Halo On Windows Vista

As i'm sure you've noticed, we have a total of 24 server instances running. On these servers are a total of 8 unique playlists. Some of these playlists were based on the Bungie matchmaking hoppers and then expanded to allow for any variety of players joined. As with all aspects of our game and tools, we want to hear your feedback. I'll keep this updated based on the changes you suggest.

In general, 0-8 players = small; 8-12 = medium; 12-16 = large. An X at the end of a variant name means double the kill count, i.e. RumbleSlayer has 25 kills to win, RumbleSlayerX has 50.

Rumble Pit

Variant	Maps	Player Count
Rumble Slayer	Ascension, Beaver Creek, Elongation, Foundation, Gemini, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Midship, Sanctuary, Turf, Warlock	Small
	Turf	Small - Med.
Rumble SlayerX	Burial Mounds, Colossus, Zanzibar, Coagulation, Uplift	Med. - Large
	Headlong, Waterworks, Containment, District	Large
RumbleSlayerPro	Lockout, Midship, Warlock	Small
	Ascension	Small - Med.
	Foundation, Gemini, Turf	Medium
RumbleSlayerProX	Zanzibar, Sanctuary, Burial Mounds, Coagulation, Uplift	Med. - Large
	Colossus, Waterworks, District	Large
Rumble Snipers	Lockout	Small
	Ascension, Burial Mounds, Colossus, Sanctuary	Small - Med.
	Gemini	Medium
Rumble SnipersX	Uplift	Med. - Large
	District, Coagulation, Headlong, Waterworks, Containment, Terminal	Large
Rumble SWAT	Elongation, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Sanctuary, Turf	Small
Rumble SWATX	Ascension, Zanzibar, Burial Mounds, Colossus, Uplift	Med. - Large
	Coagulation, Terminal, District	Large
Rumble Swords	Midship, Beaver Creek, Gemini, Lockout, Sanctuary	Small
Rumble SwordsX	Ascension, Turf, Zanzibar	Med. - Large
	Burial Mounds, Colossus	Large

Rumble Training

Variant	Maps	Player Count
RumbleSlayerPro	Beaver Creek, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Midship, Warlock	Small
	Ascension, Gemini, Sanctuary, Turf, Terminal	Small - Med.
RumbleSlayerProX	Foundation	Medium
	Zanzibar, Burial Mounds	Med. - Large
	Colossus, Coagulation, Waterworks, Uplift, District	Large
Rumble SWAT	Elongation, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Sanctuary, Turf	Small
Rumble SWATX	Ascension, Zanzibar, Burial Mounds, Colossus, Uplift	Med. - Large
	Coagulation, Terminal, District	Large
Rumble Fiesta	Lockout, Beaver Creek, Ivory Tower	Small
	Ascension, Zanzibar, Turf	Med. - Large
Rumble FiestaX	Colossus, Coagulation, Uplift	Large
Rumble Brutes	Elongation, Midship	Small
	Lockout, Foundation, Sanctuary	Med. - Large
	Ascension	Large
Rumble Pistols	Gemini, Lockout	Small
	Turf	Small - Med.
	Colossus, Zanzibar, Sanctuary	Med. - Large
	Uplift	Large
Rumble Shotguns	Beaver Creek, Gemini, Lockout, Midship	Small
	Ascension, Foundation, Sanctuary, Turf	Med. - Large
Rumble Swords	Midship, Beaver Creek, Gemini, Lockout, Sanctuary	Small
Rumble SwordsX	Ascension, Turf, Zanzibar	Med. - Large
	Burial Mounds, Colossus	Large
Rumble Rockets	Ivory Tower, Foundation, Lockout, Sanctuary	Small
	Colossus	Small - Med.
Rumble RocketsX	Turf	Med. - Large
	Burial Mounds, Uplift, Gemini	Large
Rumble Oddball	Lockout, Sanctuary, Turf, Warlock	Small
King	Foundation, Lockout	Small
Crazy King	Ascension, Gemini, Sanctuary, Turf, Warlock	Small
	Zanzibar	Med. - Large
	Uplift	Large

