In the MMO shooter Destiny , a different matchmaking will be used tomorrow evening to address the lag.
It was the hot topic of last week. Bungie admitted to altering the matchmaking behind the players’ backs, to create “more exciting matches,” meaning games between players of similar skill levels. This had noticeably led to the Crucible struggling more and more with lag over the past few months.
Over the weekend, and especially on Monday, the criticism of the situation exploded. Last night at 4 AM our time, the first results showed up. There was a special announcement from Bungie – something that normally never happens.
Bungie has heard the criticism loud and clear. They will use new settings to address this criticism. This does not mean that skill level no longer plays a role, but rather a lesser one. The changes will now consider connection quality more strongly. These new settings will be applied to the January Iron Banner starting today, but only after 24 hours.
The Iron Banner in the Rift mode begins tonight at 7 PM. The new settings will come into effect on Wednesday evening at 7 PM. This gives Bungie a 24-hour window with the old values to compare them against the new ones.
