[quote]I've been playing Destiny extensively, both D1 and D2. Although I'm not the best player, I consider myself a PvP main. I enjoy spending most of my playtime in 6v6 modes. I dabble in solo Trials occasionally but find it slow and boring most of the time. Perhaps it would be more enjoyable with an efficient stack that knows how to push.
Here are my suggestions to improve the PvP experience:
1. Fewer modes: It makes no sense to have so many playlists to choose from. My suggestion is to have a single 6v6 mode and a single 3v3 mode.
2. SBMM or CBMM: With a declining population, better connection quality, and faster queue times are most likely the way to go. I don't mind slight SBMM, but it shouldn't come at the expense of connection.
3. 6v6 should be freelance: I feel strongly about this one. Whenever there's even a decent duo in the lobby, it throws the balance out the window. I believe 6v6 should be about casual and fast games. Freelance offers the best possible connection quality, the best lobby balancing, and the fastest matchmaking. If 6v6 becomes freelance, teams would populate the other 3v3 mode, breathing some life into it.
Thanks for reading.[/quote]
No to freelance.
We should have a basic 5 nodes - Competitive, Quick Play, Rumble, Crucible Labs (that gets turned on when testing new modes - or is replaced by Trials during the weekends), and Private Match (theoretically we have 3 public matchmaking nodes on at all times as a minimum). Make sure to remove leaver penalty from these nodes except competitive.
Iron banner can take over control but remove the SBMM out of it.
I'm never bothered by the stacking - either just get wrecked and move on or leave. In the end it's a casual gamemode I couldn't care less about how others spend their evening/night gaming.
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Having less nodes would consolidate the diminishing amount of players to same modes, offering faster matchmaking and hopefully full starting lobbies. Good thing that stacking doesn't bother you. Leaving a match and requeing, or staying in a highly unbalanced lobby feels like a waste of time. That's why I think solos should only match other solos. Better connection, better lobbybalancing.