Just looking to see what everyones opinions are and see what the community REALLY WANTS
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Connection should be the #1 priority when searching for a match. Nothing is more frustrating than playing in a laggy game. I do not care if I get destroyed in a match against amazing players and I go 2-17. If the connection was good and those deaths were all my fault, I'll accept it. I believe people assume that with CBMM they will be put in lobbies with just the top 1% all the time. But the majority of Destiny players are not these Crucible Gods. They are only [b]1%[/b] after all. A much larger portion of the population is average to below average (Although this may be slightly skewed at the moment since we are in a content drought and most that have stayed are the "hardcore" players). I actually would like my k/d ratio to reflect where I stand within the entire Destiny Crucible player pool. Not just against players of my "similar" skill. If I am better than 80% of players, I'd like to see that reflected in my games. If I am in the lower 25%, then I know I need some improvement. It is definitely a delicate balance. Bungie wants to increase the player pool in Crucible and having new players jump in and get absolutely destroyed may turn them off from continuing to try it out. I think for any new player starting out they should be put into a "boot camp" playlist. That will definitely be SBMM and will include all new players and also vets that happen to fall in their skill range (that way seasoned players that aren't very good will still occasionally be matched into SBMM games). Boot camp can last a pre-determined number of matches to let players acclimate the speed and nuances of the Crucible (20 matches, maybe more, less?). Once boot camp ends they will be introduced to the general pool of CBMM. Like I said, no easy answer here. But connection needs to take priority because especially in a P2P game, frustration will set in even if you are performing well but the connection sucks, resulting in players leaving the game regardless. As I mentioned, I prefer a loss in a lag-free match than a win in a total lagfest.