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Subject: In depth explanation of the Halo 3 skill ranking system.

yeah it seems very complex...


http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Halo3/Screenshot.ashx?size=full&a mp;ssid=689586B5864D84D5FFB8A676307F5DC5

  • 12.06.2009 12:37 PM PDT
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too me the ranking system depends on your losses and wins for every lost you've had you must make up in that playlist so when say starting a new account u should try to win straight games in ranked playlist becuase you will rank maybe every game as in the early ranks 1-25 as he explained say you lost more games in that playlist the won games you must make all teh games you lost like in Lw wich i say is a very hard way be come a 50 general in im a 46 it is the most difficult playlist but as in doubles i seem to rank up very fast my rank was higher then the exp i had in doubles as i remeber it was a 38 in doubles within the range of high 30's lest then the rank itself. this is without BOOSTING. But when it comes to boosting say your level on your last account in a 40-45 if you beat high ranks as in partied up with other players like 40's when your just starting out in halo will cuase you to infact skip ranks like maybe 2-3 depends at what rank like 1-25 but it wont happen that much in higher ranks but if your good your good keep your head down,dont rush ,and concentrate on the game your good.by the way in doubles teamwork is key unless your really good and your survive 2 br's shooting at the back of your head then your ok

  • 12.08.2009 8:54 PM PDT

cheese

thanks for taking the time it really helps now i can guess if i will be better or not

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  • 12.09.2009 9:07 AM PDT

It's a shame it is against the rules to call you out on your rank, seeing as how the level you play at greatly affects the opinions you hold (on gameplay). Generally, if you are bad - Your opinions are wrong, and your argument is invalid.

GG

Could someone care to explain how on my 1 month that I made, I can only be a 18 when on a current 50 wins - 0 losses record in Lone Wolves.

Someone told me that sometimes the Tru-Skill F's up and you need to lose some to rank up quicker. So I came second in a few games of Lone Wolves by just playing like a retard.

But it really hasn't helped. Along with this, I would like to know how peoplewith 350 overall xp can have 31xp in LW and be a 18 while I have 50 (I stress, on a perfect record) and be of the same rank? I am playing people who are ranked higher than me and of the same skill, and I am just amazed at this snail like ranking pace.

Adding to my confusement I have played around 34+- games of Team Snipers and won the majority - (lost 3 or 4) and I am a 25. Higher than my LW...

Here is the account matchmaking history, check it out. if you do not believe me.

  • 12.10.2009 12:44 PM PDT

in spanishhhh please :D ajajaja

  • 12.10.2009 4:19 PM PDT

Very nicely done, i really like this topic. ( i am not complaining) but i am stuck at 36 on my main account, and have a very low Mu (in the -1000's) mainly because this account i had since i started, and im not gunna lie, i sucked when i started. But because of this reason, i play opponents that are X levels lower than my hightest skill (x being anything from 17-36) and i tend to win these matches. I call the low Mu and high sigma (where it takes 20+ games to rank up) Level-Lock. When i first noticed that when i would run SWAT or Slayer with a group of friends that are 10-20 highest skill in the playlist, they would rank around me and i would sit and chill at a highest skill of 28. But, when i play with 35-50 i will rank up extremely quickly. I decided to make a new account to test how leveling works, and the first 42 games i won and i got to lvl 33. Im like, wow. So, im still working on my Mu, but because i have a very low sigma as well, also in the negatives, it is very hard to work with my old account. I dont play like a Commander (Grade 2), i play more on the lines of Brigadier with a highest skill of 48.

So i do know how this system works.
And i do understand shortcomings.
And i would like to say thank you for this post.

Oh yes. You can haz Recons.
Oh wait! Its not special anymore!
Oh well.

And a note to bungie,
Make a new helmet for bungie favorite and Bungie employee earners. Recon has been disgraced.

Thanks!
-Ashgen

  • 12.10.2009 6:45 PM PDT

it says i am a recruit but i have played 100+ games, it keeps saying i need one more exp to be promoted so i play a game and win and nothing happens, also here it says i have 1- exp. how is this so and how can i fix this?

  • 12.12.2009 4:58 PM PDT
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Man I had the exact same problem, heres what I found out:
In team playlists (everything but Lone Wolves) It takes the combined Sigma of your team and the other team each ADDED TOGETHER. But in Lone Wolves there is 6 different sets of Sigma and All that matters is your own, so basically if you win against a 50 you go up the same as against a level 2. You will notice a major speed up when you get to a 30+

  • 12.14.2009 10:07 PM PDT
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it says i am a recruit but i have played 100+ games, it keeps saying i need one more exp to be promoted so i play a game and win and nothing happens, also here it says i have 1- exp. how is this so and how can i fix this?

