Hi. I’m not here today to flame Halo 4 as a game. I actually think it’s a pretty solid game and still support it and play weekly/daily. I think the huge aspect as to why this game is dying so badly is the ranking system. The game is like a huge social playlist. The way the ranking is set up gives people no motivation to try to win and the game feels way too relaxed. You simply level up more the more you play. It just isn’t as rewarding and feels too easy. Many will agree with me that Reach dug the grave with the new credit based ranking system, well I believe Halo 4 lowered the casket in the hole. Let me know what you guys think.
There is a ranking system, it’s just not in-game:
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/players/kkdudexcore/halo4
CSR stands for Competitive Skill Rank.
I believe 343i left out in-game skill ranks on purpose because of the boosting from previous games.
But to your point, skill ranks can get just as boring. Eventually, the game will figure out what rank you are in a particular playlist, accurate to within 2 or 3 points. Sure, you can “try to get a 50,” but for most people, that’s just unrealistic. So then once you reach your skill level, where do you go?