What It Takes To Get Max Rank in Halo 3

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[@ChinNationFTW]

I never get to climb up in Halo 3 ranks because I spent most of my time in Custom games.

[@SaturdayWinter]

Halo 3 customs were the best

[@KelluehazeDSOO]

yes halo 3 is the best halo especially for custom games

[@CrimsonArbiter]

Toilet, Jaws, Trash compactor, Cops and robbers, Teacher, Fat kid, ghostbusters, left for dead, fuck yes

[@gavinjones9842]

It was the best but I’m only at basically the second to the lowest rank because I haven’t played the game in a long time

[@theelite5135]

I miss playing with my friend in forge doing random shit

[@Tomn8er]

Getting to level 50 in Halo 3 was insanely (and I would argue _unfairly_) hard. Remember winning literally 12-13 ranked TS games in a row as a 49, routinely playing against and beating 50s mind you, and still not ranking up. Then you lose 2-3 games and drop back down to 48. People always wanna praise H3's ranking system but it was actually kinda broken.

[@0842]

Tomn8er you've just summed up one of today's most popular fps game's ranking system (csgo). Goddamn I love and miss Halo 3

[@TheRamonhill]

Tomn8er disagree 100

[@roddydykes7053]

Tomn8er yeah I agree with your analysis. You win a ludicrous amount of games in a row and go nowhere, followed by a lost game and being demoted. A huge slap in the face and why I gave up on ranked playlists pretty willingly

[@julianlak1017]

That's the whole point of the system lol it doesn't just give you ranks cos you win. That's why the ranks actually meant something.

[@lordpotater664]

a lot easier to do on a new account of if you used a booster account with a ton of losses

[@TheAssaultRifle]

The new Halo kids nowadays wouldn't understand the struggle. I've played hours upon hours and I've only got a 45 over the course of Halo 3's lifespan. Halo 3 took skill to be good at. The first time I hit level 40, I fucking scream like a maniac. For people who says Halo 3 is garbage, I guarantee they was shit at the game. I wish games nowadays would go back to a ranking system like this, only way to level up is to win and that's how it should be.

[@DonDeLem]

YoRHa No.2 Type B - That's a terrible way to rank up. It should be on personal stats, not winning. As someone who only plays solo, I get shitty teammates ALL THE TIME. If they went back to a system like that, the only playable gametype for me would be FFA.

[@TheAssaultRifle]

Djthegamer988 Let me ask you something, what seems more rewarding Spartan Rank 152 after hours of non stop Infection that anyone can get if they played enough, or a 5 Star General which you have to be Highest Skill 50 to even achieve it. Idk about you, but a 5 Star General sounds more rewarding than Spartan rank. And yes it is about your personal stats, K/D and W/L ratio. If you lose you don't rank up, simple as that. If your shit at the game, your rank will show it.

[@TheAssaultRifle]

Ender WitherX Oh god I can already hear the little kids complaining 😂😂😂 Go big or go home haha

[@TheAssaultRifle]

Djthegamer988 I think misread your comment, I somewhat agree with you, you can go 25-3 and if you had shit teammates and lose you don't get nothing. I get where your coming from, happened to me all the time especially those derankers, those Fucking derankers.

[@rickycardenas4391]

YoRHa No.2 Type B Those who got good at playing halo 3, can play anything well. Today's kids will never understand the struggle

[@markdanskin8202]

50x9 here. I spent every day playing halo 3 during my grade 9-12 years, 8 hours a day. Still think it was worth it.

[@JJ-qt9cw]

What a chad

[@blazehalo426]

Tell me you were at least playing with friends

[@XYKYLYN10]

Best days!! Did the same...

[@MrElias760]

Pretty impressive. I only had 2 50s. I’m guessing some of yours were in the temporary or weekend playlists?

[@markdanskin8202]

@@MrElias760 I got Slayer, Lone wolves, Doubles, Objective, Swat, Snipers, MLG, Squad, and Ranked BTB. Never got any of the weekend Playlist though. 49 in both brawls and then 48 in infection :( That game was basically my life back then. Good times. Although talking about it is like that trope of the jock who always reminices about his high-school football days haha.

[@xxblackkzoruaxx5971]

Dude one time I played halo 5 for 24 hours straight with a friend I met online in a clan. Everyone else went to sleep but me and him played until they got back on the next day that shit was insane

[@LukeTheNotable]

Like this comment if you want Halo Reach next.

[@thehuntyguy5365]

Luke TheNotable Yes please!!!

[@JustAMag]

Did

[@infared3295]

hi can you comment to me thanks for the tips

[@beastmodeonz5492]

Well you also get -exp if you get more deaths to your kills you will get -exp so I don’t think this video is that accurate considering you never took that into account

[@blunznoida7375]

Funny how everyone's excited for halo 3 backwards compatibility instead of playing right now. (population is under 500 most of the time)

[@aksrule3393]

Felix Führich hop onto odst

[@brycejr3283]

Because not everyone still has a 360 anymore

[@iPlayiOS]

Felix Führich A lot of people have got rid of their Xbox 360, or Halo 3 It's not exciting to play right now either because the max players it gets is 200. It's kinda sad playing it when numbers are that low, knowing how incredible Halo 3 is. When the numbers spike, it will be exciting again because tons of people will be on it. There's more factors that go into it than just 'Being the same game on Xbox One'. The community portion of it (which is arguably why Halo 3 was so great and grew how it did) will grow again, because of backwards compatibility.

