I understand your perspective, and I hate game lag as well. But, my perspective is different. I have about 1200 hours in Destiny. Most players with that experience level would be good. I am not. If you check out my three Guardians, their K/D's range from 0.76 to 0.94. I have the reaction time of a dead slug and the fine motor skills of a drunk hippopotamus. No amount of experience can compensate for such inherent weakness. Until SBMM came along, I went into the Crucible knowing that at best, I might break even, and at worst, I would be humiliated. With SBMM, I have a good chance at an even-steven game, and might even have the occasional brilliant one, where Shaxx tells me that with ten more like me he could end war. I know that players like Mystin get tired of that line, but it's a rarity for me. I might score a Merciless or a Machine Lord or a Gutted instead of just a crapload of Back in Actions. Because I have a chance in the Crucible, I have fun there. It's not like Trials, which I bowed out of months ago because I was so disastrously overmatched. It should be noted that Destiny noobs are more likely to be cupcakes like me, rather than crushers like you. Do we really want to drive them away by making PvP gameplay a deporalizing experience? I hope we can eliminate the lag. I really do. But I like SBMM, and hope it sticks around for awhile.