'Halo Master Chief Collection' Bugs Problems Patch Provides Fix: 343 Industries Releases Patch for Troubled Fans

343 Industries, developer of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, has released a patch designed to address existing issues and bugs. When connected to the Internet, users are prompted to download the content update, which is 523 MB in size. Upon download and installation, it promises a more stable game the next time the user logs on.

While the recent update is smaller than the 15 GB content update on Day One of the release, the patch is undoubtedly still a large download for players.

Bonnie Ross, head of the 343 Industries, has apologized for the issues in The Master Chief Collection, which have significantly impaired the game. In a statement, he said, "We have not delivered the experience you deserve. I personally apologize for this in behalf of us all at 343 Industries. Our team is committed to working around the clock until these issues are resolved."

The following are the full details on the patch notes:

Matchmaking

• Made improvements to the way the matchmaking system handles player matching;
• Made improvements to the team selection process to improve team balancing;
• Made an update to the party system to improve searching with parties (2+ players);
• Made further improvements to how matchmaking progress is communicated to the player;
• Made an update to ensure that players do not enter a non-joinable state after searching for a match;
• Made an update to ensure that the "Game Session" UI does not persist after leaving a matchmaking lobby;
• Resolved a variety of incorrectly displayed matchmaking prompts;
• Improved matchmaking roster presentation during team creation phase to remove roster flickering;
• Corrected a "connecting to host" message that incorrectly displayed during the matchmaking searching phase;
• Made an update to ensure that FFA players do not appear as if they are on the red team in the pre-game lobby.

Party, Lobby, and Custom Games

• Made an update to ensure that custom game settings persist between matches;
• Made an update to ensure that player's player emblems load correctly when returning to lobby;
• Made an update to improve nameplate and emblem display;
• Improved the display of emblems in the "Games Session Details" screen;
• Made improvements to parties to ensure that parties are merged when the host joins another player and "brings party";
• Made an update to improve party stability after completing a matchmaking game;
• Made an update to ensure that players are joinable after playing a matchmaking game.

Stability

• Made a variety of updates to improve UI stability;
• Resolved stability issues that occurred while viewing medals in "Player Details";
• Made an update to prevent stability issues caused by controller disconnects;
• Made an update to improve post-game-carnage-report stability;
• Made an update to address in-game stability for Halo 2;
• Improved matchmaking stability while searching with parties (2+ players);
• Addressed a crash that could occur after searching in the Halo 2: Anniversary Rumble playlist;
• Resolved a variety of miscellaneous stability issues to improve overall performance.

Achievements

• Made an update to ensure that the "Zealot" achievement is unlockable.