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Subject: Rank reset.

Posted by: Duardo
I'd love to be a 10 year old and tell my mom I'm going on an adventure out into the world catching Pokemon, with her full support. Never mind the fact that there are rapists, criminals, and murders out there, or the fact that I may get killed by a Pokemon.

Luckily I have Pikachu.

Posted by: SiCoRy
Not true at all. I use to cheat pretty much everyday when bridging first came out, even thought i knew i was good enough to be a 40+ legit. Cheating is fun because you know you are going to win, but it got old and i quit. Since then i have had 3 accounts to lvl 40+ and one in the symbols. And i only go in alone after i get past lvl 37. It feels much better to have a lvl that you know you deserve. and now i HATE cheaters. so once a cheater, always a cheater isn't always true


You don't deserve that rank at all, you still cheated and deserve to be banned.

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Posted by: SiCoRy
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Posted by: xCritical v2
Yea Icon will be gone!


heh your sooo funny considering i quit cheating along time ago>.>


Once a cheater, always a cheater.


Not true at all. I use to cheat pretty much everyday when bridging first came out, even thought i knew i was good enough to be a 40+ legit. Cheating is fun because you know you are going to win, but it got old and i quit. Since then i have had 3 accounts to lvl 40+ and one in the symbols. And i only go in alone after i get past lvl 37. It feels much better to have a lvl that you know you deserve. and now i HATE cheaters. so once a cheater, always a cheater isn't always true


yay for smart people *gives cookie*

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Posted by: SiCoRy
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Posted by: xCritical v2
Yea Icon will be gone!


heh your sooo funny considering i quit cheating along time ago>.>


Once a cheater, always a cheater.


Not true at all. I use to cheat pretty much everyday when bridging first came out, even thought i knew i was good enough to be a 40+ legit. Cheating is fun because you know you are going to win, but it got old and i quit. Since then i have had 3 accounts to lvl 40+ and one in the symbols. And i only go in alone after i get past lvl 37. It feels much better to have a lvl that you know you deserve. and now i HATE cheaters. so once a cheater, always a cheater isn't always true

Same here dude.

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Posted by: Master Mark
I quit playing halo 2. With this new banhammer and more maps I'm going to return. I Think this is a smart move by bungie. I laugh at anyone hwo ever cheated to get a rank in this game. Now if only bungie will disable talking inbetween teams in Halo 3 so I don't get -blam!-ed at by 5 yr olds and grumpy teenagers.

-Edit- This is MLG Mark Btw. I always log into the wrong account XD

Posted by: buttons buster
This was not very well thought out.
Lots of people that were once loyal fans are going to leave bungie by the wayside.
This will also lead to an increase in cheating.
This plan was not very well thought out, and i was wondering what was the reasoning behind it?
Thanks.


Wow Mark it has been AGES. Where ya been dude? Halo 2 misses Mark :-(

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So, the high level players will pwn us lower levels for awhile then be in their match lists. Should still be some fun games, and if they have a cool attitude the games could be really fun! I will lose therank I have, and so will some fiends, but oh well. It was fun getting there, it will be again. Rank hath no meaning.

Some base this all on leveling up, that is not what it is... that is just a subjective number assigned to you to determine who you should play with in order to have a challenging experience to try to ensure that you have an enjoyable time without it becoming too repetitous and droll.

Truth is that the high level players will have lots of pwnage going on, but due to this they will jump ahead in the ranks much faster and thus the gap will actually widen quite quickly for them. The players that are middle-of-the road will be slightly behind them but still have a lot of good games. It is the lower ranking players that will likely face the most frustration, of which I am one, and frankly I will still enjoy it during that time provided people act cool about it and are not insulting, arrogant, or generally jerks. Remember, just because you have an anonymous name and are not in the room with the person you are playing against does not make it OK to be a complete azz of yourself. heck, the few times I turn on my mic for a gme you do not here derogatory remarks or knee-jerk comments, rather it is more like "but I hit the melee button!" "where did he come from" and "check out my body flopping like a tuna", "He gave me a blueberry", or just a simple "Hello!" in surprise.

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-blam!- -blam!- bungie and there -blam!- stupid ideas'

there banhammer -blam!- is never going to stop all the ways ppl cheat
and now all the the legit ppl gottta take forever to get our ranks back n we wont find games at low lvls for weeks

wow in so pissed off

[Edited on 04.06.2007 8:56 PM PDT]

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and i used a 2 month like 2weeks ago because i just came back and was bad
you can get them off ebay..

