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Posted by: a bad mo fo
1) You are getting individual rank for the play of teammates. Individual rank should be judged on individual performance.
Dude this is a TEAM Game. You realize this right? There's more emphasis on T-E-A-M-W-O-R-K in Halo 2 than individual skill. Sure, having a good BR is definitely something we all try to aim for, but it's useless when you get double teamed and can't take on both.
This game is about Team work. To say that rank should be based on individual skill is WAY off, unless you're only talking about Rumble Pit. You know this is how the high ranked people get their ranks right? They're good, so they play with other good people. Why else do you think there are players out there who play 2000 games of slayer and are still level 25's? They play by themselves, thus, they can't rank up.
2) You are only playing players of like or lesser rank. A true rank judges you against all types of players, good and bad.
Incorrect. A lot of the times you get matched against people much higher than you. A guy can be a 35, match a 28, win and get a 36, then match a 40 next game. And no matter what, you'll either be playing someone higher or lower ranked than you.
3) Hardware and connection speed variences make for gameplay advantages.
I'll give you that. Host in the hands of a good player who knows how to "abuse it" (i.e. host shotty, host gauss, host sniper, host BR) will usually be a deciding factor among players of equal skill.
You get that one, but it's not something to dispute the rank of someone over. Like, it's not fair to say someone is unlegit just because they have a good connection and pull host often.
4) Integrity of other players can't be factored in. (mods, circle boost, standby, de-ranking, bridging host, superjumps)
Can't argue with this one.