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Subject: Matchmaking for Firefight

Like I said before, so Bungie's traditional matchmaking isn't possible without a major overhaul, but what's so hard about a lobby system where 4 people can gather and enter firefight together! That would be better than what we have now.
Posted by: Jujubes
They would need to basically combine the custom games, and party features to make an interface that randoms parties and allows one leader to pick settings, boot annoying people in the pre-game lobby, and host the game. I doubt Bungie wanted to spend the time or money to make a brand new online interface, test it, and launch it. Implausible, however fun it may be to wish for it. I'm happy they didn't just release a half-hearted broken match-making system.

I <3 you too Bungie

  • 09.30.2009 3:24 PM PDT
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Step up or frak off!

We need to keep this post alive. I agree with many of the posters that this isn't an impossibility. Bungie has the talent, they already have a matchmaking system in Halo 3 multiplayer, so just code it in. The fans deserve this.

  • 09.30.2009 7:32 PM PDT

bump

  • 10.01.2009 8:40 AM PDT

Halo 3 is my first FPS multilayer, at first i was like 0.1 k/d, but now every game i play is +20 carnage. Practice is key my fellow gamers.

Posted by: Sandman839
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  • 10.01.2009 9:36 AM PDT

bump

  • 10.02.2009 6:45 AM PDT

Halo 3 is my first FPS multilayer, at first i was like 0.1 k/d, but now every game i play is +20 carnage. Practice is key my fellow gamers.

Posted by: Sandman839
bump


can other people other than me and this guy bump this thread, bungie has such piece of -blam!- mods, that this thread should have been stickied a long time ago.

ps.ban me, i just want match making

  • 10.02.2009 11:07 AM PDT

Another fail from Bungie. There should first be the ability to pick the map you wanna play when you wanna play it (think the Rainbow 6 games, and Battlefield for the PC), and they screwed that up. NOW they're not even putting in their lame alternative known as matchmaking. EPIC FAIL!

  • 10.02.2009 1:48 PM PDT

Yes, and can they fix the lag too?

  • 10.02.2009 1:55 PM PDT

Posted by: Sal Fasano
Another fail from Bungie. There should first be the ability to pick the map you wanna play when you wanna play it (think the Rainbow 6 games, and Battlefield for the PC), and they screwed that up. NOW they're not even putting in their lame alternative known as matchmaking. EPIC FAIL!


BUMP!!

  • 10.03.2009 6:56 AM PDT

IM A LEGIT 16

Yes!

I know they won't, though, since they're determined to make ODST a full game with nothing new.

They had like 3 months to do this, but they just cba.

  • 10.03.2009 7:02 AM PDT

Halo 3 is my first FPS multilayer, at first i was like 0.1 k/d, but now every game i play is +20 carnage. Practice is key my fellow gamers.

Posted by: Sal Fasano
Posted by: Sal Fasano
Another fail from Bungie. There should first be the ability to pick the map you wanna play when you wanna play it (think the Rainbow 6 games, and Battlefield for the PC), and they screwed that up. NOW they're not even putting in their lame alternative known as matchmaking. EPIC FAIL!


BUMP!!


last and final bump from me, its all up to you guys now.

  • 10.04.2009 1:43 PM PDT
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I want to add my name the list of many who is seriously disappointed in the lack of Matchmaking. I feel completely riped off, and will not buy Reach if they don't patch this. I have not been able to play one single game of firefight except by myself which is not really fun. Bungie, what were you thinking? Were you so ful of hubris that you figured you can do what you want because of your track record? I can't think of a single multiplayer game that lacks matchmaking or some kind of public lobby or some way to meet other players. I would never even think to research this feature because no one has ever made a multiplayer game missing this feature. This game was not marketed as an expansion. Very angry about this glaring ommission. I want my money back. You really took advantage of your loyal customers. I buy one or two new titles a year, I'm very strapped for cash, and I feed really ripped off. All my friends have already traded it in because it is USELESS for multiplayer. We are rarely on at the same time. Single player mission is great, but that's not what sold Halo 2 and 3 on it's own. I can't say enough I'm so angry about this!!!!

  • 10.04.2009 2:14 PM PDT

I can haz ur mumz

It's either 4 player splitscreen or matchmaking in firefight, I'd choose matchmaking.

  • 10.04.2009 2:17 PM PDT

I'm sure I've said this before but it winds me up so much! Why would you even bother to make firefight if you knew it would have no matchmaking? It is ridiculous. If you would rather play with people you all ready know, you can still do that. You don't HAVE to use matchmaking if you don't want to. This has been a massive let down to me and I all ready want to shun Reach just to make a point. Its like the disappointment of Gears 2 all over again.

  • 10.05.2009 12:34 PM PDT

Yes! I whole heartedly agree with Fryar! I haven't even played a proper game of firefight yet! All my friends are always on the new Fifa (that's a 'soccer' game if you don't know) or cod.

