Unclear whether the same system is also used for coop

Mar 22, 2015 23:21 GMT  ·  By

Halo 5: Guardians might be ready to introduce a range of gameplay mechanics for multiplayer that fans find divisive, but the entire community associated with the first-person shooter will be happy to learn that there are plans to use dedicated servers for all custom games, which means that players will get more stable experiences and will not have to worry about advantages for any of those involved.

Josh Holmes, the executive producer working on the title, states in the Team Beyond forums that "We only have dedicated servers for MP in Halo 5: Guardians. That’s true for matchmaking AND customs. There is no P2P."

The community is satisfied with the information and most fans are saying that the change might actually make Halo 5: Guardians one of the best titles in the series when it comes to the range of options offered for custom games.

For the currently available Halo: The Master Chief Collection, peer-to-peer connections are used for the matches players create for a small group of friends.

This means that the connection speed of the host is important and that they might get an important advantage during battle.

The move to dedicated servers is important given that many players of Halo 5: Guardians will probably use custom games because they offer the option to turn off those Spartan abilities that players do not like to use.

Halo 5: Guardians is the biggest fall launch for the Xbox One

The decision about dedicated servers, like the previously announced one about custom games, is a sign that developers at 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft are working hard to make the coming title appealing to as many potential buyers as possible.

The title is set to be introduced in the fall exclusively for the Xbox One and will be one of the titles that has the potential to significantly boost sales of the home console.

343 Industries has so far been focused on the multiplayer side of Halo 5: Guardians, which was revealed during a beta period at the start of the year.

The game will also have an expansive single-player campaign that will focus on Master Chief, Cortana, Agent Locke and a new threat that aims to destroy all life in the galaxy.

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