Team Training

Variant	Maps	Player Count
SWAT Classic	Beaver Creek, Elongation, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Sanctuary	Small
	Turf	Small - Med.
	Zanzibar	Med. - Large
	Burial Mounds, Colossus, Uplift, District	Large
SWAT ClassicX	Turf, Ivory Tower, Beaver Creek	Med. - Large
SWAT Carbines	Ascension, Midship, Warlock	Small
	Zanzibar, Turf	Med. - Large
	Uplift	Large
SWAT CarbinesX	Warlock	Large
SWAT Magnums	Ascension, Beaver Creek, Elongation, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Midship, Sanctuary, Turf	Small
	Zanzibar, Burial Mounds, Colossus, Terminal, Uplift	Large
SWATCTFClassic	Elongation, Midship, Warlock	Small
	Beaver Creek, Zanzibar, Turf	Med. - Large
	Uplift	Large
SWAT Multi Flag	Beaver Creek, Sanctuary	Small - Med.
	Burial Mounds, District	Large
Team Slayer Pro	Beaver Creek, Elongation, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Turf	Small
	Zanzibar	Medium
	Burial Mounds, Uplift	Large
Team Slayer ProX	Lockout, Turf, Beaver Creek, Foundation, Warlock	Med. - Large
FiestaTeamSlayer	Ascension, Ivory Tower, Lockout	Small
	Turf	Medium
Team Shotguns	Midship	Small
	Turf	Small - Med.
Team ShotgunsX	Midship, Turf	Large
Team Swords	Beaver Creek, Lockout	Small
	Gemini, Turf	Med. - Large
Team Rockets	Ivory Tower, Turf	Small
	Colossus	Med. - Large
	Coagulation	Large
Team RocketsX	Zanzibar, Ascension, Sanctuary	Med. - Large
	Colossus, Uplift	Large
Dodgeball	Midship, Warlock, Sanctuary	Small
	Ascension, Foundation	Med. - Large
CrazyKingSnipers	Ascension, Beaver Creek, Sanctuary	Small
	Zanzibar	Med. - Large
	Burial Mounds, Uplift	Large

Team Slayer

Variant	Maps	Player Count
TeamSlayer	Beaver Creek, Elongation, Gemini, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Midship, Sanctuary, Turf, Warlock	Small
	Burial Mounds, Coagulation, Headlong, Uplift, District	Large
TeamSlayerX	Beaver Creek, Elongation, Gemini, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Midship, Sanctuary, Turf, Warlock	Med. - Large
TeamSlayerBR	Ascension	Small
	Burial Mounds, Relic, Terminal	Small - Large
	Headlong, Waterworks, Zanzibar, Uplift	Med. - Large
Team Rifles	Ascension, Colossus, Terminal	Small
	Relic, Uplift, Zanzibar	Med. - Large
Team RiflesX	Ascension, Colossus, Terminal	Med. - Large
Team RocketsX	Uplift, Ascension, Colossus, Sanctuary	Med. - Large

Team Skirmish

Variant	Maps	Player Count
Single Bomb	Sanctuary	Small
	Relic	Small - Med.
	Terminal, Zanzibar	Small - Large
	Uplift	Med. - Large
	Headlong	Large
Assault BR	Burial Mounds	Small - Med.
	Uplift	Med. - Large
Multi Bomb	Containment, Waterworks, District	Large
Multi Bomb BR	Coagulation, Uplift	Large
Neutral Bomb	Containment, Waterworks, District	Large
Neutral Bomb BR	Coagulation	Med. - Large
	District	Large
NeutralBombFst	Beaver Creek, Foundation, Warlock	Small
Rapid Assault	Ivory Tower, Lockout, Turf	Small
1 Flag CTF	Ascension	Small - Med.
	Relic, Terminal, Zanzibar	Small - Large
	Headlong, District	Large
1 Flag CTF BR	Burial Mounds	Small - Large
	Uplift	Med. - Large
1 Flag CTF Cov	Zanzibar, Uplift	Small
	Zanzibar, Uplift	Med. - Large
1 Flag CTF Fast	Ivory Tower, Lockout, Turf	Small
CTF Classic	Elongation, Midship, Warlock	Small
Multi Flag CTF	Sanctuary	Small
	Uplift	Med. - Large
	Containment, Waterworks, District	Large
MultiFlagCTF BR	Coagulation, Uplift	Med. - Large
MultiFlagCTF Hmn	Beaver Creek, Colossus	Small
	Uplift	Med. - Large
Neutral Flag	Sanctuary, Warlock	Small
Team Crazy King	Beaver Creek, Gemini, Ivory Tower, Sanctuary, Turf, Warlock	Small
	Ascension, Terminal, Uplift	Small - Med.
CrazyKingTactics	Lockout, Turf, Warlock	Small
Team Ball	Colossus, Foundation, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Sanctuary, Turf	Small
3 Plots	Lockout, Midship, Sanctuary, Terminal, Turf	Small
	Lockout, Midship, Sanctuary, Terminal, Turf	Med. - Large
Land Grab	Containment, Headlong, Relic	Large

