I get it, Bungie. You’re trying to consolidate the player base as much as possible to reduce matchmaking times and enhance general competitiveness.
Here’s the thing: solo players enjoy the solo queue for Iron Banner, Control, and Clash because it’s a different playing experience. We get more 1v1 duels in solo queue, instead of constantly having 2 or 3v1’s.
Constantly tilting your game towards the enjoyment of pre-made fireteams while ignoring solo players alienates a not-insignificant portion of your fan base. We get tired of feeling like an afterthought, or being treated like cannon fodder only useful to enhance the experience of stacks.
Please add solo queue back in. This isn’t the solution you’re looking for.
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Bungie does not seem to understand they will influence more solo players to stop playing PvP. The population will then decline even further than it has already. Perhaps this is their long-term plan -- kill the PvP population and change D2 into a PvE game eventually at the end of the series. If not, then they surely are making a lot of mistakes.