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Subject: Search Time Help?

Reach sucks, I'm coming back to Halo 3.

Just wondering what the search times are like in various playlists now.

I'll probably be playing LW, Doubles, TS, and MLG.

Can someone fill me in on the search times for these playlists?I don't have an Xbox on me currently. Just curious.

Thanks

[Edited on 01.28.2011 7:33 AM PST]

  • 01.28.2011 7:33 AM PDT

Im not sure for LW or MLG but Double's and TS are fairly quick, doesn't take long to find players and get into a game

  • 01.28.2011 9:27 AM PDT

You don't kick a man when they're down, so don't teabag me when I'm dead!

When I played Hlo 3 regularly, I found that as long as a playlist has >1000 players in it, it'll take less than a minute to get matched up. As long as it doesn't do that stupid "restarting search" thing...

  • 01.28.2011 9:29 AM PDT
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Amen dude halo 3 is way faster but that is because there are less people. Halo reach is jam packed with 180,000 users every day. Now look at black ops with 800,000 people a day. It lags none stop.

  • 01.28.2011 9:32 AM PDT

all the playlists are fairly fast

  • 01.28.2011 12:12 PM PDT
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even slayer in 4s is easy to find games. Dubs is still very fast, idk about MLG or LW though

  • 01.28.2011 12:17 PM PDT

Don't even get me started.

LW is fast, but MLG can take a while if you play late at night.

Edit: You're a 50 in LW, don't bother. If you play it on fridays/weekends, you'll get cheated in at least 30% of your games.

[Edited on 01.28.2011 12:39 PM PST]

  • 01.28.2011 12:25 PM PDT
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I went outside today. The graphics were AMAZING. The gameplay WASN"T.

Maybe I should cry for help
Maybe I should kill myself
Blame it on my ADD baby

If you are a 50, you will get games fairly quickly in 2's in most playlists.

Slayer is fine to search in 3's and 4's, although I'm not sure about MLG.

  • 01.28.2011 1:49 PM PDT

Thanks for the input.

Yeah I was mostly wondering about 50 high TS and 45+ mlg, which this account should be at in a few weeks.

That sucks about lonewolves though. I know cheating was pretty bad 7-8 months ago, has it gotten even worse?

  • 01.28.2011 4:19 PM PDT

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I still find matches 50 high in slayer and doubles almost instantly.

Can't say for anything else.

  • 01.28.2011 4:24 PM PDT

WOO WOO SWAG

i find games in all of them pretty easily


searching in a full party makes it a lot longer though

  • 01.28.2011 4:27 PM PDT

I search solo 90% of the time anyway.

Most I'll search in is 2's so that shouldn't be an issue.

  • 01.28.2011 5:03 PM PDT

WOO WOO SWAG


Posted by: iT H IE O R Y
I search solo 90% of the time anyway.

Most I'll search in is 2's so that shouldn't be an issue.


you're fine then, alone or in 2s you'll barely even notice a difference from a year ago.

  • 01.28.2011 5:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: iT H IE O R Y
I search solo 90% of the time anyway.

Most I'll search in is 2's so that shouldn't be an issue.


search 4s

  • 01.28.2011 5:05 PM PDT


Posted by: meagsIZbeast

Posted by: iT H IE O R Y
I search solo 90% of the time anyway.

Most I'll search in is 2's so that shouldn't be an issue.


search 4s


Don't have enough high level friends playing this game to search in 4's.

  • 01.28.2011 5:07 PM PDT
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H3 MM warrior

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search 3s in 30 min

  • 01.28.2011 5:13 PM PDT


Posted by: meagsIZbeast
search 3s in 30 min


Implying that you want to play me?

This account is an 11 in TS right now. Ask again in a week.

  • 01.28.2011 5:15 PM PDT
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H3 MM warrior

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H4 MM legend

lol, its k. You could always get 2 friends that are 50s in slayer to match us

  • 01.28.2011 5:19 PM PDT


Posted by: meagsIZbeast
lol, its k. You could always get 2 friends that are 50s in slayer to match us


If only it was that easy.

Of my IRL friends, only 2 of them still play H3 (the highest TS rank being a 40). As for XBL friends, today was the first time I've put significant time into H3 since August, there's a damn good chance they've all moved on to the piece of garbage that is reach too..

  • 01.28.2011 5:23 PM PDT