[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ten1zer7 Great post and explanation of the ranking system. well done, BUT i feel this system is relative to the strength of players you are playing against.ie. It would be easyier to gain a high rank if there were less Strong players in the game when indeed halo3 was first released. So the system would give a false reading of whom are the best players are now. If these top ranked players were to start from scratch again, alot would not be on such a high rank, As the strenth of the oposition has increased OVERALL.. through time naturally. I am not faulting your explanation, but the system itself.[/quote] I think I understand what you are saying but I think the system has to be relative to the strength of the players. If it was just a win 1000 games and be a level 50 then we would have a H2 system. The way I understand it is the H3 system adapts and adjusts the players skill based on how skillfull the community is in general. With this type of system it needs data to base the curves off of. So, at launch a player could level up relatively fast. Once the everything evened or evens out, it becomes harder to level up. As long as the players keep playing, their skill will eventually be what "it should" be. If they played enough to get a 50 in the fist week and never played again, it might not be as accurate as someone who plays everyday and is a 50. Overall, I think it is working and in my opinion, is a better system.