MLG

Variant	Maps	Player Count
MLG TS BR	Lockout, Ascension, Zanzibar, Elongation, Ivory Tower	Small
MLG TS Hu	Sanctuary	Small
MLG TS Cov	Warlock, Ivory Tower, Ascension, Gemini	Small
MLG TS Snp	Sanctuary, Colossus, Relic, Ascension, Zanzibar	Small
MLG CTF BR	Midship, Colossus, Sanctuary	Small
MLG CTF Cov	Midship, Sanctuary, Colossus	Small
MLG Bomb BR	Beaver Creek, Burial Mounds, Zanzibar	Small
MLG Bomb Cov	Turf, Warlock	Small
MLG TS BR X	Ascension, Midship, Terminal, Sanctuary, Elongation	Medium
MLG TS Cov X	Ivory Tower, Colossus, Terminal, Warlock	Medium
MLG CTF Cov X	Midship, Zanzibar, Burial Mounds	Medium
MLG CTF BR X	Coagulation, Colossus, Elongation	Medium
MLG Bomb BR X	Colossus, Zanzibar, Coagulation, Sanctuary	Medium
MLG Bomb Cov X	Turf, Midship	Medium
MLG TS Snp X	Relic, Containment, District, Coagulation, Uplift, Terminal, Headlong, Waterworks, Burial Mounds	Medium
MLG TS BR XX	District, Coagulation, Terminal, Colossus, Waterworks	Large
MLG TS Cov XX	Containment, Headlong, Burial Mounds	Large
MLG CTF Cov XX	Uplift, District, Burial Mounds	Large
MLG CTF BR XX	Coagulation, Waterworks, Containment	Large
MLG Bomb BR XX	Waterworks, Colossus, Zanzibar, Coagulation, Containment, Uplift	Large
MLG Bomb Cov XX	District, Headlong, Turf	Large

Snipers

Variant	Maps	Player Count
CrazyKingSnipers	Ascension, Beaver Creek, Sanctuary	Small
Team Snipers	Ascension, Beaver Creek, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Relic, Sanctuary, Terminal, Turf, Zanzibar	Small
Sniper Assault	Ascension, Lockout	Small
NeutralFlagSnipe	Foundation, Sanctuary, Colossus	Small
Pro Snipers	Ascension, Burial Mounds, Colossus, Lockout	Small
Phantom Snipers	Ascension, Burial Mounds, Colossus, Beaver Creek, Zanzibar, Sanctuary	Small
Sniper CTF	Ascension, Burial Mounds, Colossus, Sanctuary, Zanzibar, Terminal	Small
Sniper Bomb	Colossus, Sanctuary, Zanzibar, Terminal	Small
CrazyKingSnpr X	Ascension, Uplift, Sanctuary, Terminal	Med. - Large
Team Snipers X	Ascension, Burial Mounds, Headlong, District, Relic, Sanctuary, Terminal, Colossus, Zanzibar	Med. - Large
Pro Snipers X	Ascension, Burial Mounds, Colossus, Terminal, Uplift, District	Med. - Large
Phant Snipers X	Coagulation, Burial Mounds, Containment, Zanzibar, Relic, Uplift, District	Med. - Large
Sniper CTF X	Coagulation, Burial Mounds, Colossus, Containment, Uplift, District	Med. - Large
Sniper Bomb X	Colossus, Waterworks, Containment, Terminal	Med. - Large

Infantry - designed by the H2V test team

Variant	Maps	Player Count
CTF Touch	Beaver Creek, Midship	Med. - Large
CTF Classy	Sanctuary, Turf	Medium
	Colossus	Med. - Large
	Uplift	Large
Dread Naught	Foundation	Small - Large
	Sanctuary, Turf, Colossus, Lockout	Medium
Enter the Fist	Backwash, Ivory Tower, Lockout	Small
	Midship, Foundation, Elongation	Medium
Gold Slayer	Elongation, Zanzibar	Small - Med.
	Uplift, District	Large
Grabbit	Midship, Lockout	Small
	Zanzibar	Small - Med.
	Sanctuary, Warlock, Coagulation	Medium
	Colossus, Headlong	Large
Invisiballity	Ascension, Ivory Tower	Small
	Turf	Small - Large
	Midship, Sanctuary	Medium
	Ascension, Ivory Tower	Large
Gilded Gun	Foundation, Midship, Turf	Small
	Gemini, Terminal, Warlock	Medium
	Turf, Backwash, Zanzibar	Large
Rugby	Coagulation, Colossus	Large
Single Balm	Lockout, Midship, Warlock	Small
Sniper Start	Burial Mounds	Small
	Terminal	Small - Large
	Relic	Medium
Tac T 25 Agents	Containment, Uplift, Warlock	Small - Large
Tactical 10	Colossus	Small - Large
	Burial Mounds, Sanctuary	Medium
Tactical Team	Headlong, Uplift, Turf	Small - Large
Tank Crazy	Containment, District	Small - Large
Team Tactical 10	Headlong, Waterworks	Small - Large
Thunderball	Relic	Small - Large
	Terminal, Zanzibar	Medium
Warthog Wars	District	Small - Large
Minimum CK	Zanzibar, Turf, Terminal	Small
	Terminal	Small - Large

When are ranked matches going to be added, if ever? I like to know because in the advertisements for Games For Windows: Live, it says that it uses the "TrueSkill" matchmaking to match players with others of the same skill level. But in the game it only has: Quick match, Custom Match, Browse Servers, and Create New Game.

Do you know if/when ranked games will be implemented?

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You need GFWL gold, as far as ive heard for ranked matches.

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I have gold and I havnt seen anything about TrueSkill yet..

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What is the difference between Gold and the other one?

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"You know, I close my eyes sometimes, then start thinking about my parents having sex, and get really mad for some reason."-Caboose-Red vs. Blue

Hi everyone!

Will Microsoft put up some dedicated servers in Europe when the game releases 8/6?

hey whats up me not much