In Destiny 2, a change is coming to PvP. Bungie has announced that it will adjust the way Guardians are matched in the Competitive Playlist.
This will change: Bungie has announced it will adjust player matchmaking in the “Competitive Playlist” of Destiny 2.
Players should now find opponents that match their Glory Rank more frequently.
While Bungie admits that there will still be unbalanced matches, it should happen much less frequently.
The downside of the change will be that player matchmaking might take a bit longer. They are trying to find the “best possible Glory Rank” opponents before expanding the search criteria.
When is it coming? The change will arrive on January 15 at 19:00 our time with the weekly reset – together with the new Iron Banner.
The majority of other changes that Bungie introduced this week will only become active on January 29: such as the changes to Guardians’ Super abilities or the hunt for the exotic weapon “The Last Word.”
Skill-Based Matchmaking and Bungie – a Love Story
What’s behind it: “Skill-based matchmaking” has its pros and cons:
- On one hand, it leads to more “fair” matches with players of a similar skill level
- On the other hand, finding players takes longer, and players can be matched in such a way that lag becomes a problem
A “secret” change in matchmaking from Destiny 1 to “skill-based matchmaking” was somewhat of a mini-scandal in 2016, establishing PvP lead Lars Bakken as a sort of “Bond supervillain”.
At that time, the PvP designers didn’t even know that Bakken had secretly adjusted the matchmaking, which left everyone in despair.
Shortly before, in December 2015, false patch notes had been released. The design team had forgotten to review them again. Ah, the good old times!
Competitive PvP in Destiny 2 Probably in Poor Condition
How Guardians are reacting to the change: The big topic on reddit right now is the changes to the Super. They concern Guardians much more. Every line in the changes is being discussed.
The few comments that address the topic, however, are rather critical.
- It is said that the change is just a “small fix” from Bungie for a massive problem. The bigger issues are that solo players have to face teams in “competitive play”. Furthermore, “Glory” is not a measure of skill – and the player base in that mode is simply too small.
- Another opinion is that “Competitive” can never replace the beloved Trials. They are sorely missed and are the only true “competitive game” in Destiny 2.
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