Halo: The Master Chief Collection matchmaking patch drops today

Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be updated with much-needed fixes to matchmaking as of November 20.

The next Halo: The Master Chief Collection patch is due in the afternoon of November 20, Pacific Time.

According to Halo Waypoint, the new patch addresses a number of issues with the UI, campaign, Halo, Halo 2 and Halo 2: Anniversary as well as applying matchmaking fixes.

Follow the link above to see the full patch notes; for now, here's the matchmaking section, since that seems to be the most pressing issue at present.

• Addressed a number of issues that resulted in extended matchmaking times and low matchmaking success rates.
• Made a number of updates to how matchmaking progress is communicated to the player. With this update, you’ll see better, more frequent and more informative status updates throughout the matchmaking flow – so “Players Found” for example, will be displayed to let players know where they are in the matchmaking process instead of simply wondering if it’s going to connect.
• The improved matchmaking flow is as follows:
  - Searching
  - Searching for more players
  - Players found
  - Finalizing matchmaking process
  - Connecting session
• Made an update to ensure that parties stick together when returning from the post-game carnage report
• Prevented the ability for players “kick” other players from matchmaking games
• Made an update to ensure that the Roster correctly displays the “searching” UI rather than “My Game Session” while searching for players
• Removed the possibility to boost ranking through a custom games exploit
• Made an update to ensure that players cannot get stuck in the matchmaking screen during map voting
• Made an update to ensure that the “Connecting to your game” message no longer incorrectly displays in the lower right of the screen during gameplay
• Made an update to the “team creation” phase that allows players to be grouped by team
• Made an update to prevent players from seeing the “connection failed” dialogue if disconnected during the map voting screen
• Improved roster / matchmaking lobby stability
• Made improvements to the accuracy and stability of the “Game Session Details” UI
• Improved version compatibility