Refusing to endulge someone's insistence that "2+2=5" is not "condescension". It is showing that you respect that person enough to be able to handle the truth...and handle the fact that they are wrong. There is not "valid counter-argument" here. Bungie has made a decision here, that they are showing NO signs of backing away from. This game is nine months old now, and people have been complaining about the lack of matchmaking for the end-game content since DAY ONE.....and. 1. There is still no matchmaking for the raids. 2. There is still no matchmaking for the nighfall 3. There is no matchmaking for level 32, 34 or 35 PoE. 4. There is no matchmaking for Trials of Osiris. While Bungie has shown *some* willingness to budge on lower-level content that doesn't require significant teamwork to clear, or the dedication to work thorugh multiple failed attempts.... They have showed NO signs of budging on this question where the real hardcore end-game is concerned. So continuing to complain about this is both pointless and childish. Either find your own solution....or go play a different game.