Rank System rant/thoughts for Socom III

[marble man]

I think the stats are the important thing. That's what counts, if you will. But as far as showing a rank, that should be based on the number of hours played, not just on-line. Kind of like in the real military . But you don't have to pass any test . The more time in, the higher your rank. And I think the rank shouldn't be just officers. Keep the rank real. Start off as a enlisted man. You could start off, as a boot(E-1) :) , and work your way up thru the enlisted ranks :D . Say after 8 hours, you are a E-2. Then after another 16, you're a E-3. After another 32 you're a Petty Officer, and get a Crow . And so on. Then, you could start in as a officer, and work your way up. But that would be after many hours. I'm not sure how many hours to make it. 500, 1000? And you would have to play X (8?) numbers of hours a week, to keep the rank, once you get it. If you miss the hours, you drop back, to the next lower rank :( . You wouldn't keep dropping back if you miss a week or two, just to the last rank. I do like to see a rank, and this may need some fine tuning. But you get the idea.

[Magnum Force]

..................woah. No offense, but I highly doubt Zipper is gonna do that (it's your idea, I know...). That would be very irritating after awhile and it still would create alot of arguments between people.

"How many hours do you have?"

"Oh, about 1,230....you?"

"Ha! I have 1,240!"

"Curse you!"

They should just have stats....but if not, then it's fine the way it is....

[SolidiFIED]

I hate the rank system.. but I like statistics.

I hate how when im in the lobby of a US East room, and their is an ensign in the room. I remember once, the teams were uneven, could be made even but one guy said 'The teams are even, the butter stick doesn't count!'. Who cares about rank anyway? Its just a game, I say take the rank system OFF.. but stats can stay.

[c0mmand3r]

Hmmm, I'd like to jsut have stats also. If it did become like that I wouldn't want to be able to see anyone's stats ecept my clan and friends otherwise people will cheat for their stats. Also, some people only play for rank. There needs to be like a rank system simlilar to S1 for everyone to be pleased. If it was similar to S1 less people would cheat because no one cares. The only people that cared about rank in S1 were those kids who did the top ten hack every day 100 times a day. Like the A and AA and AAA fellas. I actually think they were all the same... Anyway, there needs to be a ranking system and the realization is there is going to be one. Maybe we can adjust it to be more fitting to socom and the populus that play daily.

[Adema]

Just make everyone a 5 star General then we can all be happy. Just like soccer, everyone get's a trophy.

[jar]

Originally Posted by c0mmand3r

Glad to see some people agree with me. Oh, and Jar, many people will be more upset if there is no rank system then if there is a crappy one. It is true I hate the rank system now, but I think a game like this and any online shooter does need some form of rank. The way that zipper went about it in S2 was the wrong way though. I think all socom really needs is a revamped version of S1s system with maybe a title and placement number that only you, people scrolling near your name, clan members, and friends can see. Also in the search option in the rooms. There is no need for a decoration next to our names. It just complicates things. The public doesn't need to base your skill off rank nor do they need to feel that they need a certain rank. This would help that.

I agree, I just wish ppl would care more about having fun and messing around instead of "OMG I'm going to blow this bridge and extract this hostages so my rank will go up 2 points."

[marble man]

No offense taken. It's just a idea, on how to take the cheating, out of rank-ups. You'd still have your stats. That's the important thing. The ranks would just be for fun. They would show next to your name, like they do now. You'de have an idea on how long the player has been playing. In the Teams, you could just be a E-4, but still be the best shot there. Again, it would just be for fun. The stats would tell the real story. I guess you could still cheat your rank up, with my idea. But it wouldn't make any difference.

[Subject 17]

i dissagree. i love the hit percent age because on my one name all i do is snipe(no pistols even ) and it has like a 69% hit percentage. i love showing it to other people cause it swell established