- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I'm curious about a few things:
A specific item is that matchmaking tends to often repeat gametypes and maps when I play in larger groups (Social Big Team Battle), so I'm interested in knowing if there is work being done to include a larger variety of gametypes and maps for the larger game groups, (which will likely add greater longevity to the Matchmaking Playlist)?
I have noticed that at certain times of day/night the time to find a new game sometimes takes a while. Is the fix for this been determined to be hardware, network, or software based, and is it possible to shorten the network timeout when the matchmaking engine is having difficulty finding a new game?
There is a similar lag on occasion when trying to connect to my account file store which I'm pretty sure has to do with the underlying authentication... Isn't there a way to attach this to the existing security entity involved behind the scenes with the Xbox/Windows Live Id to speed this up a bit and allow the connection to be more assumed, or is it an exchange of database credentials?
I think there needs to be something more concise about earning achievements (documentation wise), as I discovered I was able to complete the whole game without earning the Achievement for completing the whole game as well as the level 5 achivement, as I jumped back into level 5 from a perviously saved game, thus not earning the level 5 achievement, and that as well prevented me from earning the completed game achievement even though I had obviously gone through the levels to get to that point. I was unable to find anything that supported this information other than my own experiences and those of my friends whom have also experienced some similar issues.
The only other question I have is for DLC - Other than maps, with the expansion of adding in more Achievements to Halo 3, are you able to discuss the new possible Achievements list, and any other Downloadable Content being added in the first push out to the masses, and can you answer about what the cost will be for it? I think 800 points is reasonable for extra maps, and a little more, such as more achievements, armor, or additional game types.