I just read the IGN article and this caught my attention about raids: "Yes, they [raids] will be difficult, and they will absolutely require communication and cooperation. That’s why Bungie isn’t supporting matchmaking for them; the developers don’t want them to be played by disparate groups of strangers. " http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/30/destiny-the-endgame-is-only-the-beginning-ign-first Destiny is a game build FROM THE GROUND UP as a co-op shooter that connects random people together, in the wild exploring and pretty much every aspect of the game. The fact that Bungie doesn't think a "group of strangers" can't accomplish something challenging together goes completely against what Destiny is about. Frankly, it sounds pretty elitist and I am shocked this is what Bungie thinks of player interaction. It doesn't even make sense to restrict raids because people can always invite their friends if they want. The ability for people to play with random people does not mean they can't even play with a group of 6 people you know. Only, you may not always be able to find a group of 6 people you know who want to play a raid. I guess Bungie didn't realize not everyone starts off a game with a huge "clan", you play and meet people over time till eventually you have a group of friends for this kind of thing. By doing this Bungie is denying us the ability to make those connections with other players which frankly makes the entire "co-op" aspect of the game pointless. Another thing I want to address is mics, lets bring them back for strikes, exploration, crucible and let us turn them off if we want. The emotes don't provide enough range of "emotions" to convey a message to someone and not having a mic hinders coordination. I understand it was removed to prevent people annoying each other but it causes more problems than it "solves".