Halo: Reach multiplayer ranks
The ranking system in Halo: Reach is based on credits (cR) earned through Forge, Multiplayer, Campaign, and Firefight matches. Credits are earned after every game, and players earn extra credits for medals earned during the match, (e.g. Double Kills) victory bonuses, commendations, and Daily/Weekly challenges. As the player's rank increase, the credits in each game they earn increase as well.
OverviewEdit
There is a total of fifty ranks available for players. As previously mentioned, these ranks can be obtained by gaining credits from the game. These credits can also be used to purchase armor permutations for the player's character model (spending credits in this way does not affect ranking). The ranks take the form of military-style ranks (similar to those seen in Halo 3), though at game launch only the first twenty-three (Recruit - Lieutenant Colonel, Grade 3) were available. This cap was the subject of a community challenge hosted by Bungie for the Reach playerbase to collectively earn 117 million cR, with regular updates posted on the Bungie.net weekly update. Forty-nine days after launch on November 10, 2010, the cap was lifted and all remaining ranks and unlocks were made available for purchase.[1]
In the days leading up to the launch of Halo 4, 343 Industries upped the chances for players to encounter a "Super Jackpot" in Halo: Reach, allowing them to earn more credits.[2]
Halo: Reach has a daily credit limit of 200,000 cR, meaning that it takes players approximately three months of hitting this limit every day to reach the rank of Inheritor.
OfflineEdit
Offline, the easiest ways to earn Credits are to either play Custom Games or, even easier, use Forge mode or Firefight, in which thousands of credits can be earned in a single relatively short session. However, after an account has been connected to Xbox LIVE, all modes are significantly lower than those awarded for playing multiplayer via Xbox Live or campaign. If an account has been used offline to earn credits, upon first connecting to Xbox LIVE the player is given a choice between keeping their current offline rank and armour - but not be able to change or gain further ranks - or be demoted to a low level (around the rank of Sergeant) and start the rank grind the same as all other players.
List of ranksEdit
| Rank | Icon | Total Credits | Credits to Next Rank | Percent of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruit |  |
0 cR | 7500 cR | 0.00% |
| Private |  |
7500 cR | 2500 cR | 0.04% |
| Corporal |  |
10000 cR | 5000 cR | 0.05% |
| Corporal Grade 1 |  |
15000 cR | 5000 cR | 0.08% |
| Sergeant |  |
20000 cR | 6250 cR | 0.10% |
| Sergeant Grade 1 |  |
26250 cR | 6250 cR | 0.13% |
| Sergeant Grade 2 |  |
32500 cR | 12500 cR | 0.16% |
| Warrant Officer |  |
45000 cR | 33000 cR | 0.23% |
| Warrant Officer Grade 1 |  |
78000 cR | 33000 cR | 0.39% |
| Warrant Officer Grade 2 |  |
111000 cR | 33000 cR | 0.56% |
| Warrant Officer Grade 3 |  |
144000 cR | 66000 cR | 0.72% |
| Captain |  |
210000 cR | 23000 cR | 1.05% |
| Captain Grade 1 |  |
233000 cR | 23000 cR | 1.17% |
| Captain Grade 2 |  |
256000 cR | 23000 cR | 1.28% |
| Captain Grade 3 |  |
279000 cR | 46000 cR | 1.40% |
| Major |  |
325000 cR | 25000 cR | 1.63% |
| Major Grade 1 |  |
350000 cR | 20000 cR | 1.75% |
| Major Grade 2 |  |
370000 cR | 30000 cR | 1.85% |
| Major Grade 3 |  |
400000 cR | 50000 cR | 2.00% |
| Lt. Colonel |  |
