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Subject: Suggestion for Halo 3 Ranks
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If you insist on having ranks in Halo 3, you could legitimise it more by having everyone play everyone and using a "strength of schedule" in the calculation. I mean, how do you know how good you are if you are only playing people who are just as good as you? Isn't it more of an accomplishment to beat higher ranked opponents?

  • 06.27.2006 6:34 AM PDT
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I think it should be unranked, BUT- the stats on Bungie.net should be much more elaborate, including:

ONLINE WINS-LOSSES-TIES category
ONLINE POST CARNAGE REPORTS THAT ENCOMPASS EVERY MATCHMAKING GAME YOU'VE PLAYED
(KILLS-DEATHS, HIT %, WHO YOU'VE KILLED THE MOST, AND WHO YOU'VE BEEN KILLED BY THE MOST, HEADSHOTS, AND SO ON...)

ALSO, ONLINE STATS @ BUNGIE.NET SHOULD INCLUDE INTERESTING THINGS LIKE A PIE CHART OF THE MAPS YOU'VE PLAYED, OR A MAYBE SOMETHING THAT ADDS UP THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN ON XBOX LIVE FOR HALO 3- that would be interesting. I don't know if i want to know how long ive been on halo 2 lol.

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  • 06.27.2006 6:46 AM PDT
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I thought the whole point of ranks was to play people at the same level as you.

  • 06.27.2006 6:59 AM PDT
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If that is the case, then it is the worst idea ever. Why in the hell would you only want to play people at your same level? Do you not strive to get better? What do you accomplish by beating the same players over and over again? It also renders rank meaningless. Rank criteria that is out of your control:

Connection
Team mates skill
Opponents skill
Game type
Host
Cheating
Boosting
Partying up
Quitters

The only thing in your control is your own play, which has very little to do wheather you win or not. Exspecially due to the fact that you don't have the opportunity to play everyone. You only have the opportunity to play a restricted group of players. The whole system is flawed. Even without cheating, you can manipulte the system to get whatever rank you desire.

  • 06.27.2006 7:10 AM PDT