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  • Poll [3 votes]: Should the Double Ranking system be included in Matchmaking?
Subject: Second accounts and the solution.

Posted by: Ghintoch117
Posted by: war machine5252
My ban still is not gone it has been two weeks come on bungie.


It hasn't been 2 weeks.

Poll: Should the Double Ranking system be included in Matchmaking?  [closed]
Yes it should.:  67%
(2 Votes)
Yes, but with some changes.:  33%
(1 Votes)
No it shouldn't.:  0%
(0 Votes)
Total Votes: 3

Halo is not what it used to be. In the good old days, a melee would kill a person with no shields but now, all you get are Double Beats Downs. But thats not the main problem. With second accounters, it causes a problem for many of people who are trying to rank up. I am stuck at 43 (in lone wolf) and every time I get stuck with people who are majors and generals. The majors and captains who are 40's and 50's, shame. I dont mind brigiders because i am very close to 45 so that is understandable. My solution to all these problems, is a simple double ranking system.

In this double ranking system, there would be two parrell ranks. One would be a class and the other would normal ranks. The class would be used for all of the ranked games. There would be 4 ranks from 0 to 3. 0 meaning you have just started playing. if your k/d ratio and your w/l ratio (win loss ratio) is higher than a certiain point, you would be upgraded to the first class, meaning you have understood how to play. Once you acheive the next 'CheckPoint' you would advance to the Moderate Class or 2nd Class. And the last and 3rd Class would be expert. This would solve the second accounters due to their skill level.

On the other hand you would have the normal rank for example, lets say you have a 37 in Team Slayer but you are a moderate player and you win maybe 2/3 of the time, you would be put up against a team in the moderate class from 35 to 40. This would make the match alot more even. You would not be crushing the other team and you will not be crushed. This system would also work in reverse. If you start losing alot of the time, it would cause you to loss your class. So if your 3 and you start to get crushed again and again, you would be down ranked into the 2nd class. This would give you a good chance.

Additionally, two problems may sound like they would occur but they would be worked out very easily. Some might say, well this system would cause some to get easy generals. Wrong. In order to rank up, you need to win more than you lose. Thus causing you to upgrade your class.Which means inorder to rank up to generals you also need to upgrade your class.
So people could not destroy people in other Classes which allows people to play Halo and upgrade at their own rate.


The ranking system would most likely look like this for the average player.

Rank..Class..W/L
---------------------------
0-10.....0 -1....1/4
10-20...1.........2/5
20-30...1-3.....3/7
30-40...2-3.....1/2
40-50...2-3.....2/3

Now the second problem that would occur would be what if you were in a party with a Class 0 and you were a Class 3 you would enter a Party mode were you would be matched up with people of the same if not class Class and Rank. This would make matchmaking more fun for everyone and would prevent Second accounters from causing a problem. Yes one in every 15 people are second accounters but the odds of having a fair fight would greatly increase.

Also, this would work for with the names, it would be kinda lengthy to say but I do beleive it would work. For example, I would be a 2nd Class Colonel, Grade 3 . This would justify your what level skill you have and what rank you are.

I do belive this would solve the second accounters and would make matchmaking more pleasurable for everyone and would decrease the number of new second accounters. Please comment back on my idea and if it should be incouperated into Ranked matchmaking. and just as a side note, please dont comment saying i cant spell because I already know i cant. If you agree please comment to keep this thread alive for others to see.


[Edited on 07.30.2008 7:58 PM PDT]

  • 07.30.2008 7:24 PM PST

Posted by: Ghintoch117
Posted by: war machine5252
My ban still is not gone it has been two weeks come on bungie.


It hasn't been 2 weeks.

I really do think Bungie employees should look at this, it could help with the next update.

[Edited on 07.30.2008 7:40 PM PDT]

  • 07.30.2008 7:36 PM PST
  • gamertag: DONU7
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Posted by:xTCx Reloaded
Im pretty sure i could have read The Bible faster than all of those posts.

Greatest H3 Match EVER

I think this concept is a basic mirror of CoD4's "prestige" system. I'm not sure exactly the in's and out's of it but it just seems like overall it's another layer to make people play at the best possible spot in their skill. I would have to say that if you become level locked before your 45 then.. I'm sorry but that's where you rank up compared to the community. I do agree that the multiple accounts get annoying but I don't think they make such a big impact on the overall idea of our ranks.

  • 07.30.2008 8:10 PM PST

Posted by: Ghintoch117
Posted by: war machine5252
My ban still is not gone it has been two weeks come on bungie.


It hasn't been 2 weeks.

Posted by: DONU7
I think this concept is a basic mirror of CoD4's "prestige" system. I'm not sure exactly the in's and out's of it but it just seems like overall it's another layer to make people play at the best possible spot in their skill. I would have to say that if you become level locked before your 45 then.. I'm sorry but that's where you rank up compared to the community. I do agree that the multiple accounts get annoying but I don't think they make such a big impact on the overall idea of our ranks.


well see my point is, is that along the lines of ranking up from 10 to 43 i have seen loads of second accounters, and with those people that have skill that most of the times cant be matched which causes in a win from him/her. I have played with and against so many people who made second accounts and the usually are the best, but it seems almost not fair to the other players that they are put up against these people.

  • 07.30.2008 8:27 PM PST