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[The Lamonster]

Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall seeing that the dip after 20K is from doing so in one session or day. If you were to quit for the day and retry that section you would be back to the 20K pace. Again, I could be misinformed. Certainly, 20000 cR helps but there is definitely no quick and easy way through Warrant Officer. A seriously intimidating speed bump for sure.

That doesn't make sense because the majority of that 20k comes from commendations, which you can only get once.

 

[Shake Appeal]

I don't understand what's up with Bungie.net. I've been a player since day 1 and my online profile has yet to update my spartan, my co-op legendary run, or my division ranking percentile. Anyone else experience this?

My spartan is still what it was on day one and I don't have a division percentile. I'm sure they'll show up sooner or later.

 

[IronRinn]

That doesn't make sense because the majority of that 20k comes from commendations, which you can only get once.

Hmm, well, there you go. I guess there's just no easy way, then. Except, perhaps, for lots and lots (and lots) of Gruntpocalypse.

 

[Wizpig]

17 games in one sitting may seem easy, but damn, 17 games can be long... :\

pyrealnova, your Spartan's armor is NOT supposed to update, because those servers are now down and will not be up again until there's less people hammering them.

But things like the CoOp run... it's odd.
But guess what, back when i had never played a single CoOp Campaign level, my B.net profile said i was playing it in Normal. and after some time, it said that i completed it in Normal.

...

 

[The Lamonster]

Hmm, well, there you go. I guess there's just no easy way, then. Except, perhaps, for lots and lots (and lots) of Gruntpocalypse.

Thanks Bungie for encouraging us to play tons and tons of Gruntpocalypse so our Spartans can look like we want them to.

I love filling bars!

 

[feel]

I like the auntie dot voice on firefight, reminds me of Gordon Freeman's suit, giving you updates/warnings in an emotionless computerized tone.

 

[IronRinn]

Thanks Bungie for encouraging us to play tons and tons of Gruntpocalypse so our Spartans can look like we want them to.

I love filling bars!

Truer words have never been written.

 

[witness]

WTF 17 games in a row, I just knocked out 6 in a row, then my power flashed and reset everything. Now I need to start that all over? What a crock.

 

[Wizpig]

I like the auntie dot voice on firefight, reminds me of Gordon Freeman's suit, giving you updates/warnings in an emotionless computerized tone.

Sounds cool, but i wanted the Master Chief voice.

The problem is that, since it's just for firefight (and firefight sucks in Reach) it's like a waste of good credits.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Wait, how does Firefight suck in Reach?

 

[TommyT]

ok, infection on zealot is just unfair. the non-zombie team just camps in the zero gravity zone, no chance in hell to get there as a zombie.

If all the zombies know not to go up there and just let the time run out it makes it worthless for them to be up there...

 

[metareferential]

and firefight sucks in Reach

Well, you don't deserve that voice, after all.

 

[The Lamonster]

Why did they have the voices for Firefight only? This is the 5th Halo game and all the Spartans still sound exactly the same...

 

[Hypertrooper]

Wait, how does Firefight suck in Reach?

Firefight needs more luv here. There are so many customization options. I'll try to start a weekly firefight challenge(graphics are made by mik2121) and i guess it'll start this weekend.

 

[Victrix]

Why did they have the voices for Firefight only? This is the 5th Halo game and all the Spartans still sound exactly the same...

I'd like to know this also. It would be awesome to change your voice for MP, no idea why they restricted it to FF

 

[Chorazin]

Why did they have the voices for Firefight only? This is the 5th Halo game and all the Spartans still sound exactly the same...

But your Spartan doesn't say anything in non-Firefight MP, and none of them sound alike in SP. I don't get your point.

 

[feel]

Sounds cool, but i wanted the Master Chief voice.

Too expensive for me now, I'm not farming credits, just playing normally, so it'll be a good while till I can afford higher tier stuff.

The problem is that, since it's just for firefight (and firefight sucks in Reach) it's like a waste of good credits.

Damn :lol

 

[aesop]

I'd like to know this also. It would be awesome to change your voice for MP, no idea why they restricted it to FF

You could start with the whole "it's distracting" argument but then armor effects would be all "hai guys" and throw it out the window.

 

[Wizpig]

Well, you don't deserve that voice, after all.

