As promised, developer 343 Industries has released a new update for Xbox One game Halo: The Master Chief Collection that addresses some of the game’s matchmaking issues.

Writing on the Halo website, 343 says this new update–which you’ll be prompted to download the next time you play the game–focuses specifically on improving matchmaking times. Though this patch should improve team balance issues, it won’t completely fix the problem of uneven teams, 343 said.

“Our next content update, targeted for early next week, will address team balance,” 343 explained.

Below is a roundup, courtesy of 343, of the topline improvements featured in The Master Chief Collection’s latest update.

• Made a change to allow for matches to start once minimum player counts are met, allowing for faster matching times.
• Made an update to resolve issues that caused false matches to be created, which resulted in a variety of matchmaking issues, including slow matchmaking and bad session starts.
• Streamlined the process for maintaining party continuity through the matchmaking process.
• Made an update to the high-level matchmaking flow that will reset lobbies after each match. Moving forward, players and party leaders need to press “B” after the post-game-carnage report, and select a playlist for their next match. This flow is consistent with previous Halo titles.
• Improved user experience through removal of non-actionable error messages. This will allow for a more seamless matchmaking flow with less interruption and confusion.
• Improved the post-game experience to fix an issue that could result in a player getting sent to another player’s lobby, rather than returning to the matchmaking screen.

Finally, 343 stressed that it continues to work on further content updates that will address other issues with The Master Chief Collection, though none were named outright.

“We have additional updates on the way in an effort to further improve your experience with Halo: The Master Chief Collection,” 343 said. “We thank you for your continued feedback, patience, and support.”

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