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And so God called Moses to come forth but he came fifth and was therefore disqualified.

Question:
Why is it that medals supposedly mean nothing?

  • 12.11.2011 3:45 PM PDT
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Here's one for you first: why do you think they mean anything?

  • 12.11.2011 3:45 PM PDT

And so God called Moses to come forth but he came fifth and was therefore disqualified.

I think that all prees take skill, all multi-kill medals also take skill, but a lot of luck, Snipes take skill, legendary medals take skill (mostly). However, I have been told that me having all but 12 medals in the game means nothing.

  • 12.11.2011 3:47 PM PDT
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It doesn't mean much. It's in no way an indication of skill. Anybody can hop into SWAT and get an Overkill or above. Anybody can play thumbless kids in Squad Slayer and get a Perfection.

  • 12.11.2011 3:49 PM PDT

And so God called Moses to come forth but he came fifth and was therefore disqualified.

But how are 14 be the bullets, 4,813 snipes, and all those sprees I have mean nothing? (Also infection sprees, they are hard)

I just don't see an easy way to get all those sniper medals, unless Im "being a noob" by sniping (Which apparently is just sniping anyway)?

  • 12.11.2011 3:53 PM PDT

And so God called Moses to come forth but he came fifth and was therefore disqualified.


Posted by: Loltastrophe
It doesn't mean much. It's in no way an indication of skill. Anybody can hop into SWAT and get an Overkill or above. Anybody can play thumbless kids in Squad Slayer and get a Perfection.

And also, if ANYBODY can, why don't YOU have a killionaire or unfrigginbelieveable?

  • 12.11.2011 3:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: TurnedSculpture
But how are 14 be the bullets, 4,813 snipes, and all those sprees I have mean nothing? (Also infection sprees, they are hard)

I just don't see an easy way to get all those sniper medals, unless Im "being a noob" by sniping (Which apparently is just sniping anyway)?

All of those can be obtained over time. The Be The Bullet medal could have been against total retards that stand still when they snipe. It's just not a good indication of skill at all; you'd be better off looking at their K/D in that playlist, or more importantly, win/loss.

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Posted by: TurnedSculpture

Posted by: Loltastrophe
It doesn't mean much. It's in no way an indication of skill. Anybody can hop into SWAT and get an Overkill or above. Anybody can play thumbless kids in Squad Slayer and get a Perfection.

And also, if ANYBODY can, why don't YOU have a killionaire or unfrigginbelieveable?

Because I don't have fun playing Infection or whoring the Scorpion tank in BTB, so I never do it.

  • 12.11.2011 3:59 PM PDT

And so God called Moses to come forth but he came fifth and was therefore disqualified.

So am I just a skill-less idiot or what?

  • 12.11.2011 4:02 PM PDT
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I really don't think you're getting the point. Medals don't mean you're good or bad. They're just there for entertainment. If you want to tell how good somebody is, play with them or look at their playlist K/D's and W/L's.

  • 12.11.2011 4:05 PM PDT

And so God called Moses to come forth but he came fifth and was therefore disqualified.

OK.
Wait, are you angry as you are typing this?

  • 12.11.2011 4:08 PM PDT
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Not at all.

  • 12.11.2011 4:08 PM PDT

And so God called Moses to come forth but he came fifth and was therefore disqualified.

Ok, I just wanted to make sure, coz I'm not angry either. I am a little frustrated that all my medals mean absolutely nothing, though. :'(

[Edited on 12.11.2011 4:10 PM PST]

  • 12.11.2011 4:10 PM PDT

9 times out of 10, medals are only earned again bad players which is why they don't mean anything.

  • 12.11.2011 4:18 PM PDT

I like to play Reach for fun. I hate MLG, campers, armor lock, and team killers because they ruin that fun. Deal with it.

They are just there to entertain you and tell you if you did something right.

P.S: You have 3 threads going on right now. You spend too much time on the computer.

  • 12.11.2011 4:30 PM PDT

And so God called Moses to come forth but he came fifth and was therefore disqualified.

Just passing the time on a boring sunday.

  • 12.11.2011 4:32 PM PDT

Medals to me are like mini-achievements.

They are implemented to show when you achieved something rad, such as a 15 kill streak with the sniper, or killing 5 people within 4 seconds of each other; they take skill to achieve, as not everyone has knowledge of the game to know where people are going to be, if they can consistently snipe others without being killed, even a killionaire in grifball (barring its not against AFCs), but they are there to show when something great was done.

As for whether or not they imply whether you have skill? That is in the eye of the beholder. Some medals are hard to achieve, and some easy, yet medals themselves can depend on context, so I consider skill coming from a good K/D, and a nice Win/Loss record, for that is what everyone is playing towards, to win the game

  • 12.11.2011 4:37 PM PDT

And so God called Moses to come forth but he came fifth and was therefore disqualified.

I think I agree with you.

  • 12.11.2011 5:43 PM PDT