matchmaking isn't complicated at all... Bugnie already explained it awhile back... You will level up faster if you beat higher levels and de-level faster if you lose to lower levels. The same holds true for the opposite: you won't gain much by beating lower levels, and you won't lose much by losing to higher levels. This was all explained back a long time ago... What I didn't find in your thread was how exactly Bungie finds these supposed "matched players"... It bothers me that no matter what, at least 90% of my games, I always get the wrost teammates. If I don't go 20+ kills we will lose for sure. My theory: Bungie sees how good you are and puts you up with player that will balance you out. Unfortunately, since I do good most games, I get bad players... and this really pisses me off. How the hell can high ranking players in double team and team slayer be so bad? I have noticed that if I lose a few games AND I did bad, I would then get really good players the next team, and they would carry me. I asked Bungie this, but of course, received no reply... I would complain some more but I have things to do so, that's it for now...