Been doing some thinking about the armor core system and I came up with an idea for a more engaging system. I call it Armor Core Mastery or ACM for short.
This system works as an XP and challenge based progression system that unlocks once you earn a specific amount of XP while using a core. Once you hit the XP requirement a mastery system unlocks with tiered challenges like Commendations and as you complete these challenges unique armor pieces, coatings, emblems and skins are unlocked for that core. There also can be a core specialization branch ( Operator, CQB, Hazop) that offers specific rewards for completing long challenges while using that core. This system would allow players to choose a core to use and go after all of the rewards and than switch to another core if desired to unlock everything for that core. More cores can be added over time as well as new challenges for cores. The Battlepass can still reward some specific armor pieces, but if there was a Core Mastery system it would be an additional and specific way to earn rewards.
Just a thought.
Example:
Core VII base requirement to unlock Core Mastery Challenges: 50,000-100,000 XP.
XP is earned for completing matches, winning matches and player performance, so XP is earned faster while using the core.
-Core has a base XP system with core ranks and as you progress you unlock different level challenges like bronze, silver, gold, platinum and onyx that have unique rewards for each tier. This rewards can be anything to customize your Spartan with, but should also reward emblem that can be equipped on different parts of Spartan armor to show off achievements. For example they emblems can be equipped to the armor chest, shoulders, forearms, thighs and sides of helmets. it can be either all of those areas, so that you can show off multiple achievements or just the chest and shoulders. Either way having the option to equip these unique emblems for completing Core Mastery Commendations or Specializations would be very cool
Once ACM unlocks core specializations also unlock:
-For example CQB specialization with 10-15 specific tiered Commendations to complete with each earning XP and rewards for that specialization. Completing each of the Mastery Commendations unlocks a CQB armor piece for that core as well as coatings and skins. This way as you finish all of the mastery commendation you unlock items unique to that core and to those specific commendations.
Example:
Specialization Commendation 1 get kills while wearing core:
Bronze tier 500 kills: Rewards weapon skin or nameplate and core XP
Silver tier 1000 kills: Rewards armor coating and core XP
Gold tier 1500 kills: Rewards Emblem and XP
Platinum tier 2500 kills: Rewards Weapon skill, vehicle skin and XP
Onyx tier 3000 kills: Rewards CQB chest, Onyx emblem, armor coating and XP
Follow the same outline to earn the left shoulder, right shoulder, legs, helmet, leg attachment, wrist attachment, visor, nameplate and other rewards.
Its a basic outline and only a rough idea, but hopefully enough to get he idea across to make the core system more engaging and rewarding.
Fell free to build off of this idea and post suggestions .
Just a quick outline