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Subject: How do I avoid Deranked players or Derank myself?

I have only been playing this game for a couple of weeks and almost every time I am in match making I am thrown in with high ranking players gunnery sergeant and officers all the way up to brigadiers that show as low level players in the match making.
It ruins the game for me as I am way out skilled and most of them are very obnoxious as they mainly seek out the low level players such as myself and my son.

Is there a way to derank myself to play with those of a closer skill range?

Also I am listed as a family player and am put in with pros and underground players?

If you look at my kill to death ratio I should only be maybe a level 4 and they have me as a 15

  • 08.18.2010 7:52 AM PDT

So, you want to be a deranker? Heck no man! You just need better teammates. And for that, I will help you.

  • 08.18.2010 7:55 AM PDT

When you play enough games, you'll build a proper sample size to be evaluated in the context of your skill-level.

By playing a more populous playlist, like social slayer, you can be loosely guaranteed to face players of similar skill and experience in the playlist, provided such players exist.

At this point in the games lifespan, as a new player, you are the minority. So that may account for some of the skill discrepancy you are experiencing.

  • 08.18.2010 7:56 AM PDT

train to a descent player by going through the campaing on normal, then hard, then legendary.

get you enough experience (not level wise) to play well and know how to kill with what you are given

  • 08.18.2010 8:01 AM PDT

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Posted by: warjunkieONE
Condoms.

At least I'm going into battle protected. Haha


Yea, the last thing you want is are some elites strapped your your back while a grunt massages your nuts unprotected.

Posted by: III Kirby III
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Well said.

<3

  • 08.18.2010 8:01 AM PDT

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Posted by: III Kirby III
At this point in the games lifespan, as a new player, you are the minority. So that may account for some of the skill discrepancy you are experiencing.


This is, unfortunately, the truth. Lower ranked/experienced players are being dumped in to the lion pits because of how few people are around these days.

Though usually those Generals aren't so tough if you have a full team of competent players to counter them. It's annoying being faced with a full party of Five Star Generals, but the only thing I can say is that Halo 3 is on its death bed. With only a couple thousand people in even social playlists, you'll likely be placed in a team of intermixed randoms against entire parties of lvl 45-50's simply due to the low population.

The game is incredibly warped right now, so I really can only suggest you just save up for Halo: Reach. Halo 3 is over, more or less. I'm a casual player myself, and am pretty annoyed at all of this as well but all good things must come to an end as they say.

  • 08.18.2010 8:05 AM PDT
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Get better.

  • 08.18.2010 8:13 AM PDT

If you have no friends or something, all you have to do is play a few games, find some decent players on your team, don't be a total dildo to them, and party up with them.
There. you're set for the rest of your "gaming session", and will probably play with them again another time.

  • 08.18.2010 9:17 AM PDT

If you use armor lock, I will judge you.

It doesnt matter about pro's and underground.
Thats just their gamer zone.
Everybody plays with every type of zone.
Just sayin... Not all pro's and undergrounds are as good as you think.

Now as family zone i can understand you just wanting to play with family zones but that isnt going to happen :/ Sorry.

  • 08.18.2010 9:21 AM PDT

No actually I don't, I am just wanting fair play that doesn't seem to exist. The numbered rank that they have me at is not where my skills are at. I am killed five time more often then I get a kill according to my stats.

  • 08.19.2010 6:38 AM PDT

My only team mate at this point is my seven year old son, who is also the reason that we got this game in the first place.
Any help would be appreciated thank you. It is great to see that there actually at least a dew nice people around here.

  • 08.19.2010 6:42 AM PDT

I have actually completed the campaign on heroic but legendary kicks my but.

  • 08.19.2010 6:43 AM PDT

try playing with xbox live friends on custom games or your sons and you could also join a group/community on here explain your situation and ask if they wouldnt mind adding you for time to time just for fun matchmaking or even custom games.

  • 08.19.2010 6:45 AM PDT

I have not even tried to hook up with any decent players, I figured that I am I not good enough and have put them on my to be avoided list. Am I looking at this wrong?

  • 08.19.2010 6:47 AM PDT

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Theres no way to pervent them in halo:3 it's almost impossible.

  • 08.19.2010 6:50 AM PDT

non sence click on my profile then go to groups there is a great group called forever forgers on there and they allow every one and even have special nights for every one to gather and play all at the same time

there is 1000+ members and the ones whom are active are kind (some a bit potty mouthish) and willing to play at almost any given time

  • 08.19.2010 6:54 AM PDT