I know it seems like everyday at least one person makes a thread concerning the ranking system but if people actually think beyond the initial downsides and look deeper into what a ranking system brings to the overall online experience they might change their mind.
For me Reach is a great game with a brilliant netcode, lots of customisation, fun gametypes and solid core gamplay. However its the small things that happen in the majority of games that really spoil the overall experience. Some examples are:
Having teams with different numbers of guests (e.g some big team games, 1 team has 2 and the other has none) Im not saying that all guests are less skilled than the average player but the majority are because “their guests” who probably dont play halo on a regular basis. This small but significant difference normally pushes the game to the side without guests which can be frustrating.
Unfair teams. An example is in double team where the teams are as follows
Team 1 k/d
player 1 1.57
player 2 1.8
Team 2 k/d
player 1 1.61
player 2 0.78
Above is an example that happens more often than not where the game is unfair from the very beginning. Both player 2’s should be on the same team however this is not always the case.
Quitters- self explanatory
Betrayers for guns/vehicles- Dont care about the main objective (winning) and ruin the experience for others.
Somethin else that is so small but can be so frustrating is when teamates take a warthog by THEMSELVES to the other side of hemmorage instead of a mongoose/ waiting for a spawning teamate.
Please 343 make a ranking system that works and gives people a desire to win and play for fun by winning games instead of the current system which is essentially a custom game finder.
P.S I know people are going to say arena works but the population itself shows that it does not. also there is no ranking for objective players/ solo players that like to play lonewolves or any other type of player that does not like team slayer. A proper matchmaking system would allow all types of players to play their playlist in a more enjoyable way.
I would recommend having a test run of a ranked playlist(halo 3 ranking system) for 1 month and if succesfull implement more playlists if not keep the current system.