Destiny has not had a matchmaking feature for raids since the release of the MMO shooter. However, this does not have to be the case forever.
In an interview with Metro, the world lead designer Steve Cotton stated that they have thought a lot about a player search for raids. However, a decision still needs to be made on whether this feature will ever make it into the game.
Show the other Guardians: “I want to raid!”
Basically, since the launch of Destiny, voices in the community have been calling for such a feature. Back in 2014, lead designer Luke Smith said that the “Looking-For-Group” mechanic is something Bungie “absolutely wants to do.”
One day there should be a place where you can show your interest in cooperative activities to other guardians. Where you can say: “I want to do this and that. Will you help me with that?” However, Smith said back then that there were absolutely no plans to introduce raid matchmaking.
New content is the highest priority
In the interview with Metro, Cotton spoke generally about how Bungie reacts to fan feedback. Bungie would “absolutely listen”. However, they have now focused more on new content for RoI than on additional features like raid matchmaking.
However, this does not mean that there will be no fresh features coming that the community has been requesting for a long time. The highly requested Private Matches and Custom Games are coming, allowing you to create and play your own PvP games.
He explains that they continuously look at the topics people are discussing. Bungie also considers which things are particularly effective for each release. And raid matchmaking is still being discussed.
In a Gameinformer article a few days ago, Bungie talked about how important communication among guardians is for raid design. It is intended that guardians organize themselves in a fireteam. The design of the raids assumes that players communicate with each other – whether they are friends or just getting to know each other on social networks. But for silent, collaborative action, like in the strikes – that is not what raids are for.
It probably does not suit the nature of a raid to quickly start a player search and rush through the challenges with random players. Raids are and remain the biggest PvE activities in the game, which require pre-formed teams. And currently, there do not seem to be any concrete plans to change that.
Would you approve of a raid matchmaking?
