I like Halo 4 so please do not think that I'm bashing the game.
In my opinion and im sure most will agree... that the matchmaking in halo 4 does not have the competition that halo 2 provided with it's ranking system. Halo 2 was very replayable simply with its ranking system. I would always want to play to get a higher rank because it made me feel like I was improving and it made the game more fun. In halo 4 its just like call of duty; which is fine with its armor and loadout rewards, but many games are very one sided because even if you are terrible at the game you will still recieve points and move up in "rank." I consider myself a very decent player, not professional by any means, but i find myself in a lot of games with players displaying the same "rank" as me, that are just aweful at the game, whether they're on my team or the other. I dont want to get up to level 70 and still play against players that dont know what they are doing. Halo 2 provided an exceptional amount of competition. Although there was modding in halo 2, when you saw a level 45 pop up in your game, you knew it was going to be tough. I like playing agains players that are much better than me so I can improve, Halo 2 provided that. In halo 4 if i see a level 70 I'm not intimidated at all simply because i know there are so many bad players that sit on the game all day and suck up points.
I know I was probably very repetitive in this post but I simply just do not like the ranking system. I agree with the point system as far as unlocking armor, loadouts, etc. But 343 should think about an update to better the ranking system so people can play against someone else close to their skill level with a chance to rank up and play better gamers.
A lot of pros and cons to the matchmaking. Also another rant is the trash talking!! that was in my opinion one of the best parts of matchmaking in halo 2. There are options in the game for you to mute players or an entire team if you choose to not participate in the trash talking.
ONE more thing and then i'll be done haha. I agree with other posts I see here as far as there only being basically 3 maps that people play.... kind of repetitive halo 2 every map was very enjoyable.
ok now Im done lol... what are your opinions??!?!?
I guess i also left out that I know not everyone wants the competitive feature. So brining back (you guessed it) from halo 2 lol the community playlists for fun and no rank and then add in the ranked playlists