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4/18/2022 7:34:23 PM
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PvP Desperately Needs Skill Based Match Making

Now hear me out, I know this argument will be controversial but, just listen. If crucible and any PvP activity is to survive for long in Destiny they need to attract newer players, here's the problem with that though. New lights and people with little crucible playtime are constantly being matched with entire teams of enemies who only play crucible and only flawless trials and it is seriously killing the game mode. Nobody wants to play a game mode when they go on a 7 game lose streak constantly going against flawless 5000+ hour crucible players who just sweat swamp and stomp out any sort of fun within crucible and matchmaking. And I know, someone's going to say " Well SBMM only benefits the new lights and forces the high end players to play harder" and I say, why is that a problem, Your performance shouldn't rely on getting matched with people who have never played crucible before and swamping them, it will kill crucible and it will kill Trials and the iron banner when stuff like this happens. New lights and lower tier crucible players should not be getting matched with Flawless toxic elitists.

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  • Edited by SILLABYSS: 4/19/2022 2:41:51 PM
    [quote]Now hear me out, I know this argument will be controversial but, just listen. If crucible and any PvP activity is to survive for long in Destiny they need to attract newer players, here's the problem with that though. New lights and people with little crucible playtime are constantly being matched with entire teams of enemies who only play crucible and only flawless trials and it is seriously killing the game mode. Nobody wants to play a game mode when they go on a 7 game lose streak constantly going against flawless 5000+ hour crucible players who just sweat swamp and stomp out any sort of fun within crucible and matchmaking. And I know, someone's going to say " Well SBMM only benefits the new lights and forces the high end players to play harder" and I say, why is that a problem, Your performance shouldn't rely on getting matched with people who have never played crucible before and swamping them, it will kill crucible and it will kill Trials and the iron banner when stuff like this happens. New lights and lower tier crucible players should not be getting matched with Flawless toxic elitists.[/quote] Skill based matchmaking shouldn’t be controversial- it should be normal in a game that is not exclusively PvP For too long this PvP community has been allowed to stomp their way against newbs to end level content- making the entire process pointless to everyone- PvP flawless means nothing because you literally stomped the worst in the game to get there - and those getting stomped get tired of not having a chance and just stop playing The irony is that when the newbs and casuals dont play the regulars have to play each other - and then the real crying begins - like we’re seeing now SBM is fair for everyone- Bungie just needs to build loot tiers so the higher you go in the skill pool the more rewarding it gets

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