October Flighting Recap
Earlier this month, we flighted Halo: Reach’s Multiplayer on the Xbox One. This flight’s main goals were to test the backend and each of the matchmaking offerings that are going to be available when Halo: Reach joins MCC on the Xbox One. We invited more users to play Halo: Reach than any prior flight. Participants did not disappoint with this one by helping us shatter our initial goals and helping us adequately stress test the backend services. Feel free to check this post HERE for more details and a summary of the Xbox flight!
Currently, we have a flight on PC underway aimed at helping us validate a myriad of PC-specific elements. It started on October 29th and will continue through November 5th and includes slices of each major mode and content offering for Halo: Reach.
Our goals for this flight are to test Firefight, social, and ranked matchmaking on PC for both the Steam and Windows Store versions. Our flight groups will be split, some will be participating with the Steam version and others will be invited to the Windows Store version. This will help us to adequately test the flows for both platforms as well as our crossplay functionality across the PC ecosystems. We are looking to gather feedback from players on the experience provided. Our offerings also includes the work in progress Season 1 which means users can unlock and be able to begin customizing their character in game.
The scope of this flight includes two campaign missions, multiple offerings for social and ranked matchmaking, custom games, and Firefight matchmaking. All three types of content will be available over the course of the flight but select offerings for Multiplayer and Firefight matchmaking will change daily. Here’s the specific breakdown:
PC Flight Content
Campaign Missions
- Halo: Reach Campaign Missions
- Noble Actual
- Winter Contingency.
Firefight Matchmaking
- 4-player Heroic Firefight
- Beachhead
- Corvette
- Holdout
- 4-player Normal Arcade Firefight
- Beachhead
- Corvette
- Holdout
Multiplayer Matchmaking
- 2v2 Social
- Game Categories: Slayer, Flag and Bomb, Zone Control, and Asset Denial
- Maps: Countdown, Powerhouse, Zealot
- Settings: Title Update
- 4v4 Social
- Game Categories: Slayer, Flag and Bomb, Zone Control, Asset Denial, Action Sack, Swat, and Snipers
- Maps: Countdown, Powerhouse, Zealot, and Tempest
- Settings: Title Update
- 8v8 Social
- Game Categories: Slayer, Flag and Bomb, Zone Control, Asset Denial, Action Sack, and Snipers
- Maps: Tempest, Breakpoint, and Ridgeline
- Settings: Title Update
- Halo: Reach Team Hardcore
- Game Categories: Slayer and Capture the Flag
- Maps: Countdown and Zealot
- Settings: Hardcore ZBNS (Based off MLGv7)
- Halo: Reach Invasion
- Game Categories: Invasion
- Maps: Breakpoint
- Settings: Vanilla
Each day of this flight will have unique offerings for playlists in social, ranked, and Firefight matchmaking. For matchmaking offerings, users will want to be online during the scheduled play sessions for the best bet to find a match.
Scheduled Play Sessions
October 29, 5:00 PM PT - 9:00 PM PT
- Social: 4v4
- Competitive: Team Hardcore
- Firefight: Arcade
October 30, 10:00 AM PT - 1:00 PM PT & 5:00 PM PT - 9:00 PM PT
- Social: 8v8
- Competitive: Team Hardcore
- Firefight: Heroic
October 31, 10:00 AM PT - 1:00 PM PT & 5:00 PM PT - 9:00 PM PT
- Social: 4v4
- Competitive: Team Hardcore
- Firefight: Arcade
November 1, 10:00 AM PT - 1:00 PM PT & 5:00 PM PT - 9:00 PM PT
- Social: 2v2
- Competitive: Invasion
- Firefight: Arcade
November 2, 10:00 AM PT - 1:00 PM PT & 5:00 PM PT - 9:00 PM PT
- Social: 4v4
- Competitive: Team Hardcore
- Firefight: Arcade
November 3, 10:00 AM PT - 1:00 PM PT & 5:00 PM PT - 9:00 PM PT
- Social: 8v8
- Competitive: Team Hardcore
- Firefight: Heroic
November 4, 10:00 AM PT - 1:00 PM PT & 5:00 PM PT - 9:00 PM PT
- Social: 4v4
- Competitive: Team Hardcore
- Firefight: Arcade
November 5, 10:00 AM PT - 1:00 PM PT
- Social: 8v8
- Competitive: Team Hardcore
- Firefight: Heroic
The PC flight runs from October 29 through November 5. After 1:00 PM PT on November 5 matchmaking will become unavailable