Having to play specific, outdated game modes to get a meaningful amount of commendations equals broken system.  most pvp games i don't get commendations, and playing strikes for pennies worth is monotonous. If it was just an arbitrary system that wasn't tied to anything but itself, I wouldn't have a problem.  The fact that it's tied to this new ranking system is, at best, tedious.  If i missed a TWID where Bungie said they're looking into this, i apologize for the rant.
						
					
					
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	They don’t really matter. I’ve been on Rank 9 for a while because when I’m not playing with friends, randoms skip commendations to save time, thus I don’t get the specific type of commendation needed for Rank 10. But, I don’t really mind. Your rank has no effect.