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!

Matchmaking should be optional, but I'm guessing Bungie won't do it because their definitely lazy. When people say that it shouldn't have matchmaking and that you need to learn how to make friends, you can tell those are the kids who have endless amounts of time to devote to this game. They're definitely not adults with families and lives who want to play on their own schedule and not other people's schedules. I'm in agreement that I'd like to try and solo this shit too so I don't think MM should be mandatory but they're should definitely be an option for it. I'm not sure why Bungie insists on alienating a segment of their player demographic with every all or nothing decision they make but they should really learn how to provide every player with the best of both worlds.

This is ridiculous. Without matchmaking you are essentially creating an artificial wall against which people cannot rank up. Worried about carrying people, worried about idle folks?? Don't use matchmaking, use your group and play with them. Why the hell though are we continually prevented from advancing not because of skill but because we don't have a ton of friends that play at the same time we do. That's just stupid Bungie.

I DON'T want to use a third party site to find friends. I don't want to spend time finding a group. Why can NHL or FIFA have a filter for DNF % and not this game?? I JUST WANT TO BE PAIRED SO I CAN GET MY DAMN LOOT.

I just don't understand the difference between finding random people on the forums or other third party websites to play with versus just doing matchmaking. You are still playing with random people. I mean when almost 80% of your community hasn't done a raid does that not seem like a problem to them? At least add a option for matchmaking or making it able so that you can solo some of these things. I am tired of sending people messages and posting on forums. All of my friends do not have the same schedule as me, we are in different time zones, work, school, etc..

No. Match making is terrible unless you're forced to use a mic. Communication is important when on a team with random people.

No cause really if you don't have two friends to play with then I'm willing to help along with my friend Kevin. So yeah we know bungie they won't put matchmaking in a three man arena.

Looking for a 2 people to do a poe lvl 34 lvl 33 and up message me on anti_punisher

They already announced that it would have it for level 28 but I would like to see it for the high level challenges

No MM means end of the road for me. None of my friends play the game anymore.

I don't think it will. Destiny are really pushing complex coop with communication necessary. I cant sit on mic for hours so I'm out of ToO and likely this too. Which means the game is over for me. At least until they put more single content and simple strikes/nightfalls where communication isn't necessary

Does lvl 28?

I hope not. There will be too many people looking to be carried. if you want to be carried, nicely ask your friends, my friends helped me through crotas end when I was starting my 27 titan. I helped them on their 27 characters after. Not only that, but the AFKers... I can't even tell you how many heroic strikes that " no longer have to be soloed" but I ended up practically soloing them anyways. Both people I get matched up with in the first place(I only play weekends-Do weeklies late saturday) end up being 27s in the level 30. They end up using green guns. And in the end my back hurts from their weight.

There is 4 challenges. The lowest level 28 will have matchmaking and lower grade gear. Next is level 33, this will not have matchmaking. Gear will be appropriate for level 33's. Next is level 34, also no matchmaking with appropriate gear for a level 34. Last is level 35, also no matchmaking and also appropriate gear for a level 34