To all true Halo fans,
As I’m sure you all know, this recent update has been ridiculous to say the least. I cannot recall one time in the past, on any previous halo game or for any game for that matter, that while working to further your rank the creators decide to reset the ranking system. I’m terribly upset at this flawed system; one, because whats the actual point of working to rank up only to have your rank reset; two, the ranking system is somewhat true to all the previous halo games, however, the fact that there are no regional dedicated servers makes this extremely difficult considering the ranking system is mainly based off of team winnings (For Ex: The SWAT game mode by nature is based on which player can react faster in a “one hit” battle scenario. This inherently emphasizes a faster reaction time. The fact that the Arena matchmaking process has no mechanism to regionally “lock” players into a specific set of dedicated regionally based servers seems careless by 343 on the players behalf. With a game so based on reaction times, why are you already placing a deviation of latency ranging between 0-300ms between players? It seems absolutely unfair and a higher ranking within any Arena game mode simply means that you’ve been fortunate enough to connect to a server within a reasonable distance so as to produce less latency than your competitors. Additionally, with a ranking wipe monthly, what point is there to slave tirelessly and trudge through game after game of clearly connection biased games to reach an Onyx class rank only to be reset soon after reaching it); lastly, working hard and putting in work to achieve onyx rank and above(as previously mentioned), only to be de-ranked completely is a disgrace to the work/effort put into the game, and, for me, is a huge motivational blow to even begin playing again, especially being that the game is going to be reset again. . . and again… and again. . . If this doesn’t change soon, you can count a lifelong and dedicated fan of HALO out, simply because it is not Halo any longer…
Thanks,
Spencer.
Halo 2 had rank resets, your point is invalid.
Not to mention the fact that if you have built a solid MMR you will easily regain your rank in your placement games and be happily on your way again in a day or two’s worth of games.
Hayterade, care to address the regional server issue?
I apologize, however, it seems that Halo 2’s resets were over a span of years, not within the first couple of months. Also it created the same problem as this game currently is. Why even put ranking into a game if its going to be reset. Idk. It just doesn’t feel right. . you know? && @RGR Exactly…
It’s akin to Starcraft II’s system, or really any rank system done in any major e-sports title. While I can’t say I’m fond of the decision to make the game so heavily focused around esports, this change makes sense.
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A lot of games have seasonal rank resets, 343 hasn’t done anything crazy really.
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Hell, it’s not even the first time it has been done in this series. Anyone remember the Arena playlist in Reach?
The plan was always to reset the Arena ranks at the end of every season. It’s not a horrific problem as you make it out to be - it allows you to start over and try to place higher in the placement matches.
Let’s be clear, your CSR has reset, not your actual Spartan Rank.
stop crying OP.