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Just been in one of the countless threads about raid and NF matchmaking and DeeJ responded to it with this:
[quote]At current, our philosophy about endgame content is that part of the challenge includes forming up a team. This is a strong community filled with players who are looking for teammates. Why not seek each other out here and band together?[/quote]
It's a fair statement at first glance but it highlights some key factors in the Bungie development process that are a problem and need to be addressed.
It's all well and good saying that you want players to form teams themselves but the community has spoken and you've pushed them away. You've heard what they want and in return said no because YOU, the developers, don't want it to be that way. Is that the future of destiny? A game that ignores the community because the developers want something else?
I could go on about how I've payed for the game and blah blah blah but I wont. I'll just say that you continuously talk about how our feedback is one of the most important aspects of destiny and that our opinions matter but then we give an opinion and you reply that your opinion matters more. Whether you listen to us or not is your choice but don't lie to us and treat us like idiots (even though I'm sure many people on this forum are), we deserve the truth, if nothing else.
Does our feedback matter?
Sidenote:
[spoiler]I'm not blaming you for any of this DeeJ, I know you're just a messenger and only a fool blames a messenger for delivering his master's words.[/spoiler]
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Edited by VastEmpires: 6/29/2015 4:22:32 PMOur feedback does matter, but feedback will only go so far when measured against the design/production/roadmap goals for the company's product. Some issues will addressed swiftly, other things will be placed further down on the list, and some just aren't priority. Matchmaking for endgame activities goes against whatever philosophy of play Bungie has in mind for Destiny. And it seems to go beyond simply creating another flaming hoop for we players to jump through before tasting the sweet, sweet loot and/or tears of your fellow gamers (Trials of Osiris I see you). This company sincerely wants players to actively pursue endgame, to be social in your endeavors, to make friends...? The whole process reminds me of that scene from Hot Tub Time Machine. You want to win? Go find a team and do it! But the process is exhausting and adds a ridiculous amount of time to what can be a grueling experience. Bungie thinks it's worth it though. And, despite my initial bad runs with PUG groups, I can't say they're wrong. Because I have met and made a ridiculous amount of friends through Destiny, and while we have all expanded and moved into other games, we all come back to Destiny. It's a nice feeling, and the team should be proud when they hear these stories. The problem is, they're hearing a lot of positive stories like this. So maybe the question is "how do we get Bungie to see that deeper in-game matchmaking should be a higher priority?" Can we bring together examples of poor matchmaking in the same way people can see positive Destiny experiences? Because at this point, it looks like their Magic H8 Ball still says that the community has developed their own ways and it's working. /2cents