With all the Iron Banner drama going on it got me to thinking... You know what I miss? The old TrueSkill / Ranking system from Halo 3. I really felt like that was a true representation of your skill level in a multiplayer game. I have never been the best at PvP but I am decent and considered it a real achievement that my Halo 3 Rank got up to 32/50. As soon as I got above 30 though you started playing with the big boys. If it wasn't all head shots you were dead instantly. After several poor matches my rank would drop and so I just hovered right around 30. It was tough. You lost. If you weren't good enough your rank *gasp* dropped. That is kind of what I was expecting from Iron Banner. I was ready to get murdered but I also wanted to test my metal against the best of the best. Do I think there should be leveled playlists? Of course. Should there also be places where people have put in the time and effort can show off? Definitely. I know I sound like an old man but games now a days seem to want to coddle everyone. We have to make it level so players don't get discouraged or intimidated. It's like the Guardian with the Auto that keeps killing you. Yeah, you could rage quit but you miss out on the joy and achievement of when you finally put a shotty to their face. Hopefully you also learned something along the way. He had to be doing something right if you kept dying...