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Nice guide.

  • 11.03.2008 8:56 AM PDT
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Nice thread, Really helpful.
Im a 42 in LW, and its HARRRRDDDD coz i always get oddball (I like to game, but 2 hit sucks ><)

  • 11.03.2008 8:59 AM PDT

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Posted by: Van Nostrand
Posted by: Th1ckestSausag3
Since this is bungie.net, its only a matter of time til somebody comes and insults you for not being a 50 and making this thread. But Im not that person. Good thread and good luck getting your 50 in the future


I wouldn't call it an insult, I'd just call it a fact. I mean I wouldn't go making a thread about how to get to 50 since I'm only a 45 myself.

OK, 2nd account, I guess that's an explanation.


Dr Van Nostrand? From the clinic?

  • 11.03.2008 9:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: SHADOWSTRIKE10
keep trying, and play in a playlist you haven't played too much in, so that your Sigma and Mu is still low, allowing you to level up easier.


I thought Sigma and Mu were overall, based on all gameplay (except Customs). Is it playlist specific? Or Ranked v. Social specific? If it's playlist specific, I'm going back into Lone Wolves...

  • 11.03.2008 9:09 AM PDT

Halo Tips-
My Tips To Reach Onyx!
My Tips To Reach 50!
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Posted by: Reed6969
Posted by: Van Nostrand
Posted by: Th1ckestSausag3
Since this is bungie.net, its only a matter of time til somebody comes and insults you for not being a 50 and making this thread. But Im not that person. Good thread and good luck getting your 50 in the future


I wouldn't call it an insult, I'd just call it a fact. I mean I wouldn't go making a thread about how to get to 50 since I'm only a 45 myself.

OK, 2nd account, I guess that's an explanation.


Dr Van Nostrand? From the clinic?


Now that this subject was brought back up, I thought I'd give everyone the straight story. I had this account, and I got it to a 47. I was kinda stuck there for a while. After I got a Brigadier grade 2, I was kinda sad, and decided to try out the whole "second account" thing. This was back when second accounts were a new idea, and not very popular. So I pulled out a free 1 month trial, and I got it to a 50.

Shortly after this, people started to ridicule level 50's. So I was in a chat with my one friend named Colin. He's an actual pro. Not trying to toot his horn or anything. Just laying down the facts. And he tells me that in a scrimmage with another team, they were talking about second accounts. He told me how they were looked down upon. I wasn't going to have that. So I figured I'd take what I now knew and apply it to my main account, SHADOWSTRIKE1. From my experience of playing 50's, and such, I was able to take my rank locked account from a 47 to a 50.

Now, when I got my 50, I had so much EXP that I skipped over the General rank and went to General grade 2. Some people look down at this. I see it as a symbol to those who have lost hope that even when you're stacked with EXP, and your Sigma is shrunk, and you feel as though you are rank locked, that it IS possible to rank up.

So in closing, I made this thread when I was a 47 on this account. I then got this to a 50 to reinforce this thread. There's my story.

  • 11.03.2008 9:12 AM PDT

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So g4 Media Inc. has a say in what the pros put up on YouTube on their own now? Haha that's so dumb.

  • 11.03.2008 9:15 AM PDT

Halo Tips-
My Tips To Reach Onyx!
My Tips To Reach 50!
In-Game Lessons
Mythic Conqueror of Halo 3 (#16) & Reach (#14)
Onyx Top 1% - #6 in the world (S4), #9 (S5)
Given Recon by Bungie June, 2009.

Posted by: RaDekk7
Posted by: SHADOWSTRIKE10
keep trying, and play in a playlist you haven't played too much in, so that your Sigma and Mu is still low, allowing you to level up easier.


I thought Sigma and Mu were overall, based on all gameplay (except Customs). Is it playlist specific? Or Ranked v. Social specific? If it's playlist specific, I'm going back into Lone Wolves...


TrueSkill is a confusing topic, and a long one to discuss, so I'm going to paste from a topic when I explained it before. Forgive me if it's a little confusing. We were on a topic of if playing solo or having high EXP affects the speed at which you rank up. Here it is-


Playing solo and having high EXP does nothing.

You have 2 factors in TrueSkill. Mu and Sigma.

Mu is your current level, and Sigma is what level you "could" be.

Basically, you have a wide array of what level your Mu could be, and that array is your Sigma. Now, as you play, your Sigma gets smaller and smaller, closing in on your Mu.

here's what one may look like over the course of a few games (blown completely out of porportion)


35-36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43

Here, your Sigma is between 35 and 43. This is the range your level could be between. Now, lets add some games and their result-

WON GAME

36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43-44


What happened here? You won a game, and your level went up. Also, your minimum Sigma went up, and your maximum Sigma went up. Let's keep going.

LOSE GAME

36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43


Alright, so you lost a game. Boo hoo. Well, lets look at the repercusions. Your sigma dropped. Your minimum Sigma is still at 36, but your maximum Sigma is at 43. Luckily, you didn't lose a level.

Here's a few more games-

WIN GAME

37-38-39-40-41-42-43


LOSE GAME

38-39-40-41-42


So, you saw your Sigma and Mu go back and forth, but what happened on that last game? Your Sigma both increased AND decreased. This is because the system is deciding where your Mu should be.

Eventually, after a few games, your Sigma and Mu may come to-


39-40-41


This is what we call "rank lock". This is when the system has pegged you on what level you should be.

How do you get out of this? Stretch your Sigma back out. How? Constant winning. Lots. Of. Constant. Winning. You need to stretch your Sigma out far before you can move your Mu.

Remember, there's one thing we must all remember- This is NOT an RPG. You should not keep leveling up just because you win a lot. The system is just finding what people are at your level, and showing you your TrueSkill level, which in other games, it is hidden.

