Should all multiplayer games have a progression/rewards system?

So I was playing some versus on Left 4 Dead earlier today, and I thought that it would be so much more rewarding if the points we accumulate after the round actually counted for something other than telling the difference between winning or losing.

It seems like all the big multiplayer games have some sort of progression/rewards system that, I feel, give the multiplayer component more longevity. Anyways, do you like a rewards/ranking system in multiplayer? Should this start becoming a requirement for all multiplayer games?

...you mean like call of duty 4.

why do people always think that the best way to improve a game is to make it more like call of duty 4?

...you mean like call of duty 4.

why do people always think that the best way to improve a game is to make it more like call of duty 4?

Xeros606

or like Halo 3, Gears of War 2, Battlefield: Bad Company, Killzone 2, Resistance 2, etc. And it's no coincidence that Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty: World at War happen to be immensely popular.

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...you mean like call of duty 4.

why do people always think that the best way to improve a game is to make it more like call of duty 4?

Lanezy

or like Halo 3, Gears of War 2, Battlefield: Bad Company, Killzone 2, Resistance 2, etc. And it's no coincidence that Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty: World at War happen to be immensely popular.

I didn't mind it in COD 4 since the best guns were unlocked at the start anyways (MP5, M16,AK47,MP5, M40A3) and getting to level 55 wasn't that much of a grind.

But in WAW not only do you get crap guns at the start (with the exception of the MP40 which comes at like level 9 i think), they decided it would be a great idea to add 10 more levels.... I don't want 10 more levels, I just want to go into prestige already. Treyarch=fail.

That being said a rewards system is ok for the more casual multiplayer like call of duty, but for the more competitive games like Halo or Gears they would have to make sure that the rewards don't hinder the equalness of the gameplay. You know, things like different colored guns, different armor etc.

ha i see killer and iam2green in SOOOO many forums

well i dont really mind either way. If they made progression actually makeyou unlock new stuff like modes and avatar clothes(like soldier outfit for COD, Gears costume etc...) that would be really cool. then i would always want that type of reward system. oh and gamer pics/ themes

Totally agree. It gives me something to work towards and a snese of achievement when i get there.

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[QUOTE="Lanezy"][QUOTE="Xeros606"]

...you mean like call of duty 4.

why do people always think that the best way to improve a game is to make it more like call of duty 4?

Lanezy

or like Halo 3, Gears of War 2, Battlefield: Bad Company, Killzone 2, Resistance 2, etc. And it's no coincidence that Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty: World at War happen to be immensely popular.

Totally agree. It gives me something to work towards and a snese of achievement when i get there.

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[QUOTE="Lanezy"]

or like Halo 3, Gears of War 2, Battlefield: Bad Company, Killzone 2, Resistance 2, etc. And it's no coincidence that Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty: World at War happen to be immensely popular.

vendettared468

wait what? i dont get it. im saying that a ranking system (halo 3, gears of war) is different from an rewards/progression system (bad company, call of duty 4).

Some games should have it, other shouldn't. It just gives people a reason to boost.Zach68486