Simple Rank System

[JimboniusMaximus]

I understand the vision of the game which is centered around communication and cohesion as a Squad. There is no unlock progression, no K/D, and no stats, just teamwork, winning the objective, and the experiences you share with the community. This is great.

Sometimes I think it would be nice though to have something at least to show for your experience in the game, like a simple rank system? Perhaps for each role, just so that there is some form of progression. Just take the score you earned at the end of each match and dump it into an XP pool which promotes you to the next rank. It wouldn’t give anyone an unfair advantage. It would just give players something to strive for.

Or would this just deter people from joining squads with lower ranked people I guess? That’s the only potential downside I could really think of.

[RackEmUp187]

Nope. Then you would have people doing their own thing to try and get ranked faster, going for more kills etc.

[SuperTaco]

This brings in a form of elitism. It would also cause people who are more casual but great SL or Commanders to be pushed out of those spots because they are low ranked. HLL is a prime example of that. I've seen plenty of low ranked commanders being greifed because they have a low level. Depending on how the experience is given it could cause more people into lone wolfing if it is a kill based xp.

[pT-Tubz]

TERRIBLE IDEA, MOVING ON!

[Geebus]

Originally posted by SuperTaco:

This brings in a form of elitism. It would also cause people who are more casual but great SL or Commanders to be pushed out of those spots because they are low ranked. HLL is a prime example of that. I've seen plenty of low ranked commanders being greifed because they have a low level. Depending on how the experience is given it could cause more people into lone wolfing if it is a kill based xp.

This. It brings more trouble than it is worth. Besides all that, I know that there are a lot of people like me that appreciate a game where there is no rankings or unlocks. Just a simple jump in and play.

[KDM 16AAB]

Same.

[Quagmire]

Nope

[McPhil]

Nope. Bad idea.

[A. Egon Cholakian]

Nope.

[Tankred_Endures]

CONGRATULATIONS YOU WIN A PRIZE!

...for the 100th thread about this.

[Splinterfuzz]

No good can come from superficial ranks in this game, if you want ranks join a clan that utilizes ranks and do that.

[Timmeh]

How about just adding a 'Recruit' badge to new players for the first 10 or 20 hours they are in game?

I mean, all you really want to know from a rank is if people are newbies or not, and after that ranks become sort of pointless, because all it shows is time played.

[BoomBoomLou]

Naw.

[goalhound]

In steam there is an hours played statistic. The more you play, the more the number goes up. Checking this number after each gaming session will give you the profound sense of accomplishment you are craving.

[Unknown]

You should get points for teamplaying and capture objectives and win games and level up.

[[FaTx]Acetotheface]

Nope. There's enough of the COD Lone Wolf mindset coming in with new players. Lets not implements a system to reward this behavior. The whole point of Squad is to know that you're part of something bigger than yourself, a team effort. If you're watching your own stats or anything like that, you will start to worry about KD, squad KD etc. Worry about being an efficient Squad player, and sorry to say but rank progression works in the opposite direction of that goal.