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Halo 5: Guardians |OT3| Ball Dropped
- Thread starter BraXzy
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It happens to me not only on the aim, but the awareness as well.
We had literally people who won 2/10 matches last Season and were put in Onyx. How is that accurate and how is that wrong to ask that this shouldn't happen?
I also didn't say that all people don't belong there, just that some of them don't and that it should take more time to reach that skill level. For example, you do 5 placement matches in SC2 and the highest rank you can achieve by winning all 5 is Diamond. The highest division doesn't even get opened until 2 weeks in.
Samurai G0SU
Member
OOH okay, makes more sense to me.. i never placed in onyx so i never really payed attention much.
Thanks braXzy for understanding lol
curiouscharles
Member
I managed to finally hit diamond oh about 10 minutes before rank reset lol.
No way I'm getting that off placement matches, nor anytime soon thereafter...
#plz understand
Huh? but isn't initial placement based heavily on KD ratio rather than Wins?
Who are these people? I didn't win very many of my placement matches either. The thing is no one here knows what exactly is tracked to place you. I imagine assists,damage done,headshots,perfects, etc. all play some role in it. Basing 10 games all on wins doesn't tell you much of anything as far as where someone belongs.
I don't understand locking Onyx players out and placing them in Diamond, because the difference between Onyx & Diamond is pretty massive in my experience.
Wins are not the only variable. I play a lot of solo and lose matches in slayer. Doesn't my part wasn't done haha.
ElzarTheBam
Member
I don't believe you.
Anyway, if your are still on Halo for a couple of hours, you can join me, I need one more.
That's because the placement matches consider individual performance (accuracy, damage dealt, KDA etc). This is important because the quality of your team is more likely to be sporadic at this time. W/L doesn't have much weight at this time for the same reason.
Couple this with the fact that your current CSR is the culmination of several seasons of play, your placement should be even more accurate this time around.
No sense having true diamond level players get stomped by champions for 2 weeks when the system probably knows by now who should be where.
ElzarTheBam
Member
don't see you online right now((
But will watch out for you
Oh sorry I meant 9/9.30 my time, I'll be on.
This spawn I actually like, since you can jump off rocks and clamber into the defender's lookout and enter their base through the backdoor. I've destroyed a few Cores using that and an Active Camo REQ
Also it prevents for guys to be carried to a rank, at least trough placements.
Nollemaster
Member
Did someone see this already?
Lmao
Lmao
Samurai G0SU
Member
im scared to rank now. lol
my usual plat maybe no longer? X_X
my usual plat maybe no longer? X_X
sir_dany12
Member
Is that real? Lol
People really love playing a game with less skill?
People really love playing a game with less skill?
ATOMICJORGE
Member
Yes, I agree. Most of the time I'd rather use a pistol than a BR.
They actually use some sort of strange logic to determine that BR starts will improve skill gap.
Something about how it minimizes the impact of spawning without weapon or map control.
Twilight Gap
Member
Halo should never have not been Pistol starts.
We have the horrible H2 magnum and dual wielding to thank for the change.
Instead of fixing magnum SMG starts, bungie just gave everyone a BR... situation spiraled downward from there.
blue_phazon
Member
This sentence makes my brain hurt
Just to be clear. I don't really have issues with the ranking system. In fact... Most of my matches were probably ending in the 50-45 (and vice versa) range. I just tried to point out that some stuff can be improved. I could say the same about playing against a full team while solo'ing and suddenly Ram and others would agree.
And again... Nowhere did I say that the ranking system is a failure.
Did someone show him the H2 BR bullet magnetism gif? Sorry, but I'd like to keep the Pistol for 4vs4's. No need to replace it or to turn it into a CE Magnum.
And again... Nowhere did I say that the ranking system is a failure.
Did someone show him the H2 BR bullet magnetism gif? Sorry, but I'd like to keep the Pistol for 4vs4's. No need to replace it or to turn it into a CE Magnum.
Twilight Gap
Member
Grammatically confusing to weed out the BR people.
