What happened to casual ranks? I.e recruit-general

Games Halo Infinite
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I see tons of discussion about progression in halo infinite, but none (that I have found) mention casual/social ranks as opposed to battle pass progression). These are two different types of progression that I think are being overlooked.

Casual/social ranks are those that are earned from simple xp like kills/assists/wins/losses etc. You grind through these ranks from recruit to general, Halo games have had casual ranks for as far back as I can remember. It’s just a simple badge to show off how hard you’ve been grinding. These are different than the ranked playlist ranks (bronze/silver/gold etc). I believe halo 2 was the last before they separated casual/ranked.

Battle pass is a totally different system. This system should run parallel with casual/social ranks and ranked playlist ranks. Progression through the battle pass simply awards cosmetics, boosts, etc. As you grind through your ranks of recruit to general, you can also be completing battle pass challenges to unlock items (armor, skins, etc.)

For some reason, these casual ranks have been completely left out of halo infinite. It would be one thing if I was asking for them to add some new feature, but this is a feature as old as the franchise. It should be added immediately. We need to be able to:

Grind social/casual ranks (recruit-general): XP
Progress battle pass: challenge based or xp
Grind ranked play: skill based

Does everyone miss this feature like I do? I love how the game feels and it is truly fun to play. But my xp for assists, objectives, etc. are being thrown in the trash. It’s a waste to even show me “+50 assist”…plus 50 what? What did my assist help with? As far as I can tell, nothing.

Upvote it if you agree.

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I just realized today after playing quickmatch, ‘what does it matter if I win or lose?’ I have no incentive to win because I’ll still get my 50 points towards the battle pass regardless of outcome or performance. A win should constitute another 25 or 50 points, then performance points on top of that. It would also solve the slow progression problem. There, two problems taken care of with one solution. I’ll be expecting compensation for my services 343…

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I have seen some people mention it, but yes, it should totally be in the game.

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They need more daily challenges like win games assist team mates and Even capture a objective in games

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If the VA can figure out backpay, 343 can do it too.

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I think you are asking too much from these Indie Devs

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This is funny to me.

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I brought the jokes…did you bring the crayons?

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If the VA can figure out backpay, 343 can do it too.

I’m going to quote you on other threads concerning other problems I have with this game!

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I always have one in my breast pocket.

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What incentive do you have to play? Just load up a match and watch Netflix til it’s over. I’m not gonna do that, but if you really wanted to passively earn XP you could.

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They’ve said they’re working on Spartan ranks and it’s coming, they just need some more time to get it working.

People often misinterpret their quote about it, a new progression system that is, to mean altering the challenges for battle pass.

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Can you link the info you speak of on Spartan ranks from the devs? I’ve seen no mention of adding Spartan ranks.