Microsoft announced that this Wednesday, November 29 around 4:00 a.m. EST, Texas Hold 'Em will get a much needed update to fix some of the biggest consumer complaints. A quote from MS regarding the update:
"Weve listened to our community and as a result, a host of features and improvements have been added to Texas Hold em to speed up game-play, eliminate cheating and ensure proper competition. As a result, the online multi-player leaderboards will be reset to eliminate the inflated scores that currently appear. In a future update in early 2007, well be adding Xbox Live Vision Camera support as well."
Below is a full list of the new features and changes in the Texas Hold em update:
Game-play has been sped up
-Post the blind and play right away! Players can now, if they wish, start playing immediately when joining a table by posting the big blind, rather than having to wait for the blind to come to them.
-New Away mode Players can now set their status to Away. Hands will be auto-folded and blinds auto-posted until the player returns.
-New Auto-boot mode Players who continuously let the timer expire (more than three times in a game) will be booted from the table
-Faster overall pacing Timers and messaging durations have been adjusted to speed up game-play among experienced players, but still allow novice players plenty of time to play.
Other Improvements
-Improved blind structure Initial blinds, as well as blind increases, are now more proportional to table stakes, ensuring more meaningful increases during game-play.
-Matchmaking improvements Players are no longer matched into games they cannot afford
-Improved interface controls Improvements to controls, such as increasing/decreasing stake amounts
-Leaderboard display A players full winnings and rank are now properly displayed
-Art and text improvements Game art and spelling issues have been addressed
-Online exploits addressed Certain known exploits that enabled cheating have been addressed. As a result, the online multi-player leaderboards will be reset to eliminate inflated scores as a result of these exploits.
"Weve listened to our community and as a result, a host of features and improvements have been added to Texas Hold em to speed up game-play, eliminate cheating and ensure proper competition. As a result, the online multi-player leaderboards will be reset to eliminate the inflated scores that currently appear. In a future update in early 2007, well be adding Xbox Live Vision Camera support as well."
Below is a full list of the new features and changes in the Texas Hold em update:
Game-play has been sped up
-Post the blind and play right away! Players can now, if they wish, start playing immediately when joining a table by posting the big blind, rather than having to wait for the blind to come to them.
-New Away mode Players can now set their status to Away. Hands will be auto-folded and blinds auto-posted until the player returns.
-New Auto-boot mode Players who continuously let the timer expire (more than three times in a game) will be booted from the table
-Faster overall pacing Timers and messaging durations have been adjusted to speed up game-play among experienced players, but still allow novice players plenty of time to play.
Other Improvements
-Improved blind structure Initial blinds, as well as blind increases, are now more proportional to table stakes, ensuring more meaningful increases during game-play.
-Matchmaking improvements Players are no longer matched into games they cannot afford
-Improved interface controls Improvements to controls, such as increasing/decreasing stake amounts
-Leaderboard display A players full winnings and rank are now properly displayed
-Art and text improvements Game art and spelling issues have been addressed
-Online exploits addressed Certain known exploits that enabled cheating have been addressed. As a result, the online multi-player leaderboards will be reset to eliminate inflated scores as a result of these exploits.