[@joewhitlow5799]

people don't want to pay for live service on both consoles

[@shantkouyoudjian6820]

It would be all I play but I can't find the cables to my 360 :( so I have to wait til the compatibility

[@roadrunnerproductions7941]

Ah those Halo soundtracks never get old😌. Still waiting for 343 to hire Marty O'Donnell.

[@truetex1175]

Amen to that

[@o11o01]

Your wait has ended

[@zainshaikh527]

@@o11o01 is he doing Halo infinite?!

[@o11o01]

@@zainshaikh527 Most likely the next game. Hrs just back on the 343 team.

[@tamezzodiac2862]

BRH BinarySloth no he’s not where is this info

[@reareddust8329]

Halo 3 ranking system was annoyingly hard lol. It took me an entire year of grind, no job, no lifing only to get general grade 3 and highest skill 50. Halo 3 is the epitome of hardcoreness and no game comes close.

[@bb8328]

Halo 2 was harder

[@Rescrewed]

Bee J if you were max rank in halo 2. You were either Ogre 2. Or you had a modded Xbox

[@jamh666init]

3 is easily the best in the series for me just wish it had the same ranking system as reach

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

@@Rescrewed True statement

[@arturotorres3207]

5 star general right here! Gamertag: eFRaiin Man those were the days

[@BrobaFett2494]

i gotta verify that tonight lol

[@straightsixracing]

I think I remember you lol

[@dominiquebecerril5719]

I loved this system, I only got to brigadier. But when you saw a 5 star general, you knew it would be a tough game. Not like halo 4 I got max and you could easily beat them. 5 star general was the undisputed top players

[@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all]

this was true, i remember those loading screens that you got to acess all the player status one by one to see what your opponents records looked like. It was just another level when you saw a full wall of 50s just waiting for the shit storm that was about to happen so sad that bungie didn't release that it had a "ninentendo's mario" in its hands, I'm sure if they didn't change the gameability so drasticly from halo 3 to reach and had it on pcs and ps4s that we would've been watching halo on the fps spot light and not cs go on the spot light and destiny in the trash can.. rip bungie, rip all 5 star generals, i had the bloodiest best days on the golden halo 3 days

[@CookieMonster-fk7qj]

Arturo Torres i dont care i have the red fire on h3 and blue fire on halo reach how about that ?

[@elmantishrimp1689]

Halo 3 was the best game to play online multiplayer. Nowadays you can just buy your way through getting armor. But Halo 3 was special because when you got new armor is showed other players you deserved that armor because of how devoted you were to the game and how good you were

[@CoffeeSA96]

Yup, with halo infinite there isn’t even a progression system

[@38mb.]

i dont know, i think it depends. a player who sucks ass at the game will never get some of their favourite armours in a system like h3, but a player who's god at the game doesn't really get anything to show off with in a system like infinite. i think striking a balance is the key

[@SCHMALLZZZ]

​@38mb. Who cares about players that can't get good?

[@38mb.]

@@SCHMALLZZZ uh, *most players* are players that cant get good. ofc 343 is gonna try to appeal to a broad audience lol what is this take

[@trephil5096]

Level 45 Brigadier here. I had level 45 in Lone Wolf and in Doubles. I feel like I could have gotten to at least level 46 but I knew I would never be a 50 general as I feel like I was near my peak skill so it wasn't worth the stress trying. I had my wings and I was quite happy with that. I still remember when I got my level 45. It was a Lone wolf oddball match at Construct which I got first place. I'll never forget it. One of the happiest days of my life lol.

[@Robert-ge7mp]

Bro same here I got to 45 I got the brigadier 3 or whatever it was almost 4000games played

[@BiscuitJust]

5 star here. H3 had one of the best ranking systems, it actually rewarded skill.

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

Not really. It just rewarded luck.

[@BiscuitJust]

@@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121 Not true. The team that was able to work together most efficiently would win every time.

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

Noah Norcross You can’t make that judgement. What if there was a really close game where everyone put in their effort, only for one team to barely win and the others got nothing. After awhile, it really kills motivation.

[@crashzaku2597]

Noah Norcross bruh i would be nowhere near top rank, i prefer the newer system it lets all players have a chance. Especially when it comes to armor, if i was to try and unlock armor in halo 3 id probably be able to get a few armor sets. But in general from what i heard in this video the halo 3 system sounded unfun if you suck at the game.

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

Wolf Person Or if you’re mediocre or even if you’re good. You don’t know who will be on your team. You don’t know who will be on the other team. It depended on chance. I loved Halo 3, but the newer system is much better. Fortunately for you and me, a lot of the armors were unlockable just by completing challenges, unlike the newer games, for the most part. For example, beating Halo 3 on normal would get you the EVA set. Beating it on heroic would get you both the elite pilot set and the EVA set. Beating it on legendary would get you both these and the EOD set. And you could easily get Hayabusa just by collecting all the skulls in campaign.

[@limeshakestrudeler5304]

3:17 When I saw that Rocket Launcher I knew I screwed up.

