- Sal Fasano
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- Exalted Member
What has been done to this point:
I posted this when Halo 2 came out asking for help, I posted a similar request when Halo 3 came out, and extremely little has been done.
- A third party search has been stickied, but it fails because it lacks the power of information that you have.
- Code was created for a custom search, but was discarded...
- The Forge was added to the game
Code and programing don't just disappear. Everything created for Halo: CE and Halo 2 was saved, and as evidence of that, Halo: CE and Halo 2 were ported and updated for the Xbox 360. You may not have the ability to put that code to work, but there is a demand for a custom search. The Forge was added to help players get a unique and different experience years after the release of the game. The Forge without a custom search is like a Ferrari without tires.
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Bungie's Responses and Custom Search Activist Responses
"The reality is that it's not something that is getting changed or tweaked, so what exactly would the point of stickying it be? There's no searchable custom games because we want to keep the population in Matchmaking high so that the end user experience in matchmaking is as good as it can be, that success presupposes certain population levels. We appreciate your diligent feedback." -Lukems *10.01.2007*
Source - http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=13198400&p %20ostRepeater1-p=21&postRepeater1-p=21
RESPONSE - It is understandable that this cannot be added to the game since it has already been released, and an update is not sufficient to make a dramatic change to the game, however, this can be created in Reach. Again, an online search through Bungie.net can be created. You want to keep matchmaking populated, with this statement, you recognize that a significant amount of players would not use matchmaking if a custom search is available, then and recognize how successful a search would be. Matchmaking would still popular if the search was added online, because many may not want to go through the bother, but a significant amount of us would use the online search.
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"Ultimately the decision was a design decision, we want players funneled into matchmaking and if they are playing socially with folks that they like, they can Press X to party up and from there go and play Customs. Diluting the population of matchmaking via a custom games browser is counterintuitive to Matchmaking. This is complicated even further by the vast array of map and gametype permutations that are created in the Forge and via Player Traits." -Lukems *11.08.2007*
Source: http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=13328278&p %20ostRepeater1-p=47&postRepeater1-p=47
RESPONSE: Once again, this is a protection of Matchmaking, and an admission that a custom search would be popular and widely used.
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"The main reason the custom games match making feature was not included because of the nearly infinite possibilities that are possible with the games settings and Forge features," Eberspecher told AMN. "For example, what if you only wanted to play a game of Slayer on Sand Trap that had all of the vehicles taken out in Forge, the players at 50% gravity, rockets only, with a 5 minute timer? You would be sitting in a game lobby all week while you waited for that variation to pop up."
Source: http://360.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=11455
RESPONSE: While something that detailed would be impossible to find quickly, if someone is waiting in a game lobby for a week, good for him/her. Let them wait all week. If they're dedicated enough, let 'em wait. The Forge isn't nearly what it could be if there was a custom search. Further, Slayer on Sandtrap would be popular. A basic gametype on a basic map would be widely played and easily searched for.
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While not sourced, this is often a response...
If you are reserved to customs you will not be a well rounded player.
RESPONSE: Some of us don't care about being well rounded. I, as of right now, just want to play basic slayer on Narrows with a good group of people. That's it, that's all. I don't plan on going to MLG tournaments, I don't care about my rank... I just want to enjoy the game and play what I want to play.
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This is something that has been asked for by many players since Halo 2. Make this happen in Reach!
[Edited on 06.24.2009 7:37 PM PDT]