  • 11.03.2008 9:16 AM PDT

Halo Tips-
My Tips To Reach Onyx!
My Tips To Reach 50!
In-Game Lessons
Mythic Conqueror of Halo 3 (#16) & Reach (#14)
Onyx Top 1% - #6 in the world (S4), #9 (S5)
Given Recon by Bungie June, 2009.

Posted by: EHCHKAY
So g4 Media Inc. has a say in what the pros put up on YouTube on their own now? Haha that's so dumb.


hey, way I figure it, it's a way for the pro's to help out those who are less skilled, so I have no problem with it.

  • 11.03.2008 2:04 PM PDT

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Nah I don't want to get a 50. I know I could but Strike Commander sounds WAY cooler. Plus all 50's boost or bought their accounts.

  • 11.03.2008 2:09 PM PDT
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sorry bout your dam luck

if you leave when there are 4 secounds left in the post game lobby you have a 49% more chance of leveling up(49% because bungie is obsest with 7's) try it out i found it worked

  • 11.03.2008 2:47 PM PDT

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Great Job...I really am very in need of a lvl 50. This is a great Idea for anyone on the game. You have exceeded well over the standards.

  • 11.03.2008 2:56 PM PDT

Halo Tips-
My Tips To Reach Onyx!
My Tips To Reach 50!
In-Game Lessons
Mythic Conqueror of Halo 3 (#16) & Reach (#14)
Onyx Top 1% - #6 in the world (S4), #9 (S5)
Given Recon by Bungie June, 2009.

Hey guys, as an update, I posted the first episode of a video series I'm doing, titled "My Tips To Help You Reach 50!"

In this first episode, I walk you through a game I was playing, telling you what was on my mind.

The second episode is in the works, and will focus moreso on specific tips and tricks on the level "The Pit". It will also hopefully feature the creator of the Mythic Walkthrough, The Tyrant. Be on the lookout for that!

  • 11.07.2008 11:18 AM PDT

I'm not trying to show off, I'm always this good ;)

Thanks for the tips! First of all, I totally agree with lone wolves being good until 45. I'm a perfect example - hit 45, then hit a brick wall. I find the problem with "tips" is that the ones that are describable do help, but in the higher levels, there's more one needs to know. The main example I am thinking of is reading the enemy. The difference of only one or two inches of separation can determine if you can chase someone down with the shotty or is you'll be BR'd first. This in my opinion is the most difficult part of halo, an I, along with many other people still have tons to learn

  • 11.16.2008 9:50 AM PDT

Halo Tips-
My Tips To Reach Onyx!
My Tips To Reach 50!
In-Game Lessons
Mythic Conqueror of Halo 3 (#16) & Reach (#14)
Onyx Top 1% - #6 in the world (S4), #9 (S5)
Given Recon by Bungie June, 2009.

Posted by: Mr G 430
Thanks for the tips! First of all, I totally agree with lone wolves being good until 45. I'm a perfect example - hit 45, then hit a brick wall. I find the problem with "tips" is that the ones that are describable do help, but in the higher levels, there's more one needs to know. The main example I am thinking of is reading the enemy. The difference of only one or two inches of separation can determine if you can chase someone down with the shotty or is you'll be BR'd first. This in my opinion is the most difficult part of halo, an I, along with many other people still have tons to learn


No problem. Very true, there are many things to learn as you go through the ranks. There is only so much that tips can help you with. Most of it has to be what you learn yourself, and how you adapt your playstyle to others.

  • 01.10.2009 6:34 PM PDT

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You forgot something,
To reach 50 you will need to live in America, or be extremly good at the game.

[Edited on 01.10.2009 6:38 PM PST]

  • 01.10.2009 6:37 PM PDT
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I seem to be ranked locked at 48. I got a good team, it's just that there connections are not dependable thanks to roommates/family members. But I shouldn't be complaining. I'm happy where I'm at, but I know I'm better then my rank and will try again soon.

But how do you explain people who win constant games at very low levels, and not rank up. For example I haven't play hardly any Sniper games prior to this night. I win 7 games in a row, and only rank up once. While everyone else ranks up 3-5 ranks. And I'm the lowest level in the party!

I also made a new account once to see if I could get that to a 50. I was literally stuck at 15 for 20 straight wins. I only lost 2 before that winning streak. How do you explain this, because I have heard similar stories about these situtiations on B.net before.

  • 01.10.2009 7:01 PM PDT
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  • 01.10.2009 7:24 PM PDT
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WOW, that halo 3 timer costs money? who would be stupid enough to get one of those.

I could make one better then that, but I'm very busy with other things.

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Posted by: Iggyhopper
WOW, that halo 3 timer costs money? who would be stupid enough to get one of those.

I could make one better then that, but I'm very busy with other things.

Actually, you already have a timer in Halo 3. As long as the brain is good. Take an object, look at the timer.

  • 01.10.2009 7:32 PM PDT
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Sadly, all i play is Social. I suck, i haven't even touched ranked.

  • 01.10.2009 7:36 PM PDT

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Oh t3h noez, your strategy only got me to a 44

  • 01.10.2009 9:02 PM PDT
Subject: My Tips To Help You Reach 50! (Now With Video!)

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um what if i cant get to a 45 in LW

  • 01.10.2009 9:09 PM PDT

What would you do if you were Shishka for 24 hours?
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Be less fat.
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I can't help it. Your mom makes such a big breakfast when we wake up every morning.

This thread sounds oddly familiar, is it taken from anywhere, or any part of it? If not, congrats on a great write up.

  • 01.10.2009 9:17 PM PDT
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This is really helpful. I want to be a 50, but I prefer my 45 bird pirch with 1500 Social matches thank you.

  • 01.10.2009 9:18 PM PDT