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  • 10.05.2009 12:38 PM PDT

jason ryan

not really cos u will get some douche being -blam!- and killing teammates

  • 10.05.2009 12:38 PM PDT

"Undoubtedly this is the heretic's doing!"

This game simply will not last once November hits. Firefight can only last as long as there are people who can party up to play it. With matchmaking it can last indefinintly as long as there are people playing.

The reason why gamers are so angry and feel cheated is because the feature of matchmaking in a co-op mode was to be expected, natural even. This is because of other recent games Bungie could have taken a page on. CoD: World at War -blam!- Zombies and Co-op had MM. GoW2's Horde mode has MM. Left 4 Dead had MM for everything.

And the beauty of it all is, you didn't have to use matchmaking if you didn't want to, you could always party up with friends. What strikes me is the naysayers who constantly shout you'll get stupid/teamkilling teammates with randoms. Well no one's holding a gun to your head and forcing you to play with randoms.

Bungie could simply just disable Friendly Fire so you can't grief other teammates. And with a top-knotch company like Bungie that always put out AAA titles one would naturally expect to have Matchmaking in Firefight.

Even down the road in development when we heard that it didn't and would not support MM we were shocked and in disbelief. But we crossed our fingers, hoped Bungie would deliver and yet they still failed us. Now we're just clinging to threadbare hopes they'll update it to put MM in but with Halo:Reach coming, I doubt it.

  • 10.05.2009 1:19 PM PDT

Posted by: VastShadowz41
This game simply will not last once November hits. Firefight can only last as long as there are people who can party up to play it. With matchmaking it can last indefinintly as long as there are people playing.


Absolutely true. Once many stop playing, even if you have 4 friends that play often now, if half of them stop playing as often, you now don't have enough for a good firefight game.


The reason why gamers are so angry and feel cheated is because the feature of matchmaking in a co-op mode was to be expected, natural even.


It's an online mode for the game, it should absolutely come with MM.


And the beauty of it all is, you didn't have to use matchmaking if you didn't want to, you could always party up with friends. What strikes me is the naysayers who constantly shout you'll get stupid/teamkilling teammates with randoms. Well no one's holding a gun to your head and forcing you to play with randoms.


...and if you don't like the randoms, quit. This is NOT life or death, it's a game. NOT life or death...

Bungie really, really dropped the ball on this and rushed this into production to try and get $60 from people that may have only been able to afford either this, or MF2. I was initially disappointed with Halo 2 for not having a custom search and did not match you with players on a map you would like to play at that time. So I sucked it up and used matchmaking. H3 was an EPIC fail, and ODST has made things worse. It's the first Halo product I have not bought, and there isn't an ounce of regret.

  • 10.05.2009 3:05 PM PDT

I carve a notch in my wall for every stall,
every fifth mark slants diagonal to symbolize your downfall...-AR

Well yes, but that's too cool for Bungie.

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  • 10.05.2009 3:17 PM PDT

dont like my driving? stay off the sidewalk

its like asking to bring back clans, close but no cigar...

  • 10.05.2009 3:20 PM PDT

"Why wont you die" "because I am an idea and ideas are bullet proof"

GT: Slightly Good

ok ok, they say to have your friends help but who is going to have friends that will sit there for 2 hours to get one achievement. not many. not me. lol. BUT

I will say this, although there is no matchmaking it will still get people to connect. I played that 2 hour game (Endure) with people I didnt know, but people I know that wanted to accomplish the same thing as myself. Thus bringing people to bungie.net and interacting with one another, and helping eachother.as a good "community" should do. Good Karma came of no matchmaking, so no matchmaking is not that big of a deal for me.

  • 10.05.2009 3:25 PM PDT

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I think they should add the searchbar.

  • 10.05.2009 3:32 PM PDT

I have a crazy hunger for cantaloupe.. Oh darn, i wanna piece of that passion fruit bad. I LOVE my cantaloupe. ;]

On one hand i think it would be a good idea to give us the option to find sum team mates when we have no friends online.

On the other hand it might just be like Horde in Gears 2. Everyone will just quit out after the first easy set. It may end up being more frustrating then beneficial.

That said, I love firefight. I have not really had a chance to play much with a team. out of the 120 times i played it, i think i actually only played with friends around 10 times. The reality of the matter is this game will die fast unless they update it with sum kind matchmaking system or game finder. The majority of my friends seem to have gotten the vidmaster achievements and moved on from ODST already.

I vote for MM in ODST. If not hit me up with a friend request so i have more then one friend who plays firefight..


Peace out and good game .

  • 10.05.2009 3:39 PM PDT

Posted by: BADBOB117
The reality of the matter is this game will die fast unless they update it with sum kind matchmaking system or game finder. The majority of my friends seem to have gotten the vidmaster achievements and moved on from ODST already.


QFT

  • 10.06.2009 1:56 PM PDT

Posted by: lee74saurus r3x
I think they should add the searchbar.


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  • 10.07.2009 4:11 PM PDT