[quote] The connection bars we show in-game are designed to give you a moment-to-moment idea of how good or bad each player's connection is to all other players in the game (not to our servers). There are many factors that go into determining your color on the coded scale. Even if your own connection is the best it can be, terrible performance elsewhere on the Internet can still compromise your experience. When you see a red or yellow bar next to somebody’s name, it indicates problems with their average connection to other players (and usually to you, too). [/quote] https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/44307/7_This-Week-At-Bungie--02042016 In other words, a player's connection bar is a poor indication of their connection strength.