It is of little matter what the community wants more by a small percentage of votes. The fact that the commmunity is so split on the idea presents an obvious solution in itself. That solution is choice. By adding an option selection for "Find Group" and also an option for "Find my Own Group" at the same time you are selecting your difficulty level, the player can then decide if he/she prefers to use a matchmaking system or not. The player is allowed to chose which they like and prefer. The problem is not what the voting says. The problem is Bungie limiting gamer options of how we want to play. One reason for placing these limitations in games in general is to create an atmosphere of elitism. Placing a barrier between skilled/dedicated players and those that are more casual. The development team at Bungie seriously lacks the creativity to accomplish this unless they put such barriers like limiting options of play in place. Im sure budget limits and predetermined scheduling has a significant part to play, but from previous evidence presented by the development team in previous releases and updates; it is clear to see that creativity seems to be the biggest boundry for them. The clear fact that the gamer community is so split over this and the fact that Bungie is ONLY going to allow one choice to reign supreme is evidence of incompetence or limited resources on thier part. But they refuse to allow gamer choice in their game designs. As a developer in the gaming industry, when you deny what the customer wants, then by default you WILL lose customers. This is basic business. When the basic supply does not meet a simplistic demand and another supply can be provided (I.E. other MMOs, FPS, or games in general) then your money base is diminshed. Purposefully separating your client base and then again ignoring suggestions of compromise to keep players playing is evidence of lack of intelligence or resources. I do not believe the Bungie team to be lacking in intelligence, only creativity. I believe that it boils down to a lack of resources. Destiny is a free MMO afterall. But the only way to increase sales is to increase the number of players buying expansions. Their business management framework for this game makes no sense because with each realease (their only source of income) they split the community more and more. Im sure that it is still profitable and will be for a time but the fact that Destiny will be rememebered in the industry as a mediocre game will reflect on the gamers' willingness to buy future Bungie developed games. SO MUCH potential! Such poor management. Its really too bad that Bungie just isnt the company they used to be. Limiting themselves by resources and personal preference rather than by the imagination and ambition. Please Bungie! I want to remain a fan of your products, but your products are diminshing in quality. STEP IT UP!
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I completely agree with everything you have said. I just want to add to the lack of creativity that you had mentioned. I also see that reflected in the armor, ships, sparrows and guns that are in the game. And the lack of them. Although I will give them credit for dishing out a lot of weapons in the house of wolves expansion. However, most of them look so bland or boring. And the ships are so stupid. This is a futuristic science fiction game is it not? There are guns that look really cool. But even I can imagine cooler guns and the type of effects they could have. Now lets talk about armor. Not enough of it. Nowhere close. Give us diversity. There are a few really cool pieces. Again, even I can think of some really cool and creative armor pieces. It's like they didn't even try. It's so disappointing to rank up with every faction. Only to find that every piece looks the same from every faction. With just some tiny, tiny differences. And this should remind you of Halo. They made you really work for it and invest your time into it. And those designs were just awful. No creativity. Whoever they have as an artist to think up these armor designs needs to be fired. Id' like to go to a faction and find 10 different helmets to choose from. And 10 of every piece of armor. And each one has a completely different style or look to it. And then refresh the stock at some given point. With 10 more different ones. Maybe change it up every 2 weeks. Then when those 10 sets are gone and it has refreshed. Let them be rewarded or come in the form as purple drops. They lack so much content. Especially for how hard you work to get it. The time invested doesn't feel worth it. Vanguard bounties that are the same over and over and over. They need to look up the definition of insanity. Cause it gets you to that point. Where you keep doing the same thing expecting different results. And the result was feeling like it wasn't even worth it. Wake me up when I'm done. It just becomes so redundant. And yes, they need to have an option for match making. I was only able to play Croda's end twice. And that's cause I spent over an hour at the tower trying to get enough people to play it. I don't have that kind of time. I'm not a kid. I have never had the chance to do vault of glass. I went in by myself and got nowhere of course due to the difficulty. Now I'm saying all of this because I feel like this could be such a great game! I just feel like I'm playing an unfinished game. Now is Bungie going to actually listen and step it up? Or is another company going to see it's potential and create a full game? If that's the case I will gladly go Bungie. I'm sure they have made a lot of money off of us already. But leaving a bad taste in my mouth will cause me to eat somewhere else. And stop kicking me out to the menu screen from orbit. Seriously.. I can't hang out in orbit for ten minutes without having to load it all back up again. Some of us have to step away for a few you know? It's just another way they waste my time. It's your move Bungie. Step it up or watch another company steal your customers.