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De-integration of skill rating and exp ranking.
I know you wanted to have an "at-a-glance" indicator that showed how good people are, and how much they play, but its just harming everyone's sense of progression.
Early on its good, you blast through apprentice, and sergeant etc. But when you reach towards your actual skill rating, you just get bogged down, and don't feel like you're going anywhere.
Me? I'm probably going to achieve a Strike Commander in about a year's time. And while my rank will sound cool then, the other ranks don't sound anywhere near as cool. "Staff Captain" for one. But regardless, a year of playing is still a long time for any sort of pay-off.
Have the military ranks be dependant on exp alone. Reduces the appeal in attempting to boost accounts to 50, increases average gamer's sense of progression toward a goal (5 star general at 10,000 exp say) and also decreases any bad feeling when people's trueskill rating goes down, because it doesn't affect their progression toward the next proper rank.
Thats my main point, but I'd also like to see a true community / action sack / forge variant and customised gametype playlist.
For me, the normal playlists don't have enough variety. Or at least, don't appear to. In RBTB last night, I played six straight games of BTB Slayer. 3 of which were on Rats Nest.
Now, I'm getting to like Rats Nest slightly more, but six slayer games in a row is just horrible.
A fun, relaxed, playlist, were variety is guaranteed would be my playlist of choice. The other playlists, it just seems too much like the same thing over and over again.
You could either have Shishka wander the community for zany gametypes (that have some semblance of balance) or you could hand it over to the community to manage (like the exact specification of grifball). Hell, I'd volunteer to assemble a list of maps and gametypes for a fun social playlist. In fact, I volunteer right now...
*raises hand* pick me!
Finally, I'd like some more achievements please. Theres 250G available waiting for you to use, and I'd like something other, and something more immediately realisable, than Strike Commander to aim for.
Can't think of achievements? I'm pretty sure the community can. Just ask, and you'll get more responses than this thread even.
[Edited on 06.04.2008 4:58 AM PDT]