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Posted by: Nomaderwho
Enh! I really don't care if they reset the ranks or not. I don't play Halo for the ranks....I play it for the fun game that it is.


YES!!! FINALLY! Someone is talking and is GOD HERE!!! If you really like playing Halo online, you shouldn't care about the reseting of ranks. Nomanderwho has the attitude that everyone of you "sad" or "angry" people should have. The game isn't about ranks. It's about having fun online. I myself am a legit 34. All my levels are 22 and higher and I worked hard for those. But I'm not upset. Personally, I am estatically excited for the ranks to be reset. Ok, I may play some people who suck at the game OR who are probably pro, but I dont care. The harder the opponent, the more fun it is for me. A True fan of the game would play the game for the fun of it, not to be called "The best player at Halo 2 online" because it IS just a game. Ranks in Halo 2 aren't gonna help you in life. SO STOP COMPLAINING!!!! OR I'LL SICK MY NINJA MONKEYS ON YOU!!!

  • 04.06.2007 9:12 PM PDT

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The ranking system is already seriously flawed though. Will you be altering it? If a person can get to level 20 leaving every single game they enter, there is a major problem with the ranking system. We will still have cheaters and de-rankers. Nothing is going to change. As soon as people get up, they will begin to affect matchmaking by doing all the same things, even if they get caught. They will just make a new tag and do it again.

All this is will do is cause a bunch of people to get angry. I am one of those people. I'm mad that I am going to be forced to play against players that are horrible, instead of a real challenge. You'll make the arguement that those who would be a challenge will also have their ranks reset, but the odds of playing those people will be slim. Its also tough to enter a game at low ranks and not have a person quit before the time ticks 3 seconds. That there will affect the ranking system. To this you'll make the arguement, "play with friends" to which i say i shouldnt have to. There should be something to accurately gauge my rank through my ability thats displayed even down a man. Kill/Death Spread or Kill to death Ratio, whatever you want to call it should measure rank. I'm running on a tangent now that Im angry so im just going to stop.

I just feel bad that poor players are going to be getting slaughtered by good players and that good players will be forced to play over 80 games before they start to find the slightest challenge. Its not fair to either party.

Just leave the ranks the way they are and let Halo 2 die off rather then trying to keep the dying horse alive. Honestly, thats all this is. To the [around] 50,000 fans who still play congratulations. I'm one of you too, but I realize that this game is just about dead. Let's not ruin the proud game thats still standing so many years after its launch by pissing everyone off. Instead, lets let it die off in peace.


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* I love it how all the people who say ranks are gonna be easy to get back or that they don't mind are all below level 5. Pretty funny that you're going to get your 20 back. GG

* Some people work harder than others, I doubt any of y'all have ever waiting 4 hours to find 2 games and went up 1/2 a bar.


* Stop saying to stop whining, not only is that a form of whining, it's not only going to do anything,. You're make yourself seem like an ass.

[Edited on 04.06.2007 9:18 PM PDT]

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Posted by: spartanfornow
You're all missing a great plus side. The first game you play on April 24th will, and I guarantee this, not have any delevelers.
you know what im going to delevel just to piss people off and no one can do anything about it so eat it and i just get my 36 in double team legit and bungie has to ruin it good thing i just broke my game in half

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It just seems like it is going to put a lot of peoples hard work to waste.
People that have been loyal to bungie for years get this little nice gift in return.
This is just a personnal thing, but does the rank reset have to be on my birthday? jk but not really.

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I personally think that this was a great idea. I was a beginner at the time of bungie's last reset, but I still can remember how it was cool being with a mixture of levels and people. I think it is a good idea to start over again, and if your so good at halo, why can't you just work hard to get your level back?

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Part of the fun of Halo was leveling up. I love coming out of a match where I -blam!- -blam!-es up and seeing a higher number. If you're actually good and your rank is legit, this shouldn't worry you much at all. Though I have to say, playing so much Resistance has destroyed my Halo 2 abilities. I played some matches today and just got -blam!-.

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I don't look at the level, I look at the person representing the level.

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Posted by: x Lord Revan x
I just feel bad that poor players are going to be getting slaughtered by good players and that good players will be forced to play over 80 games before they start to find the slightest challenge. Its not fair to either party.


