Halo 3 Disappointment?

[R Nilla]

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: R Nilla

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
The ranks don't mean shit. I can easily beat some general dude, all a high rank means is that they've played a lot of games.

No, it doesn't mean that. You can only become a general if you've played a bunch of ranked games against people with similar skill. If you suck it up, your skill will go down. I JUST hit 20 today, as it was fluctuating between 17 and 19 for a good week, some games I played great, others I was dead weight. You cant get to be a general if you suck... now, you CAN get to gunnery sgt if you're junk because that is mostly just based on number of games you play.

You can get any rank if you play enough, but it will take a hell of a lot longer because you'll need a ton of experience. It's easier to just get your skill rating up to skip up to the next ranking. I recently played with a Brigadier, though, and he talked a lot of trash about how he was ranked so highly, but his stats and lackluster play said otherwise.

For officer ranks, you need 1) experience AND 2) skill. So for me to become a general, I need 600exp AND Skill 50... if you've got 600exp, and only say 5 skill in any ranked match, you'll stick at Gunnery Sgt until you make the skill level.

I swear I saw someone who was close to the next rank up, and it said they needed a rank of X or Y experience, but maybe I'm misremembering and that was just to reach the next grade.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: R Nilla
I swear I saw someone who was close to the next rank up, and it said they needed a rank of X or Y experience, but maybe I'm misremembering and that was just to reach the next grade.

Actually mine said that just before I leveled up, but it said Skill 10 or 150 exp. 150exp == Grade 3 Gunnery Sgt, not Lieutenant. If you've got 150exp and 20 Skill, you're a second grade captain.

Check out the Ratings History page, it illustrates it pretty well.

 

[R Nilla]

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: R Nilla
I swear I saw someone who was close to the next rank up, and it said they needed a rank of X or Y experience, but maybe I'm misremembering and that was just to reach the next grade.

Actually mine said that just before I leveled up, but it said Skill 10 or 150 exp. 150exp == Grade 3 Gunnery Sgt, not Lieutenant. If you've got 150exp and 20 Skill, you're a second grade captain.

Check out the Ratings History page, it illustrates it pretty well.

Yes, I know all of this. But despite the obvious evidence I still seemed to allow a false memory to make me think otherwise 🙂

 

[tatteredpotato]

When I evaluate someone the main things I look at are Highest Skill, and Win/Loss ratio.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: JasonSix78
My thoughts are the same as Yahtzee

Ding ding ding! I agree with him too.