[@nickfarraye8772]

Limeshake Strudeler omg it was actually u😂

[@halinaqi2194]

Lol that's jokes

[@aurues_7696]

You got fucked

[@Megalon-qc8pf]

You got destroyed by a KZbinr, then they put that background gameplay in a video, which you saw it, so you saw your own death... wow, that’s such a epic coincidence but kinda sad, not really but nevermind

[@untoldpaine]

much respect for owning it bro lol

[@blufffhalo]

My skill rank is a 39 from years ago, i was frustrated winning over level 41's and 40's on lone wolves and never reaching colonel skill rank level 40. I am still a commander grade 2 to this day with I believe 940 something ish exp points. Halo 3 was a bitch but equally awesome and still remains my go-to halo game when it comes to reminiscing about the good ol' days. Mad respect to my fellows h3 players who grinded. Also forging the shit out that game was my afterschool hobby back in middle school. I constantly broke the maps and glitched out, made race tracks for mongooses, and zombie forts for infection. My fav map was a zombie fort i made in the water of the beach in the map Last Resort where survivors shot down zombies running 200% speed at you from the overrun town. The biggest rewarding moment i ever got from a video game was beating the campaign solo, that and unlocking the katana and security armour set. God i miss those days, sorry for rambling.

[@theexplorer7139]

Eddie Nanez I was a level 42 Colonel. I always tried to reach brigadier level but could never do it. But, my highest was either 43 or 44.

[@MasterCosgrove]

Really enjoying this video, i would never do this but commentary is amazing and your research its very well. Love the editing too

[@kalebgie7461]

I adore the Halo 3 art 😍😍

[@lalalalo37]

I start playing Halo at Halo 5 and I just picked up Halo 3 at Walmart for 12.99 cannot wait to be backwards compatible

[@keelwn547]

12.99 fir a ten year old game? I bought it for 3 dollars...

[@AM-cm2kj]

I bought it for 5 bucks like 4-5 years ago.

[@mikemike6908]

It was a free game of the month like over a year ago lol

[@monk7873]

Miklós Nagy yeah like in 2014-15 thats when Reach was free too

[@Celestial_Wing]

Seriously? Wal-Mart still had Halo 3 on their shelves?

[@jamesallan9463]

I always feel like crying when watching old videos and hearing the old music. I know I'll never have games like the old ones.

[@jdubjsjs613]

Got 45 in lone wolf, I loved that playlist. the sword shotgun matches it would give sometimes were fun cuz everyone was trying their ass off

[@harrygreenwood7165]

All the more relevant with the server's going down in December 2021 😢

[@befitc7721]

do a halo reach inheritor one next

[@befitc7721]

Boosh Ninja yup ,that was a really honorable rank to achieve

[@befitc7721]

Ender WitherX its never to late :)

[@aksrule3393]

Ender WitherX noob

[@cralo2569]

A inheritor? That shit must take 1 year or 10 months of playing

[@Silverhand_1999]

calvinz the great yep, I'm back on the grind to Inheritor. Forerunner rank rn. I'm close

[@MeanKangaroo87]

These are the best videos. Luke you truly have the best channel

[@johnd.rednut297]

I loved when you said "We'll get to than later with all of my formulas" you said it like a very well endowed trucker 😂

[@dbRaZoR]

Another thing most people don't understand, and Halo 3 players will vouch for me when I say: becoming a General in Halo 3 is no easy task. You must reach a rank 50 skill level which basically means as you progress from the beginning it becomes more and more difficult to hold up with the increasing level of competition. 0 - 15 I say is fairly easy 16 - 25 you must have slight skills 26 - 34 you must have some skills 35 - 39 intro to the real challenge 40 - 46 could take months to make progress at this level (depending on play time) 47 - 48 here you face legit players who are a game or two away from earning a 50 49 - 50 the best of the best are here, if you want to become a 50/ general, you have to get through these players (who are at the top of the food chain), P.S. you must peform virtually perfect here because any mistake will be capitalized on by your opponents every single time. I've had many friends who have been stuck at around 45 - 49 for more than two years and I feel like you're ignoring this fact that you can't just play the shit out of Halo 3 and become the top rank **cough** Halo Reach **cough** It takes time/development/strategy to hang with those guys at the top and earn your 50, they don't hand them out like coupons believe me.

[@baron2062]

There is a guy higher in these comments who won many matches In a row (can’t remember the exact number) and never went up, then lost one and immediately went down a rank. What do you say to this

[@shantkouyoudjian6820]

In a little over a year I got to 5 star general with an 87% win loss with a 50 in snipes, slayer, swat, doubles, 48 in mlg and 45 in lonewolves. I don't get it though because when I got master chief collection I can't play for crap! I'd average 35 kills in H3 snipes and for MMC I'm lucky if I hit more than 20. I feel like I completely lost ALL skill at halo when I started playing MMC. I doubt it's the game, I just think my Halo days are done.

[@paninihedgehog313]

Shant Kouyoudjian no it's the game dude do research about how the hit detection in halo 3 MCC version is atrocious i could link a video of someone who tested it if you want?

