Normally I don't mind doing Iron Banner as a solo player, but it's painful for Rift, even though I know how to play this game mode. This has been my experience the past couple days as a solo player: 0) Select Iron Banner from the Director. 1) Matchmaking algorithm shoehorns me into a match with less than five minutes left, on a team losing by over 10k points, into the spot left by a ragequitter. 2) Team gets trounced. Lord Shaxx, in a moment of horrific realization, invokes the mercy rule because even a die-hard killer like him hates watching puppies getting kicked repeatedly. Teammates are using their helmets to carry the remaining shreds of both their dignity and their assholes back to orbit. 3) Teams are broken up in the hopes of finding a better fit for the players. 4) Goto step 1. On the plus side, I've only seen one redbar, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.