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Gamers Find Loophole in Halo: MCC Ranking System
Days after 343i launches the MCC ranking system players take advantage of a loophole to quickly rush up the ranks
Over the last six months since its launch, 343i has been hard at work to bring Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC) up to the level players expect. It’s been a long journey taking the game’s multiplayer from the broken state it was in to where it is now. Until now 343i’s main focus has been on stabilizing the system so players could find a game. The April update turned towards giving players what they’ve been after most: rankings and matchmaking.
Over the last six months the MCC multiplayer has had no ranking or real matchmaking system in place leaving players frustrated by mismatches. High level players were being pitted against novices, something no one was happy with. All that frustration caused people to quit games or betray teammates. All of that was supposed to change with the MCC ranking system; yet only a few days after 343i flipped the switch there are already problems.
The new MCC ranking system was meant to pit players against each other based on skill, punishing players who quit or betray teammates. Instead players have discovered that quitting and betrayals have no effect on their ranks like 343i said they would. It didn’t take long after that for players to figure out a loophole to jump up through the ranks in no time. Anytime they’re in a losing match players can simply drop out to preserve their rank, a problem 343i has acknowledged.
If all that wasn’t frustrating enough players have also taken to forums saying that their rank dropped after winning a match for no reason. It goes without saying that gamers are none too happy about all of these problems. The MCC ranking system was meant to make this the Halo collection it was always meant to be. Now it looks like the update is going to need an update. If 343i plans to keep a hold on the community still loyal to the MCC they will have to act fast.
The Starbreeze cooperative multiplayer game Project Baxter is expected to follow PAYDAY. The official Dungeons & Dragons logo is on Starbreeze. However, we do not expect the studio to revere RPG settings like Larian did with Baldur’s Gate 3.
Starbreeze will develop and publish Project Baxter in 2026 for all major platforms. The company says it “will carry the signature Starbreeze game cornerstones of cooperative multiplayer, lifetime commitment through a Games as a Service model, community engagement, and a larger than life experience.”
Forgive the skepticism, but PAYDAY 3, Starbreeze’s latest release, lagged behind due to server issues that the CEO had to apologize for, taking two months to release the heist shooter’s first patch. It’s a disappointing story that may have gone unnoticed in a year with The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Kong: Rise of Skull Island, and The Walking Dead: Destinies.
Would you like a Starbreeze multiplayer live service D&D game? Is this to capitalize on the setting’s moment between Baldur’s Gate and the surprising good Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves?
Konami promised that free-to-play soccer sim eFootball would add PES’ massively popular Master League mode, but while this month’s v3.20 update will add more solo content, you’ll have to wait. My League lets you play full seasons as a single player with changing weather and exclusive rewards to reduce the wait.
You’ll replace a real team from your league, like England or Italy. The gacha system unlocks players that you’ll use to fight the AI and win the table. Play through the mode as many times as you want, with custom cutscenes and other features to track your progress. It all seems like a way to make dream team gameplay appealing to offline players.
Online play is also getting better. A new tier system will match you with players of similar skill levels, and co-op will soon let you join strangers instead of friends. You can use emojis to discuss your matches’ successes and failures or strategize with new allies.
We assume new cards with perks will allow Konami to create “rarer” versions of players when they perform certain real-life feats. A new login feature will include a penalty-taking minigame where you must score a goal to climb a ladder and unlock in-game rewards like virtual currency. For now, that’s it.
The critically panned game improves, but not as fast as former PES fans would like. The gameplay is good, and there are more things to do, but without that meaty single-player mode, old-school franchise fans will always rank it lower. Konami should revive one of the best solo sports game modes soon.
We expected it to be big, but this big? Only ten hours after Rockstar unceremoniously released GTA 6’s trailer after an unexpected leak, it has over 50 million views. This video is the top trending video on YouTube worldwide, ignoring mirrors from IGN and Gamespot.
Instead of waiting until later today, the developer released the first footage of the latest Grand Theft Auto after a watermarked version leaked on Twitter. The team is understandably upset, but the video’s overwhelming response will reassure it. It has 50 million views and 6.5 million likes.
This could reach 100 million by the end of the day as it’s shared worldwide and fans search for Easter eggs and secrets. How many times have you seen the new trailer?
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