343 Industries has released the latest title update for Halo Infinite, and it fixes Big Team Battle (BTB) matchmaking and then some! The Halo Infinite Feb. 3 update patch notes are listed below, and it also includes some gameplay-related fixes.
Halo Infinite Feb. 3 Update Patch Notes | New Halo Infinite Update Patch Notes:
Download size
- Update only (all platforms): approximately 1.1 GB or less.
Multiplayer
- Matchmaking service improvements for Big Team Battle (BTB). Players should find full matches quicker and more consistently.
- Scorpion Tanks and Wraiths will appear more frequently on BTB maps.
- Fireteam members in BTB matches will have the selected Fireteam Marker color, but may still start the match in different areas of the map.
- Join in progress rules updated to avoid matchmaking into games which are nearly complete.
- Changes to Oddball in both Ranked and Arena Multiplayer playlists:
- If the score is tied when a round’s timer runs out, one minute is added back to the timer. If the score is tied at the end of the additional minute, then the round will be declared a tie.
- The match will end if two separate rounds end in a tie and the victory will go to the team with more rounds won.
- Halo Championship Series (HCS) variant of Free-For-All Slayer added to the Custom Game modes list.
- In Custom Games, changes to Free-For-All Slayer, FFA Oddball, Neutral Flag and Tactical Slayer game options update correctly.
In other Halo Infinite news, Microsoft has announced that Infinite is now the biggest Halo launch in franchise history, as it has attracted over 20 million players.
Source: Halo Waypoint