It really does make me wonder if some of the people complaining about having to wait 40 minutes in matchmaking for Halo MCC have any common sense as to when to back out and re-start their searches.

On rare occasions, when the wait was exceeding 2 minutes, I Just backed out and started the search again and bam, players found within the minute.

and @ above

I think Halo MCC is likely to be undertracked as well.  

People are prob just not very patient right now, rightfully so.  Its a frustrating thing seeing as it is one of the biggest games this year.  It certainly is working better now, but still not where it should be.  As ive said before, i dont mind them taking their time but i dont want to see people jump ship too early either.  FW should be pretty good and i expect itll have a good holiday but these issues can also hurt its legs.

Yeah I think NPD will show higher Halo MCC figures too. 650k seems waaay too low.

Then again now we know the 1m UK figure, it had an atrocious attach rate there, like 10 - 15%.

Anyone care to take a stab as to what this supposed "compensation" is?

I really do hope it isn't just an in-game armor or something small like that.  If it is an armor, I do hope it's something super wicked with effects or something.  

I get what youre saying and i kind of agree.  People might have believed what they were saying but im not convinced it wasnt because of a biased opinion.  I cant point out users or id get in trouble, but if you think about one of the biggest fanboys on this website.  You can choose who and for whichever brand.  Does that person make absurd arguments that doesnt make sense?  And when that person is wrong do you enjoy it?  Thats the type of situation i feel this is.  Not everybody, but some.

Hope you have a good day though

Yup I noticed it too. less 700k?  Doubtful.

You're talking about people with flames in Halo 3 matches, right? 

You could add flame as a customization to any helmet.  It was originalyl only for developers.  Same as Recon Helmet

I think the halo 3 flames were made availalbe for people to use for a specific period of time only sometime ago, but from what I know, they were never made available to use permanently in Halo 3.  I think the permanent flames were only for Halo Reach.  

Maybe it's availalbe now as an unlock in MCC?  

Oh i dont have a clue to be honest.  I never had flames or Recon in halo 3 -_-  I remember one guy got Recon by killing somebody with a pylon cone and every body freaked out xD lol  I also actually played with elites rather than Spartans in Halo 3

As for MCC idk tbh.  I havent messed with the MP too much other than testing the matchmaking problems.  Didnt work great last week and working better but still needs improvements post-update.  Im focusing on the stories for now so itll prob be a while until i play mp on a regular basis.  In fact i might be playing halo 5 beta before MCC mp lol  I dont have the time to just rush through Halo stories in a few days.