Halo Master Chief Collection Patch Release Date News, Details: Improvements for Matchmaking, Rosters and Parties

Microsoft has released yet another patch for Xbox One's hit first-person shooter game from 343 Industries, "Halo: The Master Chief" collection. This update, as reported, would include improvements for matchmaking, roster, parties, and many other issues.

Halo's official Live Update blog, Halowaypoint.com posted a summary of the content which was already rolling out as of Monday, Dec. 15. They are as follows, according to Halowaypoint:

Matchmaking

•     Made improvements to the reliability of Matchmaking parties.
•     Local split-screen players will now always be on the same team in Halo 2 Matchmaking.
•     Made an update to allow players to use Voice Chat during loading screens in Matchmaking.
•     Made an update to ensure that players are not forced into an incorrect party after encountering an issue in Matchmaking.
•     Resolved an issue where the "Winning Team Won" text was shown in the Carnage Report.

Roster

•         Made fixes to reduce the amount of time it takes to update the Roster:
•         Players will now be discovered sooner after starting the game.
•         Changes to the roster will be more immediate to better reflect friend activity.

Parties

•             Made several improvements to party joining and management.
•             Resolved an issue where players that were in a party could not join another party from the Roster.
•             Made changes to ensure that parties cannot exceed the maximum party size of a playlist.
•             Made an update to ensure that Party Leaders can assign a new Party Leader or Kick a player from their party.

Custom Games

•             Made a change to ensure that teams selections are correctly carried over in Custom Games.
•             Made an update to ensure that player settings do not revert to a previous state after completing a Halo 2 Anniversary Multiplayer match.
•             Made an update to ensure that players do not disconnect after completing a Custom Game.
•             Resolved an issue in Custom Games where parties would disband if some players were playing in Split-Screen.
•             Made a change to ensure that Halo 3 Custom Game variants display correct author information.

Halo: CE

•              Made various changes and improvements to Halo: CE multiplayer hit registration.

Achievements

•              Made an update to ensure that the "Legend Slayer" achievement unlocks when prerequisites are met.
•             The "Pacifist" Achievement will no longer be awarded for resuming "Assault on the Control Room."

Stability Improvements

•             Made a variety of stability improvements across the following areas: Matchmaking, Custom Games, Campaign Playlists, and Main Menu

Control Schemes

•             Updated the Halo 2 "Green Fingers" Button Layout.
•             Updated the Halo 2 Anniversary Multiplayer Recon Button Layout.

Misc.

•             Made improvements to stat-tracking.
•             Improved language support for Norweigan, Spanish, German and Japanese.

Eurogamer.net meanwhile added to the news that the much-anticipated "Halo 5: Guardians" beta version is still scheduled for a release "later this month."