Try not quitting out of the games you play.

  • 12.15.2009 1:47 PM PDT
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I can't figure out why my rank goes up, in that I get a message that I've been awarded a higher rank such as Captain Third grade, but when I play online (xbox live) it has me at Gunnery Srg?

Also, sorry if I posted this in the wrong place, however I couldn't find a button to allow me to add new topic to the thread, only to reply.

Thank you,
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  • 12.15.2009 5:38 PM PDT

wow, thanks a lot. I new very little when it came to ranking systems, so this cleared up a lot and i know a lot more about how i need to perform to get my skill up. thank you

  • 12.15.2009 7:05 PM PDT
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Good Job!

  • 12.16.2009 4:22 PM PDT
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just won 52 games in a row and leveled to a 15. lost 1 game due to foreign lag and rank down to a 1. played 15+ games as a lvl 15. w00t!

http://www.bungie.net/stats/playerstatshalo3.aspx?player=Burg andy%20yyyyyy

  • 12.26.2009 4:51 AM PDT
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Posted by: Burgandy yyyyyy
just won 52 games in a row and leveled to a 15. lost 1 game due to foreign lag and rank down to a 1. played 15+ games as a lvl 15. w00t!

http://www.bungie.net/stats/playerstatshalo3.aspx?player=Burg andy%20yyyyyy


Get rayped.

[Edited on 12.26.2009 5:23 AM PST]

  • 12.26.2009 5:17 AM PDT

I can't wait for the day my hustle game don't gotta start this way.
AIM - c.ommview
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Posted by: Burgandy yyyyyy
just won 52 games in a row and leveled to a 15. lost 1 game due to foreign lag and rank down to a 1. played 15+ games as a lvl 15. w00t!

http://www.bungie.net/stats/playerstatshalo3.aspx?player=Burg andy%20yyyyyy


Get rayped


Broken Link Jimmy

  • 12.26.2009 5:19 AM PDT
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Posted by: Commview
Posted by: iiGotUrLagola
Posted by: Burgandy yyyyyy
just won 52 games in a row and leveled to a 15. lost 1 game due to foreign lag and rank down to a 1. played 15+ games as a lvl 15. w00t!

http://www.bungie.net/stats/playerstatshalo3.aspx?player=Burg andy%20yyyyyy


Get rayped


Broken Link Jimmy

It's fixed now.

  • 12.26.2009 5:27 AM PDT
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Iam enjoying Halo Reach and revisiting some past Bungie games, iam a big fan of Bungie and their online community.

Very informative well done.

  • 12.26.2009 7:12 AM PDT

very very imformative..I'll bump this up. Some people still may not know this

  • 12.26.2009 3:29 PM PDT

I understand the skill system but it's kind of annoying how long it takes to rank up just because you play with a team. I got my 46, then won 6 games on it. Then today I won another one, lost one, won one, lost one, then won another 5... and I'm still a 46! Won 13/lost 2. 7 win streak, then a 5 win streak.. and no rank up.

  • 12.26.2009 3:43 PM PDT

not bad! i like the ranking system in halo and i am trying to rank up again. lone wolves is the easiest way to get to a higher rank, but it is hard sometimes and you could get paired up with generals and other high ranks, which really gets on my nerves and they destroy me! but just keep trying.

  • 12.30.2009 1:17 AM PDT
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cheers man, explains a fair bit.

  • 01.01.2010 7:52 PM PDT

AL is preventing me from having fun. It is also preventing a lot of people from having fun. People who defend AL say they can live without it. It is obviously unfair in many ways.

SO WHY DON'T WE REMOVE/TWEAK IT?

Also, yes, I do goose.

Posted by: goldheartdown
for all those who buyd halo 3 odst special edition including the halo reach beta .
they released informations to the offical start 2010

www.Xbox.com

God dammit, will you stop spamming threads with fake links?

  • 01.02.2010 8:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: iiGotUrLagola
Posted by: Commview
Posted by: iiGotUrLagola
Posted by: Burgandy yyyyyy
just won 52 games in a row and leveled to a 15. lost 1 game due to foreign lag and rank down to a 1. played 15+ games as a lvl 15. w00t!

http://www.bungie.net/stats/playerstatshalo3.aspx?player=Burg andy%20yyyyyy


Get rayped


Broken Link Jimmy

It's fixed now.


you cant tell me to 'get rayped' when you had host on one of the worst maps in the game. f0cker.

anyways back to teh topic.
how is a person to rank up if going in with a partner greatly hinders this and randoms just suck so badly?

[Edited on 01.06.2010 11:11 AM PST]

  • 01.06.2010 11:10 AM PDT