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<div class="tab">Halo: The Master Chief Collection</div>
<div class="tab">Halo: The Master Chief Collection</div>
The ''Master Chief Collection'' features the most extensive campaign scoring to date. Every single level across all six games in the collection (save cutscene-only levels and [[Lone Wolf]]) features not only a par score but also a part time, all of which award an achievement. Additionally, there are eleven achievements for earning medals in campaign; medals are only earned in campaign when campaign scoring is active. Campaign scoring is only available when a level is started from the beginning and will be disabled if the player starts from a rally point later in the level.
The ''Master Chief Collection'' features the most extensive campaign scoring to date. Every level across all six games in the collection (save for non-combat levels, [[Mombasa Streets]], and [[Lone Wolf]]) features not only a par score but also a part time, all of which award an achievement. Additionally, there are eleven achievements for earning medals in campaign; medals are only earned in campaign when campaign scoring is active. Campaign scoring is only available when a level is started from the beginning and will be disabled if the player starts from a rally point later in the level.


Although point values for unit kills vary, the games otherwise utilize the same scoring formula. As with previous games, points are awarded based on unit values, and difficulty, skull and time multipliers. All games in the collection award the same set of 31 medals in campaign. Whether the player earns points for AI kills varies depending on the game.  
Although point values for unit kills vary, the games otherwise utilize the same scoring formula. As with previous games, points are awarded based on unit values, and difficulty, skull and time multipliers. All games in the collection award the same set of 31 medals in campaign. Whether the player earns points for AI kills varies depending on the game.  
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Most games feature only the skulls found in their original game, save for the ''Anniversary'' games which feature several new ones. The ''Anniversary'' games also feature some skulls which have a 0.00x multiplier that will completely disable campaign scoring and prevent the player from unlocking any campaign scoring achievements. Skull multiplier values are similar to those found in ''Halo: Reach'', however they once again multiply together rather than adding, resulting in the lowest skull multipliers to date.
Most games feature only the skulls found in their original game, save for the ''Anniversary'' games which feature several new ones. The ''Anniversary'' games also feature some skulls which have a 0.00x multiplier that will completely disable campaign scoring and prevent the player from unlocking any campaign scoring achievements. Skull multiplier values are similar to those found in ''Halo: Reach'', however they once again multiply together rather than adding, resulting in the lowest skull multipliers to date.


Additionally, the ''Collection'' is far less forgiving with regard to time. When a player starts a level they are eligible for a 3x multiplier until they reach the par time. At that point rather than decreasing in tiers as in previous games, the time multiplier decreases rapidly at a rate of 0.01 every three seconds for ten minutes until it reaches a multiplier of 1.0. Ten minutes after that (20 minutes after the par time) the game stops awarding points altogether; kills and medals can still be earned, however they award 0 points. Players will still lose points for dying or resetting checkpoints.  
Additionally, the ''Collection'' is far less forgiving with regard to time. When a player starts a level they are eligible for a 3x multiplier until they reach the par time. At that point rather than decreasing in tiers as in previous games, the time multiplier decreases rapidly at a rate of 0.01 every three seconds for ten minutes until it reaches a multiplier of 1.00. Ten minutes after that (20 minutes after the par time) the game stops awarding points altogether; kills and medals can still be earned, however they award 0 points. Players will still lose points for dying or resetting checkpoints.  


This point cutoff is particularly notable because par times in the ''Master Chief Collection'' are based on speedrun times; the most common par time is only 15:00 and the longest is only 25:00. This is notable because many levels such as [[Assault on the Control Room (level)|Assault on the Control Room]] would normally take the better part of an hour, with a speedrun requiring players to bypass large sections of the level. As such, playing through the level as intended will inevitably result in the player running up against this time cutoff.
This point cutoff is particularly notable because par times in the ''Master Chief Collection'' are based on speedrun times; the most common par time is only 15:00 and the longest is only 25:00. This is notable because many levels such as [[Assault on the Control Room (level)|Assault on the Control Room]] would normally take the better part of an hour, with a speedrun requiring players to bypass large sections of the level. As such, playing through the level as intended will inevitably result in the player running up against this time cutoff.
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==Achievements==
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!Par Scores
!Par Times
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|Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
|[[Overachiever (Halo: The Master Chief Collection achievement)|Overachiever]]
|[[Did Somebody Say...]]
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|Halo 2: Anniversary
|[[Arcade Owner]]
|[[Going Nowhere Fast]]
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|Halo 3
|[[Better With Age]]
|[[Speed Demon]]
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|Halo 4
|[[You Had it Coming]]
|[[Easy As One Two Three]]
|-align="center"
|Halo 3: ODST
|[[The Marine Corps Gives Its Regards]]
|[[Can't Stop Here, This is Brute Country]]
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|Halo: Reach
|[[We'll Be Back]]
|[[Fast Fall]]
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*Meta in ancient Greek means "after", so meta-game means "after-game", or in a more philosophical sense, "the game behind the game". In the case of campaign scoring, you playing a ''meta-game'' in which you are trying to get as high score as possible, and to accomplish that, you are playing the ''actual campaign game''—in other words, the Campaign Metagame is a game about a game.
*Meta in ancient Greek means "after", so meta-game means "after-game", or in a more philosophical sense, "the game behind the game". In the case of campaign scoring, you playing a ''meta-game'' in which you are trying to get as high score as possible, and to accomplish that, you are playing the ''actual campaign game''—in other words, the Campaign Metagame is a game about a game.
*In ''Halo: Reach'', the current record in campaign scoring is 134,320,688, set by FA Aras Cade on April 23, 2012. This beat the previous record of 117,077,496 set by OWA 000 on April 20, 2011<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/post/2012/05/03/New-Campaign-Record-.aspx '''Halo waypoint''' ''New Meta-game Campaign High Score'']</ref>
*In ''Halo: Reach'', the current record in campaign scoring is 134,320,688, set by FA Aras Cade on April 23, 2012. This beat the previous record of 117,077,496 set by OWA 000 on April 20, 2011<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/post/2012/05/03/New-Campaign-Record-.aspx '''Halo waypoint''' ''New Meta-game Campaign High Score'']</ref>
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