[UPDATE 8/13] Halo 3 has been added to Team Hardcore once again, and it works this time. Make sure to test out the playlist the next time you are on Halo: The Master Chief Collection!

Before Halo: The Master Chief Collection launched, 343 Industries announced their plans for the day one playlist line up and on that list was Team Hardcore – a collection of tournament approved gametypes from both Halo 2 and Halo 3.

Slightly before launch, they announced that Halo 3 wouldn’t be included in the playlist because they didn’t have the appropriate tools to port over maps like Onslaught and Amplified and promised that once they had these tools, they would add Halo 3 to the playlist.

A short while ago, 343 Industries added some Forge maps to matchmaking, implying that they now had the tools to add Halo 3’s tournament gametypes to Team Hardcore but Bravo said on Twitter that there were issues adding these maps to the playlist.

@Killa_Kev_Z more news for you soon. I know the delay has undoubtedly been frustrating – will update as soon as I've got something. — Andy Dudynsky (@Brav) July 30, 2015

What issues were stopping the Halo 3 tournament maps being added is beyond me but regardless, we’ll move on.

Today, there was a new playlist update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection which finally added Halo 3 to the Team Hardcore playlist, kind of.

As soon as the update released, players were quick to jump into Team Hardcore and try to play Halo 3. However, once any sort of Halo 3 gametype was voted for, the map would fail to load and boot the player back to the main menu.

The video clip above should demonstrate what happens whenever Halo 3 is voted for.

A few tweets from Bravo on Twitter seems to show that they are planning on removing Halo 3 from Team Hardcore for the time being while these issues are resolved:

@TheLittleMoa @GBShady Thanks guys. We're going to have the team revert back for the time being and take a look at what's going on. (cont) — Andy Dudynsky (@Brav) August 6, 2015

@TheLittleMoa @GBShady this isn't map based as much as it is integration / dedicated server based, so may need a larger fix. will (2/3) — Andy Dudynsky (@Brav) August 6, 2015

@TheLittleMoa @GBShady provide more updates as soon as they're available. apologies for the frustration. — Andy Dudynsky (@Brav) August 6, 2015

As of writing this article, today’s matchmaking update which added Halo 3 to Team Hardcore has been removed and Team Hardcore is once again a playlist for Halo 2 Classic tournament gametypes.

What are your thoughts on the botched implementation of Halo 3 into the Team Hardcore playlist? Be sure to join the discussion on our forums now and let your opinion be heard.