Halo 3 EXP and TruSkill issues detected, under investigation

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Halo 3 EXP and TruSkill issues detected, under investigation

Posted Sep 30th 2008 5:45PM by Xav de Matos
Filed under: News, Halo 3

Early this morning when Xbox Live was reactivated from its 26 (or so) hour slumber, Halo 3 users in Matchmaking discovered a problem. Users were angered to find that their Halo 3 TrueSkill and EXP were not being rewarded properly after each match -- that is to say it didn't work at all. According to Bungie and the Xbox.com support page, the problem is being investigated and hopes to be solved as soon as possible. Bungie noted that the issue may appear, at first, to be an EXP ban but users will be able to tell the difference when a very specific warning message is displayed. X3F will update you as soon as it learns more.

Tags: bungie, downtime, exp, halo-3, halo3, server-issues, truskill, xbox-live

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9-30-2008 @ 5:54PM

Jmurzzy911 said...

nooooooooo i needz my EXP for Cheevoz :(

9-30-2008 @ 5:54PM

andylee92 said...

I want my exp back so I can get the Litswitch achievement!!

9-30-2008 @ 5:55PM

Peff said...

i like the third person, very nice. haha

9-30-2008 @ 8:13PM

Aero said...

I went on Halo 3 for the first time today since the update and thought it was a bit weird I didn't get exp or a rank for coming in the top half of the scoreboard in a lone wolf match.
Great first impression of the new system for me :)

9-30-2008 @ 8:32PM

Michael said...

Too bad none of this has to do with bungie. MS can't do anything without screwing SOMETHING up.

9-30-2008 @ 9:28PM

computer.dude.28 said...

I won a lone wolf match and didn't get any EXP or skill change, but I did get promoted from nothing to recuit. I thought that was odd.

9-30-2008 @ 9:54PM

Matt said...

What is wrong with Microsoft everytime they do maintenance they screw something up. Jesus, learn to do your job Microsoft. Its ridiculous

10-01-2008 @ 8:31PM

Dalton said...

When they restore it back to normal, the games we played, and EXP/Ranks we should have gained, will they automatically go up. example: I play 2 lone wolve games, come in first, dont get a rank/EXP, but when they fix it will it automatically rank me up and add +2 EXP? Or will it not do anything?

10-01-2008 @ 7:08PM

Zach said...

I just think it's a lack of decent testing, I mean, before you release an update, constantly test it for various bugs that no one would even think about.

But all in all, I appreciate the service, and I can't wait for my exp to get back up, because just yesterday I found out about the new system, and I can't wait to level ;]

10-01-2008 @ 8:32PM

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