Every playlist is already ranked. When I can’t play SOCIAL with my real-life friends because I’m Onyx and they’re platinum or gold, your game is just broken. Why even have social matches if they are just as sweaty as ranked? Every single one of my casual friends has stopped playing Halo because of this. 343, this is not a wise business decision. Social should be RANDOM. Ranked should be ranked. This isn’t hard to figure out.
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Solution use a alt account with them it’s free
I wish it was but the matching is based on hidden MMR which is tied to your performance. So this jumps right back to where it should be in a couple of matches.
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On that new account play like crap for a few games to teach the system you suck.
Hidden MMR changes each game? He’d have to throw some games to maintain it after he started playing normally.
It’s a balance or get 10 ranked games done and sim for bronze
It updates on the fly based on your performance. I would have to play like a NOOB all the time for the game to think I’m a NOOB which is obviously not fun.
It’s how you beat the system. I did it in h5 I had a alt account with a kd of .60 or something complete dirt. But it got you in noob lobbies
The game just isn’t fun when you need to concern yourself with that all the time. Social games should play more socially. I shouldn’t have to create multiple accounts and play below my skill so my teammates aren’t punished. 343 needs to look up the definition of the word social and implement it into their design philosophy.
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Yup I’m with you. It sandbagging an alt is one way to beat it
Random MM in social would be horrible, how would you like to get placed on a team full of first time Halo players meanwhile the enemy is all pro players. You can ask for looser MM limits but removing it entirely would break the game even more.
So just punish the enemy team every game them?
Sweaty mm 99.99% of the time if I want to play social than why is it the same as ranked what is the point in social existing. Cod was like this and wasn’t a huge issue you got what you got that’s it
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Social uses looser sbmm criteria than ranked.
The reason it is used in the industry is because their is numerous data trends to suggest it improves player retention.
False, ask for looser limits to the MM and it won’t be as sweaty. People only started hating on MM after CODCW even though almost every shooter has it. Ask for looser limits and ask for a sandbox that isn’t as lethality focused and suddenly the game won’t be as sweaty as it currently is.
I sandbagged hard in mw 2019 and Cold War. With sbmm so strict there isn’t a point to aim high I’d rather aim low to avoid the sweats. If I aim for onyx or push for it mm will not be fun at all. Cod 4 had zero mw2 zero. Halo 3 only in ranked as it should. Reach lol had none. Social should be CONNECTION based not skill based. If you want a balanced match play ranked. Forcing me to sweat 24/7 not makes me not want to play it
H3 and Reach had SKMM for social, it was looser and made sure matches weren’t a coin flip on who was guaranteed to win.
I won most of my games in 3 and reach. I liked the I know I’m going to have fun mentality. But not h5 or infinite I can’t have that. Gotta be sweat hcs 24/7 tbh I uninstalled the game like 2 months ago I knew it would go this route
Fun for me, but not for thee.
Git Gud? Why impact mine if you can’t keep up
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