Gaining rank?

udm · Post by **udm** » 22 Mar 2007, 16:09

Hi as topic states, how do we gain ranks?

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 22 Mar 2007, 16:16

Click the help button in the Lobby.

drolito · Post by **drolito** » 22 Mar 2007, 16:22

lol ... and play lot of time !!!

Relative · Post by **Relative** » 22 Mar 2007, 23:01

Currently it's ingame time. For example: 0-5 hours ingame gives you private rank, whereas 100 (i think, been a long time) hours gives you a star/general rank. However, there is a lot of talk regarding an overhaul of the ranking system to better reflect skill levels.

udm · Post by **udm** » 24 Mar 2007, 16:51

Ok cool thanks!

gamer17 · Post by **gamer17** » 25 Mar 2007, 06:29

How can you tell how long you have been playing?

Ishach · Post by **Ishach** » 25 Mar 2007, 06:32

.quit

Felix the Cat · Post by **Felix the Cat** » 25 Mar 2007, 08:09

gamer17 wrote:How can you tell how long you have been playing?

Type .ingame in the lobby.

manored · Post by **manored** » 26 Mar 2007, 02:29

There are plans for a new ranking system based on skill, but as far as I know nothing will change for less-than-star ranked players.

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 26 Mar 2007, 22:34

Skill-based ranking would just lead to rank whoring.

Machiosabre · Post by **Machiosabre** » 26 Mar 2007, 22:42

KDR_11k wrote:Skill-based ranking would just lead to rank whoring.

couldn't agree more. as flawed as this system is, in a rank based system a few good players and a whole lot of jerks would have high ranks, which still wouldn't be an indication of skill but will open up a whole lot of other cans of crap.

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 27 Mar 2007, 10:27

Also skill based rankings might make people afraid to try new mods because they'd probably lose at first and ruin their record.

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 27 Mar 2007, 19:01

Any skill-based ranking (or even any other type) should DEFINITELY be mod-based, considering their diversity in gameplay.

Scratch · Post by **Scratch** » 06 Apr 2007, 07:48

I wholly agree it should be based on rank, with star rankings you have too many speedmetal noobs as stars. If they broke up the rank system properly so it reported the truth about how a player plays, ex. average resource output or kill rating & GAME TIME such information could hold more value when balancing a team.

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 06 Apr 2007, 08:39

KDR_11k wrote:Skill-based ranking would just lead to rank whoring.

I agree, as I've tried to make clear many times now.

Post by **jcnossen** » 06 Apr 2007, 11:10

I would definitely like some sort of game style ranking... ie where other people vote how much you were a porcer.

Hellspawn · Post by **Hellspawn** » 06 Apr 2007, 22:35

Whats wrong with porcing? Winning by porcing seems to me as valid as any other tactic.

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 07 Apr 2007, 00:04

Hellspawn wrote:Whats wrong with porcing? Winning by porcing seems to me as valid as any other tactic.

wining by porcing equals the other player gets bored and quits... othewise you are winning by playing defensive

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 07 Apr 2007, 00:07

In which case your opponent or the mod/map fails hard.

TradeMark · Post by **TradeMark** » 07 Apr 2007, 00:09

Skill based ranks leads to stupid games where people only tries to win... it becomes too serious... i saw that in Red Alert 2 :|

Oh, and it also leads to disconnecting... when you are losing, you just pull your internet cable off, and you dont get +1 to loses... seen that A LOT in RA2, lol...

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Gaining rank?

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