343 Industries, the studio behind Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be releasing a new patch this week to improve some matchmaking issues.

There have been multiple patches since the launch of the game on November 11, hopefully this one resolves the remaining issues.

The announcement was posted on the Halo Waypoint site:

"The team continues development and testing of upcoming content updates, the next of which will specifically make improvements to the matchmaking system and flow."

"This particular update is on track for delivery this week. We will provide more details on the exact ETA, included fixes, and additional upcoming content updates in the near future. Please stay tuned to this thread for more details."

UPDATE:

Patch notes for update:

• Made a change to allow for matches to start once minimum player counts are met, allowing for faster matching times.
• Made an update to resolve issues that caused false matches to be created, which resulted in a variety of matchmaking issues, including slow matchmaking and bad session starts.
• Streamlined the process for maintaining party continuity through the matchmaking process.
• Made an update to the high-level matchmaking flow that will reset lobbies after each match. Moving forward, players and party leaders need to press "B" after the post-game-carnage report, and select a playlist for their next match. This flow is consistent with previous Halo titles.
• Improved user experience through removal of non-actionable error messages. This will allow for a more seamless matchmaking flow with less interruption and confusion.
• Improved the post-game experience to fix an issue that could result in a player getting sent to another player’s lobby, rather than returning to the matchmaking screen.

Posted: Dec 03, 2014 3:48 pm
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