Reach Multiplayer Arena Q&A Transcript
The seasonal rank reset in the arena sounds neat but I’m worried that low/mid level players are just going to be cannon fodder for really good players; I don’t fancy getting completely destroyed for several days while highly skilled players claw their way out of the arena’s steel/bronze/silver ranks. Any plans to combat this or is it just how things are going work?
We have similar concerns, but we’re just going to see how things pan out. The Arena is about performance against your peers, and you can have good nights or bad nights (as reflected by your Day Rating) in any Division, from Steel to Onyx.
But like I said, we’ll see. It’s all well and good to have hopes, but if hopes were horses, beggars would ride.
Will being ranked “Onyx” in arena be the equivalent to being a 50 in Halo 2 or 3?
It’s hard to map Onyx to 50 (or 45, or whatever) without knowing how big the population is. Suffice it to say that being in Onyx will be an accomplishment you can be legitimately proud of.
Will our highest level in Arena remain on our service record just like Highest skill does in Halo 3?
Your Season Results will be logged in your Service Record and on b.net, but your highest Season will probably not get any special treatment.
Will winning affect how fast we rank up in competitive team games or is it just individual?
Winning in team games still matters. But turning in a poor performance on a winning team (i.e., being carried by more skilled team-mates) will not be a good way to level up.
Can you see which league / division (or whatever it’s called) you are in in the arena?
Yes. As soon as are Rated on enough Days (e.g., 5 days), you’ll see what Division you’re in. You can go up or down from there, but it’ll give you some idea of who your peers are.
In the recent info regarding arena it was said that players would have to play EVERY day to earn an overall ranking in each months league…. is this true?
No, not every day. We’re still adjusting numbers, but let’s say you need to be Rated on 5 days to qualify for a Division. If that were the case, you can play any 5 days you want.
And you can play more than 5 days if you think you can do better and move up to a higher Division. But you have to play at least that many days to be assigned to a Division. No more.
Will our arena status/rank effect our rank in the other play-lists ?
No.
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