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[Oggy666]

Boost it to 660...looks better than 420

[DisgruntledNoob]

personally i think N7 rating doesnt matter at all. it just shows how much someone has played (not to be confused with playing well). i have had N7 of 100 do really well in gold and i have had N7 of 5000+ finish a gold game with 25k points. challenge points are used more to judge now i feel but even those you can somewhat earn by just playing in general. first thing i look at in lobbies is the weapons/kits people are bringing to the table (especially in gold/plat games). if they bring a bad weapon on a kit and it all doesnt add up i just leave cuz they are most likely idiots. if anyone kicks you for an N7 of 400ish you probably didnt want to play with them anyway

[Kinom001]

I'd think that promoting would only be worthwhile if looking to complete the N7 challenge or a desire to respec a whole class of characters. Otherwise, it's just a thing to do.

[Pugz82]

DisgruntledNoob wrote...

personally i think N7 rating doesnt matter at all. it just shows how much someone has played (not to be confused with playing well). i have had N7 of 100 do really well in gold and i have had N7 of 5000+ finish a gold game with 25k points. challenge points are used more to judge now i feel but even those you can somewhat earn by just playing in general. first thing i look at in lobbies is the weapons/kits people are bringing to the table (especially in gold/plat games). if they bring a bad weapon on a kit and it all doesnt add up i just leave cuz they are most likely idiots. if anyone kicks you for an N7 of 400ish you probably didnt want to play with them anyway

Hate to burst your bubble but N7 Rank means a little more than "how long someone has played."

I promote because it adds something to the game for me...but put it in your perspective, if a high N7 means that player has played a lot...chances are he/she has a maxxed manifest and knows what they are doing in a game.

I bring low level characters into Platinum all the time since I am constantly promoting...it is quite sad that my level 10 (whatever class) will usually always top a scoreboard.  Oh yea, but my N7 is high so all it means is I play a lot...right?  Oh well...I do play a lot, and I play it well.  

[parico]

Oggy666 wrote...

Boost it to 660...looks better than 420

I've run into many players with 420 n7's that aren't very good...probably cause they are too high to play. 

[RedJohn]

Maurader Sackboy wrote...

So my N7 ranking is 420 (11k challenge points). I  promoted a bit early on mainly due to not having respec cards and wanting to re-do points on some characters.  I have no interest in attaining a BOTB banner.  But, with all the talk of judging people who join pugs with low points, I wonder if I should just do a mass promotion to bump this up? Is 420 decent enough (to not get laughed at)?

Well, your N7 is fine I think, it doesn't matter and it means nothing, but as you said some PUGs judge based on that, sadly.

You can promote if you want to increase your number but the backlash is play with low lever characters again and level them up sometimes is not that pleasant if you don't have a team or if you are not confident to play gold or plat with low lever chars.

Everything up to you

[mumba]

KEEP IT AT 420 AND CHANGE YOUR NAME TO BL4Z3 IT

[Fiddles dee dee]

I cannot recommend NOT promoting enough! Just finished N7 mastery and never will promote again, don't do it, a decent CP score is enough and frankly I don't think that many people kick, otherwise many, many, many of my Gold and Plat matches would have been different.

[bogsters23]

so you're one of guys with 420 . i used to have a 360 n7 before challenges but it helps that i showoff my harrier x in pugs. n7 rating doesn't matter as long as you have a decent loadout when playing on higher difficulties.

[Peer of the Empire]

No need to promote unless you feel like associating with the Bronze peasants for some reason.  Or going into Gold/Platinum at low level

[lktalon22]

When did they start allowing N7 sub 500's to post on this Forum?!

I am appalled...

Where is my tea and crumpets?!!!

[Creator Limbs]

Maurader Sackboy wrote...

So my N7 ranking is 420 (11k challenge points). I  promoted a bit early on mainly due to not having respec cards and wanting to re-do points on some characters.  I have no interest in attaining a BOTB banner.  But, with all the talk of judging people who join pugs with low points, I wonder if I should just do a mass promotion to bump this up? Is 420 decent enough (to not get laughed at)?

I only judge people who are sub-N7 120.
And I'm usually correct in my assumptions. 420 is fine. Promoting for respect is dumb. I only promoted myself past 6000 to drive a friend crazy. If I were to do it again, I'd stick with my 500.

[EXTRACT10NP01NT]

prostheticlimbs wrote...

Maurader Sackboy wrote...

So my N7 ranking is 420 (11k challenge points). I  promoted a bit early on mainly due to not having respec cards and wanting to re-do points on some characters.  I have no interest in attaining a BOTB banner.  But, with all the talk of judging people who join pugs with low points, I wonder if I should just do a mass promotion to bump this up? Is 420 decent enough (to not get laughed at)?

I only judge people who are sub-N7 120.
And I'm usually correct in my assumptions. 420 is fine. Promoting for respect is dumb. I only promoted myself past 6000 to drive a friend crazy. If I were to do it again, I'd stick with my 500.

Kinda what I practice...only question sub 150 players...even then, don't need to evaluate gear character combos much unless there are no other Beefed players. Often  turns into a first-aid run more than anything else...and that too can be fun.

