For various reasons people want proximity chat to facilitate the social aspect of the game. I actually would like this but most likely for reasons already discussed bungie will not include it. Due to harassing and ruining game experience ( regardless of a mute button ) EDIT: [i] Some people aren't understanding why I said "regardless of a mute button". By the time you mute you have already been harassed and your experience is already a bit damaged. Also think about people with children or people playing with their younger siblings or whatever. You don't want to jump into the tower and hear racial slurs from [b]mr.troll™[/b] or your kid hears it or your parents hear it. Some people might just be using the kinect in the living room for instance. It takes time to find the offending user in a menu and mute them by then you have to deal with their BS and it puts a damper on the experience. ALSO THESE ARE NOT MY PERSONAL VIEWS, I AM JUST REPRESENTING THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISSUE. I'D ACTUALLY BE OK WITH PROXIMITY CHAT.[/i] Matchmaking is another good idea but I also think that completely joining up with randoms on the fly and then being sucked into a raid / mission can lead to many less than favorable teams and promote leavers. I'd really like a party making system. Rough idea would work like this. Users go to a "Fire Team Menu" that shows a list of parties currently looking for more or they can create their own party and begin searching. Each party could have labels or a short note so you know it is for PVP or PVE maybe even a certain mission. It should also throw up a "Looking for Group" and "Looking for More" (these could even be symbols) above players name tags. So you don't have to stare at a menu to find players. This system should work anywhere. At the Tower and ready to head out? Look for a group. Started a mission but think you need help? Start a party. Getting lonely in the open world? Just open up the party tab. Benefits of the party system: 1. Screen players before you get started. ex. "You don't have a mic? Sorry. Kick." or " We really need a defender Titan" 2. Allows for serendipity and meeting new players without being invasive to those who don't want it. 3. Easily setup crucible pre mades and have a full or partial team that can communicate without bothering people that just want some silent pvp. We get the necessary social ability to enjoy the game. Without changing the existing systems that the anti social people like.