UPDATE: Josh Menke just posted on twitter regarding Halo 5: Guardians matchmaking:

H5 matchmaking and ranking will be great. The system and tools are in place. Don't worry! 343 is also amazing. Don't read into it. — Josh Menke (@joshua_menke) December 17, 2014

Many of you may have been excited to learn that Halo 5: Guardians (and the upcoming Halo 5 Beta) will contain a brand new skill-based ranking system, also known as CSR. This system is extremely similar to those in games such as StarCraft, League of Legends, and Black Ops 2, and this is in part because of one of the main developers behind the system, Joshua Menke.

Today, NeoGaf user TheOddOne noticed a significant change in Menke’s Twitter bio, stating that he was no longer working on Halo. This may come as a shock to some fans, as Halo 5: Guardians is almost a year away from release. Menke has moved on to work for as a Senior Systems Designer for Activision Blizzard, where he will work on matchmaking and ranking across all of Activision’s titles.

It is unknown at this time as to how this will affect the Competitive Skill Rating system in Halo 5: Guardians.

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