450000 cR | 30000 cR | 2.25% |
| Lt. Colonel Grade 1 |  |
480000 cR | 30000 cR | 2.40% |
| Lt. Colonel Grade 2 |  |
510000 cR | 30000 cR | 2.55% |
| Lt. Colonel Grade 3 |  |
540000 cR | 60000 cR | 2.70% |
| Commander |  |
600000 cR | 50000 cR | 3.00% |
| Commander Grade 1 |  |
650000 cR | 50000 cR | 3.25% |
| Commander Grade 2 |  |
700000 cR | 50000 cR | 3.50% |
| Commander Grade 3 |  |
750000 cR | 100000 cR | 3.75% |
| Colonel |  |
850000 cR | 110000 cR | 4.25% |
| Colonel Grade 1 |  |
960000 cR | 110000 cR | 4.80% |
| Colonel Grade 2 |  |
1070000 cR | 110000 cR | 5.35% |
| Colonel Grade 3 |  |
1180000 cR | 220000 cR | 5.90% |
| Brigadier |  |
1400000 cR | 120000 cR | 7.00% |
| Brigadier Grade 1 |  |
1520000 cR | 120000 cR | 7.60% |
| Brigadier Grade 2 |  |
1640000 cR | 120000 cR | 8.20% |
| Brigadier Grade 3 |  |
1760000 cR | 240000 cR | 8.80% |
| General |  |
2000000 cR | 200000 cR | 10.00% |
| General Grade 1 |  |
2200000 cR | 150000 cR | 11.00% |
| General Grade 2 |  |
2350000 cR | 150000 cR | 11.75% |
| General Grade 3 |  |
2500000 cR | 150000 cR | 12.50% |
| General Grade 4 |  |
2650000 cR | 350000 cR | 13.25% |
| Field Marshall |  |
3000000 cR | 700000 cR | 15.00% |
| Hero |  |
3700000 cR | 900000 cR | 18.50% |
| Legend |  |
4600000 cR | 1050000 cR | 23.00% |
| Mythic |  |
5650000 cR | 1350000 cR | 28.25% |
| Noble |  |
7000000 cR | 1500000 cR | 35.00% |
| Eclipse |  |
8500000 cR | 2500000 cR | 42.50% |
| Nova |  |
11000000 cR | 2000000 cR | 55.00% |
| Forerunner |  |
13000000 cR | 3500000 cR | 65.00% |
| Reclaimer |  |
16500000 cR | 3500000 cR | 82.50% |
| Inheritor |  |
20000000 cR | N/A | 100.00% |
TriviaEdit
- On Bungie.net, the rank insignia for Commander, Grade 3 features two grade bars. The in-game insignia and the one featured on Halo Waypoint's service record do not display this, and are thus used in the above table. The Bungie.net emblem variant can be seen below.
- The last seven ranks are loosely based on the last seven ranks of Halo 2.
- During an interview about Destiny 2, Halo: Reach developer Luke Smith mentioned that he is the cause of an unspecified rank within the rank scheme taking too long to unlock due to a typo. Smith didn't specify which rank or the particular numbers involved, but the rank of Eclipse is likely the culprit. To rank up from Noble to Eclipse, a player must earn 1.5 million cR; to rank up from Eclipse to Nova, a player must unlock 2.5 million cR; to rank up from Nova to Forerunner, a player must earn 2 million credits. This odd spike of credit earnings can be viewed in the graph at the top of this page, and would seem to be the oddity in question.[3]
GalleryEdit
The alternate Commander, Grade 3 emblem design used on Bungie.net.
The Halo: Reach ranks, as displayed in raw assets obtained from Halo Waypoint.
SourcesEdit
- ^ Bungie.net, New Ranks & Armor Now Available (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 10.25.12 (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ YouTube - Kinda Funny, Destiny 2's Luke Smith Interview - We Have Cool Friends: "There's some missed zero in the credit tuning for the original Halo: Reach that I still feel bad about. Where it made some rank way the fuck too long and it was because I fat fingered a zero or something. You just kind of have to forever because we didn't patch that game, we shipped it and we were done with it." - Luke Smith (Retrieved on Jan 7, 2021)
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