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Subject: Is the EXP system actually fair?

"I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes." - Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

I will admit first up, I am still only playing Halo 3 for the last 2 achievements I have to get, Lightswitch and Spartan Officer, however getting games without idle players (boosting via other players getting wins/using a turbo controller to constantly hit A and jump), derankers, 2nd account players (usually those level 50's that want to stroke their ego), quitting players, and terrible, almost unplayable, lag is rare.

Even when you have a decent game where everyone is playing and you are doing well, your team mates can run out and die. Going positive isn't enough, you need to hope to hell your team mates don't suck and die and thus YOU LOSE?

I'm at 40 out of 50... and it's taken me nearly three hours for the past 4 wins. With people quitting, the rest of my team sucking (all getting -4 or lower), idle players on my team as well as derankers on my team, and if a player quits when this is happening, they lose XP? Why? I haven't quit once... I've went highly positive and WON with two derankers on my team who were constantly lowering my shields thanks in no small part to my only trying team mate who went like +8 and me at +6. However, THAT's worth 1 EXP, just like if I won a game playing all idles (hasn't happened yet, most was an idle, a deranker, and I believe one of the others on their team quit).

It's getting to the point where I'm starting to think "-blam!- it, I may as well idle the last 10EXP." < note: Bungie, ultra-mature does not mean PG, and Jun swears in Reach anyway, so screw your hypocrisy.

I have a K/D of 1.10 (ATM, subject to change) in ranked Team Slayer. So, I should win approx 55% of my team slayer games (IF you ignore times betrayed which don't give a -1 to the team in 3 but count as a death). However, I have a 51% win ratio.

So, is it actually fair to base it on games won and not how many games you've went positive? If so, please explain HOW it is fair.

[Edited on 09.08.2011 10:44 PM PDT]

  • 09.08.2011 10:39 PM PDT

Posted by: militaryguns
I'm sorry America is busy helping others in the world and actually making a difference.

Something Canada will never do.

sorry you suck



i don't have any problems, probably because i don't suck. you should look into that.

  • 09.08.2011 10:43 PM PDT

"I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes." - Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

Wow, speedy reply, must have been reading so fast you missed that I have a positive K/D.

  • 09.08.2011 11:04 PM PDT

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Posted by: ShieldyPoo
U Mirin?

Why don't you do any work on your chest or legs or something? You look like a cartoon character.

The EXP system is fair; the problem is the people playing the game. Boosters, derankers, etc, are all annoying. And there's no reason to derank anymore; no one buys 50s.

I'll play low ranked and there's at least 2 derankers in every single game. This is anywhere from level 1-40. Even when you play 50 high there's still a good chance you'll get a deranker.

That being said, you're only playing at level 19 high. While it's unfair that you get derankers and all that, it's still extremely easy to win. I played a game level 12 high or so a few weeks ago and went 37-0.

I was playing level 30 high earlier today on my roommates account and was getting 25-30 kills a game. Just keep at it and you'll get your EXP.

  • 09.08.2011 11:45 PM PDT

Posted by: militaryguns
I'm sorry America is busy helping others in the world and actually making a difference.

Something Canada will never do.


Posted by: NeoOmegaDark
Wow, speedy reply, must have been reading so fast you missed that I have a positive K/D.


oh s­hit a 1.1 k/d playing against rank 10s, call the presses.

  • 09.08.2011 11:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: x Foman123 x
Posted by: jaythenerdkid
I definitely believe every wildly inflated claim ITT.

Weow kid, do you even lift?


Skype: au-simon

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  • 09.09.2011 2:45 AM PDT

"I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes." - Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

Oh shi t, a coc ksucker sucking coc ks... call the presses.

I'm a Reach player more than 3, there's a reason for that... Reach doesn't suck, it's actually enjoyable because there's no-one deranking and crap, and most people don't idle, or if they do, they're gone fairly quickly. On the other hand... people who need to stroke their... 'ego' like you are one of the problems low level players have. Yeah, I'm a level 19, and I go positive... if it wasn't for ego junkies like yourself I'd probably be higher. So three words... and these words would probably please you.

Go... Fu ck... Yourself...

Huge enough ego stroke for you, huh coc ksucker?

  • 09.09.2011 3:04 AM PDT
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Posted by: x Foman123 x
Posted by: jaythenerdkid
I definitely believe every wildly inflated claim ITT.

Weow kid, do you even lift?


Skype: au-simon

You just sound like a typical player who gets mad at those better than him at a game..

Get over it dude.

Oh, and Reach is not a better game, well in my opinion at least. No need for the swearing.. It will just get you banned..

  • 09.09.2011 3:27 AM PDT

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Play with friends who are good.

  • 09.09.2011 4:16 AM PDT

"I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes." - Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

Posted by: Mike Huntt
You just sound like a typical player who gets mad at those better than him at a game..

Get over it dude.

Oh, and Reach is not a better game, well in my opinion at least. No need for the swearing.. It will just get you banned..


Sorry, it wasn't to you, it was to the person who first replied to me. He's been an arrogant -blam!- because he's been playing for so long and has reached a 50 skill level, the kind of people I got stuck playing with when I joined with 2 friends earlier, as they create 2nd accounts to play with less skilled people, I never said I was a great player. I've played against better people, I've played with alot worse too.

A good few games I got earlier was this 3 vs. 3 against players approx. my team's skill level, and this was proved 4 times in a row as they won the first, we won the second and third, and they won the forth. All up it was often 4 or less kills between us. If that was how the games were always it'd be good, thing was though, each person went well for games, and each went bad for others. Overall it's what SHOULD be going on, and in those cases I see why each of the winning team gets EXP, but I've not seen many games with everyone in the right skill bracket and playing. (e.g. the next 2 teams of 10-14's we got matched with won 50-10 or less at points, and then 2 of the 3 would quit at the last couple of seconds to try to prolong/prevent ranking.)

With how it is, with the idle players, and the derankers, and the 2nd account 50's, where's the point? It ironically encourages idle boosting as people get sick of playing with a idle crutch. I have played a few games of Social as well, and found that the games actually have more people playing (as opposed to idling...). O_o wonder why?

  • 09.09.2011 4:47 AM PDT

Posted by: Textually Harass
Posted by: ShieldyPoo
U Mirin?

Why don't you do any work on your chest or legs or something? You look like a cartoon character.


Posted by: Mike Huntt
Posted by: ShieldyPoo | Fabled Legendary MemberWut

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  • 09.09.2011 9:01 AM PDT