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Subject: Credits aren't necessarily a bad thing, but not alone.
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I need to preface this statment by first saying that actuall playlist ranks and multiple ranked playlists NEED to make a comeback, for a multitude of reasons.

Firstly, to seperate players. I mean this in the nicest of ways when i say that i hate playing players significantly worse than me; it makes the game less fun. Reach MM right now is like sitting at the park chess table, and having nothing but senile old men and young children to play, with the occasional grandmaster soming along to spank you. What sets halo appart from every other shooter is skill gap and level of competition, whether it be on the MLG circuit or between doubles 50's or in gamebattles leagues. Excluding reach, every other halo has thrived years after its release for this very reason.

Also, very few amazing teams would spend their time roflstomping little timmy longstocking and his 3 friends at a split screen sleepover; for the most part they would rather rank up in a more balanced, skill oriented playlist. The trend i see now is kids complaining about getting matched consistently against full teams and getting worked, and the full teams demanding some sort of stricter playlist restrictions. This isn't like a seperation of classes; it is more like having multiple leagues within the game; intramural/ mens league, that sort of thing.

Although the playlist exp update back in h3 made plying each list more entertaining and offered something more to go for, at times it didn't cut it. The grind to the higher playlist ranks took a long time and sometimes became more of an arduous chore more than anything; gaining 2 types of exp (for winning and also credits), it would give players a multitude of things to work for in tandem. This is probably one of the reasons COD has such staying power; you are constantly working to unlock different things, whether it be killstreaks, guns, perks or more. And regardless what anyone says, they to some degree wnjoy "dressing up their spartan". Whether it be goofy or serious, most people relish in the ability to make an online avatar that can seperate themselves from a crowd of faceless voices.

The armory also needs alot more content. For reals, how hard would it have been to have visor colors matching the rainbow? Or customizable tints? Or multiple sets of armor pertaining to skill sets (sniper, CQB, pilot/driver, stealth,)? I'm not asking for skyrim level of customizations, just enough items that it could take over a year to unlock them all. Even tie some pieces into acheievements as long as they aren't related to onlin MP.

/my 2 cents. Although the focus on h4 should bea quality MP gameplay build, haveing a buttload of content would make it legendary. The spartans need to look sexy like in h3/h2.

  • 02.04.2012 12:44 PM PDT

I agree, cR are a good thing, but not alone. But since this probably won't be implemented in reach, the least they could do is put party restrictions in the more competitive playlists.

  • 02.04.2012 12:48 PM PDT

Agreed. Gameplay is important, but we also need some sort of incentive to keep playing it. People aren't going to just settle for the feeling of winning any more. Everyone wants something to show off be it their rank, their stats, or their armor.

  • 02.04.2012 12:48 PM PDT

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  • 02.04.2012 12:50 PM PDT
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So what you want is Cr and a ranked system?

  • 02.04.2012 1:04 PM PDT
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Posted by: RC Clone
So what you want is Cr and a ranked system?


yes. Cod has multiple things being leveld at once, why not halo?

the CR would be for purely aesthetic and be tied into playtime/achievs. High customizability would greatly increase population longetivity.

playlist ranks would help the community as a whole and satisfy both tryhards and inexperienced players at the same time.

  • 02.05.2012 10:04 AM PDT
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If you Mean we have our old ranking system (like halo 2) back but we still keep credits we earn after every game for buying armor and crap i'm with you.

  • 02.05.2012 10:11 AM PDT