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Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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Is there still time to trade in half-assed campaign missions for a ranking system?
Gabotron ES
Member
You guys really need a number next to your GT to have fun? :/
look on the brightside everybody, when they copy cod for halo 5 we'll get a real ranking system and real theater upgrades.
Halo becomes CoD
CoD becomes Halo
This is the way the world ends
TS x Massacre
Member
343 just received:
Killjoy +5
True Dopey, true.
vvvv
Killjoy +5
True Dopey, true.
vvvv
this changes everything, no rank info before release, ill wait to buy till there is info on it, I can't play a halo game without a ranking system again...its no fun
killer rin
Member
That you've been this cagey about it is the most disappointing thing.
Without a doubt you've (and I don't mean you, I mean 343) under delivered massively on this. Bungie went through Arena (forget the execution of that system for a second) almost straight away with a really in depth blowout from someone who knew Halo (Lehy). You've brushed it under the carpet hoping people either wouldn't discuss it, and knowing full well that journalists aren't knowledgeable enough to dig it out of you. It's an afterthought.
Shake Appeal
Member
Yep. CoD is carrying the torch for competitive play, and Microsoft/343 will hopefully be moths to that flame.look on the brightside everybody, when they copy cod for halo 5 we'll get a real ranking system and real theater upgrades.
Friendly matches in any sport aren't as much fun as matches for a competition.
I don't understand why people can't grasp this very simple concept.
Hydranockz
Member
How on earth am I going to be able to tell if my opponent is any good?
TS x Massacre
Member
Shake Appeal
Member
The P of Poland
Member
You mean they'll incinerate themselves?
Moa
Member
Can't tell if srs.
I want to know somebodies skill-based rank before the game starts to see if it will be an even match or not.
How on earth am I going to be able to tell if I am any good?
Summary Man
Member
Wow, they really cram as many people into that room as they can, huh?
There's people literally pushing into you from all angles.Turn up your gamma.
Hydranockz
Member
xBrutality
Neo Member
This. I honestly have no idea how good I was at Halo Reach compared to H2 or H3.
Shake Appeal
Member
Plenty of people who care about "a number next to [their] name" already have.
No one is truly hung up on the likely possibility that there is no visible rank.
They are worried about that fact of what it imples: random matching of players.
A game with people of your skill-level inhibits closer and more competitive matches, which drives up the entertainment value and replayability for many.
Would you rather play a game of Connect 4 against an idiot or against someone of your IQ level?
It's a complicated matter
Some people prefer couch play
Some people prefer "I'm going to crush you and hold your skull as a monument as I inch close to dominating the galaxy with my leet skills and I will join MLG and win the 4v4 tournament as a 1 man team because I AM GOD"
I fall in the latter group
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Have you looked at your BPR? It's the new Halo ranking
Tha Robbertster
Member
Funny that the only good thing I've heard about Halo 4 is the slayer pro playlist, spartan ops and Dominion. Nothing and I mean not else has excited me. And with this news, there probably won't be anything else to get excited about...
First online Halo without ranks, with seemingly less customization options than the previous mainline game and the first Halo with CoD features. What a great time for me to be a Halo fan.
First online Halo without ranks, with seemingly less customization options than the previous mainline game and the first Halo with CoD features. What a great time for me to be a Halo fan.
indubitably
Member
It is the best way to have a good match, not only because it will match everyone up by their skill, but because it gives everyone something to play for every time. Once you get to the higher ranks, no one is going to want to quit, and no one is going to be screwing around or betraying.
RebornYeti
Member
Haha, nice.
I refuse to worry about ranks until the final word is out.
I wish we could have gotten some questions asked at that panel regarding why we have no forerunner vehicle.
Moa
Member
I honestly don't care if someone bought their rank, if they're a high rank, I'll put my sweat pants on and play as good as I can, if they're bad in-game, I'll chill a bit, that person will be ranked down eventually TrueSkill wise.
I don't care for a damn number next to my name if they actually have a decent algorithm to match me with up with other players of equal skill.
Did you guys seriously expect a ranking system?
Johnny BK doesn't care what his rank is, of course there's not going to be a ranking system. That said, as long as I get fair matches (NOT me and 3 terrible players versus a team of okay players or any other shitty combo) then I'm okay with that.
Johnny BK doesn't care what his rank is, of course there's not going to be a ranking system. That said, as long as I get fair matches (NOT me and 3 terrible players versus a team of okay players or any other shitty combo) then I'm okay with that.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
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Im not the biggest competitive player, nor do I play ranked MM very often.. but if 1-50, the arena or something similar wont be coming back wouldn't it have been better to tell fans a while ago? I understand it probably isn't as simple as that, but Im sure a lot of people are going to be more than a little deflated and feel led on.
Hydranockz
Member
You seem to ignore Slayer Pro as being an option for competitive players so you can argue that not having visual ranks indicates the "cold truth" about competitive Halo. Can I ask as to why a visual system (note: Not the underlying matchmaking systems that determie how evenly mathed the teams are) takes precedence over the very settings that aren't far from a perfect competitive playlist?
Summary Man
Member
The funny thing is how everybody complaining about the lack of a numerical rank act like it'll have any final effect on their purchase. It'll be an extremely small gesture, but not buying the game would be the best way to show your disapproval for the changes. Buying the game regardless of what's in it accomplishes nothing.
http://en.twitch.tv/cliptured
He's just streaming videos from people that have played this, right?
E: Apparently not
He's just streaming videos from people that have played this, right?
E: Apparently not