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Subject: Halo Reach Game Finder (Reach4urPhone)

Hey all,

Ever played an epic game and wanted to go back and look at those stats but lost the game? Never fear, I've built a Halo Reach Game Finder that will help you find that long lost game. It's currently sitting directly at the link above or can be browsed to from the homepage of Reach4urPhone.com

Basically you can search through your game history with a bunch of parameters such as:
* Your placing, score or game rating
* Number of kills/deaths/assists
* Kill/Death ratio
* When the game was played
* Which game variant
* Map
* Playlist
* Whether it was a team game or FFA
* The number of players in the game, and;
* The game's duration.

I'm limited by the Reach API however I might be able to squeeze a few more filters out or adjust them depending on feedback.
Please note this is a mobile optimised site.

If I get a positive response for the Game Finder I'd be happy to implement it as a standalone, fully-fledged desktop web application. Obviously this would mean a much nicer, more intuitive and responsive user interface as I'd have a bigger screen area to work with.

Leave your feedback below, or on my Twitter @benmccallum

  • 08.14.2011 2:28 AM PDT

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Please do create the full site :) I'd love to see the results.

Good work! That API started to annoy me when I ventured into the GetGameHistory() zone...

The amount of parameters is perfect, however for the full site I'd recommend using more than just combo boxes for selection.
Radio buttons are great, and if you could have images accompanied by the fields (for example selecting 'Glacier' will pull up an image of Glacier.)
Sliders for kills, deaths, assists, etc, more intuitive.


I'd also love it if you could make some apps! Windows Phone Please :)

[Edited on 08.14.2011 2:46 AM PDT]

  • 08.14.2011 2:35 AM PDT

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I like it! I love the look of the filters where I can see what my best/worst games have been. Really cool stuff.

I'll have a play with it over the next few days and send you a message of any feedback I have :)

  • 08.14.2011 2:46 AM PDT

Haha, well it's definitely better than any other game API cuz no other games have one. Bungie is truly ground breaking in the things they offer and I can't wait for their next game its API.

I'll see how much time I have spare but I'm keen to do a full site. I'm thinking AJAX (dynamically) loaded results right under a persistent search bar/box with all the filters organised in a much better way. And intelligent drop down lists. For instance, selecting Campaign as the variant would then only allow Campaign maps to be selected in the maps drop down list. It's all a work in progress and a learning process for me too :P

  • 08.14.2011 2:51 AM PDT

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Great job! Feels good to look back on past experiences. Thanks for sharing

  • 08.14.2011 2:51 AM PDT


Posted by: SonicJohn
I'll have a play with it over the next few days and send you a message of any feedback I have :)


Thanks mate! It definitely needs a thorough testing as I haven't been able to give it much of a going over. Hopefully all the filters work as they should though.

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  • 08.14.2011 4:32 AM PDT

If you have any feature requests let me know guys!

For instance, thanks to user feedback I've added another search box for finding games with enemy and friendly player gamertags. For instance, if I played a game with a friend whose gamertag I know it's easy to find games I've played with them by adding their gamertag to the new search box. This also works with enemies who I remember their gamertag. Try it out!
http://Reach4urPhone.com/Game/Find

  • 08.14.2011 6:07 AM PDT

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[Edited on 08.14.2011 6:48 AM PDT]

  • 08.14.2011 6:47 AM PDT

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Is there anyway you can go back more than a month? Would be cool to see progress from like first game played to now.

If that's not possible due to info-farming issues, that's cool it would just be neat-o.

  • 08.14.2011 8:26 AM PDT


Posted by: CrazzySnipe55
Is there anyway you can go back more than a month? Would be cool to see progress from like first game played to now.

If that's not possible due to info-farming issues, that's cool it would just be neat-o.

Yea I'm hesitant to turn on "All time" game searching cause it'd be way to many hits to Bungie's API server. I can only get 22 games per request so with players that have thousand of games you're looking at 500+ requests. Bungie probably wouldn't be too happy.

I'm thinking of adding some sort of custom date text boxes that allow searches within a date range. They'd still be limited by a month timespan but it'd allow you to go back further in month blocks. Let me know if you guys want that.

  • 08.14.2011 7:17 PM PDT


Posted by: SOFFlSH
I remember this, you showed people a while ago! It's a nice mobile site.
Yea I've added the Game Finder which I thought people might like. A desktop browser version may come in the future if I can be bothered :P and people request it.

