The halo game franchise has been around for a decade now, but with each new release, many new things are added. The latest release of the radiance franchise was halo reach, and one of the major additions to that game is the concept of Halo Reach Ranks.
In prior halo games, a player was basically identified by their level. In halo reach, the player is instead identified by their rank. These ranks start as common military ranks like non-public, Lietuenant, Captain, for example. About half way through the ranks list they change to more radiance specific rankings,eg Hero, Noble, Eclipse, Forerunner, Reclaimer, and the mighiest of all, Inheritor.
So as to rank up in halo reach, all a player has to do is play the game. At the end of each match, you will earn credits based mostly on your performance. As you get more credits, your rank increases. While you can gain credits in Firefight and campaign modes, the swiftest way to rank up is by playing competitive multi-player, as that's where credits are given out most freely. Unlike in previous halo games, where your level could rise based mostly on whether you won or lost the game, ranks in halo Reach only go up. You can not lose credits, and never lose your rank. The win / loss result of the multiplayer match also doesn't count, as credits are based solely on individual performance.
So, what do ranks basically do in halo reach? Well, the first thing they do is get you a cool new position, and a cool new icon next to your name. If you acquire an impressive rank, that icon next to your name will predate you into the room, and people will be threatened by you as fast as you enter.
There are discernible bonuses to ranking up too. The biggest of these is that certain armor types are only unlockable to you when you have a certain rank. When you earn credits, you can spend them to upgrade your armor and armor effects. But lots of the coolest helmets, shoulder pads, armor effects, etc are available only once you have unlocked them by reaching the necessary rank. For instance, the Haunted Helmet can't be acquired until you have the Inheritor rank.
One question that often comes up is whether spending credits on armor will make it take more time to rank up. The solution to that question is no. Your rank relies on the amount credits XP you have earned, not the amount you have, so it doesn't deduct the amount spent. That means that if you earn 1000 credits, and spend 500 of them, the credits that count towards your rank are still 1000, not five hundred.
Have fun ranking up in Halo Reach, you've got a long road ahead of you!
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At the end of each match, you will earn credits towards your halo reach ranks . The more credits you have, the higher your rank. Attaining higher halo reach ranks gives you additional privileges not opened to those of lower ranks. Start playing now!
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