[@rumfordc]

it's not just you dude. MCC halo 3 is actually different, I was never 50 but can still tell there's subtle differences which can make a big difference for gameplay. look it up like the ^comment above mine^ said. EDIT: the other big difference that nobody mentions is the XB360 controller vs XBOne controller

[@alexk1682]

I was at 47 lone wolve, I was pretty good at halo 3. I played team slayer on mcc and I couldn't get past 19. MCC has series scaling issues with ranking let alone problems inside the game itself.

[@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all]

hahahha try playing "halo online" or the halo 3 russian hack ElDewrito with a keyboard and a mouse! I'm getting a 350ms ping and I feel like I'm playing at a 20-30 true skill level range.. sad to remember that from 11 to 14 years old i got to 40-44 levels and by 15-16 i got those high 40s in team slayer and a 50 in lone wolves... Never played MMC, h4 or h5, but it sure feels bad to not be able to play at a high 40 skill range anymore, I did quit after armour abilities shananigans on reach and bs halo games like halo wars (i went to the midnight lauch to realise at home that it wasn't a first person shooter. one frase did stick out from the rest after 10 years of halo 3: "nostalgia is a dirty lier, it tricks you into thinking the past was better than it seemed"

[@FordFan01]

T. N. You weren’t the only one who found out halo wars wasn’t a FPS game at home. But I still found to enjoy it for what it is.

[@joser9626]

I was never part of Halo 3 for my childhood, but a little after that nostalgic area, I got Reach and honestly, watching anything Halo video makes me miss those days so hard. Halo was and is my shit. Thanks for the video, I knew being subscribed would be amazing 😉.

[@Killtacboy]

One of my best friends made it to 5 star general. I made it to normal General, but that grind nearly killed me. That’s what caused my Halo 3 burnout, but now I’m more excited than ever for Halo 3 on PC!

[@faroukm4148]

School is actually useful To calculate how to get max rank in halo

[@cass72]

ALL HAIL THE BEST HALO RANKING SYSTEM IN HISTORY IF ALL HALO GAMES.

[@ReckerFidelWOLF]

1:09 The way you said "Nothing." Is absolutely hilarious. It was almost like you got flashbacks of being a pro to the end just to lose and get 0 XP for those 32 kills 🤣🤣🤣.

[@h_bom6905]

Good job Luke! I love your videos so much keep up the good work. 👍🏼

[@plate4744]

Luke the description says "Get FREE Halo books for FREE" and I can't stop laughing :-)

[@BIZaGoten]

Holy shit the graphic style for Halo 3 looks so fucking good, as soon as you switch over to Halo 5 gameplay my eyes cringe and hurt. I have no idea why they fucked up the look of halo 4 and 5 that bad.

[@wazup3333]

halo 5 sounds hurt my ears too

[@ScorpioVlll]

biza0vs0goten you complain every day?

[@DrMatchstick]

49 brig general in h3. I was, and still am, super pissed I never got 50. H3 is the best game I've played to this day. Custom games/forge mode allowed you to make so many good minigames and maps.

[@TheDarkness629]

Level 50 and 5 Star General here! It took me two years after 2007 to achieve level 50. After becoming a Colonel grade 2 and Brigadier grade 2. There was a lot dedication to playing better. A year after 2009, I accomplished the 5 Star General. In the end, worth it!!

[@SlyChickenz]

Halo 3 had the best ranking system. It was actually one of the reasons I loved the game so much.

[@lityfity4197]

M8 wot? You ever heard of a game called reach?

[@ImperialDoor]

@@lityfity4197 Reach ranking system sucks. All you had to do is play a lot.

[@lityfity4197]

@@ImperialDoor and thats not how other games ranking works?

[@ImperialDoor]

@@lityfity4197 Not Halo 3? Which is what this comment is about.

[@lityfity4197]

@@ImperialDoor so your saying you dont need to play the game more then the average total halo 3 playtime of an average halo 3 player in order to get max rank? thats ridiculous. every game with a ranking system takes "playing alot" to finish it.

[@andrewhague5204]

My addiction to Halo actually ended after Halo 3. I was a total no life and had 2 5 star general accounts lol. It was the only game I played until Reach came out, which pretty much killed Halo for me (and a fuckton of others) after that.

[@addictedtors24]

I remember having 48 true skill in team doubles with my friend trying to grind that last couple for about 4 months, but I was only on about 2,000 xp, safe to say halo 3 was lovingly brutal.

[@TaskerFilms]

I was a 50 in Team Snipers. It's crazy, that was so hard for me I consider it a big accomplishment

[@cithrichdidntwakeup3812]

I was a brigadier general too. 47 in doubles, 40 in snipers, 42 in ffa, 35 in team slayer, and I miss everything about halo 3... halo died after halo 3. The mechanics and graphics and overall gameplay and ranking system was the best, they perfected halo in halo 3, but they tried to fix something that wasn't broken

[@robertadams8856]

The next halo game needs to have a true skill ranking system like halo 3. Also lose the boost, sprint and slide crap and go back to halos roots

[@deathblood9811]

I have to respectfully disagree with you except for the boost. Sprinting and sliding is natural to human nature so it would make sense to have them, plus they can make game play a lot more intense and exhilarating. Maybe we could compromise and instead of boosting, they could dodge roll like in gears of war? I see where they'd have the technology as they'd advance but maybe save that for the campaign and the story. Or possibly have two different game modes, called classic and modern, in multiplayer. That way we could both get what we want and neither can complain

[@jumbojimbo706]

GodlyChalupa No one cares about sense in halo. We just want a good multiplayer again.