[Thrasher91604]

N7 ranking is not very indicative of skill/ability. A better measure of experience is the challenge points, but even then, seeing the person's weapon, gear, and consumable loadout and whether it's a very intelligent combo for their class is probably the best indication of skill/experience...

Modifié par Thrasher91604, 18 juin 2013 - 05:53 .

[Liraindon]

XFG-65 wrote...

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Haha same here!

Also, @ thread starter - I personally don't think your N7 rank has any influence on whether people choose to kick you. I get kicked out of games very frequently, it happens very often (the vast majority of these happen to be noob platinum lobbies, which is strange). And guess what? I have an N7 over 16,000, CP over 39,000, botb banner and I have all my ultra rares maxed out, and I always put on consumables before I ready up. And I get kicked very frequently like I said. There are a lot of young children and immature people who play MP, I think they just get a kick out of kicking people, and I don't think it has anything to do with your N7 rank.

Them kicking you actually makes perfect sense (to them) - with your ratings they are afraid you'd outscore them totally and they want to keep their e-peens intact

[EXTRACT10NP01NT]

Whats a challenge point?

[Peer of the Empire]

Thrasher91604 wrote...

N7 ranking is not very indicative of skill/ability. A better measure of experience is the challenge points, but even then, seeing the person's weapon, gear, and consumable loadout and whether it's a very intelligent combo for their class is probably the best indication of skill/experience...

Indeed, I had 0 challenge points when I came back.  And I can solo Platinum with ease.  Not that I care what they think, instead, I am educating


EDITed:  Whoops, wrong quote

Modifié par Peer of the Empire, 18 juin 2013 - 06:01 .

[quebra]

ryoldschool wrote...

Lol, yeah it's fine. Most people look at challenge points these days anyways. I stopped promoting back in October, my N7 is 960. Promoting sucks unless you have no respec cards.

If you get kicked because of low N7 then you probably did now want to play with those idiots anyway. I did get accused of cheating, however, since I have a maxed manifest with a low N7, but its no big deal.

N7 represents nothing tangible in the way of player skill.

[Aryantes]

It is just like a resume for a job.

It may not dictate your actual skills or what you are capable of, but is the only thing that you have to get yourself into the door (pickup groups) without a referral (friend groups).

If you resume sucks, you don't get a chance.

You don't get to show your skills in the lobby.

N7, challenge points, equipment in use, weapons, are all part of your resume.

If you personally feel like people are judging you poorly, and you have interest in increasing the quality of this judgement, it is in your best interest to raise your numbers.

If you don't care, and don't mind wasting time attempting to find games, then screw them, because it really doesn't matter much and your numbers are plenty high enough.

I think equipment is the most important thing. If you wear equipment and have decent weapons, I think that is enough.

If there are people in the lobby who don't equip ammo or don't equip weapon amp, I scratch my head. This 'may' mean they play low level difficulty games most of the time and can't afford enough packs, or fail often.

PS. Just talking about platinum.

[Thrasher91604]

Actually that conclusion is more often right than wrong for gold, too.

Platinum pugs on PC are too awful for me to waste time with...

[Dunvi]

My N7 is only 180 (it was 120 until the last promotion weekend challenge) and I have only 2ce had N7-related encounters - one a guy who put a kick symbol on because he'd had 3 failed pugs right before, only to remove it as soon as he saw my CP and loadout and apologize, and one a guy who was going on and on with this hilarious rant about how N7 is the only thing in the game that matters before realizing that I (a girl with only N7 180) was completely destroying him on the scoreboard and basically ragequitting from the conversation LOL.

Means nothing. Don't bother.

Modifié par Dunvi, 18 juin 2013 - 06:41 .

[FlyingRaven78]

N7 rank is an indication of experience but challenge points are a better guide. As long as the load out makes sense I won't kick, I had numerous UUG successes last night with two N7 120 who were both solid players.

[Arcaze]

It all comes down to whether you personally want a higher n7 or not. I promote when i hit level 20 because I'm heading after the N7 banner and eventually wan a BotB banner (I'm a completionist. sue me) but I don't particularly care about my n7 rank being high. I also don't play gold or platinum so...i wouldnt know about being kicked for low n7 or anything like that. Anyways as I said, want a higher n7 promote, if you're ok with current N7 then don't promote. Simple as that.

[Striker93175]

I had a gold game last weekend with a n7 84 rocking a level 16 novagaurd. I was with a buddy so we figured wth we'll just let him troll around and be a decoy for a few waves till he rage quits. He supprised us.

He would only charge single mobs to pick em off or if needed shields, and would intentionally run up and nova and dodge away/cover to detonate on my snap freezes.
 
So... yeah. While usually our expectations would have been we had a perma spectator for this game, we were totally wrong. Now grant it, he was still 4th... by a long shot... but he was definately trying and doing pretty decent, even lobbed a rocket to save my buddy froma banshee grab and helped with objectives...

You just can't tell sometimes.

Modifié par Striker93175, 18 juin 2013 - 07:13 .

[ComradeShepard7]

I would say you are quite fine. My personal rule is to give people a game before I judge them. However, having an N7 of 420 may make me make certain assumptions about you.