It's funny that Halo's worst pistol came right after Halo's best pistol.
Nollemaster
Member
I agree! Quinn followed up his tweet by mentioning that they're looking into a weekend H2 BR playlist though, I'm curious.
There was a fairly strong sentiment that it was too good (the a likely stronger sentiment that it was perfect) so they swung the pendulum in the complete opposite direction.
What's fun is that the BR is, in terms of utility, the CE magnum in a rifle skin
What would I suddenly agree with?
Played with a random dude who claimed to love CE, and the bloom in reach complain how fast the TTK was in 5 and how its not a good Halo game due to it. Had to remind him that the 3sk pistol existed in the very first Halo game that he thinks that is now catering to the casuals with the fast TTK. This guy was also complaining every time he died how bullshit things were in a Warzone game.
People do not know what they want/like in Halo. They just do not like dying over and over again and being reminded that they suck at something they think they are good at. News at 11.
People do not know what they want/like in Halo. They just do not like dying over and over again and being reminded that they suck at something they think they are good at. News at 11.
NoLongerALurker
Banned
Anybody else having lag issues? I've played 2 warzone games and 1 arena game and my shots and nades are at least a solid second off. I almost never lag on Halo so this is pretty weird.
I-I just wanted my EVA helm. Or one like it.
EDIT: Goddamn even in 2016 there's still "MUH BR STARTS"?
OverHeat
« generous god »
H2 BR with all that bullet magnetism hell noDid someone see this already?
Lmao
The craziest thing is that TTK is on par with all other Halo games... Except CE which was he fastest.
Deputy Moonman
Member
Boo to you! The pistol is a gunslinger's sexcaine. I don't have anything against the BR, but I love starting with a pistol,or at least a pistol that's actually worth using. I'm all for dumping the AR and having a pistol/br start. Perfect combo for greater skill gap in close range situations. Make the AR a map pickup. Sogood.gif
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I would like to see the plasma caster buffed, splinter nades a slight nerf or reduced spawns, and maybe have the autos take 1-2 more bullets to kill. No drastic changes.
Deputy Moonman
Member
That guy must have been on something. You can't love the CE pistol and at the same time be upset about kill times in halo 5. And most people who love CE detest bloom lol. What an odd opinion. I complain about dying all the time, but secretly I know it's just because I suck haha.
Twilight Gap
Member
think you missed my point m8
Yes you can. Halo CE's pistol didn't always kill in 3 shots because it was hard to use. Optimal Kill Time was 3 shots but the average was higher.
Samurai G0SU
Member
I understand that the AR has some gap to fill when performing clean up on popped sheilds, or getting a quick on-the-drop kill. However, i always cringe when someone kills me with it.
I don't mind getting reqd by another user with a pistol as they needed to really aim instead of spray-n-pray.
i played a game and told myself to use the AR more. So many free kills since the magetism is so high on that thing. Even from mid-long distance i got a double kill. was kinda funny but i felt upset using it and not using my 'aiming skeeeelz' lol
oh well, i just need to adjust and use it more often so i can go over my plat 5-6 plateau. lol
sigh
I don't mind getting reqd by another user with a pistol as they needed to really aim instead of spray-n-pray.
i played a game and told myself to use the AR more. So many free kills since the magetism is so high on that thing. Even from mid-long distance i got a double kill. was kinda funny but i felt upset using it and not using my 'aiming skeeeelz' lol
oh well, i just need to adjust and use it more often so i can go over my plat 5-6 plateau. lol
sigh
The AR is just 1 tool in the sandbox, being good at Halo 5 entails: Understanding the weapons, map movement, awareness, spartan abilities, and knowing when to disengage. Theoretically, it makes the game harder and we saw in the X-Games how tight the competition can get.
I like the view outside, but otherwise it is a shit map. It's funny how a classic map like Midship survives for years, but these new maps will be forgotten as soon an awesome remake is introduced.
I like the view outside, but otherwise it is a shit map. It's funny how a classic map like Midship survives for years, but these new maps will be forgotten as soon an awesome remake is introduced.