Yep IMO the only way these ranks work is if you can drop out of your tier. With the inconsistency of the placement matches players can end up way over their head with no hope of getting out.
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Yep IMO the only way these ranks work is if you can drop out of your tier. With the inconsistency of the placement matches players can end up way over their head with no hope of getting out.
Or just get rid of the placement matches.
He wasn't doing it intentionally.
It is not possible to score if the enemy is holding onto your team's flag.
EroticSushi
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Hot damn. BTB really has its epic moments.
http://xboxclips.com/EroticSushi/91253b77-b2a3-4995-838b-85f01a29f74d
http://xboxclips.com/EroticSushi/91253b77-b2a3-4995-838b-85f01a29f74d
It's only the first season isn't it?
Once the ranks reset again I'd expect those ranks to be initially lower than this time around because the system has much more data to match you up with equivalently skilled players now.
No, I've come across assholes that just refuse to cap a flag to troll.
When Seasons debuts later this year, your CSR in certain playlists will be reset and you will play your placement matches again, said 343. You get a fresh start each month to try to prove yourself in select Seasonal Arena playlists. This gives you a chance to top your performance from last season, and see how high of a rank you can achieve.
Seasons will last for a month, and anybody who earns a CSR in a Seasonal Playlist will earn cosmetic rewards to commemorate the Season.
So I don't think all playlists will have rank resets.
Seasons will last for a month, and anybody who earns a CSR in a Seasonal Playlist will earn cosmetic rewards to commemorate the Season.
So I don't think all playlists will have rank resets.
User 73706
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Just use the Xbox app to stream to your computer, disable the music in H5G's settings and play your BGM of choice. I have everything set up using direct wired connections and gigabit LAN (which isn't really anything special, but still helpful as hell in this situation) so it's been super easy / convenient playing and then browsing GAF and whatnot between matches.
AdmiralSnackbar
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The levels themselves aren't that confusing. But darn it if I don't run at least two laps around the base trying to remember where the exit is on "march on stormbreak"
You can do that now? Like a remote play sort of thing?
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Not digging BTB. Warzone kicks BTBs ass hard.
Yep. It's pretty nice.
If my router's wi-fi didn't drop every now and then, I'd use if more often.
User 73706
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king grimlock
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Nothing more pathetic than getting team killed 4 feet away from a guaranteed final flag cap.
Me and Unstable running with a few peeps we met just beat Walshy in Warzone AssaultD
Fun game!
Do u guys have room for another in your warzone group by chance?
TheGreyHulk
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Damnit. Was up 2-0 then lost 3-2 in btb ctf. I was playing denis rodman levels of defense too then i saw why we lost, we only had 5 people vs 8. Lost a level as well
Hate losing like that
Hate losing like that
Can you explain. Couple games I played I felt so underwhelmed and lost in it
Anyone wanna play I'm sick of playing with random kids.
I blame Strongholds for why BTB feels awful
Strongholds is fantastic. In fact, btb needs objectives, otherwise its a bit if a mess imo
Speedy Blue Dude
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Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Warzone feels better to me and more fun. I like the ebb and flow of the Warzone maps and using AI as objectives. BTB just feels like a cluster fuck. It could be the maps though.
That could very well be it. But after playing Warzone, I feel BTB is just blah.
Poodlestrike
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Strongholds is great, Slayer is the weak game type. Without an objective to pull teams around the map everything's just a mess.
We've hopped into BTB now and are currently full. Add me AnX IReCoiLz if a gap opens up I'll invite.
I will disagree. I love strongholds in 4v4, but with such large maps, huge open sightlines and BR on start with things like Sniper Rifles, it's just not fun in BTB. We're all so different with our opinions though.
I also do not understand how there is no 1 flag for BTB yet? Or no assault gametype? I mean you have the basics of 1 flag and assault in Breakout where you take flag to opposing teams base. Why not have that shit in the other gametypes?
"Git off mah lawn!"
I've got 5 Whiplashes stored up. Should give one a try next time I play.
So Speedy, what kind of backpack you rocking these days? Seems like you should be the one carrying us these days.
Rail gun is beast in this game. I got a killing spree with one yesterday in a warzone assault game, can't even imagine what a better variant would be like.
One variant I picked up had two shots in a clip.
Diablohead
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I'll have to check the replay but I know about that rule, maybe I jumped the gun but t was so annoying
it's also annoying that I get sniped from full shields by someone with a BR across the map like they have auto aim and I can't hit shit even if the crosshair is on their tiny dots, feels wrong somehow.
Poodlestrike
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The long sightlines aren't really a problem, IMO, because of the placement. Basin and to a lesser extent Recurve are problematic because they've got multiple "bases" in the open, but Deadlock is amazing strongholds. The middle is madness, but there's some fantastic gameplay taking place in Red and Blue Base. Have not gotten Guillotine strongholds yet.
And really, even the two problematic ones still play pretty well. If I had to make some changes, I'd move the base spawns on both of them all the way into the bases, and the Tower spawn on Basin onto where the Incineration Cannon spawns.
BTB really falls apart, IMO when you have 16 competent people with BRs and the way these spawns work. It's impossible to control the map, and you're just getting pinged from any and all directions. Really wasn't having any fun in it last night, my placement matches were a blast though! ;P
Apollo Cree
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The spawns are rough. As soon as you get a base locked down, the game thinks it's a good idea to spawn the entire team right behind you.
NoLongerALurker
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Anybody got a group going? Hit me up on XBL. GT is boltsnrays1109
Poodlestrike
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Wait, there's a Hydra on Basin?!?
Just right of red base, left of blue. Along the long rocky side of the map where incinerator spawns in mid. It's fucking amazing on this map. So many easy kills
My understanding is that the internal matchmaking algorithm is still working, even if you cannot drop divisions. i.e. you lose enough games after being ranked platinum and you'll start to match more golds and silvers. Could be wrong, though.
Poodlestrike
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That's right.
It's kind weird, though. Rank is supposed to be an indicator of skill, but if your MMR isn't associated with your CSR, then... the latter is kind of meaningless, isn't it? It's pure e-peen.
Which I suppose makes a certain kind of sense, considering that for a lot of people that's all it ever was. Not like you're missing out on important information either, since they don't show them pre-game. Hmm.
GG to everyone in that Big Team train. Nice win at the end there.
In my opinion, this is Halo's best ranking system. For one simple reason. It actively encourages people to play the game.
In my opinion, this is Halo's best ranking system. For one simple reason. It actively encourages people to play the game.
blue_phazon
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We were a team of platinums in BTB vs a Champion 6 and Diamond 6 folk... Seems fair
I blame unstable lol
Good guess. Everything is likely my fault in general.
Remember that time I died? Remember? Your fault.
Really fun games bud, we kicked some ass. Mostly.
The Sum of Zero
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Fantastic if your team understands how to hold bases, maybe.
At the start on standoff, one red guy spawns on blue team's side near the ghost.
Forerunner
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Played a lot of BTB tonight and I'm done with it for the most part until some fixes. From the quitters to the horrible spawns I'm just not having fun with it; also I'm beginning to think BR starts was a bad idea. I'll just stick with WZ for now when it comes to large scale modes.
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