You do realize that the games aren't going to turn out where all the good players are on one team, and all the less experienced players are on the other team, except in very rare cases. Each team will probably have a mix of differentially talented players, so everyone will still have someone to kill. Ever go to a LAN? They are like that all the time, and it's still fun. In the end, this is going to help the good players even more, because right now they are extremely spread out among the higher ranks because that's where the diminishing player population has the largest effect. Now, good players will still be at the higher ranks, but more concentrated for faster and better games.

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World of Warcraft. Seriously... Never play it. I down talked it forever and now I play it like I did halo 2. I'll come back to halo 2 once Micro$oft send me a replacement hard drive since mine is corrupt.

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Posted by: Master Mark
I quit playing halo 2. With this new banhammer and more maps I'm going to return. I Think this is a smart move by bungie. I laugh at anyone hwo ever cheated to get a rank in this game. Now if only bungie will disable talking inbetween teams in Halo 3 so I don't get -blam!-ed at by 5 yr olds and grumpy teenagers.

-Edit- This is MLG Mark Btw. I always log into the wrong account XD

Posted by: buttons buster
This was not very well thought out.
Lots of people that were once loyal fans are going to leave bungie by the wayside.
This will also lead to an increase in cheating.
This plan was not very well thought out, and i was wondering what was the reasoning behind it?
Thanks.


Wow Mark it has been AGES. Where ya been dude? Halo 2 misses Mark :-(

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[quote]Posted by: Deceiver196_
* I love it how all the people who say ranks are gonna be easy to get back or that they don't mind are all below level 5. Pretty funny that you're going to get your 20 back. GG



Hey! I fought hard and clawed my way to 16 (for the moment)., haven't been a 5 for a while now.
I'm just in favor of anything that pairs me with players of approximately equal rank. May we no longer battle the higher ranking people who suck, as well as the lower ranking people who slaughter us mercilessly. Here's to the day that the ranking system works as it should!

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When are they resetting the ranks? Is it next week with the auto update or is it on the 24th when the new maps come out?

Also, I don't know why you guys are getting mad about it. Yeah, there are going to be cheats and people of greater skill in the begining, but it will stablize over a few days, just like it did on the last rank update.

If you're a legit high level it should'nt be a problem getting back to that level after a few days, so stop complaining about losing your rank. I have a few friends who are high legit levels, and they got new accounts and just waited to get boxes(no bridging), and they were a high level within three days of playing(Around 40+rank).

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Posted by: LUKEPOWA
If you're a legit high level it should'nt be a problem getting back to that level after a few days, so stop complaining about losing your rank. I have a few friends who are high legit levels, and they got new accounts and just waited to get boxes(no bridging), and they were a high level within three days of playing(Around 40+rank).

In order to get the high ranks back they need to wait for others to get high ranks back. The level 40s cant fight level 15s. So if they wanna play they have to wait extreme hours at level 25 for weeks. The ranking system is f'd for the next 6 weeks, at least.


The next 2 are gonna have cheaters and derankers, then after it's gonna have mixup of ranks.

  • 04.06.2007 10:06 PM PDT

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What I don't understand is why people say that rank doesn't matter and act like they can't understand why someone would bother to artificially inflate their rank "for a few pixels on a TV screen". The amount of -blam!-ing and moaning about the rank reset proves that many people do care about ranks. Heck, a lot of times in these forums you are looked down upon if you can't get past level 25... yeah who cares about ranks?

Personally, I couldn't care less about the rank reset as I hardly play Halo2 anymore anyway. I got sick of it at level 22.

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LOL! I could some some hardcore rank whores complaining on the forums here in about 2 weeks.

Posted by: Deceiver196_
The level 40s cant fight level 15s. So if they wanna play they have to wait extreme hours at level 25 for weeks.


[Edited on 04.06.2007 10:17 PM PDT]

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I do not like the rank reset very much, mainly because I will have to play my way up all the way back to a 34. But, if the new banhammer gets rid of most cheaters then I should have a higher rank than before. When I had a new account, it was both fun and annoying at the same time. Fun because it was easier but annoying because sometimes I would lose because of REALLY bad people on my team that go 2 and 17 While I go 30 and 3 and still lose. Hopefully everyone will be spread out again so they play with their own ranks.

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