343 just annouced the rotation for playlists over winter and in it included rotational ranked playlists.
I understand that not all playlists are super healthy but rotational ranked playlists are gonna damage that further.
What could be gained from playing a ranked playlist thats only sticking at around for 2 weeks at a time?
And i know progression carries over, but that still means waiting a month at a time.
The whole thing seems really backwards for a game that tries to pride itself in its competitive scene. Hopfully with the introduction of forge (and new maps that brings) we will see a surge is players returning and they will feel they can leave these playlists as permanent.
Rotational playlists in a social setting make sense but doing the same with ranked boggles the mind. There is a small but dedicated group of players that have been playing ranked as its the only form of progression the game offers.
Watching your csr go up and down from performance has been the main source of progression in halo since halo 2 and although i appreciate its not for everyone and some people prefure other systems. It is still at the core of halo for many others.
Just feels like 343 are taking 2 steps forward and 1 step back
Just feels like 343 are taking 2 steps forward and 1 step back
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I literally couldn’t agree more with you on this one. I was unsure reading yesterday how to explain it and I believe you did perfectly. Why should a ranked playlist rotate in and out? Like this is something very uncommon. I hope it helps with the longevity, but I’m very unsure.
Yes, if you go and look at game modes and maps. You are more likely to play on three maps the most, Live Fire, Recharge, and Streets. This is funny considering people voted their least favorite maps in 4v4 are Live Fire and Recharge.
I believe we need more maps, I personally don’t see why forge wouldn’t bring at least two more ranked maps by the end of the winter season and before season three. But maps won’t change much if you are only able to play one or two modes on that single map.
As of right now, we need to look at other modes and how well they work in society. Land Grab, a 60/40 split on people who prefer it over strongholds and a 50/50 split competitively. I like land grab on Aquarius and Catalyst and believe it could even be modified to be better. I would even be interested in trying Catalyst with oddball having ball top middle. At the very least we need the game modes added to the already existing maps and tested in rank.
Playing the same maps is the most exhausting problem in rank rotation, having more modes that were well received and can be really competitive be inputted into rank.