At least let me explain.

In ODST, everyone played in the same way, and there was no lag at all, just like in Campaign.

In Reach, first of all, I experience input lag in at least 8 games out of 10.
We tried to switch "party leader" and when i had no lag, another member of my party had lag.
And i have the same connection I had back when i played ODST. and Open NAT of course.

And that's not the only problem i have with Firefight.
The other problem is that all of this "cool customization" is ONLY used to cheat Achievements (how sad) and ruined the whole high-score thing.

Nobody plays Firefight for the hi-score like they did in ODST, the play it to cheat achievements and for the daily challenges.

Firefight Matchmaking is the shittiest thing ever.
1-set only? wtf? and of course, input lag.

Hopefully, we'll get Classic Firefight in Matchmaking sometime soon, but if they don't fix the lag...

 

[DJ Lushious]

I tried the Target Locator thing on ONI last night and after getting a couple commendations to Onyx, you really don't advance that far.

Would you mind explaining the "Target Locator thing on ONI?" I've not really pursued how to cheese Reach into giving more credits, but this interests me greatly. :lol

 

[LiK]

yea, not gonna buy any voices since it's FF only. trying to complete the armors is tough enough. i don't plan on farming credits. just gonna play for fun.

 

[xxjuicesxx]

But your Spartan doesn't say anything in non-Firefight MP, and none of them sound alike in SP. I don't get your point.

I think his point was why don't we hear those voices in things other than Firefight...

 

[metareferential]

At least let me explain.

In ODST, everyone played in the same way, and there was no lag at all, just like in Campaign.

In Reach, first of all, I experience input lag in at least 8 games out of 10.
We tried to switch "party leader" and when i had no lag, another member of my party had lag.
And i have the same connection I had back when i played ODST. and Open NAT of course.

And that's not the only problem i have with Firefight.
The other problem is that all of this "cool customization" is ONLY used to cheat Achievements (how sad) and ruined the whole high-score thing.

Nobody plays Firefight for the hi-score like they did in ODST, the play it to cheat achievements and for the daily challenges.

Firefight Matchmaking is the shittiest thing ever.
1-set only? wtf? and of course, input lag.

Hopefully, we'll get Classic Firefight in Matchmaking sometime soon, but if they don't fix the lag...

But this has nothing to do with Firefight in Reach as a game mode.

It's you ranting about people playing it in a wrong way and problems with your connections.

I agree though on the classic firefight part: we need to get it into matchmaking.

I don't have lag problems, luckily.

 

[Wizpig]

But this has nothing to do with Firefight in Reach as a game mode.

It's you ranting about people playing it in a wrong way and problems with your connections.

I agree though on the classic firefight part: we need to get it into matchmaking.

But no-one uses the custom options to grind, since they're not allowed on matchmaking.

Sure, my connection.

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&...=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=84f34ab5383c7ee9

It's certainly not the game's netcode.

 

[metareferential]

Sure, my connection.

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&...=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=84f34ab5383c7ee9

It's certainly not the game's netcode.

It is the game's netcode.

Since it is completely different from matchmaking netcode, you need just one player to lag, to drag everyone into the lagfest.

As I said, I've never had any problem. Just like many other gaffers here, If I correctly recall.

 

[Hugbot]

Would you mind explaining the "Target Locator thing on ONI?" I've not really pursued how to cheese Reach into giving more credits, but this interests me greatly. :lol

At the beginning you haul ass to get the target locator and get a checkpoint where you're about to rain down on some jerks. You can see the line here: YT Link.

Forgive if the dude making that video has an annoying voice or something, it's muted for me.

 

[Chorazin]

I think his point was why don't we hear those voices in things other than Firefight...

Oh, well, I get that. But I wouldn't want my dude in MP screaming RELOADING!! when there is an enemy player around the corner.

And that's not the only problem i have with Firefight: LAAAAAAAG

At least the connection isn't dropping 50% of the time, and you can find other people to play with via Matchmaking.

And Score Attack is the new high score, when the Firefight playlist updates I'm sure we'll see a unlimited round SA for 1 person and for 4.

 

[Photolysis]

Nobody plays Firefight for the hi-score like they did in ODST, the play it to cheat achievements and for the daily challenges.

A broken player investment system does that. You don't get credits for playing Firefight (outside of MM), so people won't play it much.

