So I don’t know how many people have thought of commendations for the next halo game. Personally I found them kind of disappointing in halo 4, I mean some were easy and fun to work toward, but oft times commendations such as plasma pistol or gametype comms felt like too much of a bad thing. What are YOUR feelings towards commendations and how do you think they should be implemented in Halo 5?
Personally I’d like to see them more like they were in Halo Reach. Commendations like Small Arms - Pistol and Plasma Pistol kills counting for one commendation. The difficulty in maxing out Reach commendations kept me playing for much longer than it did in Halo 4. But it’s not just the way it’s counted or how many it takes to max out. With so many people trying to max their commendations from either Reach or 4, many of them spending sometimes over 100 cumulative days of playtime to reach 100% completion it feels like there should be something more than just bragging rights or some sort of armour permutation. How about adding an achievement for reaching 100% commendation progress. While it would be irritating to some, it would keep people playing the game. Now I’m not saying to make it like Seriously 3.0 from Gears of War 3 (which required a minimum of 18000 games played, 9000 executions/assassinations, 6000 kills per weapon, etc, etc) but it would keep the player base up and give something to work to. And when you reach 100% completion instead of getting unique unlockable armour you get something that everyone can see.
Just a thought.
Considering I haven’t maxed out commendations for Reach or H4 before I grew bored of trying, I would not support the idea of an achievement or exclusive item for people that do take the time to max them out. I don’t have the attention span to stick with a game that long.
Remove them entirely. Why encourage team mates to use weapons that aren’t optimal for that moment making them more likely to die? Or make them in solo playlists only.
I neither maxed Reach’s or Halo 4’s, though I did try. Seriously 3.0 drove me crazy for a few months and gave up after a while. 100% completion achievements are definitely for the hardcore. I did like the Reach commendations more; it felt like there were too many in #4 to be honest.
If not to have a 100% completion achievement then just have them for the sake of tracking your progress and scrap the rewards for completing them.
I vote to keep them entirely, but give greater rewards.
For example, the perfection mastery in H4 got you lousy arm plates. Id rather have a full arnour set including a visor to show off the 20 perfections. For things like BR/AR/DMR and all ‘load out weapons’ kills give REQ packs.
I also feel like the plasma pistol kills was stupid. The plasma pistol is designed to EMP so make the comendation EMP assists not kills. (Also splaser kills was a f**king nightmare no joke)
Basicly make them worth achieving, and make them actually make sense.
I just want to see Campaign commendations make a return. It would be awesome to be able to earn REQ cards through every mode of the game.
I agree with the above on multiplayer commendations though: They need to make sense, and not encourage detrimental playstyles/decisions
Edit: Also, no achievements for maxing commendations. Something epic in-game, sure, but not achievements. The ‘Seriously’ line of achievements is so obnoxious.
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> Considering I haven’t maxed out commendations for Reach or H4 before I grew bored of trying, I would not support the idea of an achievement or exclusive item for people that do take the time to max them out. I don’t have the attention span to stick with a game that long.
I don’t know people should probably get some sort of reward for max completion the same as people who complete LASO should get something for it. I am the same as you I cba to do either of these thing as I have nor the time or interest to do so although I know I could if I could be bothered. Just because I cannot be bothered to however doesn’t mean those who do invest the time should not be rewarded for their time, efforts and commitment to the cause.
As someone who’s so close to getting 100% in Halo:Reach, I think there needs to be commendations in Halo 5 (or at least in Halo 6).
Commendation progress shouldn’t be hidden or personal either. It’s an achievement that should be shown. I hated that in H4 and quit because there wasn’t a point to it, not like anyones gonna see it. Armor was crappy in H4 in the first place so nothing really cool for getting 100%, no lightining around your character or something cool like that.
In Reach it kept me coming back constantly. In the back of my mind I always thought “Wouldn’t it be cool to hit 100%?”, considering it was such a feat to do in the first place, it was something to reach for and when you would hit it, you’d be one of but a few people.
I don’t think it should be mandatory or have achievements to it or unlock anything though.
Halo gets insanely boring without something to go for. Couldn’t play H3 at all because I’d play a game and go “What am I actually reaching for”. Want me to come and play when my friends aren’t on? Commendations is what kept me playing when my friends were off.
Commendations are kinda like a record of all you’ve done. If not coming in H5 I hope they consider it for H6. Keeps me playing for years rather than one month and never touching it again (looking at you, H4).
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> I just want to see Campaign commendations make a return. It would be awesome to be able to earn REQ cards through every mode of the game.
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> I agree with the above on multiplayer commendations though: They need to make sense, and not encourage detrimental playstyles/decisions
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> Edit: Also, no achievements for maxing commendations. Something epic in-game, sure, but not achievements. The ‘Seriously’ line of achievements is so obnoxious.
This. I don’t know why they took away from H4.
I kinda miss the whole credit thing from Reach…It made you work hard to earn your goal…and when you did, it was worth it 
Most of the commendations were good. The ones like the plasma pistol and and promethean grenade commedation are ridiculous tho. I couldn’t.
for my part I am that 343 will do a good job with halo 5
halo 4 aprendiero from their mistakes
my commedashoin are not working ?
not getting cred for them