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Edited by wickedwahine808:
4/12/2016 1:24:08 AM
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Q: Prison of Elders no matchmaking? A: A good way to seek out personal relationships with others
[quote]“You have my personal assurances that the design teams know you want it. They’ve seen the conversation.” He went on to clarify that Bungie hoped the lack of matchmaking in modes such as the Prison of Elders would encourage players to [b]seek out personal relationships with others,[/b] and take matchmaking “into their own hands.[/quote]
Source from a year ago, almost:
[url]http://gamerant.com/destiny-prison-elders-matchmaking-wish-list/[/url]
Bungie has it right, I don't play games after a long day at work to shoot aliens in the face, I get on Destiny to "seek out personal relationships with others".
Seriously pissed off half the content in the game is behind a "seek out personal relationships with others" wall.
LFG, forums = exactly the same as MM.
Random strangers will be random, no matter where you find them and many of us are not looking for additional relationships, just the "shooting aliens in the face"part is fine.
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Played POE L41 last night and it match made for me. It was awesome. None of my other friends were on and I got to easily complete the event anyway. It was a great experience. Please more of this bungie!!
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Yeah, after long day at work(where I have to talk to strangers all day long) I want to start up Destiny and shoot stuff. I dont want to go on lfg sites first, having to sell myself only to find a team 20 minutes later that cant stop talking and kicks you if you're not communicating. I just want to shoot stuff Bungie. Don't force me to talk to people when I don't feel like it.
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Yep. I also play destiny to shoot aliens in the face, and not to make relationships with other gamers. I would love matchmaking in one form or another to help me find random people to run through end game content with... So Bungie needs to stop playing matchmaker in their efforts to kindle new friendships through lazy coding, and implement some group finding mechanics in game!
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I don't want to meet friends in a video game. I want to shoot aliens in the face. Too bad the game operates like it does. No easy communication, and no MM. Hope they change this in Destiny 2 .
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1 ReplyBungie has once again said "-blam!- you solo players". They know they need us yet they continue to ignore us because there are enough of us who will keep playing. A matchmaking option wouldn't hurt anyone who chose to not use it. Everyone I've met online has either been a snob or a jackass and are not worth the time and effort to go hunting for. I've already effortlessly zipped through all the "new" content that can be done solo and have jackshit to show for it. As I'm beyond frustrated with lag in crucible, I really have no reason to play Destiny. I guess I'll just hope for better days when Destiny 2 comes out.
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Completely agree, we will friend people we meet in matchmaking just as we do matchmaking with strangers on LFG sites. You can still join any activity with a pre-made team...so matchmaking is no skin off anyone's nose. Plus it will allow many..many others to access all content in the game and slow the player hemorrhage down. It may even bring more players back. I'm quite sure Activision are unaware of Bungies short sighted views on this that keep the player numbers so low. Its always needed to be in game...in all activities like any game. Give players a choice! Just like you do with weapons in PvP (Not). ;) Its time a CEO banged some heads together.
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4 RepliesEdited by harrymfa: 4/13/2016 6:21:36 AMThe Division's incursion showed the main issues of having matchmaking for challenging endgame content. People get kicked because of their gear level. Sometimes they get kicked almost at the end, so the party leader can bring a friend to reap the benefits. People are less committed and drop after a few wipes well-advanced into the game. You can get kicked after a while playing just because the party leader thinks you're not pulling your weight. You can get matched with someone who is not pulling his weight and not communicating. But you know, after all those issues, [b]it's still okay[/b] to have matchmaking, because it's a choice. You can still play with a team made exclusively on an LFG, or just friends, but if you choose to roll the dice with matchmaking, no one is going to stop you. The Division treats you like an [i]adult[/i] and let's you approach the game the way you want it.
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1 ReplyI despise having to LFG. Everything should have MM.
