Halo Reach: Profile Ranks & Tours

Within this guide you'll find all possible ranks within the PC version of Halo Reach plus the tours, of which act quite similarly to prestiges from the Call of Duty series. To explain it in a basic form, once you surpass the max rank "General" - you'll reset back to "Rookie" with your tour increasing by one. Images are provided within this guide of each rank and tour within the game, please click this guide to discover.

- About

Greetings fellow Reach player, within this about page I will describe how ranks work, the purpose of them plus the best way to gain experience to increase the speed of ranking.

How Ranks Work
Within Halo Reach on PC, a new ranking system was implemented which changed the way you gain ranks significantly when compared to the console version(s) of the game. On Halo Reach PC you can gain experience by finishing Multiplayer or Firefight games, campaign does NOT offer any experience towards your rank. Experience varies greatly depending on your performance.

There are a total of thirty ranks within Reach, with eleven tours. They are as follows:

• Rookie
  
• Recruit
  
• Private
  
• Private Second Class
  
• Private First Class
  
• Lance Corporal
  
• Corporal
  
• Sergeant
  
• Sergeant Second Class
  
• Sergeant First Class
  
• Staff Sergeant
  
• Gunnery Sergeant
  
• Master Sergeant
  
• First Sergeant
  
• Sergeant Major
  
• Command Sergeant Major
  
• Warrant Officer
  
• Warrant Officer Second Class
  
• Warrant Officer First Class
  
• Chief Warrant Officer
  
• Second Lieutenant
  
• First Lieutenant
  
• Captain
  
• Major
  
• Lieutenant Colonel
  
• Colonel
  
• Brigadier General
  
• Major General
  
• Lieutenant General
  
• General

After surpassing "General" your rank will be reset to "Rookie" and your tours will increase by one, this can be repeated a total of ten times before you reach the true maximum rank.

Purpose Of Ranks
Ranks have no indication of a players skill, rather their dedication and playtime within the game. Ranks have no purpose besides showing your playtime, unlocking cosmetic items and effects.

Best Method To Gain Experience
From my personal experience, "Griffball", "SWAT" and "Snipers" are the best modes to gain experience quickly. I've also noticed that 8v8 "Slayer" offers a nice amount of experience depending on your performance, with myself gaining roughly 15,000 experience each game. Practically any game mode of which getting many kills is relatively easy and ends quickly. Medals seem to contribute largely towards experience earned.

- Ranks & Tours

- FAQ

What's the maximum experience you can earn each match?
The maximum experience you can earn each match varies depending on game mode, as each offers a different set amount of experience. However, there is a maximum to the amount you can earn through "performance" and "team work" with the former being 8,000 per match and the latter likely being 8,000 also. I haven't been able to achieve anything higher then 6,000 in the team work category currently, so the maximum value of this category may be incorrect.

How did progression work on console?
Progression has been largely modified when compared to the original system, prior you gained "cR" of which would contribute towards your rank. For example, if you had gained a total of 400,000 credits, your rank would be "Major Grade 3". Credits could be used to purchase the specific cosmetics, that is if you were a high enough rank. Some people including myself preferred that system over the current one, as you could choose the customisations options you wanted, instead of the existing linear path. However, change keeps things fresh and the prior system was a massive grind, the current one is much easier to reach the end rank.

How do you gain season points?
You obtain a season point each time your rank increases, you may use these to unlock cosmetics according to the season.

Will there be more seasons?
I'm not a developer, so I cannot confirm or deny if there will be more seasons coming, however, I do suspect there will be.

Will there be more ranks added in the future?
Again, I'm not a developer or someone with inside information, so I cannot exactly comment on this. Halo Reach on console did add more ranks such as "Inheritor" or "Noble", when the max prior was "General Grade 4". However, I do doubt they'll add more this time.

Do you instantly gain one tour upon reaching rank "General"?
No, upon reaching this rank you'll need to gain a small amount of additional experience to gain one tour, afterwards your rank will be reset. For myself, this seemed only to be 5,000 experience after reaching General.

Does gaining ranks become more difficult the higher you are?
Yes, the higher ranks do require more experience when compared to the earlier ones. However, upon increasing your tour by one and being reset back to "Rookie", ranks will become easier to obtain again. However, required experience does seem to increase with each Tour.

Do you gain one season point upon resetting to rookie?
Yes, upon resetting to rookie, you'll receive one season point.

Thank you for viewing my guide, hopefully this assisted you in understanding how Halo Reach ranks works. Should you have any questions, please comment and I'll do my best to answer.

[Define Brackish Water]

You can now get unlock points for every time you rank up after level 100. 343i fixed it and gave points retroactively to players who were above level 100.

[MammothTylenol]

Whoever is still on this path and journey god bless and I am with you every step of the way!

[put afreak on]

Same to you o/

[Jazz]

Happy new year

[Define Brackish Water]

FYI you don't get any more unlock points from leveling up after level 100. That happens at about Tour 4 - Sergeant First Class. After that you must complete challenges in the Challenge Hub.

Go to Options & Career and then click on the icon with the two Energy Swords. Sometimes completing them gives you an unlock point and sometimes it gives you EXP. On the "Season" menu you can view previous seasons by pressing the "Q" and "E" keys or clicking on the tiny rectangles underneath the season picture. Reach armor is all stored in Season 1 with some new stuff in Season 5.

There are mods that let use any Reach armor but it will stop achievement progress, EXP progress, and you must play with Easy Anti-Cheat off which will prevent you from playing matchmaking.

[Sir Floyd The Breathless]

for teamwork, ive been able to get 12k, but that was just constantly going for objectives.

[OneEyedJack]

anyone know why i can't replay halo reach, it starts to load but then fades back to the difficulty screen? redoing halo 3 is ok btw...

[hasta pronto <<3]

why i cant play Halo, i need dometime call Easy AntiCheat instaled installed.
help me pls

[Terry Tanson The Taint Tickler]

idk, verify your files

[Terry Tanson The Taint Tickler]

oh wait my dumbass misread that