If they don't make the matchmaking optional then I really don't want it. I already quit playing the weekly's and regular strikes due to all of the randoms hanging back and making the rest of us do all of the work. Although at this point it might not even matter much to me since I have been boycotting this game since all of the bad info involving TTK has surfaced.

"I'm against all matchmaking not because it would be impossible to complete a raid or nightfall with random people but because I don't want other people to have the opportunity to acquire the same gear I have from those activities. I will, however, troll the forums and say things like, 'raids with randoms would cause you to wipe too much,' or, 'you will get AFK players and people would drop in just to get the rewards.' I will say all these things not because I'm genuinely worried about the state of the game and making it better, but rather, like I already said, I just don't want you to have what I have. So screw you. I'm an elitist douchebag." -every anti-matchmaking player on Destiny

If they do add additional matchmaking they should definitely make it optional. For example, if you go to begin a Raid, Nightfall, or PoE event with an incomplete Fireteam, a window should pop up asking if the Fireteam leader would like to activate matchmaking to fill the empty spaces.

Their non response is their response. Their refusal to even fully address the issue is very telling.

I'm would be down for in game lfg, no mm... There are too many problems with mm /it would have to have to many requirements to make it successful. Other games have tried this and it has failed many times... But in game lfg would be great. Btw if I am willing to goto a website to find a pug why am I elitist? Bc I'm not lazy, bc I'm social, bc I can work with solutions I currently have? Why does bungie have to do anything since there is a solution that clearly works. Why are some people "casual players" so unwilling to use an lfg site? I know actual casual players that use lfg all the time bc they want to, it takes them about 3 minutes on average they tell me, so why does it have to be changed? Sure in game lfg would be nice but is it a necessity or should bungie focus on priorities like weapon balancing and new raids. Honestly is rather have better content than in game lfg. But that's my opinion maybe some people would rather have less /worse content and have in game lfg or, good forbid, optional mm Plus through lfg you meet people you can call friends so it's only temporary, optional mm you'd never make friends, and last they don't have in game chat bc of halo there was in game chat and it turned to a burn fest... I remember halo 2 all people did is talk shit and I would much rather have silence than be getting insulted by a scrub I'm beating on

I'd be all for matchmaking if it required a mic, auto set you up in a party with a vote to boot option for the trolls.

•Most people don't use mics in match made activities. These lead to complications that will result in many wipes which will take more time than actually making a group. Denying that it will is unrealistic. -How will people communicate who's sword bearer? -Who's running relic? -When to shoot Crota? -What planet you got teleported to? -What strategy we're using for Crota? -When the devouring essence will consume me? •How will checkpoints work? -If someone has a checkpoint, how will they avoid having to do it all over again? -Will they even get the checkpoint? •How will kicking work? -How do you implement kicking system that can't be abused by elitist? -How will you defend this against trolls? •AFKer's -How will they be dealt with? -If the kicking system is in place then what will stop people from kicking someone who really isn't AFK, maybe switching controllers? -Will they get a checkpoint? -If there is no kicking system, AFKer's will slow down the raid exponentially. •Group options -What if a team simply needs a swordbearer because all the people who got matchmade in doesn't know how to swordbear or run relic? Then you'd have to let someone figure it out, or leave, both options will waste more time than making a group. •Unprepared guardians -Imagine this scenario, you're matchmade with a level 33 for skolas. Can you complete it? Yes, but you will likely wipe because of him and he does less damage. So it will take longer than if you made a team of all 34s. You could leave but then you would still waste time. Conclusion: Matchmaking presents a host of problems, many of which make doing endgame activities a pain and results in more time spent doing the activity with these handicaps than it would have taken to make a fireteam. This is a relatively short list since I made it cooking some chicken tenders and tater tots for the kids. An in game group finder similar to LFG would be better for raids and Skolas. Night falls should have matchmaking. And before you say "Just don't use it" or "I'm ok with these consequences" I want to say then you are, I'm not being mean, but by definition ignorant to the facts. You are purposely overseeing the problems to come to your own agenda. Not to mention if you really wanted this system, you'd brainstorm on how to fix these problems. I will reiterate, In game LFG > Matchmaking

Wondering if this whole "philosophy" thing is just a convenient excuse for a crappy infrastructure. Starting to think maybe their system can't handle the amount of people playing at once if optional matchmaking were implemented for most game modes. Easier on the system if people are on external sites looking for teammates instead of playing the game. Might be also why they put forced matchmaking on the Heroic Strike. Acting like they were doing people a favor but actually eliminating solo players and cutting Heroic strike traffic to 1/3 of what it was. This is probably a stupid theory, but I felt like throwing it out there.