 

[OMG Aero]

I totally forgot about the arena last month so I'm going to play it this month to get a rating but I have a quick question. I know you have to do three games for a certain amount of days to get a rank, but what after then? Do you have to keep playing 3 games a day to keep that rating or can you just forget about arena until the next season?

 

[The Lamonster]

I totally forgot about the arena last month so I'm going to play it this month to get a rating but I have a quick question. I know you have to do three games for a certain amount of days to get a rank, but what after then? Do you have to keep playing 3 games a day to keep that rating or can you just forget about arena until the next season?

What is the motive to get a rating? Why should I care? Credits? I know there isn't an achievement for Arena...

 

[Scarecrow]

bungie must have done something to the credit farming. when i first started doing a bunch of Gruntpocalypse, I'd get b/n 1500-2k. That's without the occasional commendations that would come with it. Now I get maybe 150-200 as a mode completion stat with the extra stuff thrown in, barely making to even 1k.

On the Oni level, you also don't get much credit for killing dudes with the target locater. Watching old vids, you can see people getting 200cr at a time. By the time I tried it out, the max I got was in the 90s, and it has reduced precipitously since. The only advantage to the level now is getting the commendations.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

...

Agreed about the shortness of the games, ODST was way too ling (1 to 2 hours per game) but now the only modes to pick in MM are 10 minute, unlimited lives and no bonus round affairs.

Not to mention Lost Platoon was way more fun then any of the maps on offer.


With DLC and update these thing could get better but it doesn't seem like enough people think theres a problem to make Bungie take notice.

 

[Wizpig]

I dunno, I play Firefight with my "old" ODST friends, the 4 of us had no problems there, but since there's obviously input lag here, something has to be done.

Basically, we want to do the 1 mil Achievement "legit", without infinite ammo and health or things like that.
But with that amount of lag... the shitty thing is that when i had this really smooth game (just like playing offline) one of my friends was lagging, as i said.

Living in Italy, i have a shitty connection that doesn't reach 1 MB of Upload. (around 10 MB of download though)
But if this connection was enough for Halo 3 and ODST... :'(

OMG Aero, you need to play 3 games per day.
And you need to play those 3 games per day for 7 days. (or 10 days, sorry, i forgot).
Since the Arena lasts more than 10 days, it's not that hard to obtain a rank.

 

[TommyT]

I totally forgot about the arena last month so I'm going to play it this month to get a rating but I have a quick question. I know you have to do three games for a certain amount of days to get a rank, but what after then? Do you have to keep playing 3 games a day to keep that rating or can you just forget about arena until the next season?

I believe if you read their break down of arena it talks about how only a certain % will get into divisions. For instance, the top 5% will get into Onyx. If someone were to play and beat the last persons ratings (for 7 days assuming that person stopped once they got into onyx) I don't know if they would take over that position or what.

 

[Mad Max]

Did you quit to dashboard?

Nope, it just reset. Maybe it's my connection or something but this really sucks, especially because matchmaking in this game is terrible.

Edit: Holy balls another game of SWAT after like four god damn games of snipers. I'm just going to hide in the corner and get a drink I guess.

 

[Neuromancer]

Thanks Bungie for encouraging us to play tons and tons of Gruntpocalypse so our Spartans can look like we want them to.

I love filling bars!

http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/807503965_rBNbP-L.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
Yeah I wish the stuff in this game was a little more reasonable to unlock. Oh well, at least it's all cosmetic. Could be a lot worse.

 

[OMG Aero]

What is the motive to get a rating? Why should I care? Credits? I know there isn't an achievement for Arena...

Do you not play video games that don't have achievements or unlockables? There doesn't always have to be a reward for something if you're having fun with it.

 

[Trasher]

What is the motive to get a rating? Why should I care? Credits? I know there isn't an achievement for Arena...

The motive is to test and see how you matchup against everyone. It's for those of us who are competitive and enjoy that sort of thing. Part of the fun with video games is measuring yourself against the competition out there. It was lots of fun to get placed in a division in Starcraft 2 and work my way up to the highest rank. I'm glad Bungie took a similar route that Blizzard did with ranking its players.

