In Destiny 2: Lightfall, Guardians can now rate each other, thanks to the new expansions. We will show you how the new system works, how to vote, and where you can see your points.
How can I rate players? To rate players in Destiny 2, you need to play activities. Valid activities include:
- Raids
- Dungeons
- Strikes, Crucible, Trials of Eternity, Gambits, Empire and Nightmare hunts
- Crucible, Iron Banner (when active) and Trials of Osiris
- as well as activities without player search on higher difficulty levels
If you have completed an activity in the fireteam, a screen with your teammates pops up and you can assign cards with meanings. These cards are considered appreciations.
In modes like Rumble, where you essentially compete solo against other players, it is unclear how you can give appreciation to opponents. However, to recognize the performance of another Guardian, you need to switch to the “Complete Results” at the end screen.
From there, all your opponents will be listed, with all the data collected in the game. Now click on the star next to the nickname of a player you want to appreciate. A new window will open with two cards. In other activities, the star appears under the player’s nickname.
Now you can select which appreciation you want to give to your opponent. Keep in mind that you can only give as many appreciations as you have cards. If you have already given a card, you cannot give it a second time.
What do ratings do? The new appreciations are meant to help you find out faster how good a player actually is. You can inspect players and browse through their appreciations to see how suitable they are for a raid or dungeon.
However, since an appreciation card cannot be given twice, the assessment is still quite subjective. Many Guardians also forget to give an assessment because they just don’t think about it. Also, the time window for such an assessment is simply too short. In most cases, there’s not enough time to evaluate all Guardians before getting kicked from the activity.
Here, there is still room for improvement for Bungie, so that the system can be better integrated and maybe even bring some added values, such as special scoring badges that can be earned.
Will I keep my ratings in upcoming seasons? Bungie itself explains that only a fraction of the accumulated appreciation points will carry over into a new season. The rest stays in the old season. So, it is quite possible that your previous points will simply be deleted to ensure that every Guardian starts at nearly the same level when a new season begins.
That was all important information about appreciations, how to give them and what they bring you. Have you been able to collect many appreciations from other Guardians, and what do you think of the system? Feel free to leave us a comment!
