Mastery Rank Requirements For Planets

[Kickboxing_Banana]

This can make me sound extremely hypocrite person, but I'm serious. Add mastery rank requirements for some of the most high-level planets. Why? Because I am sick of seeing this:

 

 

And this:

 

 

I don't want to play with complete newbies against level 60 enemies, I want to be able to play with people who are as good as I am. The fact that there aren't any mastery rank requirements for planets, is the main reason why the high-level missions are pretty much dead when not playing private matches. This would encourage players with high mastery ranks to start playing public games more, which would make playing much more enjoyable.

[Shadowedcross]

No thanks.

[PsychedelicSnake]

Mastery Rank does not always guarantee skill. I've seen my fair share of Rank 11s that failed miserably, and even more Rank 3s and 2s that kicked major &#!.

[Shadowedcross]

Yeah, Mastery Rank doesn't really reflect skill all that well. All it represents is how many weapons and frames you've used and have ranked up. I've seen some really good rank 2's and 3's. There are also people who simply don't care about Mastery Rank, so they don't put in the effort required to gain it.

[Kickboxing_Banana]

Mastery Rank does not always guarantee skill. I've seen my fair share of Rank 11s that failed miserably, and even more Rank 3s and 2s that kicked major &#!.

 

Where can I find people like that? During my 300 hours of gameplay, I haven't seen any kick &#! rank 2's or failing rank 11's.

[NalkorRN]

This can make me sound extremely hypocrite person, but I'm serious. Add mastery rank requirements for some of the most high-level planets. Why? Because I am sick of seeing this:

 

 

And this:

 

 

I don't want to play with complete newbies against level 60 enemies, I want to be able to play with people who are as good as I am. The fact that there aren't any mastery rank requirements for planets, is the main reason why the high-level missions are pretty much dead when not playing private matches. This would encourage players with high mastery ranks to start playing public games more, which would make playing much more enjoyable.

I'm Mastery Rank 5 and I've unlocked every last area, aside from a few on Phobos, almost all of them solo. Why am I only Mastery Rank 5? Probably because I don't use garbage weapons that impact my performance unless I decide to suffer through Kappa/Kiste to farm up affinity.

Mastery Rank means nothing. It just means they've got warframes and weapons at Rank 30. I am not subjecting myself to garbage weapons like Ceramic Dagger, single Viper/Bolto/Furis simply for Mastery Points. I pick a few weapons that continue to work from beginning to end, like the HEK/Boltor and Despair/Kunai and Gram (full 360 degrees on charge attack means it wins out over Orthos Prime for me).

[Kickboxing_Banana]

I'm Mastery Rank 5 and I've unlocked every last area, aside from a few on Phobos, almost all of them solo. Why am I only Mastery Rank 5? Probably because I don't use garbage weapons that impact my performance unless I decide to suffer through Kappa/Kiste to farm up affinity.

Mastery Rank means nothing. It just means they've got warframes and weapons at Rank 30. I am not subjecting myself to garbage weapons like Ceramic Dagger, single Viper/Bolto/Furis simply for Mastery Points. I pick a few weapons that continue to work from beginning to end, like the HEK/Boltor and Despair/Kunai and Gram (full 360 degrees on charge attack means it wins out over Orthos Prime for me).

 

I have mastery rank 9, I haven't touched any of the garbage tier weapons yet apart from the starting weapons.

Edited August 15, 2013 by GalliumGD

[YouHaveShamedYoFamory]

This can make me sound extremely hypocrite person, but I'm serious. Add mastery rank requirements for some of the most high-level planets. Why? Because I am sick of seeing this:

 

 

And this:

 

 

I don't want to play with complete newbies against level 60 enemies, I want to be able to play with people who are as good as I am. The fact that there aren't any mastery rank requirements for planets, is the main reason why the high-level missions are pretty much dead when not playing private matches. This would encourage players with high mastery ranks to start playing public games more, which would make playing much more enjoyable.

 

[Lane]

I can only say that there are always less-hardcore/ pro players out there, but man, it barely has anything to do with mastery.

To me, mastery rank is solely a representation of the time you've invested of different gears, gears that you don't enjoy using at all.

I mean, how'd you feel if you were at Outer Terminus and accidentally dies, with the three other Rank 11's picking on you even though you weren't necessarily doing anything wrong. Would feel bad wouldn't it?

P.S. Mastery Rank 9 here and barely feeling superior to new players.

Oh and please don't put up others' aliases of the forums. Thanks.

Edit: A better system would probably be to have the option to set a rank range that connects players with similar Mastery Ranks to a game.

Edited August 15, 2013 by Pull

[Lumireaver]

It was a good idea, but your reasoning isn't that great.

[X3Evanescence]

This is not a thread to compare your mastery ranks.

Please.

On topic, I wonder if this suggestion can be implemented by adding a toggle to indicate preferences of matchmaking through other indicators such as Mastery Rank, I don't know?

Not that I am prejudiced, I am simply making a suggestion.

Like Lumireaver had said, your reasoning is....

This could be due to how easy it is to access Pluto.

Another way around this problem is to properly link progression across planets according to level.

Edited August 15, 2013 by X3Evanescence

[direcyphre]

Not sure Mastery rank would determine much as well. People are still going to farm defense with new weapons and frames and hope someone carries them regardless of how long they've been playing the game.

[Phatose]

This is not a thread to compare your mastery ranks.

Please.

On topic, I wonder if this suggestion can be implemented by adding a toggle to indicate preferences of matchmaking through other indicators such as Mastery Rank, I don't know?

Not that I am prejudiced, I am simply making a suggestion.

Like Lumireaver had said, your reasoning is....

This could be due to how easy it is to access Pluto.

Another way around this problem is to properly link progression across planets according to level.

 

Mastery rank isn't a good indicator of preparedness though.  If anything, it's the contrary - higher mastery players are typically the ones repeatedly leveling up frames and weapons, which means they spend an awful lot of time with low level frames or equipment.  Combine that with the overconfidence of players who've done it all before, and a drive to accelerate that mastery gain by any means available, and you get a formula for high mastery players bringing under leveled equipment into high level areas. 

[Thaumatos]

This can make me sound extremely hypocrite person, but I'm serious. Add mastery rank requirements for some of the most high-level planets. Why? Because I am sick of seeing this:

 

 

And this:

 

 

I don't want to play with complete newbies against level 60 enemies, I want to be able to play with people who are as good as I am. The fact that there aren't any mastery rank requirements for planets, is the main reason why the high-level missions are pretty much dead when not playing private matches. This would encourage players with high mastery ranks to start playing public games more, which would make playing much more enjoyable.

You're upset that you failed?  It happens, go start another round.

You're upset that you did 67% damage?  Stop playing a Saryn frame.

You're upset that your friends died and you didn't?  Kill faster instead of waiting to be surrounded for the AoEness.

 

But most of all.

 

You can have a mastery rank 15 player, carried all the way, who decided to play on his/her level 1 frame with level 1 weapons in your mastery rank 15 required mission on your mastery rank 15 required planet.

 

You've solved nothing.

[itslikeme]

People will get bored by being locked in the same planet for days... Just saying.

[YouHaveShamedYoFamory]

People will get bored by being locked in the same planet for days... Just saying.

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