14 DAY TRIAL // Bungie confirms that Destiny could receive a separate or at least a tweaked version of the regular matchmaking system for its complex raids, so that players are teamed up with valuable companions and won't just feel frustrated with the teammates they get.
Destiny launched last month and finally brought forth its multiplayer-only first-person shooter experience, allowing players to roam its huge environments and engage in both battles against the AI-controlled enemies but also other human players.
The matchmaking system isn't that balanced
For the PvP encounters, Destiny players entered the matchmaking system, and as many believed, it wasn't all that great. What's more, the cooperative battles against the AI, not to mention the challenging new raids, like the Vault of Glass, were also tied to this system.
Seeing as how these battles could only be defeated by players who worked together, being matched with someone who didn't value acting as a team usually meant frustration and a failed result.
Bungie is hearing the feedback for better raid matchmaking
Now, on the official blog, Bungie's Community Manager, David Dague, confirms that the studio has heard the feedback from players about improved matchmaking for raids and other co-op encounters.
"You don’t need to sell us too hard on the value of Matchmaking at Bungie. It’s something we helped to pioneer. Yet, we understand its limitations. In the recipe of a Bungie game, Matchmaking has always contributed the ingredient of a team built to play one match of competitive multiplayer. As you’ve probably witnessed in recent weeks (or years), many of those fresh allies have failed to go the distance together."
Raids are meant for pre-made teams, so matchmaking is a backup
Dague emphasizes that the raids of Destiny were meant for pre-made teams of players who already knew each other and were communicating during the event. As such, the matchmaking system was envisioned more as a backup plan.
Even so, the studio confirms that plenty of people have sent stories about conquering the Vault of Glass with strangers on the team, so it's not always a bad thing to resort to matchmaking.
Bungie is going to continue improving the system and maybe even overhaul it for the challenging co-op activities.
"The best I can do to answer your question is to let you know that you’ve been heard. We’re having conversations about how Matchmaking might support the more challenging activities in Destiny. It’s a start. Keep sounding off about it, and maybe someday some matchmade Fireteam mates will hear you, too."
Unfortunately, it seems that Destiny is focusing on other things right now and won't dedicate its time to the matchmaking improvements just yet.
