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Update worked for me, find matches really quick and no disconnects or lag

Same.  Could be quicker but more updates are coming

Only thing still to fix is uneven teams and broken party roster

Id say the MM stilll needs to be quicker as well but at least its working now :)  Sounded like the next update is planned for before thanksgiving.

Btw guys, apparently a hard reset after the update fixes some of the issues you guys have had

Some guy on here that claims to have inside information, just suggested that MS will launch something Skylander/Amiibo-esque in 2015, opinions on that?

Edit: Whoops didn't count the X's, I think he meant Ubisoft, don't mind me

matchmaking is going relatively smoothly for me.
one really major thing they need to work on is: keeping your party after a match. that's major for parties or friends.
and that really should only take a small hot-fix, right? doesn't seem like a ginormous issue to handle, imo. they get that down, and I'll be mostly happy. I'm finding more even matches now than un-even matches, so I'm good on that front. People used to quit before matches all the time in past games, so I'm used to uneven matches anyways.

edit:  and I still haven't experienced any of those "new" issues people are mentioning.  

Adjustments in Europe it seems, finally.

Xbox One Passes WiiU

Neat. At least now people can move onto a different topic of discussion.

I can tell today is just gonna be a barrel of fun already though, glad I'm busy for the most part.