Ende Dezember gab 343 Industries bekannt, welche Entschädigungen Besitzer der Halo: The Master Chief Collection für den holprigen Start bekommen. Wer die Sammlung vor dem 19. Dezember gespielt hat, bekommt die Halo 2: Anniversary Map von Relic und die Kampagne von Halo 3: ODST. Als Release wird bislang das Frühjahr 2015 angegeben.
Neben einem Ingame Avatar und einem Ingame Namensschild erhalten alle Spieler, die das oben genannte Kriterium erfüllen auch einen Monat Xbox Live Gold. Dieser Monat wird euch jetzt gutgeschrieben, wie die Entwickler bekannt gaben. Ihr solltet diesbezüglich eine Nachricht über Xbox Live erhalten.
Das neueste Update für die Sammlung befindet sich momentan in der finalen Testphase und soll in den nächsten Tagen erscheinen. Die vollständigen Patch-Notes dafür, seht ihr hier:
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 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.
- 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 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.
