Hello Fellow Feedback Forum Followers! I have a few suggestions for the developers to increase connection fidelity within the crucible. First, let me establish the background for this post. Lag switching, poor quality connections, and a lack of player QoS management have led to some very poor crucible experiences that have been filling up the feedback section since day 1. There have been some very well thought out posts made on this topic and one in particular has even included network tests to detail the bandwidth requirement for Iron Banner play. It can be found here: https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/110496165/0/0 Interestingly, the author concluded that even a phone connection could handle Destiny's pvp needs and not one should even be having a problem. Therefore, why so many issues? I will name a few common reasons for lag: -Saturation due to shared networks in the home. Setting up QoS or bandwidth throttling can fix this, though not many users have the access or know-how. -Lag switching, a cheat used to force lag at will in order to gain an advantage. -Out of region play. Matchmaking may pair players up with others in another country or at the other end of their own. -Inconsistent ISP performance. Though a line going into the home may be rated as premium/high speed there could be faulty hardware or congested pools in a given residential area. -Wifi gaming. The game console may not be wired into a router and is instead connected to a wireless access point that may be out of optimal range or susceptible to interference, causing lag. There are many reasons why theoretical bandwidth does not realistically perform to rated speeds. Whatever the cause, the large playerbase of this game has resulted in widely inconsistent quality for pvp. As noted in the thread linked above, PVE doesn't require as optimal of a network environment as PVP and therefore has not seen many issues aside from raiding. The answer is smoothing out the experience so that those who have a stable network are not matched up with those who do not. The way to safely do this is not via the current matchmaking process that looks at connection quality at a glance. It is found in creating a history of connection quality for a player and granting them a rating. Those who rate excellent/fair/poor over a given period of time (10-20 matches) are ranked with others with similar results. The performance metrics can be measured using the current connection quality algorithms (the green/yellow/red bars during a game and matchmaking that occurs prior to a match) yet an average should recorded and kept over time. These should be monitored for changes every week or so and players should either move up or down slightly in their rating depending on how consistent the network quality is over their first 10-20 games that period (sudden drops in connection quality will be recorded). Yet, after that measurement cycle, the rank will stay the same until the next one starts. These ranks should persist and perhaps reset completely after each major content drop. For groups of players, all those in a group should be forced to matchmake with the lowest rating in their group, the weakest link so to speak. That way players will know what kind of game they can expect when grouping up with that individual. In addition, this information should be made public for multiple reasons. First, so you know who you are linking up with and what to anticipate. Second, so users can check their own status and be given a chance to make changes. Third, so that lag switchers are discouraged from cheating since it will be obvious to all, and prevent them from continuing to do so, lest they lag themselves into being isolated with others like them. Thanks for reading, I'll be monitoring this thread to answer any questions or make clarifications. tldr: create a network history for every player to enhance current matchmaking methods and prevent one lagger from ruining a pvp game for all. Edit: typo Edit 2: typo