"Halo 4: I Get a Woman!" - Sgt. Mjr. A.J. Johnson, RIP

[Zeph]

The game has been in development since 2009, how can you over look a feature such as turning off in-game joining?

By paying your QA guys to stick around as long as possible doing everything they can to cause a bug?

[Limited]

By paying your QA guys to stick around as long as possible doing everything they can to cause a bug?

How is the emission of an (arguably) necessary feature a bug?

[DarkHalo003]

I dont see why you are repeatedly using the rubbish reason of "its only been out a week". The game has been in development since 2009, how can you over look a feature such as turning off in-game joining?

Using your petty excuse is valid for things such as the very rare and messed up kill cams, and the fact it doesnt always show the last kill to everyone (COD style).

My point is rather that one should not get so bent over shape about it. It's the first week, so it will hopefully be acknowledged and accounted for to fix in future updates. It's sad that I couldn't just say that and people be like "hmm, okay I see what you mean." Instead we get this massive dramabomb because no one here seemed to be able to understand that one truth. It sucks that shit happens when it happens from this feature. But is arguing here going to do anything about that besides try to prove whose Epen is bigger? No. That's why I said numerously it will most likely be fixed in an update, so give it all time.

As far as turning it off, I don't fucking know. That is pretty bullshit. Could that be fixed in future updates?

[Limited]

My point is rather that one should no get so bent over shape about it. It's the first week, so it will hopefully be acknowledged and accounted for to fix in future updates. It's sad that I couldn't just say that and people be like "hmm, okay I see what you mean." Instead we get this massive dramabomb because no one here seemed to be able to understand that fact.

As far as turning it off, I don't fucking know. That is pretty bullshit. Could that be fixed in future updates?

Like I said, its a fucking game breaker. They should have thought about this, instead of implementing those stupid "we want total equality against female players system".

[Zeph]

How is the emission of an (arguably) necessary feature a bug?

No. By keeping their QA people in games until they finish, they never ran into the idea that you could join a shitty game in progress from people leaving intentionally.

[=sw=warlord]

How are all of you missing the fucking fact this feature has been in Halo in the form of customs since Halo 3?!
Only difference now is it allows you to join mid game in matchmade games.

sure they could add the option, they should have but the didn't, I'd rather them fix theater for SP and SPOP's than add a little button for opting in mid games or not.

[DarkHalo003]

Like I said, its a fucking game breaker. They should have thought about this, instead of implementing those stupid "we want total equality against female players system".

I'm having difficulty understanding something. Can one in Matchmaking simply not join a lobby that starts a fresh game? Or does joining matchmaking of any kind revolve around joining games already in progress? I thought you could join a regular lobby like the past 5 years and start a game in this game.

Also, I realized that my memory has struck again. Thank you Warlord who has reminded us we have had joining-in-session games since Halo 3 for custom games and Forge. I guess not touching XBL for a year lets me forget this, which is weird considering how much I played custom Games during Halo 3. Either way, the bugs that come along with a game can be fixed and that's what I want people to recognize here. I will now quietly leave and cry over my deteriorating memory. My this argument rest peace and may a mod cleanly take out the shit that has polluted this once fine thread.

[ODX]

I'd rather them fix theater for SP and SPOP's than add a little button for opting in mid games or not.

My guess is that there are just too many graphical tricks in SP to allow for theater, so they ultimately had to cut it for Halo 4 or else the game wouldn't have been able to look as beautiful as it does.

[Arteen]

Arteen's List of Major Halo 4 Grievances

1. Where did all of the emblems and backgrounds go? Eagle emblem? Gone. Dreamcatcher background? Missing in action.
2. Any why lock emblems at all? I can understand locking a few of them, like the "117" one, but locking the majority of them?
3. I can't see my Spartan's feet in the Armory. How the heck am I supposed to pick proper legware if I can't check out my boots?
4. Only two color choices? By now I was expecting to be able to choose primary and secondary colors on a per-piece basis. Heck, even Halo 3 had primary, secondary, and decal choices.
5. Even the color choices themselves are lacking. Where's magenta? Madness.
6. Why can't I choose the under-armor color separately? Even Mass Effect 3 lets me choose my under-armor color. I want it to be black, not the same as the primary.

(seriously though, I'm disappointed with the missing emblems)

[Pooky]

Upping the weapon damage would do more for this game than anything else, but whatever. I've never really run into any problems with join in progress, but then I'm usually searching with a large party. It's probably worse if you're searching solo.