It takes a monstrous effort to reach the level cap in Halo: Reach, but some power users have already managed to obtain the prestigious elite rank of Lieutenant Colonel Grade Three. For these users, level progression has stopped, and the world has become a terrible, no-good, rotten place. As grim as it is, there is light. Bungie has plans to bump the level cap and add new gear within the next couple of weeks, but hilariously, it'll be because normal folks like us completed some challenges in an estimated amount of time.

In the latest Bungie Weekly Update (via MTV), Bungie says it will increase the level cap only after Reach players collectively hit the studio's milestone of 117 million daily and weekly challenges completed. Sounds like that'll take forever, right? Perhaps not. In the post, it's noted that Bungie's engineers expect this to happen as early as this November. 
 

It takes a monstrous effort to reach the level cap in Halo: Reach, but some power users have already managed to obtain the prestigious elite rank of Lieutenant Colonel Grade Three. For these users, level progression has stopped, and the world has become a terrible, no-good, rotten place. As grim as it is, there is light. Bungie has plans to bump the level cap and add new gear within the next couple of weeks, but hilariously, it'll be because normal folks like us completed some challenges in an estimated amount of time.

In the latest Bungie Weekly Update (via MTV), Bungie says it will increase the level cap only after Reach players collectively hit the studio's milestone of 117 million daily and weekly challenges completed. Sounds like that'll take forever, right? Perhaps not. In the post, it's noted that Bungie's engineers expect this to happen as early as this November. 
 

I AM UNSCREWOVERABLE!

God damn it, I was trying to screw you over, TheJohn.

No rush, really. I'm still at captain 3, halfway to Major.

Gaining levels in Reach is no joke. I must admit though, the daily/weekly challenges are a brilliant idea, prompting me to do things I wouldn't normally.

" Gaining levels in Reach is no joke. I must admit though, the daily/weekly challenges are a brilliant idea, prompting me to do things I wouldn't normally. "

" No rush, really. I'm still at captain 3, halfway to Major. "

The challenges are a great idea, but too often they've been reduced to just "kill a bunch of dudes today" type stuff. While the staying alive in Firefight one was a little obnoxious in practice, in theory that is the type of stuff I'd like to see more of.

I need to jump back into REACH.  Such a good mp experience.

Cool, I was hoping this kind of support would be given to the game, this is awesome. Considering how early this is already happening, hopefully it means every once and a while, they will do it again? At least with armor I hope.

117 million? All I can think of is Barry Zito's contract. Both simply ridiculous.

I'm almost to the cap. I just hit Lt. Colonel a few days ago. It should only be a few weeks at this rate till I max out Lt. Colonel Grade 3.

reach has lvls?

Oh, i thought Halo was a sci-fi Fps game, not an RPG. Go figure.

kind of a given this was gonna happen?

Levels, ranks, same shit, different name.
But enough difference to attract a horde of smart asses it would seem.
 
I can't wait, the Commando helm looks ace, only downside will be everyone using it to show of their LEETLEVELZSKILLZ.
Back to the CQC helm :(

dowant

its not really a level cap more like a level dam. 

Never really played Halo MP until now. The whole "buying armor pieces with credits" really made me want to play MP, and it turns out to be super fun. All the teabagging notwithstanding. And because it is so fun I am trying to do at least one Daily Challenge a day, when I am playing. Which I have to now since I want to be ranked in the Second Season of the Arena.

" 117 million? All I can think of is Barry Zito's contract. Both simply ridiculous. "

If people have reached the cap already all this means is that people have a little too much free time on their hands. I love playing games but everything should be in moderation. Maybe they could turn off the xbox, go outside, and donate some time at the local soup kitchen.

Damn people need to chill with going up ranks like that. Even with more spare time, it still takes me hella long to go up just one rank.

The challenges have been getting more, well, challenging lately. Which is good. They were kind of ridiculous to start with. 

