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Subject: Do you want old Halo 2 ranks back?

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Poll: Do you want old Halo 2 ranks back?  [closed]
Yes:  54%
(13 Votes)
No:  46%
(11 Votes)
Total Votes: 24

I really enjoyed the ranking system in Halo 2 over the Halo 3 rankings.
I remember the Halo 2 rankings were all based off of true skill unlike the Halo 3 rankings.
In order to have a high rank in Halo 3 you just have to play the game alot in order to rank up, but in Halo 2 you actually need to win in order to rank up. Not to mention the ranks were colorful and pretty. Along with the awesome logos that came up level 44 and up.

  • 09.09.2009 5:25 PM PDT

No way.

  • 09.09.2009 5:26 PM PDT
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Yes, but unfortunately Halo 3's ranking system is controlled by Microsoft's stupid True Skill system, just like all other Xbox 360 games. Bungie and other devlopers have very little control over how to make the ranking system in their game.

  • 09.09.2009 5:39 PM PDT

-blam!- Was that actually blammed out? Or did I just type it? You'll never know.

I think there should be no ranks. That way there'd be less complaining, less competitive jerks, less anger, and more fun.

  • 09.09.2009 5:43 PM PDT

"Eyes from Death's dream kingdom appear as sunlight on a broken column. There, in Death's other kingdom, walking alone, trembling lips form prayers to broken stone."

As long as Reach has a custom game server lobby, I'm happy with anything. Please Bungie, you were going to have a custom game lobby in Halo 3, but that got cut for some reason. Please, now is your chance.

  • 09.09.2009 5:47 PM PDT
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Posted by: dahuterschuter
I think there should be no ranks. That way there'd be less complaining, less competitive jerks, less anger, and more fun.
And less replayability.

  • 09.09.2009 6:05 PM PDT

My first xbox live gamertag was Gangsta Tic but now I am Sir Tic after I lost the information with that account. I wish I could change my name to Sir Tic here.

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Halo 2 ranks were awesome, easy to explain and just better.

  • 09.21.2009 5:01 AM PDT

Nihilism (from the Latin nihil, nothing) is a philosophical position that argues that existence is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value.

Put simply in the words of Nietzsche as "the will to nothingness".

Yes and with the clan support, I liked h2 system so much more than the current one. Best of all it wasn't using microsoft truskill.

  • 09.21.2009 5:34 AM PDT

Nihilism (from the Latin nihil, nothing) is a philosophical position that argues that existence is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value.

Put simply in the words of Nietzsche as "the will to nothingness".

Posted by: mr 3l1te
As long as Reach has a custom game server lobby, I'm happy with anything. Please Bungie, you were going to have a custom game lobby in Halo 3, but that got cut for some reason. Please, now is your chance.

Get some friends and create your own custom lobby, problem solved.



[Edited on 09.21.2009 5:36 AM PDT]

  • 09.21.2009 5:35 AM PDT

True skill system = annoying broken BULL**** it's impossible to frikin rank up with that -blam!- system.

Since when do i have to win 4 lone wolfs matches IN A ROW so I can rank up ONCE! but then if I lose ONCE i go down!!

true skill= big time failure and -blam!-.

  • 09.21.2009 5:44 AM PDT

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Yes. Halo 2 rank and Halo 3 EXP but tweaked so you still can earn parts of an EXP point for doing good on the losing team.

For anyone who doesn't remember, in Halo 2:

10 - you were horrible
20 - you were decent
30 - you were good
40 - you were great
50 - you could get paid to play (pro) if you wanted

What I mean by the tweaked EXP. You earn points in a game which add up to equal 1 EXP. Let's say 100 points = 1 EXP. 2 points for a kill, 3 for a "special" kill, points doubled as part of a killing spree, minus 1 point for a death, minus 2 for a death, 5 points for a flag capture, 50 points for winning the game.

This way if you're the only good one on your team which ends up losing, you wouldn't feel so cheated for getting all those kills for nothing. They would still go towards your EXP point, but you wouldn't get the massive 50 point bonus for winning.

[Edited on 09.21.2009 6:05 AM PDT]

  • 09.21.2009 5:55 AM PDT

7even is Darker

I just want an improved ranking system, truth be told, if it wasn't for double accounters and boosters, true skill would be just fine, you'd get matched up with people your skill level and have a fine chance of winning.

  • 09.21.2009 6:00 AM PDT

Nihilism (from the Latin nihil, nothing) is a philosophical position that argues that existence is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value.

Put simply in the words of Nietzsche as "the will to nothingness".

Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
Yes. Halo 2 rank and Halo 3 EXP but tweaked so you still can earn parts of an EXP point for doing good on the losing team.

For anyone who doesn't remember, in Halo 2:

10 - you were horrible
20 - you were decent
30 - you were good
40 - you were great
50 - you could get paid to play (pro) if you wanted

Exactly, I feared those without the numbered ranks.

  • 09.21.2009 6:02 AM PDT

A Hybrid of the two would be nice. Make it harder to get a higher lvl. But you would also need to play a lot of games. I do think getting rid of the Officer and NCO ranks would be a terrible idea.

  • 09.21.2009 6:19 AM PDT