-Sh1fty- wrote:
An XP system, ranks and rewards is just like everything else in the world. It's good in moderation!
BF2 had awards and ribbons that didn't give you any points. I liked that because it was more of a personal goal than feeling obligated to complete for XP to rank up faster.
Then there's games like CoD and now the newer Battlefields where you rank up very quickly. I like when it's a slow process and you really need to earn the rank, again without XP boosts. I guess my issue is that I think the rank should be earned and not just given to you so easily.
I see your point though.
Yeah, but if anything the argument you should be presenting here is that now there aren't as many IAR requirements nor really time consuming awards (like the War College Ribbon, any expert medal, etc) it makes it easier for the casual gamer to be on par with the more dedicated or skilled gamers. How hard was it to get 18 kills IAR with a pistol? Dunno about you guys but it took me years till one night I finally cracked it. These days it is less of an achievement to essentially complete similar goals.
As for levelling up faster, I have no qualms about that. The better player will still gather more points and get the unlocks quicker than the newbie. Making the awards and unlocks there in the first place are incentive to play the game some more. Not the main goal, but every now and then you might think "today I'm going to go for x badge or award".
At the end of the day though, it's all about gameplay. Which for me BF2 excelled at over BC2.