In Destiny , Bungie has answered some critical questions about the Crucible.
Over the years, numerous legends and myths have formed around the systems in Destiny. Bungie wanted and still wants to keep the interface and the game as “math-free” as possible. Therefore, there is little information about the mechanics. Bungie rarely reveals their cards – actually almost never.
Bungie: “We are not looking at your win streaks”
One of these myths has now been answered. No, Bungie does not want to force you to maintain a 50% win rate in the Crucible. They are not specifically targeting you, ruining your win streaks by pairing you with genetically modified chimpanzees. And they are also totally innocent of your bad luck in the Crucible. This was revealed through responses from the Crucible matchmaking team in the latest “This Week at Bungie”.
The impression that Bungie might be behind your defeats is held by some Guardians: Either there are only complete idiots as opponents, whom you can easily defeat. Or you end up in the next game against a world selection of streamers, supported by their professional buddies. As long as wins and losses balance each other out. And every time you have a win streak, something like this happens with increased probability, many believe.
Bungie says: We do not pay attention to any streaks nor do we mess with your statistics. Your personal performance does play a role in matchmaking, but not in that way.
What kind of tick rate does Destiny actually have?
Weaker teammates, Bungie says, are not assigned to pull you down personally, but because they probably have a good connection to you – matchmaking favors connection quality over skill-matched players or opponents.
Bungie also talked about the tick rates. Damage occurs at 30 times per second, 30 ticks – with 10 ticks per second, 10 Hz, you receive information about the score or when ammunition spawns.
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