensure player counts more reliably match the expected numbers for each playlist.
- Fixed an issue where player would sometimes appear to be searching in an incorrect "FIND GAME" screen.
- Added countdown sound effect to the voting timer.
GENERAL MULTIPLAYER:
- Made an update to improve Halo 2: Anniversary network performance, specifically in regards to bandwidth spikes.
- Made several improvements to party joining through the in-game Roster.
- Made an update to ensure that the mute icon is visible while in Matchmaking.
- Fixed an issue in Halo 4 where players could equip the same weapon as their primary and secondary weapons.
GENERAL CAMPAIGNS:
- Made several improvements to stat tracking for Halo: CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 4.
- Made changes to Halo 3 and Halo 4 scoring to ensure that players are not penalized for destroying empty vehicles.
GENERAL MENU:
- Lowered the music volume level in multiplayer menus.
- Fixed an issue where friend emblems in roster would show up as default when exiting a game session.
- Made updates to UI and menus to improve multiplayer status messaging, such as when a player joins your lobby.
CONTROL LAYOUTS:
- Made an update to the Halo 2: Anniversary "Legacy" Stick Layout.
STABILITY:
- Made stability improvements across multiple titles for campaign and multiplayer.
Although 343 Industries rolled out the update, Gameranx ran a report saying that gamers will boycott the upcoming "Halo 5" until the developer fixes all of the glitches that has been haunting the game for two months now.
