Are people still playing pvp in MCC?

[MysticHoneyBunny]

Hey peeps! I am genuinely confused. I keep trying to find for any match making type of pvp from all the Halo games, but I end up just waiting in queue for players that never join it. Are people still playing pvp? If yes, what game types?

[Reecifer]

i find games pretty quick on SWAT H3/HR
you also can look at the custom games browser for some fun stuff

[snowmanballz2]

it depends on what mode and game cuz like reach and 3 are the most popular cuz of easy to use mechanics and stuff

[LucidThresher]

H2, Reach, H3 for pvp. mostly slayer and obj game types

[salvadordaniel1]

I've only found players on H2, H3, H:R and not normal games, just slayer games. I found it pretty shocking about that because MCC it is a great bunch of games. And Halo "per se" its a really GREAT game.
Im curious about the reason why multiplayer has no enought player-base to enjoy some games.

[liarma]

the only slayer games i've found lately have me being matched up against enemy premade teams who have over 1,000 hours playtime setup simultaneous time spawn snipes, abuse out of bounds areas or just move as a pack and 4v1 you while your random team mates rage quit. i can only speculate this is the reason for the dwindling playerbase. nothing but sweaty tryhard MLG rejects in all social game playlists.

[Jonnyc102]

I mostly play big team battle without heavies, I can find a game any time before 2am west coast US time. Im able to find a 4v4 slayer game, ctf, king of the kill etc at all times. I know SWAT is popular but I cant stand it due to the lag(playing from AUS). Check your network settings and make sure enough servers are connected. In my exp anything under 200 is ok.

West coast US seems to be quite populated most of the time. AUS and ASIA servers are populated somewhat in 4v4s 4pm-midnight. The player count is increased lately due to the sale, check your network settings for input restrictions as well, make sure that is off.

[Jonnyc102]

LIarma is not correct, don't let that discourage you.
youl'll get those games every 3 -4

[Thousand]

I can only ever find swat lobbies on 3 and reach. Sometimes I found some other modes on weekends on 3 but for the most part it seems to be console players on swat.

[Split_CE]

If you're looking for CE games we play new custom maps every week in the Halo1guide discord https://discord.gg/ETwjvJ2XS9

[JustSause]

halo ce and 2 need more players

[MysticHoneyBunny]

Thank you guys for all your responses <3 i managed to finally find mainly exactly as you said on HE2 and 3. I wish i had found on the other games as well. I kinda miss CE's pvp for nostalgia

[Doktor Mandrake]

I just like to mess around in custom games from time to time these days

[FunFact216]

Originally posted by salvadordaniel1:

I've only found players on H2, H3, H:R and not normal games, just slayer games. I found it pretty shocking about that because MCC it is a great bunch of games. And Halo "per se" its a really GREAT game.
Im curious about the reason why multiplayer has no enought player-base to enjoy some games.

The multiplayer isn't as active anymore because the "seasonal" content is gone and Halo doesn't have the staying power it did 20 years ago. 343i doesn't do much anymore to keep the game alive either. Promotions, e-celebrity sponsorships or livestreams, etc. Marketing was a major part of Halo's success and MS/343i not doing any of it is indicative of how they feel about the franchise.

[Aspen]

Originally posted by FunFact216:

Promotions, e-celebrity sponsorships or livestreams, etc. Marketing was a major part of Halo's success and MS/343i not doing any of it is indicative of how they feel about the franchise.

Could also be the fact that this collection of games ranges from 23 to 12 years old, and there have been several newer Halo games since then.

[Erick]

Halo 3 and Halo: Reach are undoubtly the most active in matchmaking, but for the other games it can take a while. 4v4 Team modes are common enough, but FFA games are active on some nights but other nights not so much, even in NA which is Halo's most populated region as far as I am aware.

Halo 2 matchmaking in particular seems to suffer the most from premade Twitch streamers who has played nothing but Halo 2 since it came out and many Halo 2 matches boil down to pubstomps unfortunately. Not enough people of different skills to make up Halo 2's population in matchmaking.

There are people playing Halo CE in matchmaking and premades don't seem to be that common for Halo CE but the games can still be pretty sweaty when you got the Magnum as your starting weapon.

At the very least there's the Custom Game Browser to play some different game modes or have a bit of a more casual setting because as it stands, Halo isn't the juggernaut it used to be and a lot of people mainly play for nostalgia and move on. So it's mainly vets who stick around, best enjoy the games when there's a community still around for each of them.