  • 08.14.2011 7:18 PM PDT

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Looking good!

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  • 08.14.2011 7:30 PM PDT

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Posted by: CrazzySnipe55
Is there anyway you can go back more than a month? Would be cool to see progress from like first game played to now.

If that's not possible due to info-farming issues, that's cool it would just be neat-o.

Yea I'm hesitant to turn on "All time" game searching cause it'd be way to many hits to Bungie's API server. I can only get 22 games per request so with players that have thousand of games you're looking at 500+ requests. Bungie probably wouldn't be too happy.

I'm thinking of adding some sort of custom date text boxes that allow searches within a date range. They'd still be limited by a month timespan but it'd allow you to go back further in month blocks. Let me know if you guys want that.


I was only thinking of going back 1 month at a time. Like 1 month ago. 2 months ago. Etc... up to like 24 months or something. Still the same amount of requests as "Last Month" but a longer history.

  • 08.14.2011 7:38 PM PDT

Posted by: CrazzySnipe55

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Posted by: CrazzySnipe55
Is there anyway you can go back more than a month? Would be cool to see progress from like first game played to now.

If that's not possible due to info-farming issues, that's cool it would just be neat-o.

Yea I'm hesitant to turn on "All time" game searching cause it'd be way to many hits to Bungie's API server. I can only get 22 games per request so with players that have thousand of games you're looking at 500+ requests. Bungie probably wouldn't be too happy.

I'm thinking of adding some sort of custom date text boxes that allow searches within a date range. They'd still be limited by a month timespan but it'd allow you to go back further in month blocks. Let me know if you guys want that.


I was only thinking of going back 1 month at a time. Like 1 month ago. 2 months ago. Etc... up to like 24 months or something. Still the same amount of requests as "Last Month" but a longer history.
After much deliberation here's what I've come up with:

I've added ability to search for games played all time and last six months. Hopefully it won't cripple anything. Be sensible with it everyone :).

I've also added a new custom date range option which when selected in the drop down list reveals some text boxes for entering min and max date ranges that are custom. ie. 08/08/2011 - 08/10/2011. These are in PDT to keep consistent with Bungie's timestamps.

  • 08.14.2011 9:07 PM PDT
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  • 08.14.2011 9:38 PM PDT


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I do believe Raaascal meant Raaadical. :P


But yeah, Looks sweet man!
Haha! Either way I'll take it. Thanks guys.

  • 08.14.2011 9:52 PM PDT

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Absolutely brilliant. Very sleek and crisp. I think you'll get very far in software development.

  • 08.14.2011 9:55 PM PDT


Posted by: Tycho_005917
Absolutely brilliant. Very sleek and crisp. I think you'll get very far in software development.
Thanks :) I actually started working in web development last month as my first job. Hopefully I'll get far. haha.

Please tell your friends guys :D

  • 08.14.2011 10:16 PM PDT

UPDATE: Although I've now allowed searches for "All time" and "Last 6 Months" I've implemented a feature that basically jumps out of the search when a 200 games or more were played in that period and game variant, hence keeping the search from basically hanging.

Hopefully if you are doing searches back that far you use the custom date range to limit results anyway.

Enjoy guys. Let me know if you want a desktop version.

  • 08.15.2011 2:59 AM PDT
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A desktop version would be nice but I am def' enjoying the mobile version.

It def helps as I dont have an Iphone, I like to be different, but I dont use an android device either (I have a Nokia N8) So this is brillient for people like me who want their stuff mobile but havent got an I device :-)

Two thumbs up :-)

  • 08.15.2011 4:46 AM PDT

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Will their be a downloadable version for windows 7? It doesn't really matter anyway, I have saved this thread and bookmarked the site because it is so awesome :). Great work again!

  • 08.15.2011 4:49 AM PDT

Posted by: Fr1day
A desktop version would be nice but I am def' enjoying the mobile version.

It def helps as I dont have an Iphone, I like to be different, but I dont use an android device either (I have a Nokia N8) So this is brillient for people like me who want their stuff mobile but havent got an I device :-)

Two thumbs up :-)

Good to hear it works well on a Nokia phone.

When I say desktop I mean a web app still but with a UI designed for larger screens. Basically it would do the same thing but look nicer, more spaced out, etc. I'll have a play around next weekend and see what I can get going. Thanks for all the support guys, the site is getting smashed :)

  • 08.15.2011 6:23 AM PDT

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