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There is information saying how the MCC will have Halo 2's ranking system on here, but before posting this topic, I looked to make sure I wasn't reposting anything and I did not find a topic where the system is actually explained. It was always just mentioned.

The ranking system in the Master Chief Collection will be identical to Halo 2's ranking system, as revealed at PAX Prime, and for those who do not know how it works, this is for you. I will give a simple explanation to how the ranking system works, and for those who want a more detailed explanation, you can visit the link at the bottom of the topic. That is also where I got my information. When you complete a matchmade game your stats are recorded for the matchmaking playlist that you played in only. The end result is that each player has separate stats for each ranked matchmaking playlist. These stats are summarized in the form of a "level" for each playlist. If you've never played a game in that playlist you will have no level. New players start at level 1, the highest level is 50. Most players have levels closer to 10. Levels As you have probably already realized, are important for more than just bragging rights. Your level corresponds to your skill at games in a particular matchmaking playlist. Games against similarly skilled opponents and with similarly skilled teammates tend to be the most fun. Thus skill (level) is one of our matchmaking systems most important criteria when searching for games. In fact, the matchmaking system prefers games with opponents of the same or very nearly the same level, and if it must stretch these boundaries it will not match players beyond the preset limits. The only exception to this rule is when groups of players that exceed these limits enter matchmaking together as a party. When this happens the lower level player is treated as a player of minimum acceptable level for all matchmaking and experience calculations. For example, if a level 12 player forms a party with a level 1 friend, because the level 12 player can only match with levels 6 and higher, the player at level 1 will be considered level 6 when finding matches and calculating experience. This will put the less experienced player at a disadvantage. Level Calculations Alright, on to the pressing question: How are levels calculated? Halo 2's stats system is actually pretty simple. When you win a game in a ranked matchmaking playlist you earn experience points. When you lose a game in a ranked matchmaking playlist you lose experience points. Your total experience points determine your level. Simple. Your level is nothing more than an abstraction of your experience. Special Considerations You may be wondering what happens when you drop from a game before it's over. This situation is actually quite simple. The game doesn't forget about you. Instead you're ranked in the final standings along with everyone else. However, when calculating the final standings all teams that had at least one player finish the game are ranked above all teams that dropped, regardless of score. Only then are teams sorted by final score, but within these two divisions, never crossing the line between finishers and droppers. So if your team drops you can still beat other teams that dropped, but you'll always finish below teams that stuck it out until the end. Similarly, if you as a player drop but your team goes on to secure a glorious victory you'll get just as much credit as your teammates that finished the game. At odd times, someone will be higher level than you are yet have less experience than you have. This can happen because experience and level are not completely wedded. Instead, when you reach a new level for a matchmaking playlist we help you stay there, even when your experience points wouldn't otherwise justify it. Basically you'll stay at your current level, regardless of experience, until your experience drops below the midpoint experience required for the previous level. This helps avoid the frustration of hovering right at the boundary between two levels, constantly switching back and forth. It also gives you a little peace of mind when you reach a new level because you know you won't be slipping back down anytime soon unless you have a really bad losing streak. Remember, if there is something you want to know more about, visit the link - http://halo.bungie.net/stats/content.aspx?link=h2statoverview - for a more detailed explanation.

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If they have a sword type weapon, then I will just poop my pants and run away from them

I never had Xbox live when I had Halo 2, so I don't know what they did to help out with clans. Could someone explain what they did?

sorry if this is considered a double post, but I checked the best buy preorder for Halo 4, and it didnt say anywhere there was a poster included. do you have to preorder it a certain way to get the poster, like through the store and not Internet, or should it just come with the preorder in any way?

If you look at forerunner pictures, then you can see that they have long faces. the skull you see seems a little longer than a human skull and the teeth look different. i would think they are forerunner skulls because, first off, the prometheans are forerunner made. second, humans were made to where they look like forerunners, so i can see how we can get confused if this is the case. the prometheans have been asleep and just woken up by master cheif, and i dont think the forerunners or the diadact would have known they were going to land on that planet. so why make human faces to scare others, i would use my own skulll.

I sorta agree and disagree. The elites were cool and all, and I loved being them, so I was disappointed when they took them out of most matchmaking games. Although I thought taking them out of swat was good bc of their long heads. Taking them out of Halo 4 although is dissapointing. If they replace them with another race, I would be a little less. but still, they were awesome.

I thought the exact same thing. Forge world looks so good now, and I love the added stuff. I hope they have lots more to show that's new about forge, and like you said, everything won't always be grey anymore. I'm really exited for forge, and this just made my excitement go oh so higher

yeah, i never really figured out how the ranks system worked for halo 3 :

halo legends just give you the basics about how the halos were created and the forerunners defeted by the flood. i dont recomend watching that because you probably know most of the information given. the new books on the forerunners like cryptim and primordium would be good becuase it would give you more information on what you want to know

well the file share just went up on waypoint so i guess I'm good thank you all of you who tried to help, i appreciate it.

Ah thanks for the info, I guess I'll just have to wait for waypoint to add it.

the raptor skin was tied with another skin as for what i wanted. now with that poster, im going for Best Buy!