I just want to say, the XP update is incredible. 300 XP from the first match is soo much better. And I think it would only take 6 levels to level up, without any challenges, which is great.
The only thing I want now is to be able to choose what mode you play, apart from just the playlist of all of them.
It still doesn’t reward performance. You still have no incentive to play good, just to be there. The game doesn’t encourage you to continue playing the way ranking up does in MCC. I don’t see why it’s so hard for 343i to understand that. People play games for fun yes, but you need to feel like you’re getting something for your time and effort. Not just get a participation trophy. There’s a reason why JRPGs and the like are so popular. It scratches that itch of wanting to 100% the game and see actual progress as your team/characters level up and grow in an RPG. Seeing those numbers go up is a nice carrot on a stick to see after every match. You could tell me to play ranked, and I do sometimes. But often times I just want to play and feel like I’m getting some sort of encouragement for it. Not be rewarded with “free” items I paid for.
This is true. I still think there should be XP for medals, or something like that. However, this update really helps with the slowness before, so in my opinion, it’s a good update.