Btw, for whatever reason my gamerscore is saying that I'm missing an achievement when in fact I have every achievement completed now. When I look at my Reach score on the dashboard it shows 48/49, but when I compare the game with a friend it shows I have all 1000 points. Anyone else having this problem?

 

[The Lamonster]

Do you not play video games that don't have achievements or unlockables? There doesn't always have to be a reward for something if you're having fun with it.

Until my Spartan looks the way I want him to, I'm in it for the credits.

 

[feel]

I dunno, I play Firefight with my "old" ODST friends, the 4 of us had no problems there, but since there's obviously input lag here, something has to be done.

Basically, we want to do the 1 mil Achievement "legit", without infinite ammo and health or things like that.
But with that amount of lag... the shitty thing is that when i had this really smooth game (just like playing offline) one of my friends was lagging, as i said.

Living in Italy, i have a shitty connection that doesn't reach 1 MB of Upload. (around 10 MB of download though)
But if this connection was enough for Halo 3 and ODST... :'(

OMG Aero, you need to play 3 games per day.
And you need to play those 3 games per day for 7 days. (or 10 days, sorry, i forgot).
Since the Arena lasts more than 10 days, it's not that hard to obtain a rank.

Someone on your group must be screwing things up for everyone. Are you asking for everyone to shutdown their porn torrents before initiating the games??
I live in Venezuela, in my local group we all have about 1.5 down and 0.5 up, and we play lagless Firefight customs. We always felt lag on ODST, the FF netcode has definitely improved here. We're all on the same ISP though.

Yeah I wish the stuff in this game was a little more reasonable to unlock. Oh well, at least it's all cosmetic. Could be a lot worse.

It's reasonable, you're not supposed to be unlocking everything on month one. Where's the satisfaction on finally buying some amazing stuff if you only had to walk around with inferior items for a few days or weeks?

 

[Neuromancer]

Nobody plays Firefight for the hi-score like they did in ODST, the play it to cheat achievements and for the daily challenges.

Firefight Matchmaking is the shittiest thing ever.
1-set only? wtf? and of course, input lag.

Hopefully, we'll get Classic Firefight in Matchmaking sometime soon, but if they don't fix the lag...

Not that many people want to play never-ending Firefight. I know I don't. I thought it got really boring in ODST. I'd much rather have matches that lasted 10-15 minutes personally. You could always do custom games, you know.

Until my Spartan looks the way I want him to, I'm in it for the credits.

Me too, I got it real bad. Need those ODST shoulder pads and that wrist tacpad... Anything after that will just be gravy so I'll probably spend more time in custom firefights then.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Woah modders have got past the rank limit and have managed to rank up to the highest rank. Im not sure I should post the link here but some of the later ranks are insane - literally millions of CR between ranks!

Even getting from colenal to brigadier for example is going to take 220K - all the ranks are within that sort of limit. Ranking up is going to take AGES.

 

[bubnbob]

Why are you guys saying 17 in a row? I dont see that challenge? It just says "play 17 games"

 

[Glowingmonx]

Woah modders have got past the rank limit and have managed to rank up to the highest rank. Im not sure I should post the link here but some of the later ranks are insane - literally millions of CR between ranks!

Even getting from colenal to brigadier for example is going to take 220K - all the ranks are within that sort of limit. Ranking up is going to take AGES.

Yeah getting to 5 star general in halo 3 only took like 4 days

 

[zero margin]

two killing sprees in the same game, hmm. Probably be easiest in BTB or invasion.

 

[Sai-kun]

Woah modders have got past the rank limit and have managed to rank up to the highest rank. Im not sure I should post the link here but some of the later ranks are insane - literally millions of CR between ranks!

Even getting from colenal to brigadier for example is going to take 220K - all the ranks are within that sort of limit. Ranking up is going to take AGES.

spoiler tag it and post it!

 

[TommyT]

spoiler tag it and post it!

lol damn your avatar sai! Keeps bringing that song into me head! :lol

 

[Miggytronz]

HALO Reach Ranks with pics

 

[Roche]

spoiler tag it and post it!

Here's a link to the thread with images and Cr amounts
http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/topic/316145-more-reach-ranks/
All Halo Reach ranks+images click at own risk.

 

[Sai-kun]

OMG. So cool!

lol damn your avatar sai! Keeps bringing that song into me head! :lol

<3