" @Double0hFor said:

" why even put a cap to begin with? fucking tards "

To keep people playing? Like, I don't know, duh? "

This is so stupid why Bungie would have even put a cap in there. I barely play Reach much at all and I am almost at the level cap. I simply do most of the challenges each day so I would say I play about an hour or so a day if that. Once you get past Warrent Officer you shoot up sooooo incredibly fast it's ridiculous. If you got the game when it came out and have played it pretty regularly, you will have already made it there and then some. Usually around half, if not more, of the people that I find in a game are at Lieutenant Colonel grade something. I think it was really stupid for them to put a cap on it to begin with because they are fucking over the people that have played their game regularly. A big part of leveling is your commendations, but if you keep playing the game and earning commendations once you hit the cap than your flushing xp right down the toilet. That, or Bungie is going to have to apply all those credits to the levels that they will eventually release, which also takes a lot of the fun out of trying to rank up and seeing the next symbol and armor pieces you unlock. Basically, Bungie has screwed themselves into a corner that could have been completely avoided if they would have just put everything in there to begin with. There isnt a single logical explanation you can come up with to explain why they would do that unless they were trying to be greedy bastards and charge you for some kind of DLC that lets you level up further, and that's obviously not the case. It would be like not letting people prestige in COD until they put a free patch out, it just doesn't make any sense. The whole "Community milestone blah blah blah" is so stupid and nonsensical that it doesnt actually count as a logical explanation for the cap.

If they wanted to curb teabagging, every time you crouched a piece of armor would fall off.
"Don't droppy that floppy."

level 2 here never played too much mp

Nice. Im close to hitting Lieutenant Colonol legit no boosting so its nice to see that by the time I finally hit Lt. Col. Grade 3 there may be no cap or at least a much higher cap for me to work towards.

I'm almost to lieutenant. This is perfect timing. 

it's about time!

Played the shit out of this game this afternoon. Won every single game apart from one towards the end. Not to say I was any good though, came out with a negative kill/death. I wish that didn't bother me.    

" @DoctorWelch: People make mistakes dude... They obviously thought that no one would hit the cap that quickly. Miscalculations are easy to do. "

I was Bungie's biggest fan for a long time and I even got a lot of enjoyment out of ODST but Reach was a trade in as of two weeks ago. Both the carrot AND the stick of Reach suck. I found myself playing the games not because it was fun in any way but to do these completely unimaginative challenges (which repeat themselves every three days) and get rank. And all for some slightly more crooked looking shoulder pads? 
 
The whole system is bizarre. I wish the focus would have gone into making the game fun and balanced.

" @MythDarK said:

" No rush, really. I'm still at captain 3, halfway to Major. "

I just hit major yesterday lol Whats funny is that when I play  Lieutenant Colonel Grade Three's they kind of suck. Most of the probably just did easy stuff to get that high. Rank in Halo three has NOTHING to do with skill. "

"That, or Bungie is going to have to apply all those credits to the levels that they will eventually release, which also takes a lot of the fun out of trying to rank up and seeing the next symbol and armor pieces you unlock."

" @DoctorWelch said:

"That, or Bungie is going to have to apply all those credits to the levels that they will eventually release, which also takes a lot of the fun out of trying to rank up and seeing the next symbol and armor pieces you unlock."

They have already said this is what will happen. Don't see why the delay would make it any less fun either. If it does for you, then stop doing all the challenges (it's not like they are fun to do anyway) and just play multiplayer. "

" @Double0hFor said:

" why even put a cap to begin with? fucking tards "

To keep people playing? Like, I don't know, duh? "

I haven't hit the cap yet but I'm nigher then 99% of my friends so far. It's a shame there are so many cheaters out there that ruin it. 

" I wish the Army would bump my level cap. "

anybody who has reached that cap already has NO LIFE...
 
 
at all. 
 
 
nothing.

If only it was as quick as Battlefield Bad Company 2's progression...

Rank of Captain here I come!