[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SkilPhil [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Verachi [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Hylebos [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Verachi [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Hylebos A ranking system would do wonders.[/quote] Since Halo 3 we haven't had a legit ranking system. I personally think that a legit ranking system helps keep the game interesting. [/quote]What was wrong again with Arena? I'm curious.[/quote] The real question is what wasn't wrong with Arena.[/quote]I think the majority of gamers dont like ranks. Im obviously including casuals too. In halo 3 I enjoyed ranking up in lone wolves, but eventually you hit a skill wall and begin losing ranks which put me off. It is only a small minority who will actually get to the top. It is only very skilfull gamers that will trully enjoy it, which unfortunatley for them are the vast minority, onyx rank i think was the top 1%, that leaves alot of gamers, even quite competative, bummed. This is why I think leagues are the way forward, and I am glad to see they are getting more popular in online gaming - it means if you suck you can still see improvement and compete with other people more closely within in your skill gap. Rather than just being silver tier, you can be no1 in silver tier. You can still be crap but have a little pride left. Ofcourse there will still be people who still perform badly, but it pushes towards a majority who feel a sense of accomplishment within their relative skill gap, rather than chasing an impossible goal, and the top tier, very skilled gamers dont lose out because of it.[/quote] I think Halo 3 had the best ranking system, it catered to competitive and casual players. There is a reason why Halo 3 has been on the top 20 almost every month since its been out. Just look at Reach it's not that old and it's already falling off the chart. On Bungie's next game I think it would be good if they had pretty much the same ranking system Halo 3 had. Have a handful of playlists for competitive players (Ranked) and social for the casual players. And as far as unlocking armor etc, they would make it so you can unlock everything from the social playlist. The ranking playlists wouldn't unlock anything it would just be there so you can rank up and play with people that are close to your skill level. Halo 2 also had a good ranking system, H3's is very similar to it. Halo 2 owned any game on xbox originals and I believe the ranking system helped with that. [Edited on 11.30.2012 10:39 PM PST]