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Subject: What is the state of the game?

So I played H3 way back in '07 when it first came out, then I stopped around December and haven't really touched it in years except for the odd split-screen game with friends. I've been playing Reach pretty fanatically (hopefully saying that won't be heresy in this forum), but I really miss the ranking system from H3. I mean really. Enough to make me want to go back to try my hand at ranked TS in H3.

What I'm wondering is: what's the metagame like these days? I don't even have a H3 disk any more, so I can't really find out until I get one.

1. Are there still less-skilled people who play this game? I wouldn't like getting dominated by level 45+ pros every game.

2. What are the most active playlists? About how many people are in there, say, on Wednesday evening Eastern time?

3. What game mechanics have been changed in the title updates? I didn't even know there was a second one until today.

  • 10.26.2011 5:06 AM PDT

My stats

I'm retired

Team slayer's really the most active ranked playlist. About 1000 people most times, with social slayer being the most active social playlist pulling 5000 people at times.

Ranked Team Slayer is still VERY playable. I'd know, I just went back and went from 1 to now a 44 in about 100 games. I'm going to continue my 50 quest tonight. The biggest issue was derankers, but they were mostly in the 20's. My biggest tip is to search with 1 friend. You can't really search 3's or 4's until the 40's, but once you get there, searching 3's or 4's is still possible.

  • 10.26.2011 5:36 AM PDT

"What are we holding on to, Sam?"
"That there's some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for."


Posted by: iNinjaVVen
Team slayer's really the most active ranked playlist. About 1000 people most times, with social slayer being the most active social playlist pulling 5000 people at times.

Ranked Team Slayer is still VERY playable. I'd know, I just went back and went from 1 to now a 44 in about 100 games. I'm going to continue my 50 quest tonight. The biggest issue was derankers, but they were mostly in the 20's. My biggest tip is to search with 1 friend. You can't really search 3's or 4's until the 40's, but once you get there, searching 3's or 4's is still possible.


Hey man, do you want to play together? I seriously want my 50, and I'm a 46 in TS now.
OP: Yeah, the most active playlist would be Team Slayer, but Social slayer is the most active social playlist. The population on weekends is about 20000 or so, weekdays around 10000.

  • 10.26.2011 6:35 AM PDT