So.
Quick thing to note before the rest of this:
Fun fact about “social” in Halo 5…
It has hidden ranks.
This is a good idea, on paper…
“This means high level players won’t match bronze players…so everyone can have fun and match people with equal skill!”
But…
Lets be real.
As a player who is Onyx / Diamond in every playlist…and even Champion in FFA, I have a high MMR.
So what’s the issue?
Basically, my MMR is at a point where the game only wants to match me with people of equal skill.
Whats wrong with that?
Hardly any high leveled people like playing “social” super fiesta.
Meaning, it literally takes me up to 25 minutes to find a single game.
“Play on expanded” I am playing on expanded settings.
Don’t tell me something like “It’s probably the servers because you’re EU”
If that’s the issue, how come I can match NA players repeatedly in high-level FFA and there be no connection issues at all.
343, fix social.
Let people be able to get games.
I don’t care who I’m against, I just want to play the game…
(btw this is why people play on alts…so that they can actually play the game)
Also, if you “don’t believe it takes 25 minutes for a single game”…here’s some proof: Link
Here’s the issue in short:
casual player “-Yoinking!- tryhards in social!”
onyx and above “takes forever to find a game”.
Id say scrap hidden ranks to begin with, remove stat tracking, and then don’t count the W/L and then you have social play. It’s really all in the head if you ask me. Someone’s not really playing for social if they’re bothered by how they lose, who they play vs, whether they win or lose, ect ect.
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> Here’s the issue in short:
> casual player “-Yoinking!- tryhards in social!”
> onyx and above “takes forever to find a game”.
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> Id say scrap hidden ranks to begin with, remove stat tracking, and then don’t count the W/L and then you have social play. It’s really all in the head if you ask me. Someone’s not really playing for social if they’re bothered by how they lose, who they play vs, whether they win or lose, ect ect.
I just wanna play the game 
Unless 343 has changed course and I haven’t seen it, each individual playlist has it’s own independent ranking. Your matching ranking for Team Arena or Slayer won’t impact your matching ranking for Fiesta because they’re different values. Your experience with that long search has nothing to do with your other playlist rankings.
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> Unless 343 has changed course and I haven’t seen it, each individual playlist has it’s own independent ranking. Your matching ranking for Team Arena or Slayer won’t impact your matching ranking for Fiesta because they’re different values. Your experience with that long search has nothing to do with your other playlist rankings.
No.
Playlist ranks effect “social”.
Other wise I somewhat doubt the game is spending 25 minutes to match me with 9 other onyx players.
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> > Unless 343 has changed course and I haven’t seen it, each individual playlist has it’s own independent ranking. Your matching ranking for Team Arena or Slayer won’t impact your matching ranking for Fiesta because they’re different values. Your experience with that long search has nothing to do with your other playlist rankings.
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> No.
> Playlist ranks effect “social”.
> Other wise I somewhat doubt the game is spending 25 minutes to match me with 9 other onyx players.
No, each one has it’s own ranking. Ranked or social, they’re independent. Ever jumped into a brand new playlist and notice you’re rolling through terrible players before the competition stiffens? That’s what you’re witnessing.
The 25 minute search is either a server hiccup or just a function of low population. Your Fiesta ranking is it’s own deal impacted by your win/loss in Fiesta, doesn’t factor what you do elsewhere. Never has worked that way.
I’m pretty sure you are given a hidden ranking across the board that isn’t reflected in each playlist. That is how it determines whom you play with or at least who you start off playing with.
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> > > Unless 343 has changed course and I haven’t seen it, each individual playlist has it’s own independent ranking. Your matching ranking for Team Arena or Slayer won’t impact your matching ranking for Fiesta because they’re different values. Your experience with that long search has nothing to do with your other playlist rankings.
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> > No.
> > Playlist ranks effect “social”.
> > Other wise I somewhat doubt the game is spending 25 minutes to match me with 9 other onyx players.
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> No, each one has it’s own ranking. Ranked or social, they’re independent. Ever jumped into a brand new playlist and notice you’re rolling through terrible players before the competition stiffens? That’s what you’re witnessing.
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> The 25 minute search is either a server hiccup or just a function of low population. Your Fiesta ranking is it’s own deal impacted by your win/loss in Fiesta, doesn’t factor what you do elsewhere. Never has worked that way.
No actually I haven’t
I found in my first game of Fiesta, I was being put against Onyx players.
Not Bronzes, Silvers, Golds, or Platinums.
Diamonds and Onyxs.
The 25 min search isn’t due to low population, explain how I can still find games when playing with a friend leading the group.
But I can’t find a game alone.