They've [i]tried[/i] putting good loot in PvP, but that isn't enough to get those of us that dislike PvP to go back to it. The problem isn't the rewards, it's the terrible overall experience. Lopsided matches, players leaving early, getting backfilled into games in progress 7/10 times, poor ammo economy, stagnant metas, you name it. It wasn't an issue when I played PvP back in D1, but I've heard that there's a serious issue with cheaters now that PC is in the mix.
The only way to get new blood into PvP is to rework it entirely and attempt to address those issues, but the problem is that nobody agrees on what "good D2 PvP" should look like. Every time Bungie changes something, a different part of the PvP crowd gets pissed about it. You can't make everybody happy. Bungie has swapped between CBMM and SBMM (and everything in between) god knows how many times over the years and people are [i]still[/i] arguing about it. The truth is that [i]neither[/i] system was good enough to keep people engaged because matchmaking alone doesn't address all of the issues this game has.
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[quote]The truth is that neither system was good enough to keep people engaged because matchmaking alone doesn't address all of the issues this game has.[/quote] The player population is almost up to what it was the last time the game had real cbmm in it. During the intervening years it could never hold that same player population number. Even the in between cbmm had trouble but that didn't last all that long. The modes being closer to actual PvP modes and having less character judgement as part of the skill system seems to have helped.
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What good loot? PvP hasn't had good loot since D1
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The loot is good, but the grind to get a good-feeling roll is daunting for any casual player, even more so when they are at a gear disadvantage. I was thinking of taking a new player through Trials to get them a solid Igneous Hammer, but... yeah, we all know how that's gonna go.
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The loot isnt good brother it's ok in the context of rubbish weve had in this game but it's all guns coming back, imo that's not cool. You mention igneous, firstly it's a basic 120 handcannon, there's another 7-8 in the game, it does nothing amazing, it's useless in pve, but importantly it's now been released into trials 3-4 times, it's tiring. I'll accept your good loot call if you're a newer player TBF, that's a valid excuse. I've been here 10 years & loot hasnt excited me in a very long time