New, more realistic ranks

2006-06-10 13:00:12

#1

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|7176|Tampa Bay Florida

Hey, I posted this on another thread but what the heck I'll just start a new one

Spearhead wrote:
I'd rather them fix the ranks fiasco. They should've changed the ranks after the first 6 months. Nowadays, every average player is on most servers a Staff Sergeant. So they should create an unlock system based on points, not ranks, and make it so that it's evened out so the ranks are still close to being realistic. I mean, it kind of deludes the point of having ranks if most players are above Sergeant, if you know what I mean.

Current Pvt. = Updated Pvt.
Current Pfc. = Updated Pvt.
Current Lance Corporal = Updated Pvt.
Current Corporal = Updated Pvt.
Current Sergeant = Updated Pvt.
C. Staff Sergeant = Updated Pfc.
C. Gunnery Sergeant = Updated Pfc.
C. Master Sergeant = Updated Lance Corporal
C. First Sergeant = Updated Sergeant
C. Master Gunnery Sergeant = Updated Staff Sergeant
C. Sergeant Major = Updated gunnery Sergeant
C. 2d Lieutenant = Updated Master Sergeant
C. 1st Lieutenant = Updated First Sergeant
C. Captain = Updated Sergeant Major
C. Major = Updated 2nd Lieutenant
C. Lt. Colonel = Updated 1st Lieutenant
C. Colonel = Updated Captain
C. Brig. General = Updated Major
C. Major General = Updated Lt. Colonel
C. Lt. General and General = Colonel

Seeing as how it'd be very unlikely to see a Colonel in combat, let alone a General, I think it'd be fair to just have Colonel as the highest rank.

What do you think? /discuss pls

Last edited by Spearhead (2006-06-10 13:00:26)

2006-06-10 13:05:58

#2

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|7057|USA

nah. i like my first sergeant. i don't really wanna drop a whole bunch of ranks. besides, pfc is, from what i understand, pretty easy to ditch anyways (IRL).

2006-06-10 13:07:42

#3

elite: Member; +89|7200|Sheffield, England

what u on about hardly see a colonel in combat..im a colonel and i fight alot!

2006-06-10 13:08:34

#4

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|7176|Tampa Bay Florida

meh, I just think there's no real point of having real life ranks is practically every person is going to be above Sergeant. They might as well just have 3 ranks, 1 for noob, 2 for intermediate, and 3 for extremely skilled.

2006-06-10 13:09:49

#5

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|7176|Tampa Bay Florida

elite wrote:
what u on about hardly see a colonel in combat..im a colonel and i fight alot!

You're a Colonel in RL and you fight alongside you're Sergeants? Wow, you've got guts

/sarcasm. I'm talking about in RL.

Last edited by Spearhead (2006-06-10 13:10:15)

2006-06-10 13:13:55

#6

G3|Genius: Pope of BF2s; +355|7112|Sea to globally-cooled sea

nah...the more promotions, the better. keeps people who would otherwise quit the game, happy.

if they were to lower the ranks, at least up the number of unlocks.

2006-06-10 13:15:58

#7

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|7176|Tampa Bay Florida

G3|Genius wrote:
nah...the more promotions, the better. keeps people who would otherwise quit the game, happy.

if they were to lower the ranks, at least up the number of unlocks.

Yeah, like the optional equipment system they're adding in 2142. You can unlock scopes and optional stuff and you could only carry 3 of them at a time or something

2006-06-10 13:16:08

#8

Kenthar: Resident Dragon Fanatic; +21|7033

Even if not realistic next to the real life counterparts, it's still a decent measure of game experience. If I'm the commander and want to give a tank to a teammate, do I drive next to the PFC and say "Get in", or do I go next to the Captain?

Turn a lot of people into PFC's and sergeants again, and I lose that.

Last edited by Kenthar (2006-06-10 13:17:08)

2006-06-10 13:21:44

#9

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|7176|Tampa Bay Florida

Yeah, it's too late anyway with 2142. But once they saw how many people would have Sergeant and above I think they should've changed it.

2006-06-12 13:22:49

#10

Adogg: Member; +5|7040

I think they should have made up like 100 different ranks ... each one keeps you working toward the next one ... not these pie in the sky goals ...

2006-06-13 15:49:11

#11

HucHi66Z7: Member; +0|7014

I wonder if it is possible to get a DEMOTION...

2006-06-14 14:31:58

#12

Watermeleon: Member; +34|7020|I am located at my location

It's not possible. It just is not. They didn't design the game that way.

2006-06-14 14:35:47

#13

Drexor: Member; +33|7099|Denmark

what about that the persons who are ranked as number 1 under "commander" gets the rank of "general"
and so on.....

its just an idea so dont go rip my head off...

2006-06-14 16:24:04

#14

LordDragonclaw: RPK-74 Whore; +26|7068

No. Worst idea ever lol

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