[@forexalised9053]

@@deathblood9811 Sorry, have to disagree. The reason why sprinting is bad for halo is that it changed map design and the overall chaos of how the game itself played. Due to not sprinting, maps were much smaller in design. You could spawn, walk around a corner and be back in the fight. Controlling a power weapon spawn like the snipe on Halo 2 lockout or overshield on Halo 3 guardian was amazing. Maps were so small, your teammates were calling out areas on the other side of the map and you would do a quick hop to get a shot in. Sprinting being added in Halo accounted for one thing. The map design had to be changed drastically to account for the extra movement speed of the players. This made games like oddball less intense, it made fighting less intense, everything about the game slowed down. Just go watch a gamebattles match of Halo 3 guardian oddball and compare it to a match of Halo Reach, you'll notice the difference. The time it takes to get into a fight is a massive difference, making a lot more room for teamplay at all intervals of the map (in classic halo pre sprint). Sprinting being added in Halo was just bullshit by people who thought it would be better because they weren't proper halo players who understand it on a mechanically technical level in its design. Also, wtf do you mean "natural to human nature", the jumps are like 7 - 8ft high and you have jetpacks, fucking aliens. What does "natural" have to do with anything? It's a game, not a simulator. Pre sprint Halo was the best Halo.

[@r3mxd]

Forexalised hmm u forget what spartans can do hmmm

[@slayerphoenix6307]

The game should be no sprinting (no sliding), no bloom. boosting and and climbing is okay. Sprinting adds too much position variation, and makes the game non-competitive. There are no strats when the game turns into CoD. This is why CSGO is such a popular esports game

[@LostODST]

Great video man as always 👍

[@LukeMackie]

I knew it was hard to get a 50 back in the day but I never knew it was that hard.. Really puts it into perspective.

[@DonnyBurzuM]

What about deranks for losing.

[@LukeTheNotable]

I think after 1000s of FFA games it's not to crazy to think with decent skill you could get a 50. I just assumed that in my calcs.

[@MilesHemingway]

Or playing team slayer with a party of 4, getting a 50 wasn't too hard. Luke got to 45, as he showed in the video.

[@SaturdayWinter]

Bruh it gets HARD AF 45+ in Halo 3 depending what game type you played and who you played with / against. Team swat was my go to, then lone wolves, then slayer.

[@yorkshire_tea_innit8097]

Luke TheNotable Not really. Loads of people ended up in brigadier grade 4. Level 50 was pretty hard and by no means a guarantee.

[@coby1225]

The evil de-rank

[@googlename4224]

How to win a game of Halo 3. Get a BR or Sniper. End.

[@PabloEscobar-vm2im]

Ridiculous ' I was killing bitches with the Magnum

[@LukeTheNotable]

1. Get Host 2. You win

[@klasse4311]

Ridiculous ' That's not true. If you suck at using them you're gonna die and they'll snatch your weapon

[@HackingAtLife]

Ender WitherX For number 2, that's a Noob combo

[@NobOdy-db9yl]

Go afk let team get win

[@waltertrevino]

I got to 50 on 3 different playlists on halo 3 I think my proudest moment on the game was getting it in snipers. I miss a system like this great video my dude you should do one for halo 2.

[@Cynane27]

Your videos are really good Luke

[@sentinelvortex8433]

Man I feel like I've wasted my life now that I know how long it takes... five star general was totally worth the hours though, however it's pretty much impossible to find a game nowadays.

[@younglink6863]

Sentinel Vortex not true try master chief collection

[@Axoe]

young link you cant be a 5 star on mcc, only 360 you can be a 5 star gen in playlists and global

[@urm8matt156]

I've only played halo 3 on the MCC and I'm not very good. Do you think I should get Halo 3?

[@LukeTheNotable]

YES great game.

[@awsomemils4311]

Me too but i wont be geting it seperatly btw that was my favorite campaign

[@novuhzz]

Chaos Marine same

[@sunkist681]

Chaos Marine yes. Halo 3 multiplayer is much fairer

[@goosesniper454]

Chaos Marine yes, halo 3 on MCC is completely different than the original with all the bugs

[@kaiefalom9343]

Halo 3 is my childhood. Started playing it when I was just 9. I remember when I didn't know how to drive a mongoose, rocket race was my first ever real experience playing Halo online. By the end of it my highest skill was 40 (from lone wolves) with little over a thousand exp. In my opinion Halo Reach is the best game in the franchise but Halo 3 will always be my favourite.

[@DSKdirtypeanuts]

Had a 50 in team slayer and 44 highest skill achieved in mlg. Had a few accounts but overall played about 5000 games. Had quite a few 50 friends in mlg who came close but general grade 4 was still rare to see. Even rarer to see the rank for a single playlist as they added a rank symbol to your experience in a playlist as well.

[@WonderMePartyStrip]

What about Halo 2's rank system?

