well, I posted a thread a few months ago as a Halo 3 player who was about to get an xbox one after a year or two out of the Halo world.
I played Halo 3 a lot and loved it and was pretty good.
My thread was basically asking people would I still be able to maintain that level of skill I had in H3 or would I suffer in this foreign world?
A few month later i have my answer, I play FFA and i’m Diamond 4 working my way to Onyx, I think that’s an okay rank (please tell me if that sucks I was a 50 in H3).
but, yeah. I’m enjoying Halo 5, it’s took some time to get used to but I’m doing okay but I can’t help but feel underwhelmed by this ranking system. It’s slow, grinding and unforgiving.
i’m sure fans of this game are sick of people nostalgically moaning on about Halo 3 but that ranking system was the best, you actually felt like you were earning something.
When Halo 6 comes, I feel a 1-50 TRUE SKILL ranking system will bring out the best in the series. Yeah, A Halo 3 anniversary would be nice, but i say make a Halo 6 which is BETTER than H3 was (if possible)
Aside from the ineptitude of the placement matches and me somehow matching with a gold 5 as an onyx which is more to do with population, I don’t really see how 1-50 is better than the current system. If you win a few games you rank from diamond 1-2 (example) which was pretty much the same as the old system of ranking up. Of course, naming conventions for ranks could be a bit more unique to Halo like the reach ranks rather than just straight up ripped from league of legends.
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> but, yeah. I’m enjoying Halo 5, it’s took some time to get used to but I’m doing okay but I can’t help but feel underwhelmed by this ranking system. It’s slow, grinding and unforgiving.
> i’m sure fans of this game are sick of people nostalgically moaning on about Halo 3 but that ranking system was the best, you actually felt like you were earning something.
To describe H5’s system as unforgiving, slow & grinding, especially compared to H3, is quite funny.
Unforgiving… Perhaps. Players can get into downward spirals of bad matchups that can be “easily” reset by teaming up.
Slow & grinding??? When you place after 10 matches and then rise relative to your matchup success?
Come now, you can’t say that AND then praise H3’s system that;
Had a way to cap players before reaching 50. “Level locked” is a real term in Halo3.
Started you off at 0 and asked you climb through it all.
Could avoid all that by boosting.
1-50 or metal/colour coded, won’t matter what you call if that’s how you describe it. Halo2 has a 1-50 system that is completely different than H3’s 1-50… A 50 in H2 means you’re the Moon or a ring! A 50 in H3 means you could be a “general”.
And on that, I would take H2’s ranking mechanics over H3’s.
However, what I’d really like is to have less all-the-time rankings, just 2-4 constant ranking playlists, and then have 2-week ranking sprints roll through the playlists. That way it’s not always “sweaty”.
That way, even the most hardcore players, can find rolling places of relaxation, and not-so hardcore players can’t always avoid being tested. Currently, it’s all too serious, not enough fun.
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> > 2535443271403259;1:
> > but, yeah. I’m enjoying Halo 5, it’s took some time to get used to but I’m doing okay but I can’t help but feel underwhelmed by this ranking system. It’s slow, grinding and unforgiving.
> > i’m sure fans of this game are sick of people nostalgically moaning on about Halo 3 but that ranking system was the best, you actually felt like you were earning something.
>
>
> 50+ = Onyx/Champion
> 40-49 = Diamond
> 30-39 = Platinum
> 20-29 = Gold
> 10-19 = Silver
> 0-9 = Bronze
>
> To describe H5’s system as unforgiving, slow & grinding, especially compared to H3, is quite funny.
> Unforgiving… Perhaps. Players can get into downward spirals of bad matchups that can be “easily” reset by teaming up.
> Slow & grinding??? When you place after 10 matches and then rise relative to your matchup success?
>
> Come now, you can’t say that AND then praise H3’s system that;
> 1) Had a way to cap players before reaching 50. “Level locked” is a real term in Halo3.
> 2) Started you off at 0 and asked you climb through it all.
> 3) Could avoid all that by boosting.
>
> 1-50 or metal/colour coded, won’t matter what you call if that’s how you describe it. Halo2 has a 1-50 system that is completely different than H3’s 1-50… A 50 in H2 means you’re the Moon or a ring! A 50 in H3 means you could be a “general”.
>
> And on that, I would take H2’s ranking mechanics over H3’s.
>
> However, what I’d really like is to have less all-the-time rankings, just 2-4 constant ranking playlists, and then have 2-week ranking sprints roll through the playlists. That way it’s not always “sweaty”.
> That way, even the most hardcore players, can find rolling places of relaxation, and not-so hardcore players can’t always avoid being tested. Currently, it’s all too serious, not enough fun.
You can’t rank down though,once u hit a set rank u could lost 50 in a row and still be a diamond
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> Aaaaah.
>
> well, I posted a thread a few months ago as a Halo 3 player who was about to get an xbox one after a year or two out of the Halo world.
>
> I played Halo 3 a lot and loved it and was pretty good.
>
> My thread was basically asking people would I still be able to maintain that level of skill I had in H3 or would I suffer in this foreign world?
