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Bungie, by way of a lengthy G4 article, has revealed their plans for extensive character customization coming in Halo: Reach. You like to customize your characters, right? You like new armor and spending credits on new gear, right? RIGHT?! Sure you do!
Take a look at some of the changes being made to the matchmaking system over at G4.
Player Investment is driven by credits ("cR" for short). Credits are given to gamers simply for playing Halo: Reach, either through rounds of multiplayer or by working through the single-player campaign, but the amounts of credits vary, based on the actions of the player. Different actions will dole out a different amount of credits, but Bungie is being careful to not encourage player actions that would potentially damage the gameplay experience. It does mean that more challenging tasks (say, five headshots in under a minute) would produce more credits. Bungie's currently balancing how credits are doled out, but credits drive the Player Investment experience, both to increase a player's Military Rank (replacing Halo 3's Ranking system) and to purchase customization items in Halo: Reach's "Armory."
Bungie Reveals Halo: Reach's All-Encompassing Player Investment SystemIn Modern Warfare 2, as a player levels up, they unlock new abilities, new weapons and other features that fundamentally change the gameplay. Someone who is level one in Modern Warfare 2 can not equally square away against someone nearing the level cap. Bungie is being mindful to avoid that type of player inequality in Halo: Reach. Everything that players gain access to via credits in Halo: Reach are used solely to purchase helmets, shoulders, chests and other accessories that allow Halo: Reach players to create a Spartan who is uniquely them. These items are for visual changes only and do not affect the flow of gameplay.
"There are no in-game benefits to Spartan armor," said Smith. "It would definitely make Halo something different than what Halo is."
Bungie Reveals Halo: Reach's All-Encompassing Player Investment SystemIn Modern Warfare 2, as a player levels up, they unlock new abilities, new weapons and other features that fundamentally change the gameplay. Someone who is level one in Modern Warfare 2 can not equally square away against someone nearing the level cap. Bungie is being mindful to avoid that type of player inequality in Halo: Reach. Everything that players gain access to via credits in Halo: Reach are used solely to purchase helmets, shoulders, chests and other accessories that allow Halo: Reach players to create a Spartan who is uniquely them. These items are for visual changes only and do not affect the flow of gameplay.
"There are no in-game benefits to Spartan armor," said Smith. "It would definitely make Halo something different than what Halo is."
Take a look at some of the changes being made to the matchmaking system over at G4.