343 Industries is skipping a public beta test for a forthcoming content update for "Halo: The Master Chief Collection." The said patch will mend the matchmaking and party system issues that came along with the title and the developer sees no need for select Xbox One players to test it before pushing it out. This means that gamers can get the update earlier.
The game studio has promised a beta test for the update (which the developer described as massive) last month "to ensure the official release is the best possible experience for all players." But there are reasons 343 Industries will not push through with the prearranged beta test for "Halo: The Master Chief Collection."
In a post in its Halo Waypoint blog, the developer informed players that "final testing for the content update will be completed internally" and that the additional time and work that will be used for the beta will just delay the availability of the patch to the public.
"There were some added challenges surrounding the CU beta – including an extra series of required updates and rollbacks - that made us take a step back and reexamine the CU beta," the developer explained. "Ultimately, this plan will allow us to deliver the smoothest possible experience, and ensure that the next content update becomes available as soon as possible."
The team is still hard at work with the update but it did not specify when it will actually roll out. It is said to be the biggest makeover the matchmaking system of the game will ever receive and 343 Industries needs ample amount of time to put it all together.
The launch of "Halo: The Master Chief Collection," which includes four "Halo" titles, to the Xbox One back in Nov. 11 was convoyed with netcode bugs and pestered its online component on the whole. 343 Industries has deployed several patches to clean up all the matchmaking issues. While these updates were successful to lessen the bugs, they also brought along new ones, afflicting the game up to today.
