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Re: Flaw with invisible rank
Posted By: BoothbyDate: 2/4/05 1:15 p.m.

In Response To: Flaw with invisible rank (Admiral Death)

: There is a very obvious flaw with an invisible ranking system. Picture this
: scenario: You've played five hundred games of team slayer. You're really
: good, and you know what you're doing. You feel like you're improving all
: the time. Suddenly you start losing all the time. Your opponents cream
: you, and you're not really sure why. It could be that your invisible rank
: has peaked, or it could be that you're slipping. There's really no way to
: tell since you have no rank to tell you that you're fighting harder
: opponents. In short, there is no motivation to improve yourself since it
: will only result in more losing. A visible rank may not be much, but at
: least it is a small reward that lets you know that you're getting better.

I don't get that. It seems that if you lose, it's because you are playing against people who are better than you are. Either they're working their way up, or you've been mismatched. Either way, if you're losing, I can't think of a better motivation to keep trying.

Some people would say it's a bigger slam to the confidence to drop a rank than it is to just lose a few times. If you couldn't see it, you wouldn't worry about it, and you'd focus on enjoying the game. I'm not saying to do away with stats completely, just to make rank invisible. And maybe not even completely invisible, but just in-game. You could still go look it up, but you'd have to do it on the computer after your game.

I don't know. Seems the focus on rank IS sucking the fun out for a lot of people. Even for me, if I'm not careful...


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Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentnof 2/4/05 3:30 a.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentKP 2/4/05 3:44 a.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentIronSight 2/5/05 6:22 p.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentaltodarknight 2/4/05 3:48 a.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentBoothby 2/4/05 6:58 a.m.
     I agree. Who's for invisible ranking? *NM*17 2/4/05 8:00 a.m.
           Seconded... *NM*Vorpal Sword 2/4/05 8:17 a.m.
                 Thirded! *NM*awesome o 2/4/05 10:26 a.m.
                       Fourthed! *NM*Echoes 2/4/05 11:45 a.m.
                             Fifthed! *NM*Corgana 2/4/05 12:10 p.m.
                                   Sixthed? o_O *NM*Slayd 2/4/05 12:26 p.m.
                                         Re: Sixthed? o_OFire 2/4/05 1:37 p.m.
                                               Friggin' eighthed. *NM*Calvin Chaos 2/4/05 2:45 p.m.
                                                     Two hundred and fifty fourthed. *NM*Zig-Zag 2/4/05 3:12 p.m.
                                                           Re: Whatever numberthed YAY! *NM*saint.duo 2/5/05 12:37 a.m.
           Flaw with invisible rankAdmiral Death 2/4/05 12:53 p.m.
                 Re: Flaw with invisible rankBoothby 2/4/05 1:15 p.m.
                 Re: Flaw with invisible rankTychoVII 2/4/05 5:10 p.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentCaptain Spark 2/4/05 8:36 a.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentZytz 2/4/05 8:53 a.m.
                 Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentToney V. 2/4/05 2:07 p.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentSep7imus [subnova] 2/4/05 9:19 a.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentPJ 2/4/05 10:06 a.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentAnton P. Nym (aka Steve) 2/4/05 10:21 a.m.
                 Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentTwelve Large 2/8/05 5:29 p.m.
     Re: Extremely well said.Dan Chosich 2/4/05 9:30 a.m.
           I have a solution for two things...Papa FoOdNiPpLe 2/4/05 9:51 a.m.
                 I disagreeN1NJ4 2/4/05 10:21 a.m.
                       Re: I disagreeCount Zero 2/4/05 10:54 a.m.
                       Very good pointRed Loser 2/4/05 4:15 p.m.
           Re: Extremely well said.Count Zero 2/4/05 10:42 a.m.
                 Re: Extremely well said.Sep7imus [subnova] 2/4/05 10:55 a.m.
     Amen. *NM*Vidd 2/4/05 9:31 a.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentDucain 2/4/05 9:53 a.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentSep7imus [subnova] 2/4/05 9:59 a.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentAgony 2/4/05 9:59 a.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentBoothby 2/4/05 10:08 a.m.
                 Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentSep7imus [subnova] 2/4/05 10:32 a.m.
                       Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentBoothby 2/4/05 10:44 a.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentgregnnn 2/4/05 10:16 a.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentTh3-Re4p3r 2/4/05 10:32 a.m.
                 Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentSep7imus [subnova] 2/4/05 10:37 a.m.
                 Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentZytz 2/4/05 11:28 a.m.
                       Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentAdmiral Death 2/4/05 12:47 p.m.
                             Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentZytz 2/4/05 1:04 p.m.
                 Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentAnton P. Nym (aka Steve) 2/4/05 11:31 a.m.
                 Weapons *rant* *long*SPARTAN-01110101 2/4/05 3:49 p.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentCount Zero 2/4/05 10:57 a.m.
           Well said! *NM*Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) 2/4/05 11:36 a.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentShooty Guy 2/4/05 10:39 a.m.
           Re: typos and mistakes :PShooty Guy 2/4/05 10:46 a.m.
     Bravo!Clefton Twain 2/4/05 10:45 a.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentGrey Wolf 2/4/05 11:02 a.m.
     Gah, so true, for me and my habits *NM*Jamirus99 2/4/05 12:53 p.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentZombone 2/4/05 2:02 p.m.
     Quoth the Wu (frontpage'd)gspawn 2/4/05 2:04 p.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentSurrealPanic 2/4/05 2:19 p.m.
     Amen!mrsmiley 2/4/05 2:30 p.m.
           Re: Amen!KP 2/4/05 2:48 p.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentst_riot 2/4/05 3:31 p.m.
     training groundsFlashman 2/4/05 5:12 p.m.
           Re: Relax a little, have fun.Mantis819 2/4/05 6:23 p.m.
     Well said, sir! *NM*Epyon 2/4/05 5:31 p.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentXvArchonvX 2/4/05 11:26 p.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentIronSight 2/5/05 6:52 p.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentPhilippe 2/6/05 3:01 p.m.
     Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentMrPeters 2/8/05 4:08 p.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentONI_operative_343 2/8/05 4:10 p.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentAeroJonesy 2/8/05 4:27 p.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedent17 2/8/05 5:41 p.m.
                 Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentAeroJonesy 2/8/05 6:14 p.m.
           Re: Halo 2 Matchmaking: Setting a precedentDundre 2/8/05 6:03 p.m.
     Why don't you join a Halo league?Twelve Large 2/8/05 5:02 p.m.



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