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Subject: Team Skirmish -- Holy Cow!!

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Last night decided I was getting a little bored with the shenanigans going on in Team Slayer, and went to Team Skirmish, which I haven't played in several months. I haven't played since the reset, so I started as a 1. I thought it'd take a few games to raise my rank to the point where the matches would get more difficult. WRONG!! Played a total of 17 games, and only won 6. This is the sort of ratio I expect when I'm playing slayer with a rank between 16 and 20 and playing alone -- that I'll win about one match in three. (Before I have to listen to some of you telling me I stink with that sort of ratio of wins/losses, I'm handicapped with a marginal broadband connection.)

As in slayer, I get matched up with other singles and doubles against organized teams. I checked ranks after each game, and the ranks of the members of the opposing teams are in the high teens and twenties. Hasn't enough time passed since the reset to work these players through? In at least a couple of the games, everyone on my team quit because things were so unevenly matched. I kept playing like I usually do, but it was, of course, hopeless.

Not only that, but those same teams were button-glitching like crazy, just like in the slayer games I've been experiencing. Why? I feel bad for the players just getting started. They can't even find a beginner's match with others like them.

I'm wondering if maybe Bungie did this rank reset so close to the release of Halo 3 as a strategy to identify as many rank-manipulators as possible with the Banhammer, in an effort to clean house.

  • 08.03.2007 9:31 AM PDT
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Its just because skirmish is extremely team based, and going in alone usualy means that there will be limited comunication.

Also, noone realy ever plays skirmish alot, so high lvls are usualy like lvl 1-10 in it.

[Edited on 08.03.2007 9:44 AM PDT]

  • 08.03.2007 9:43 AM PDT

Good, friendly, violent fun.

Posted by: B3OWULF
I'm wondering if maybe Bungie did this rank reset so close to the release of Halo 3 as a strategy to identify as many rank-manipulators as possible with the Banhammer, in an effort to clean house.



You might have something there, i was thinking the very same a few days ago. Would be a good strategy though, one of the many beta joys was being able to play wholly fair games and have FUN, something sadly lacking in MM these days........................

  • 08.03.2007 11:51 AM PDT
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Perhaps they can ban those who squat when they are in a melee battle. That would learn'em!

  • 08.03.2007 12:03 PM PDT

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I just hope there's some kind of glitch in Halo 3, I loved the quirkiness of Halo 2 when it first came out. Just so long as it isn't the annoying multiple burst glitches cos only the hardcore ghey's (MLG to you and me) bother to learn those, and you just get owned because you have better things to train your hands to do, (like pleasure a woman maybe). A recreation of the dummy glitch would be cool.

  • 08.03.2007 12:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: Just Legit
Its just because skirmish is extremely team based, and going in alone usualy means that there will be limited comunication.


That is exactly RIGHT!I go in by myself when my friends are not on.I usally win cuz I am pretty damn good in skirmish.(its the only thing i play).WIth my friends I can get up to Level 28 and higher.I was a 36 b4 the update......Now it seems tho theres alot of bad kids who dont understand skirmish and play it like slayer.Like when the game is over and lil kids say..."oh oh i got more kills than you"....I just reply too bad its not slayer and you still lost.

  • 08.03.2007 12:20 PM PDT
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Carrots.

People who play skrimish are generally better tactitions.

  • 08.03.2007 1:45 PM PDT