[@cithrichdidntwakeup3812]

WonderMePartyStrip I don't remember halo 2... I only played halo 3

[@RippedMoFuCk]

it was insane the amount of cheaters, standbyers, soft modders or hard modders, either way you were fucked because they used halo guardian ftp to their xbox to change the game files... Youd change the stats so only you have super speed, 360 auto aim, auto br rifle that fires sniper bullets. etc etc even changing spawn points i lost to that.,

[@MyGunsGold]

LukeTheNotable, "Where as Halo 5's Ranking System requires zero skill". What? You're mistaken. Getting a Champion rank in the HCS Summer Playlist would require large amounts of skill. Currently, that playlist is incredibly competitive (I personally can't get above Diamond 4). What do you mean by this statement? Are you assuming anyone could just get a Champ in HCS with out being a top player? I'd assume anyone with Champ in HCS would easily get ONYX in every other playlist, and walk to a 50 in H3.

[@MyGunsGold]

Final thought: Getting a Champion in HCS would absolutely be an accomplishment. Halo 5 ranks do reflect a decent representation of a persons skill.

[@Axoe]

I dont think a good halo 5 player will even come close to a good 3 player, the two games are polar opposites, halo 5 is basically call of duty so your claim is a good call of duty player could come close to someone who has been at the top ranks of a 100% skill based game for a decade. Literally no contest

[@NobelTheKnave]

I only played Halo 3 a bit after it realeased in 2017 I think, but I really like a lot of things about it, and I see why many people like the game

[@TheEnragedGypsy]

I was General Grade 3, 50 highest skill reached, and I have no idea where I was at as far as EXP. But I remember loving every minute that I played. Easily one of my favorite multiplayer games of all time

[@tamaraandseansmith6407]

Ahhhhh the good old days were true skill was met with skill and not mixed with new players who u couldn't depend on to help out! I hope they keep that the same for sure! Time to separate the 11 year olds from the 20 plus year olds!

[@cithrichdidntwakeup3812]

Tamara and Sean Smith true... I was in 8th grade when halo 3 first came out and I fell in love, that was the first fps I played. Halo 3 was the best

[@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all]

same here rich, and guess what? Eldewrito's halo 3 hack let's you play halo 3 online without any downloads aaand it is only 2.3GB :D great for anyone who doesn't like spending money on gaming and wish to have at all times a copy of you first fps

[@xVAC4NTx]

Tamara and Sean Smith lmfao I was a brigadier general true skill 50 at 13, just because you’re older doesn’t mean shit.

[@vistagunner]

^^^^^^

[@itisfreak]

Stfu

[@Eazy_Bruh]

This is by far the best ranking system of all time, none of the kiddies that actually play H5 would understand.

[@wazup3333]

Yup

[@Izombiestunz]

nice video Luke :) you should do an analysis on how long it would take to max out on halo reach. I think that game took agessss

[@Livstilcoachen]

Good points Luke.I may get Halo 3 on the BC when it comes out.

[@codylujan]

My first account, I got to 47 in lone wolves. I screamed like a girl. My rank was brigadier grade 2. My second account, I got my 50 in doubles and swat. Doubles was easy because I had a good teammate and we worked really well together. All in all, my max rank was general grade 3. I felt like an absolute boss. You know, back when rank mattered and required skill.. I miss those days so much. Now everything is welfare and devs just hand out shit just so you'll play the game.

[@wazup3333]

yea pay to win nowadays or win either way even if you suck

[@romand271]

I love the Halo 3 br! -- said no one ever (especially those in Asia and Australia)

[@stormbringer7773]

People only hated it because it took a lot more skill to use than the Halo 2 BR.

[@alfievillanueva1081]

Storm Bringer777 was not a fan of bullet spread on the H3 BR. The H2 BR is the best one imo.

[@Whisp360]

Aus player here halo.bungie.net/stats/halo3/careerstats.aspx?player=Whisp%20V1

[@alexk1682]

"I hate the halo 3 BR" said every casual kid that thoughtbhalo 3 was too hard.

[@yorkshire_tea_innit8097]

Whisp You didnt actually use the BR that much though. Im English and I thought it sucked when I played a US host. Aus must have been worse. But IMO the BR was the least effected by lag. halo.bungie.net/Stats/Halo3/CareerStats.aspx?player=Whisp%20V1&player2=Blenkey+36

[@boommer94]

Man i remember rinsing my way to my 50. Probably the hardest thing i have ever done in any game. There was some great competition at that level back in the day

[@dovahmike7045]

I'm a commander grade 3, skill rank 38 in Halo 3. Grinded the shit out of lone wolves back then. Over 4,000 multiplayer games played with a total of 18 days spent in game. Looking forward to finally getting that 50 once the OG H3 becomes BC.

[@uaapollo5809]

It's sad that Halo is trash now. 343 completely ruined Halo. I'm scared to see what Halo 6 is going to be like.

[@rumfordc]

Reach was alright, still fun, but it was definitely the beginning of the end for Halo. Putting in "loadouts" goes COMPLETELY against the competitive spirit of halo: what made halo unique from COD was that at the start of every match every player was 100% equal. Loadouts changed that.

[@BIZaGoten]

YE :( screw 4 and 5, reach was playable atleast.

[@BlackJester57]

Reach was easily one of the best Halo games. 4 was still fun but garbage compared to older Halo games. 5 is just awful.

