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Edited by AcrylicHorizons: 4/9/2020 5:33:45 PM
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Miserable Comp Experience

Long time Destiny player, First time posting! 2 seasons ago I set the goal of getting the Unbroken seal, especially with the introduction of the exciting freelance playlist - as I am a solo player. I love PvP, I’ve worked hard and hold a 1.4KDA, and I reached Legend in the last 2 seasons. I’m currently stuck in Mythic 2, and even though I’m so close, I don’t think I want to put myself through this grind anymore. The Glory system is fundamentally broken. Requiring win streaks to progress — not evaluations of performance— is the most soul-crushing progression I’ve ever seen. Especially when it’s not uncommon to load in with uneven teams, have teammates leave, network errors (beaver, anteater, “insert animal here”), matchmake with teammates ranked much lower than I. It’s maddening to me that this hasn’t been addressed, that any of these problems out of my control will result in a loss, forfeit my streak, lower my rank, and undo literal hours of work. It makes me feel cursed. And furthermore, if the rank system is not used to determine skill, and instead of a secret back end skill rating is, what is the point of the penalizing me Glory points on losses? Why not adopt the Gambit system and reward points on wins and nothing on losses? It really sucks, I’m so close to my goal of the Unbroken seal, but it no longer feels worth it to punish myself through this process. This game should be fun, and the game itself IS fun, but this arbitrary pointless grind is not.

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  • Edited by Nicolaus: 4/10/2020 1:33:21 AM
    The comp system isn’t as broken as he makes it seem. Is it frustrating that a loss counts as much as 1.5 wins? Yes Is it frustrating that players get DC’d or you get bad teammates? Yes Is there a ‘fundamental flaw’ with the competitive game mode? No The Competitive playlist rewards winning. If it was any easier nearly everyone would have the unbroken seal. I’ve reached 5500 already this season, and yes it was quite the feat this season. Each new season brings a different meta, and you must adapt to the meta in order to have success. Destiny’s crucible isn’t all about gun skill.. you have to actually outplay your opponents as well as outgun them. To the author - Don’t take this the wrong way, but it takes a lot of skill to get legend, and if you’re not up to the task this season then you don’t have what it takes to get the unbroken seal anyways. Getting to legend once you reach the mythic rank heavily relies on getting on a win streak in order to rank up. Getting on a win streak of 5 and keeping it takes a lot of skill. I say this because sometimes you will get bad teammates and you need to learn how to carry and play your lives. It’s not rocket science. Just adapt your play style to those you’re playing against, and then you should have some success

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