>
> A few month later i have my answer, I play FFA and i’m Diamond 4 working my way to Onyx, I think that’s an okay rank (please tell me if that sucks I was a 50 in H3).
>
> but, yeah. I’m enjoying Halo 5, it’s took some time to get used to but I’m doing okay but I can’t help but feel underwhelmed by this ranking system. It’s slow, grinding and unforgiving.
>
> i’m sure fans of this game are sick of people nostalgically moaning on about Halo 3 but that ranking system was the best, you actually felt like you were earning something.
>
> When Halo 6 comes, I feel a 1-50 TRUE SKILL ranking system will bring out the best in the series. Yeah, A Halo 3 anniversary would be nice, but i say make a Halo 6 which is BETTER than H3 was (if possible)
>
> what do you think?
I hate this ranking system I went 9 and 1 one time and got put into a low diamond or high platinum one time,I feel like 9 and 1 or 10 and 0 deserves an onyx rank,but that’s me
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> > 2535443271403259;1:
> > but, yeah. I’m enjoying Halo 5, it’s took some time to get used to but I’m doing okay but I can’t help but feel underwhelmed by this ranking system. It’s slow, grinding and unforgiving.
> > i’m sure fans of this game are sick of people nostalgically moaning on about Halo 3 but that ranking system was the best, you actually felt like you were earning something.
>
>
> 50+ = Onyx/Champion
> 40-49 = Diamond
> 30-39 = Platinum
> 20-29 = Gold
> 10-19 = Silver
> 0-9 = Bronze
>
> To describe H5’s system as unforgiving, slow & grinding, especially compared to H3, is quite funny.
> Unforgiving… Perhaps. Players can get into downward spirals of bad matchups that can be “easily” reset by teaming up.
> Slow & grinding??? When you place after 10 matches and then rise relative to your matchup success?
>
> Come now, you can’t say that AND then praise H3’s system that;
> 1) Had a way to cap players before reaching 50. “Level locked” is a real term in Halo3.
> 2) Started you off at 0 and asked you climb through it all.
> 3) Could avoid all that by boosting.
>
> 1-50 or metal/colour coded, won’t matter what you call if that’s how you describe it. Halo2 has a 1-50 system that is completely different than H3’s 1-50… A 50 in H2 means you’re the Moon or a ring! A 50 in H3 means you could be a “general”.
>
> And on that, I would take H2’s ranking mechanics over H3’s.
>
> However, what I’d really like is to have less all-the-time rankings, just 2-4 constant ranking playlists, and then have 2-week ranking sprints roll through the playlists. That way it’s not always “sweaty”.
> That way, even the most hardcore players, can find rolling places of relaxation, and not-so hardcore players can’t always avoid being tested. Currently, it’s all too serious, not enough fun.
> 2603643534597848;7:
> > 2535443271403259;1:
> > but, yeah. I’m enjoying Halo 5, it’s took some time to get used to but I’m doing okay but I can’t help but feel underwhelmed by this ranking system. It’s slow, grinding and unforgiving.
> > i’m sure fans of this game are sick of people nostalgically moaning on about Halo 3 but that ranking system was the best, you actually felt like you were earning something.
>
>
> 50+ = Onyx/Champion
> 40-49 = Diamond
> 30-39 = Platinum
> 20-29 = Gold
> 10-19 = Silver
> 0-9 = Bronze
>
> To describe H5’s system as unforgiving, slow & grinding, especially compared to H3, is quite funny.
> Unforgiving… Perhaps. Players can get into downward spirals of bad matchups that can be “easily” reset by teaming up.
> Slow & grinding??? When you place after 10 matches and then rise relative to your matchup success?
>
> Come now, you can’t say that AND then praise H3’s system that;
> 1) Had a way to cap players before reaching 50. “Level locked” is a real term in Halo3.
> 2) Started you off at 0 and asked you climb through it all.
> 3) Could avoid all that by boosting.
>
> 1-50 or metal/colour coded, won’t matter what you call if that’s how you describe it. Halo2 has a 1-50 system that is completely different than H3’s 1-50… A 50 in H2 means you’re the Moon or a ring! A 50 in H3 means you could be a “general”.
>
> And on that, I would take H2’s ranking mechanics over H3’s.
>
> However, what I’d really like is to have less all-the-time rankings, just 2-4 constant ranking playlists, and then have 2-week ranking sprints roll through the playlists. That way it’s not always “sweaty”.
> That way, even the most hardcore players, can find rolling places of relaxation, and not-so hardcore players can’t always avoid being tested. Currently, it’s all too serious, not enough fun.
Just curious cause I never played the original halo 2 or halo 3, how did the ranking systems in those two differ?
Team snipers (arena maps and not BTB maps) - Multi team (I love unranked because I can go into arena without having to sweat against Champ and Onyx players) - Super fiesta (Most casual playlist (We need more super casual playlists) - Turbo (Kind of splits the warzone community but it is fun for a while until you realize that you have used all your reqs)Feel free to add to my list of permanent playlist needs if I am forgetting anything
