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Subject: 'this playlist is unavailable at this time' message

recently when i want to play team swat i constantly get the message 'this playlist is unavailable at this time'. anyone knows what this means? it starting to get really anoying. to little people online or something?

[Edited on 08.12.2010 5:27 AM PDT]

  • 08.12.2010 5:26 AM PDT

Matthew Hailwood

Same thing here.

And rumble pit.

  • 08.12.2010 5:28 AM PDT

I would take a guess and say they are prepping the servers for Reach.

  • 08.12.2010 5:30 AM PDT

aha...rumble pit also...strange. could be the servers getting ready for reach......but on the other hand, why only those playlists?

  • 08.12.2010 5:55 AM PDT


Posted by: Turtle Boy 77
aha...rumble pit also...strange. could be the servers getting ready for reach......but on the other hand, why only those playlists?


Yesterday it was big team battle doing it.

  • 08.12.2010 6:01 AM PDT

i've been on team swat loads this week, seems fine though usually only around 1000 at most people online, maybe its just the times your on at

  • 08.12.2010 6:04 AM PDT
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Posted by: dosed150
i've been on team swat loads this week, seems fine though usually only around 1000 at most people online, maybe its just the times your on at

I don't think it has anything to do with the times. Last weekend, I was about to play Rumble Pit, I could hit start matchmaking. One of my friends joined, the instant the joined it said "this playlist is unavailable at this time". When they left a few seconds later the message went away. Then they came back and the message appeared again.

So it seems to only affect individuals temporarily... Since about 10 minutes later they could play Rumble Pit again.

  • 08.12.2010 7:17 AM PDT

thanks for the replys, strange stuff

  • 08.12.2010 1:42 PM PDT

Warthogs are life, no joke, my only goal in Halo is for Wheelman medals...

It does that to me and my friend, when i am alone, its not there but when he joins, it gives us the message, my advice, restart your xbox, its worked everytime for us

  • 08.12.2010 2:01 PM PDT

Ah, someone leaked. Now to find the leak and.... plug it.
With justice.

I use coup 5
Never Played halo 1 = Invalid opinion
Bloom isn't whats broken, its your idea of what good is and your opinion
Thats like saying uber nerf armor lock because like 20 percent of the community hates it. Oh wait..................

No it means the playlist is down for matinence.

  • 08.12.2010 2:22 PM PDT

H8ers make me fAmOu$™

Team Swat has been doing the same thing for me, but my friend can play swat but he cant play snipers or team slayer and i can its weird but i bet Bungie knows what there doing.

  • 08.12.2010 4:46 PM PDT