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The Official Halo 3 Thread
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DancingJesus
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GhaleonEB said:
The experience changes sound sweet but I don't think I'm fully understanding it. Are the numbers such as level 50 being erased and replaced with this playlist number? Just a little confused by this, thanks.
How will the playlist ranks factor into your regular ranks?
The playlist rank is a really great idea! So when does this sucker come out?
Ajemsuhgao
Member
Best answer ever. :lol
Yeah, I'm slightly confused as well.
So this means that so long as you continue to garner experience, you'll eventually go up ranks? So does that mean the ranks will basically act on a sliding scale, where my experience needed to go up to say a Captain in Team Slayer may vary depending on where the overall populace experience is at? Or will I go up ranks at set exp benchmarks for each playlist?
So this means that so long as you continue to garner experience, you'll eventually go up ranks? So does that mean the ranks will basically act on a sliding scale, where my experience needed to go up to say a Captain in Team Slayer may vary depending on where the overall populace experience is at? Or will I go up ranks at set exp benchmarks for each playlist?
Domino Theory
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Ghaleon a General
confirmed!
in Big Team Social
SailorDaravon said:
You will be able to go up at fixed intervals in each playlist.
You could be a Colonel Grade 2 in Team Slayer, a General in Lone Wolves, et cetera, it's all based on how much experience you have in a given playlist. We're adding the tracking for these values at the playlist level in AU2.
DancingJesus said:
It says your True Skill rank and current exp will stay.
Am I understanding correctly that - the more you play of a play list no matter winning or losing you can still reach a 50 or general just because you will never lose EXP? Unless of course you quit?
Either way saweet update, interesting new Doubles gametypes.
Cuckooo said:
50 is the Skill rating. Trueskill still determines who you play, but the icon next to your name in a playlist will be your rating in that playlist.
If you look at someone's Service Record, though, you'll see their total EXP and Highest Rank, just like you do now.
DancingJesus
Banned
Being a man - it hurts me to say that I need directions. Video tutorial ASAP.
Luke just answered part of my question. Sounds great.
Luke just answered part of my question. Sounds great.
So if you can be a Grade 2, it's not just experience, then? It also takes into account the highest level for that playlist?LukeSmith said:
Because that makes some sense. It'll push people to get their rank up in more playlists, I would guess, rather than boosting a 50 in doubles and playing Social Slayer forever.
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LukeSmith said:
So take me for example: I'm currently a 48 in SWAT.
But if I get, say, 600XP (needed for being a General) in Team Slayer, I'll be a General in Team Slayer even though my highest skill is a 48?
Bearillusion
Banned
dark10x said:
After completing Halo 3 for the first time last year the above comments pretty much nailed my thoughts but here we almost a year later and I'm still playing campaign and loving it. Halo 3 is sooo much better than Halo 2.
Revengeance
Member
Hell yes. Tell Shishka I love him.
It's interesting I suppose. Not sure what's going to stop people from entering every playlist with a full party and boosting their exp until they're generals. I'm kinda hoping the game won't award exp to "winning" people unless they legitimately beat a team that matchmaking paired them up against.
spermatic cord
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i'm gonna be the first general in rocket race
kylej said:
I'm not sure why they didn't take out it showing your highest skill #, or take them out all together. It would have stopped all the fuckers who quit out of matches so they can be skill 50 recruits, and it would have deterred alt accounts since they would have had to have just earned their general insignia in each playlist, they couldn't just zoom to 50 in one and sit on it. Unless I'm missing something, I have been drinking >_>
And yeah, I completely never want to play Team Doubles again, what the fuck is that shit? Everything else is good (although where the hell is Heavies in Social Big Team?), but that's just retarded. Team Snipers in Doubles is bad enough, but good fucking God.
Well, that was a bit confusing, but I think I understand now. Thanks for answering questions, Luke. The new system sounds like a welcome addition to me. And the tease at the end has me giddy. And, September isn't even that far away!
Also, who say Bungie doesn't listen to us. I seem to remember a lot of GAFers complaining about this, and it seems that testing is complete:
Hey, wasn't Halo Blue supposed to release in September?
Also, who say Bungie doesn't listen to us. I seem to remember a lot of GAFers complaining about this, and it seems that testing is complete:
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So if we're getting EXP for, say, a Colonel in Social Slayer, will we need to progress through Commander Grade 4 (3 gold bars), Major Grade 4, etc.?
xxjuicesxx
Member
Don't see my Dbl Exp Playlist in August...wtf mate?
After reviewing the dbl exp playlists again I decided this post wasn't mad enough.
Legendary Brawl?
Grif?
Team Snipes?
Living Dead?
WTF is that shit we've already had these three of four times each? Is there even going to be any new maps to play Living Dead on?
Lets create some NEW gametypes for dbl exp playlist instead of rehashing normal, not so different from every other playlist gametypes...
You have the options in the game, use them.
After reviewing the dbl exp playlists again I decided this post wasn't mad enough.
Legendary Brawl?
Grif?
Team Snipes?
Living Dead?
WTF is that shit we've already had these three of four times each? Is there even going to be any new maps to play Living Dead on?
Lets create some NEW gametypes for dbl exp playlist instead of rehashing normal, not so different from every other playlist gametypes...
You have the options in the game, use them.
Captain Blood
Member
This is for you EazyB
xxjuicesxx
Member
I can see it now...
Double Team Oddball The Pit
Ok changes breakdown:
Banning of modified content - Thumbs up
Heavies increased - Thumbs up
Team Doubles objectives like KoTH - Thumbs down
New ranking stuff - TBD
September stuff - I have a mental erection imagining what it could be.
Double Team Oddball The Pit
Ok changes breakdown:
Banning of modified content - Thumbs up
Heavies increased - Thumbs up
Team Doubles objectives like KoTH - Thumbs down
New ranking stuff - TBD
September stuff - I have a mental erection imagining what it could be.
Yeah, objective games in Doubles is worse than the Banshee on Ascension in a Team Rifles match. Waiting 10 seconds to respawn after being spawn killed along with my team mate and watching my flag/oddball get stolen and captured is not my idea of fun. It sucked in Halo 2 and I'm sure it will suck in Halo 3.the disgruntled gamer said:
Thanks for everything else but that, Shiska.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
New ranking sounds good, but I really wish the Rank numbers would just be hidden.
the disgruntled gamer said:
I agree, but most of objective stuff in Doubles doesn't work well IMO. King of the Hill and Oddball I'll maybe give you, but any flag variant in Doubles can get the fuck out. Like blueblur said, basically if you get killed and they get your flag, you're completely fucked by spawn times since there's only two of you. Same with oddball, with only two people respawn times will totally fuck you if the other team has the oddball.
Ironically, although VIP is terrible in Big Team, I think it'd actually work very well in Doubles, but it's not in there (or at least I've never gotten it).
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Well, Shishka said there'll be a big playlist update in September... :-/CougRon said:
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My last concern is if we still have to go through double/triple bars before we progress to the next rank (i.e. being a Brigadier Grade 4 before we can hit General Grade 1).
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