I’ve been playing Halo single player and multiplayer since the beginning. Unlike other purists, I can deal with the changes in Halo 5. I’m fine with the abilities and aiming down sights and such. I can always adjust my play style to these kinds of mechanics.
All I want is for there to be a legitimate, ranked playlist when the game launches. And it can have all the modern FPS bells and whistles it wants…I just want an old-fashioned ranked playlist. A ranked playlist on par with Halo 2 and Halo 3. 1-50. Skill based. Rank goes up and down with loses and is dedicated to a specific Arena Playlist.
Ranked Team Slayer, Ranked Doubles, and so on and so forth.
Ranked for diehards, casual for casuals. That is all I need, that is what Halo always ever needs. That’s all Halo truly needs to set itself apart and remain true to the competitive spirit of the franchise, and I believe this is one of the primary reasons 4 lost its audience. That rank that you have to work for and maintain keeps you engaged for years. I’ve kept up with most of the promotional material for the game and some of the blogs here on Waypoint, but I’ve not heard any solid info yet about there being good old fashioned ranked playlists. I know they’ve hinted that they’re open to that, but I’ve not read anything solid about it, hence the post and the feedback. And it’s kind of frustrating that they’re not just absolutely, transparently dedicated to bringing back such a desired aspect of the franchise - and I fear that we’ll get some kind of new version of it that doesn’t just legitimately reflect your strengths in a specific truly competitive playlist. If they’ve already said there definitely will be ranked like in 2/3 and I just have overlooked that bit of info, feel free to let me know.
there is ranks in h5 but as far as playlist goes idk but that fact that they are labeling a part of the multi arena may mean a ranked playlists type thing
There is a rank. If you go to your service record you will see 2 ranks. One is the -Yoink- SR system that Halo 4 used, and is based on experience and nothing else.
“Slayer” is ranked by a tiered system that is similar to Halo 3. It is your competitive ranking and is used in competitive playlists.
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> The entirety of the beta’s matchmaking is ranked.
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> Do you mean to say a ranked/casual split? Because I completely agree with that. These games NEED a ranked/casual split.
That is what I mean. I see that there’s a Spartan Rank and then there’s a Competitive Skill Rating.
And that’s fine.
But what I want to see is a number next to my name, and for that number to go up and go down based on wins and loses. And for there to be a playlist with a wide assortment of gametypes dedicated exclusively to ranked play. And it should be exactly like Halo 2 & Halo 3.
And I don’t see that here, on my friend’s rank I see Silver III 1 - 2 - 3 GOLD. And then there’s a little traffic-cone like symbol next to his name. That is meaningless to me.
In Halo there just needs to be a 1-50. And I hope so very much that enough people cry out for this and 343 listens.
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> > The entirety of the beta’s matchmaking is ranked.
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> That is what I mean. I see that there’s a Spartan Rank and then there’s a Competitive Skill Rating.
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> And that’s fine.
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> But what I want to see is a number next to my name, and for that number to go up and go down based on wins and loses. And for there to be a playlist with a wide assortment of gametypes dedicated exclusively to ranked play. And it should be exactly like Halo 2 & Halo 3.
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> And I don’t see that here - I see Silver III 1 - 2 - 3 GOLD. That is meaningless to me.
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> In Halo there just needs to be a 1-50. And I hope so very much that enough people cry out for this and 343 listens.
That is indeed the new ranked system.
There are 2 rank systems.
You still have the numeric SR system that always goes up. As you level up you unlock more visible items like helmets and visors. This rank never goes down. Similar to Halo 4
The 2nd rank is the CSR and is now indicated by symbols instead of 1-50. So in theory if you are a Silver III it should put you with other similar Silver III players.
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> > In Halo there just needs to be a 1-50. And I hope so very much that enough people cry out for this and 343 listens.
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> To me this is a Q.Q
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> anyway, this ranking is very good and i don’t see why change it.
Q.Q is also meaningless to me. Is that a symbol for crying? This actually gets at the heart of what I’m talking about - I want to see a number next to my name, not a symbol. I like the clarity and simplicity of numerical values and actual language…not symbols like silver traffic-cones and emoticons.