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1 ReplyEdited by joey big guns: 4/12/2016 10:52:56 PMIt's been annoying since Vanilla. I don't buy video games to make friends, I have friends, I just want to play games. Kinda dumb this whole "forced" LFG and the forum. I have ppl on my Xbox "friends" list but half of those are ppl I don't know nor do they even still play this game. Bungie needs to get off their damn high horse and add optional matchmaking, which hurts no one but snowflakes and whiny hardcore chumps. I also like the chumps who say, "it won't work". I find it funny that they have some foresight and the ability to tell the future and how MM would work but here they are on a video game forum talking out their asses. I'm the kinda guy who would prove it won't work, show me, let me experience it for myself, don't be some whiny chump afraid of what "might" or "could" happen.
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1 ReplySorry I didn't know I joined match.com I thought this was a video game. Those lame duck excuses are just that.. excuses. Any mode that is 3 or less ppl should absolutely have optional matchmaking. The real problem is that Bungie has NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
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EXACTLY!!! I have friends I can play with if I want and if they are online. Soooooo tired of this "forced seek out personal relationship crap". Bottom line is Bungie are just lazy developers. No other way around it.
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People are soloing it...... Yeah but you can't play it with randoms .......
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10 RepliesThe division already had the matchmaking feature down. Any activity has a search for players feature allowing you to formulate a team without going to LFG. Also the division has a "remove from team function" which only the leader can do. Sorry but bungie just doesn't listen to its audience and that's why another game like the division is coming in and taking over.
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1 ReplyCouldn't agree more... no matchmaking also makes elitism worse and that's not to count artificial gating which will ensue towards those of lower light level.
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Yeah. It's there for 41 PoE. And works great. Makes it fun because you can just go play, shoot aliens in the face, enjoy the game. So why not 42 PoE? There is LITERALLY NO REASON. None that I can puzzle out, anyway.
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1 ReplyIts a fairly quick mode, literally 3 boss fights while going for precision on other enemys, theres no reason it shouldn't be match made, its fairly easy for 3 people 300 or greater to do
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It would be good if they could just do it, but it's always 'it's too hard for strangers to work together' *sigh* why is common sense and the ability to have fun such a foreign concept to them?
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80% of these problems would be solved if communication in game was opt out instead of opt in. This is the only opt in communication model I've seen in a shooter, and is also the most silent I've ever played.
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1 ReplyA lot of players I've met were on the 100.io and they are a great band of misfits. Some I've maintained in contact with now still play. My girlfriend plays on the hunter and doesn't exactly like talking to strange guys(and my friends are pretty strange but that's why I like raiding with them) so she gets mad when 'a player joined you'. But I tell her to send them a message telling them it's her not me. Regardless I can say I've met some really great gamers who do their damnedest to kick ass at whatever they play. So while I agree there should be matchmaking the only way I'd support it is if it has semi-set preferences and it was 100% optional.
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Well they know we are all losers just for playing this game so they figured we need friends lol
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It's a simple horde mode. Optional matchmaking would've been fine.
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1 ReplyBecause we sit in our houses playing video games till 2 in the morning because we are outgoing social butteflies.
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Man everyone just NEEDS to find SOMETHING to complain about. What's so hard about meeting new people? You know, there's this ingenious social space called [i]The Tower[/i]... Call me crazy, but couldn't you just be a little proactive and use what the game has already given you to find mates to play with? I mean level 42 doesn't have matchmaking (and it shouldn't), but level 41 DOES, so if you want to find people who want to play PoE, why not look there?
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PoE is easily two manned so you only need 1 friend. We did it with 47,680 points first time and 46,300 The second time. Only need two runs to hit that 90,000. Max those precision shots.
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3 RepliesYea, just do what they said, play other games cause this game is just good for a drink coaster now. Some people like to play games, others want to sit in a lobby for 5 hours at a time, that's just what this game is, a boring, repetitive, unrewarding grind. I found it to be more work then a job, and less rewarding too.