[@Cosmicracker]

It wasn't all 343s fault, they where making a good story and then Microsoft decided to change it into the trash that it is

[@nickbjelopetrovich9797]

no its not

[@frreeanth]

Hey kids halo 3 is going to be big again the population is going to go up for 2 weeks but the hype is dead. halo 3 will never go back to old hype to 2007 (also halo 3 is my favorite game) so it going to take forever if you barley pick it up (I have kanta all armor sets my account name is unsafecodered)

[@aksrule3393]

INIGHTMAREBEARI hop over to odst.

[@frreeanth]

AK's RULE!! Why?

[@blackskiesproductions915]

INIGHTMAREBEARI Halo 3 was my second. Then Halo Reach and ODST after.

[@monk7873]

Unsafecodered Same with Reach except yoy can find matches fast on reach.

[@Can_O_Peas]

Malachy Fox Why only hate it just because you suck? That's a crappy way to go about it. I'm not absolutely amazing at it either but it's my favorite Halo.

[@benhummel3604]

Nice Video! Really helps

[@PsychologyOfTheFight]

I used to level peoples accounts up for money. Heres how you beat the system. It calculates your invisible MMR based on your win/loss ratio. The higher your MMR, the harder it is to level up. The lower your MMR, the easier it is for your team to rank up. So us boosters would make an account with -1000 xp from quitting every game. The accounts MMR would be crazy low, so we would recover the other guys account (lets say hes rank 40 and wants a 50 in MLG.) We play MLG and rank up 4-5 times every game because the booster account has such an attrocious MMR. It's super easy

[@PhuturehVideos]

MLG 50 is hard all the others are meh.

[@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all]

Had a 42 in MLG, such a pain in my soul. 50 LW, 50 team slayer, 49 doubles, 48 snipers, 45 swat

[@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all]

and than guess what? Halo Reach came out with a exp ranking system and I raged quit video games for 9 years, I only came for a few games in league of legends because of friends and for the new early VR gaming era (yeah it bother me a little that i never got that true mlg50)

[@omarcovarrubias3456]

Halo 5 is for weaks.

[@Josh-lk7vi]

I'll never forget the release night; I was a Junior in high school and my friend and I took 3 days off school (most you can do without getting a doctors note) and played 18 hours a day for all 3. I think we got to 35 or something near there. The 50 came a few months after. The "down time" that was placed in this video was not realistic as to what it was launch date. They had an active player base of 1 million people at that time - there was no waiting for the next match. Also, it was very easy to skip ranks with all the new people in the game - just shoot better than they shoot at you. With that many hours, respawn points became redundant and there was a lot of plasma grenades "well placed" and people quit a lot. And the real pressure to keep pushing was around the gear unlocks. Everyone wanted that damn Katana on their back as well as the shoulder attachments. With enough Mt Dew and Cool Ranch Doritos, anything is possible.

[@DrHeadshot]

Everytime I remember the adrenaline and the skill I used to have in this game almost makes me cry. What a game. I spent a small but big part of my life in this game. My favorite of all time, hands down. I played 27 days 23 hours and 31 minutes total. I'm proud of reach a Brigadier Grade 2 rank with 47 of skill. Never Forget...

[@FAWX]

why are you guys hype for back compat on h3? why not just play it on the mcc with the better framerate and resolution?

[@mikemike6908]

because on halo 3 you can search any game type you want for just halo 3. It also has better hit registration and isn't str8 garbage too

[@flex-jsteve540]

because its not full halo 3

[@torakandwolf6786]

Because MCC was a failure.

[@benjys4543]

only people thats say why don't you just play it on mcc have clearly never played the real halo 3 before

[@FAWX]

benjy s L4ZERF1ST is my gt been a player since 09 check it out if you don't believe me. I'd still prefer the higher fr and resolution tbh, halo 3 is great, but having all the games in one place and being able to play their multiplayers in one play list is just more convenient.

[@revan8154]

12,791st XD

[@revan8154]

btw i was a two star general

[@TheLuckycard]

Seeing a Brigadier General was always fun. Everyone would make fun of them for having so much xp but never being able to get 50. Halo 3s ranking system was great because every game had so much at stake and you never knew if you would rank up until you were back in the lobby. I remember the times when I would stare at my rank in lobby after games just praying that the game was delayed and it need a second to update my new rank. This actually happened a lot for rank 49 to 50. A couple times it wouldnt give you the rank in lobby but when you looked at your service record it would say 50 and when you saw that glorious number you could finally sleep well.

[@tigerpaws77]

I remember getting my level 43 in H3 during the infection doublexp weekend. Went from 1-43 in 2 days haha

[@larrytheassdestroyer4149]

Wow destiny is in the top 10 played games on Xbox and Halo isn't rip Halo lol

[@reckapple5641]

Yup. Halo isn't what it used to be. Good thing it's a bungie game that's on top at least. But it's not dead though.

[@larrytheassdestroyer4149]

Apple 02 yeah I don't understand the hate towards destiny players from Halo players but destiny players have no hate towards Halo players best community my ass

[@reckapple5641]

It's because bungie left halo. That's why everyones so salty towards bungie's new franchise.

