In Destiny there is no matchmaking for the main activities, so players resort to other methods to find Guardians: They look for teammates for the raid or for clans.
We present the most popular ways to ensure your light doesn’t have to shine alone. Whether it’s Facebook groups, dedicated sites, or forums – there are plenty of options to find German-speaking players and groups for the raid, the Nightfall strike, or the Weekly.
Bungie follows a clear policy regarding matchmaking in Destiny: Light activities are allowed, heavy activities are excluded from matchmaking. Guardians should only take on those challenges with their friends. If someone makes a mistake, at least it stays within the family.
But what do you do if you don’t have a buddy available? Do you then stare into the void, thinking that the most attractive ways to play Destiny are forever excluded?
If Bungie doesn’t program a raid finder, Guardians in Destiny will have to rely on themselves. The solution is: You use communities to find suitable groups and teammates in Destiny, whether on Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, or Xbox One.
Not everyone has already found their crew with whom to embark on weekly Nightfall strikes, raids, or anywhere else. After all, not everyone on your friends list plays Destiny and even on the same console as you. Maybe you are a shift worker or only have sporadic time, don’t want to commit to a guild, or find it challenging to make social contacts.
But without group activities, Destiny is only half as valuable.
We present some options on how to find activity and company on your platform at any time of day or night.
Special Websites
There are special websites and mobile applications designed specifically to find partners for Destiny. These were already being worked on before the release, and some have now emerged as the go-to resources.
The most well-known English-language site is certainly destinylfg.net. As with any of these sites, it’s clearly separated by platforms, you get the gamer tag of the group leaders looking for players (they do this under the keyword LFM – Looking for More) and you can see the activity for which these groups are seeking players.
If you want to search for a group in Destiny yourself, you do so with LFG – Looking for Group, and then provide your gamer tag.
The advantage of such sites: There is usually something happening, you can find someone at any time of day or night. The interface is organized, and after a little orientation, you will find your way around.
The downside: The options in German aren’t great, so you probably need to have some knowledge of English. Furthermore, it’s relatively anonymous. Cozy and comfortable is something else.
Community Forums
Destiny is an incredibly popular game, and the “normal” console forums have their own threads where forum members can meet for Destiny. Of course, there are also dedicated forums specifically for finding Destiny players. Or in a heavy metal forum, there might be a thread in the gaming section where players arrange to meet.
You need to register normally as a forum member when you find such a forum, and then post in the appropriate thread there.
Among the community forums in Germany where players regularly look for Destiny players is, for example, the Playstation Trophy Forum, where you can also directly apply for runs on trophies for Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 . They are all AV-Hunters there. Their specialty is the history of the Flawless Raider.
The advantage of such sites: You can specifically choose players who have the same goals as you, who are German-speaking, with whom you can then form your own “community”. You can pick the site that you think has members who are similar to yourself.
The downside: It may not always be the case that someone is immediately available to look at this thread, and you need to find the forum that suits you. Such sites are more interesting for players looking for a long-term connection to a community and who need to introduce themselves there first. You can see this also in that often the same people post in these threads.
Facebook Groups for Destiny
Facebook groups seem to be the best solution in the German-speaking area. There are several large ones with nearly 10,000 Guardians. It is enough to simply post in the appropriate group that you are looking for players or keep an eye out for who has a spot free.
You can get into these groups easily, just apply. If they are “closed,” it’s often just a formality to keep spammers and advertisers away.
The advantage: There is activity, you can see who you are going out with, and communities form quickly in such Facebook groups. Maybe a guild invitation will pop up for you as well. And you get to see what else is going on because it’s more like a “small society”.
The downside: Hm, actually none. You need Facebook for this, and some (understandably) are quite averse to that. You also need to find the appropriate Facebook group here, see what the vibe is like, whether you feel comfortable there, but once you have found one for your platform, nothing stands in the way of the rest.
Here is an example of a Facebook group for PS4.
How do you find your groups in Destiny?
It is expressly allowed and encouraged in the comments to promote your Facebook groups or community pages.
Tell us where you form your groups, look for new ones, and hang out.
We will then see if we can compile a list of Facebook groups, pages, and community forums that are actively used by German-speaking Destiny players. Please include the platform this refers to and if there is a particular focus on what is happening there.
We look forward to your help.
