was the rank changes to drastic?

[JoeBannon]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

I haven't seen one General. :p

I was being sarcastic, but I think you get my point.

[Jesse]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

I didnt want to have them lowered because it would take away from the credit of those who worked really hard at the game to get good and go that extra mile, because now everyone has the same unlocks as he does, the same priority over commander and so forth. I know alot of people are going to talk about how Im a whiner and I should just accept how things were... but why the hell didnt you do that before the patch and just accept that!

The problem is, being good isn't even shown by your rank. It simply shows how many points you have, REGARDLESS of the measures you took to get it there, whether you actually HAVE practiced and spend your time getting points by helping your team in the most efficient manner you can manage, or if you find some other way by either stat padding, or just playing all day long with unimpressive scores every round. The ranking system is good in concept, but was very poorly implemented.

The change WAS drastic, but I welcome it. I now have a variety of weapons at my disposal and I think it puts everyone on a more level playing field. I think this change not only levels the playing field weaponwise, but also will reduce stat padding, at least marginally. If the unlocks are already given to everyone much sooner, instead of weeks of regular playing TOTAL, not just an hour a day for a few weeks, what's the point in trying to farm further if the unlocks are already given to you so early?

The commander position...oh who cares. You rarely get a good commander no matter what, and I've had people equal or lower rank get commander over me before. Why? I have no clue, but I don't really care much for the commander role anyway, the UAV and Sat scan makes stealthy operations worthless, and artillery is now just a TK-machine waiting to happen since you can't punish a commander. My commander rant is completely off topic, so I'll not go into it. :p

[Bigbear_Nor1389]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

It should take time to climb in ranks, and it should take increasingly more time to reach higher ranks. I thought the point requirements were a bit too high before the patch, so lowering them was fine, but not as much as they did.

Any badge, ribbon and medal should take skill and work to get, but IMHO some are too easy and some are too hard. Like 4500 hours for certain medals! If you play 2 hours a day for 6 years, you're still a few hours away! Basic badges are thrown at you and most ribbons are very easy to get. How about a balance here. Climbing in ranks should take time, getting basic badges should require some basic skill, and ribbons should require certain special skills. Medals should be hard to get, but not almost impossible. Again, a balance would have been good!

Other than this, I think Dice has made a great game, and too many people complain about silly stuff. There are still bugs, yes, there are other issues as well, but aren't we still having a good time when we play? If it is as frustrating as someone seems to think, why don't they play something else?

[Sneaky Assassin]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

No I don't think they were drastic, the lower ranks are good enough so everybody if you play 1 hour or 10 hours a day is going to have enough unlocks to play the game, which is what people really wanted. The higher ranks are still far enough apart to make it a challenge.

[ptegan]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

I was being sarcastic, but I think you get my point.

Not really actually. It'll still take about 2 years for the average player to get to the current top rank.

[Ghiest]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

Shoulda had option ... 'dont care really' :)

[Ghiest]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

Seriously though, allot of people complained about the amount of hours to put in to get some of the rewards and ribbons and ranks and DICE reply with this and you complain again ... I just love end users.

f**cked if you do and certainly f**cked if you don't.

[JoeJJohnsonII]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

I think they should have left the lower ranks the way they were, but I like the way they changed the upper ranks. With the way it is now I actually have a chance to get to the upper ransk without having to resort to cheap tactics. I really do wish that they had left the PFC and Lance Corporal the way they were. 1500 points was not hard to get and only takes a day or two (took me about a week becuase I only played for 2 hours a day). Anyways, I think that EA/Dice are doing ok so far.

[A$$a$$ination]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

I see a trend here. It seems nearly all the people complaining that it is to drastic and easy are the ones that have a lot of points. I believe it caters for a wider spectrum of players now. The top rank is 750000 pt's. Lets be honest that is a LOT of hours playing to get that many points. This way casual gamers can get more than one unlock a year and the hardcore gamers still have to play for a lot of hours to get the top rank. Don't forget there are still medals for those that like the challenge and are competative like that.

[PanzerGhost]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

it's just using common sense. Not too high and not too low. not really hard. lol
if there too high, take every score and hours, every number and minus 50%. wow done
how stupid can the patch makers be.:|:

25 000 for sergeant? too high? -50% = 12 500 . Not 2 500 global points(new p1.03 setting)

[ODBoy]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

Like the change...and its funny watching the point whores cry:laugh:

[imported_r0279s]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

man i was so happy. Finally made it to sargeant got to pick my unlock after upgrading but then... oh wait another unlock ... and another and wow another ... no this can't be right another unlock...

Got promoted from corperal to master sargeant and unlocked almost all weapons!

[PanzerGhost]

Re: was the rank changes to drastic?

Like the change...and its funny watching the point whores cry:laugh:

I'm mostly afraid that newbs who get high ranks too quickly will think there good players, and when vets. of the game use chopper or jet or tank or on foot, and kick serious ass, that newbs will think the chopper or jet or tank or weapon kit is overpowered and complain at EA to change it, and not ever once think that it's just them that sucks.