“We will be resetting Competitive Skill Ranking” - Halo Infinite developers announce massive updates to ranked matchmaking
Halo Infinite's multiplayer will be seeing a lot of improvements in future updates, as 343 Industries look to address community feedback and make some much-requested changes in ranked matchmaking.
In yesterday’s developer’s blog, 343 Industries’ community manager, John Junyszek, addressed the issues that the shooter’s multiplayer is still experiencing. He suggested that the team has been closely monitoring both player ranks and ranked matchmaking ever since Halo Infinite's launch last year.
Junyszek noted that one of the biggest problems in the competitive system is ranked inflation and inaccurate skill assessments. These problems often lead to players being placed in unbalanced queues.
He stated:
Competitive placements will be a bit stricter once the update drops, and Spartans will find themselves a full rank tier lower than where they used to be.
Junyszek stated that when a player completes a placement match, their CSR is usually lower than where the ranked system thinks they will end up after more matches.
He cited the case of Halo 5 and commented that the system was quite similar to the previous franchise entry. The structure helped to keep the ranked grind after every reset fresh by providing players ample room to improve their CSR.
Since the ranks are reset in the middle of a season, the system will be lowered further to ensure the climb is faster once players have finished their placement matches.
The Halo Infinite developer continued:
However, the CSR changes will not be the only update that 343 Industries will be looking to implement in future patches.
Junyszek hinted at other changes that fans can look forward to and ended the blog by saying:
Halo Infinite’s ranked system is gearing up for a good number of updates in
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