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Subject: Matchmaking/Stat Tracking on the Maw server

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Poll: Would you want to implement Matchmaking/Stat-tracking on the Maw se...  [closed]
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I got a PM from a guy who offered to do Matchmaking/Stat-tracking on the Bungie.net Maw server. Here is the PM:

Hey I would be interested in doing the following:
For the server on Halo PC, The Maw, we should rank games such as on Halo 2's Optimatch system. I would do all of the calculations, as I've been doing for quite sometime for the city of Albuquerque's Halo tournaments. All I would need is a copy of each games results. Rankings would be based 100% off of the system explained in detail on bungie.net. If you were to include additional servers, we could even make specific 'playlist' servers, but with just one, simple sorting will do.

I would be 100% dedicated to this if you choose to do this, just let me know what you think.


Basically we would just need to feed him screenshots of the Carnage reports during the Gatherings and he would do all the math according to the official Bungie Matchmaking. After a couple weeks, I guess the regulars would start to fall into their ranks. If you guys like the idea and are willing to feed him the reports(don't look at me I'm too lazy) I can tell him yes and then have him tell us where to send the reports etc. Let me know what you think.

P.S. Notice there is a poll in this post. Mark that down on the calendar, Iggwilv made a poll on a forum. This is the first poll I have EVER done on any forum in my life. It might be the last. I think polls are the most retarded waste of time ever. It took me 10sec before I was able to click on the Add Poll button.

  • 05.26.2006 5:00 PM PDT
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That would be pretty cool. I mean matchmaking means ranked servers and that means I'll gain reputation, and then enough to take over the world...muahahahaha...or fail and become fat like the others....*shivers*

  • 05.26.2006 5:06 PM PDT
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If you used that program to make log files for PC servers, you could just send him those.

  • 05.26.2006 5:10 PM PDT

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If you used that program to make log files for PC servers, you could just send him those.


Excuse my ignorance...what program?

  • 05.26.2006 5:33 PM PDT
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It could work....

  • 05.26.2006 8:18 PM PDT

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dude that would be sick. I have CoUnTlEsS screenshots from the servers, but a lot are not just the MAW Server, it would be hard to see which is which, cuz most of them are from other servers.

Again, I have to have time to play lol, I can only get an hour of time. *sigh* (except maybe for weekends).

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Well it would be a good idea for ranks, but still maybe it would turn us into horrbile monsters who play for rank, instead of for fun. However I belive we should at the very least give it a try.

However who is this person, where did you find him, and why is he doing this?

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  • 05.26.2006 9:02 PM PDT
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Yes, the idea by itself is really cool of course... but I'm afraid it might turn our focus away from the fun part of the game. Kinda hard to tell in advance really how it's going to turn out in the end.

Because of those mixed feelings, I'm not going to cast my vote on this one.

  • 05.26.2006 9:19 PM PDT
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Ask him if he can do that with the TUI Humpday server too.

  • 05.27.2006 10:47 AM PDT
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This program.

  • 05.27.2006 11:07 AM PDT
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do itttttttttt that'd be awesome

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i say go ahead and do it.

if it turns us into a bunch of rank whores, and we lose sight of halo's true purpose, which is to have fun, we can always turn off the ranking system.

  • 05.27.2006 12:53 PM PDT

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I rent the server so i don't think i can get them to put the program in. But it looks like there is a overwhelming concenses to do it so I will let him know. And I agree if it gets to competitive and nasty we will do away with it

  • 05.27.2006 11:59 PM PDT
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What is the purpose of a ranking system, for bragging rights only? Because if it is, then I'm all for it.

But would you matched against players with similar levels?

  • 05.28.2006 5:40 AM PDT
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Yes, if we get too obsessed with it, remove it.

  • 05.28.2006 9:26 AM PDT