I like what they are tryna do. I see potential in it. Just needs a few adjustments. And it could be better than the original rift. -The black screen reset needs something else indicating spark reset. -Spawn timers need to be fixed -XP boost need to be looked at again -Passing the spark wound be nice -And the game mode is too long on some maps. Make it 3 or 4 = win, not 5 bungie. Players also need to stop playing it like it’s not a team based game mode. IT IS. Stick together ffs. People do the same run off bs in control. If it doesn’t work there why the hell are you trying to run off on your own in rift?

Played one game yesterday in solo que and just didn’t understand what I was playing.

Just make it Clash

You all suck, now you all have something in common with rift. Can't wait to see what's the next thing everyone wants to get mad at...

rift does suck final started winning a match and i died right before dunking and teammate pick it up walk off the cliff with it and then leave the game pretty sure he was team up with other team and joined us cuz they was losing then that set them up to win the game witch they did use to love iron banner and gambit now they just keep getting worse and worse i didn't even really play pvp last season it gotten so bad they should just get rid of it if they not going to update it fix stuff and add stuff that player can manipulate no new stuff for pvp

I thought it was fun.. slam dunked a few by just going Rambo and flanking them. They should just replace the spark instead of resetting the game after a dunk

Honestly if Bungie fixed everything that needs fixing with Rift it would probably be a lot more enjoyable. The two biggest issues right now are 1) that spawns are broken, and 2) the extra long revive times lead to a runaway effect on the first team to have 2~ players die in a round. 1: If Bungie made the spawns always be at the team rift instead of really far away that would help immensely. Right now as the enemy team pushes in, you spawn farther and farther away. It is impossible to defend. There will be the issue in some games of spawn camping when the respawn is always at the rift. Some really good player will get in there and then with respawns staggered like they are the defending team will just spawn 1 at a time and keep dying instantly. So perhaps if the game detects an enemy player standing with "x" proximity to the rift or spawn location or something for "n" seconds, and that 75% of the defending team is dead, then automatically respawn all dead players at the same time instead of letting the players try to respawn as fast as possible and continue the cycle. But this specific thing could be left till later, fixing the spawn location itself would be the biggest first step to do. 2: I know why Bungie made respawn time so long, they want to make it so you have to play as a team. And that's fine sometimes, but there are far more people who don't 5-6 stack the roster when playing so it doesn't work out very well with a bunch of people that are either solo or with 1 friend. So regardless of whether the respawn time gets adjusted or not, Bungie needs to make it so that once the enemy team crosses a certain distance to the rift, the defending team's respawn time needs to be cut in half. For freelance queue, respawn times definitely should be cut down to 3-4 seconds. There is little to no teamplay that ever happens there and forcing it in a queue that has no voice chat is just a recipe for disaster. Maps are much to small (yes even the new one) to have respawn times that are 9 seconds. As soon as half the team dies that is it, no coming back 99% of the time that round. There is no one to revive, you cannot put up an adequate defense, and the enemy team has nearly scored by the time a revive is happening. So these times just don't work when they are static like this. The time MUST be cut in half for the defending team if there is any chance of defending the rift. If bungie fixes those two problems I think the majority of players would find the game mode much more enjoyable. There are of course other tweaks that may be interesting to try out that could improve things. Maybe try turning off the radar like in Momentum Control (but without the extra weapon damage). It might be interesting to have it where everyone just needs to have really good reaction time and map understanding, and only know where the spark carrier is on the map. Or perhaps something really weird like when the attacking team gets to the same room as the rift, auto respawn all defending players. That way the attacking team must coordinate and prepare for an assault on the final room in a more strategic way. It might help the team play aspect while making the defending team feel like they have a better chance. Any other unique ideas for possible changes?

"Suck.. Suck... Suck... Suck..!" *alarms sound* "Sanders! What's happening?!" "It's the Iron Banner, sir. She's gone from suck to blow." *startled reaction*