I’ve played halo since CE, and the matchmaking in halo 4 is probably the best yet, catering to every little complaint and feedback given over the years… that being said, there are still a few issues that need to be worked out before 343 releases a ranked playlist. Things that are addressed below. if any of this has been confirmed, sorry for my lack of knowledge.
1 - all of the playlists not having the new teammate being dropped in - my teammates have quit in doubles all of the 10 games ive played and no new teammate has been given to me. they either get mad because i run 90% of the kills, and they quit. assists are counted wtih a single shot, and i have a ton of them. idk why a new teammate isnt provided, as this eliminates booters, which i will rant about in a bit.
3 - yes three. the boosters must go. 343 has eliminated most of this with no rank, but once this is released, the people will return. what i mean by boosters… (halo 3,2 references here)
A - the people who are level 1-39, that bring in the lower ranked people inorder to boost a level 40-50 up in either rank or wins. the usual boosters are level 1-30, and the teams end up looking like this. side 1 - 50,1,50,50 side 2 - 45,46,47,48. granted, i usually win these games anyway, not all players are on my level. the solution? simple. give the “booster” an X value, equivalent to the other team’s couple. since matchmaking will usually (in a slayer game) place duos against duos, or triples against triples, give the less than 40’s an X value equivalent to the other teams’s booster, or lowerst ranked player. This would bring in more balanced randoms, and therefore make the game more even. the equivalency would look like this. side 1 - (50,X,) 45,47, side 2 - (50, 50,) 45, 47. Thus, the X would be taking the place of the 50. In my halo 3 games now, it’s pretty much coming down to who has the lower booster, making the game pathetic.
B - the derankers who team kill, suicide, or quit out of games leveled 40-50 in order to boost their friends on the other team. the high volume of people searching makes this improbable, but not impossible. simple solution, after a few games, lock the ability to find eachother in searches.
4 - The booters AND their teammates have to receive equal bans or punishment. most booters know they dont get banned right away, so they buy a 1 month and boot on it for either their own account or someone elses. Once the 1 month is banned, the account they booted for is still active and already leved to the rank desired. Simple fix as well. find the person running games with the cheaters and either reset them or ban them.
5 - not here to complain about the weapons. if you die by a boltshot you’re bad. if u use a boltshot, you’re bad. i like rushing. what i will complain about is the ridiculous camo people. the name above their head should come up on the screen if i point my reticule at them. no exceptions, no excuses. not only is it a ridiculously long use, but sometimes ill be staring at one right in the face, and the name above their head won’t come up until i take them out of camo. This is absurd. this shouldn’t even be an issue, but lingers.
6 - keep all the playlists open once they are available for ranked games, even if the amounts of people dwindle. If i can find a match on H3 in lone wolves with 400 people searching and rank an account up from 1 to 50 in a few days, then there is no reason why all the criterion above wouldn’t solve any issues with keeping all the playlists open. if H3 did this i’d have 16 50’s visible. taking a playlist away to keep population numbers high boosts your egos, not mine. and i paid for the game.
7 - stop with the crappy teammates. before all the flamers start, let me elaborate. i just stomped in the doubles playlist today, which was my first time back on xbox for a few months. all of the games i played my teammates had < 5 kills. -Yoink- is this -Yoink-? what “revolutionary” changes were made to the matchmaking system if this still goes on. if i am supposed to be a level 1 in doubles, since all ranked are allegedly diferent for each playlist, then why do my opponents run 19 kills a game together, and i have to have 21 kills added to my teammates measly 4 kills in order to win? i don’t mind carrying. i thrive on it. i’m a randoms player because of it. MLG ffa 50, head to head 50, LW 50. all i’m asking is for a teammate that i dont have to yell at the entire game because they have the intelligence of a handicap. solution? simple. if i am the high rank, give me a teammate equivalent to the lowest opponent. that way i can destroy the other “equal” of mine of the other team, and let the 2 people camp or whatever scrubs do these days.
it’s a big read, but once these issues are fixed i’ll completely trash my H3 disk. looking forward to this ranked playlist and being one of the first few 50’s. and the overall #1 by 50’s. bring on the trolling.