[@larrytheassdestroyer4149]

Apple 02 true

[@milesupsure5944]

I've seen some Salty Destiny Players, all FanBases are Salty to a degree.

[@-ouv]

I've had a few 5 star generals, my main account is a 5 star General with a 50 in every playlist. Work all week and get that 50,then played double Exp all weekend. From Thursday to Sunday night.

[@jayjeetkataria8387]

no halo 3 video is old for me:) thanks for making this

[@mimiclilzae4783]

I love all your videos

[@adamwillz123]

Was a 3 star general with 50s in Snipers, MLG, Team Slayer, Team Doubles and Lone Wolves... I had no life back then, miss H3 x)

[@EMANXD]

I am actually pumped for Halo 3 backwards compatibility! We can actually deck out our spartan's style with no restraints and we can actually see which kids actually found all the skulls for their Hyabusa or managed to run over a kid with a mongoose in the Lone Wolf playlist. :)

[@Elchakie22]

Damn man, the nostalgia. last time i played halo 3 was back in 2010. and i was a General grade 2.

[@Continuum7]

Its sad this can never be accomplished again. I'm happy I was a 5 Star general in the game, so many good memories.

[@bigbig101000]

You should also add that if you were to lose matches one after the other, your trueskill will actually decrease if it was between increments. For example the highest I had got before in had to move away from the 360 was Commander Grade 2 and with a highest trueskill rating of 37. If I were to lose a match of Lone Wolves, I was deducted a trueskill point or even two points until it was at the base value of 35. Also EXP points could be lost if you were on a losing streak, but you would keep the rank.

[@johndough4871]

My best memories from Halo 3 were me and my little brother getting our 50’s together in doubles. :D we played on them too, intense games!

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

The good days of Halo 3

[@ZaipexJr]

3 star general right here and still the greatest game Ive ever played. 50's in doubles and snipers.

[@UncleGabagoo]

Watching this hoping to cope on why I wasn’t good enough to get past 47-48 on Halo 3 when I was 15-18. Now thinking back just playing rushing in, not really learning any strats or playing routinely with a team yet alone practicing...makes sense.

[@unremarkable3913]

I was a Gunnery Sargent with 8,964 games on the account I got Gunnery Sargent on plus another 10,000ish games across 2 other older accounts. And proud.

[@adwitatherealadwita]

I've barely played Halo 3, and I suck at it... Leveling up will be hard. REALLY hard... Mainly because I'm used to shooters with sprint, not the differently paced classic Halo games. I honestly think I could make a series out of trying to get to max rank in Halo 3, lol.

[@Moaky104]

I played like 20,000 games on Halo 3 (custom and matchmaking). Loved the ranking system in Halo 3

[@retardedaxel]

Luke halo infinite has a progression sustem now this series must go on

[@pipe2theface269]

I think a new warzone map with a kraken boss would be really good

[@woreer9]

I remember playing halo 3 since 08 and how hard I grinded to get to general and 50 trueskill but only being able to make it up to 40-45. To this day I pop in halo 3 every once and a while to see if maybe, just maybe I can finally do what I couldn't as a kid. But to this day I'm still stuck at 43true skill :,)

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

No shame in that because at least you tried your best and didn't mixed skill boost or buy a 50. Respect to you for that.

[@modelotime8225]

Max rank I got to was captain grade 3, I remember all I would do after getting home from school was grind on Lone Wolves. Good times, good times.

[@DiscoCokkroach]

I had to click Like in the middle of the video b/c HOLY TOLEDO that's a ton of math. Mad respect for figuring all of that out for us!

[@mysticspence6397]

The dedication as small youtuber luke

[@theinheritor2182]

I loved Halo & it's the best! I got to Captain Grade 2.. I was stuck at the same Rank.

[@CraigKeppArt]

I hit a 5 star general through pure sweat in the competitive playlists. Me and my best friend grinded in the doubles playlists. Winning countless matches in a row for me to go from a 48 to a 49. Then we won one game on my 49 and went to a 50. It was wild. I played everything Halo 3 had to offer and I loved every second of it. I still say my most proud rank is a 47 in squad battle because that short-lived ranked playlist was pure chaos. I still wonder if people remember playing against or with us. Now that Halo is coming to pc I'm beyond excited to relive the grind.

[@CraigKeppArt]

My gamertag changed a few times through Halo 3. Dj Bisket ibisket Pfhor

[@jeremiahwhite2624]

-EGI 1Ace: 5 star General with a 50 in EVERY playlist. If you REALLY wanted to get a 50 in halo you could. You had "theater" wich lets you look at every game you played at every possible angle to study what you did wrong or what you could do better. You can look at every strategy or tactic or movement your opponent used on you and think of a counter. For your accuracy, you had octogon with instant respond equipped with snipe and BR's to perfect and sharpen your shot. You had "youtube" wich lets you see the best players play the game, you could learn from that. People talk about getting matched up with crappy players but I got a 50 in all playlist going in by myself even lone wolf's lol. The real beauty of halo is that you get what you put in. If all you do is play, you may not make it but if you learn from every disaster of a game where you got crushed, you'll eventually get to a 50. And all it takes is your own willpower and determination meaning you don't need to persuade or get permission from anyone else to put in the work to get better. Everything comes from you and I LOOVE that.