[quote]At first I'd like to say I am sorry for any mistakes in my write up. I am not a native english speaker, but want to give feedback about my Trials of Osiris experiences, how it changed and how to improve the experience for everyone.[/quote] I think about myself as an above average PvP-Player. Destiny PvP is the greatest thing after sliced bread for me. The Abilities and Movement. The feel of the guns. Unfortunately this unique experience is and was not always as satisfying as it should be. I witnessed many metas come and go. I usually try to do something different and not succumb to this meta. But this post shouldn't be about weapon balance or ammo economy. It's especially about Trials of Osiris and it's matchmaking When first released with House of Wolves, Trials of Osiris was engaging and fun at the same time. I played with my fellow above average friends I've known for so long running Raids and Iron Banner with. I made it quite a few times to the Lighthouse. I loved it. There were sweaty matches, for sure, but atleast Bungie guaranteed the best connection possible. Running into a team with bad connections was very uncommon. Sure, the first match could be a cakewalk, but it also could be a trial by fire eventually us getting a new ticket. The most important: I could succeed with my good friends and non-meta Playstyles (Succesful Defender Titan Ticket!) and had not to fear bad connections change the outcome of my match.. At the beginning of The Taken King I made it a last time to the lighthouse with my friends. But then something changed. I don't know what exactly, but I can feel it. It is like steamrolling til the sixth stamp on a ticket and then hitting a wall. Why is that? It is because teams with equal cards are most likely to be matched since that update Q4 2015. Lower skilled players stay at lower tier tickets and higher skilled players will kick your butts at the end. These things aside, the economy of Trials of Osiris also changed. Scrolling through the different websites providing lfg-services, there is a huge gap between three major groups looking to play trials. [b]- People who only want to complete Bounties because they know they won't succeed - Highly skilled People only looking for other highly skilled People for various reasons - Carries for Money (usually 50$ and up)[/b] This leads to the phenomenon of steamrolling the first few matches against players completing bounties and then hitting a wall of highly skilled players. The poor get poorer and the rich get richer. I respect those highly skilled players and their search for the ultimate challenge only available in Trials of Osiris. And I respect those willingly getting stomped for the opportunity to get some loot through the bounties. But I do not like the fact, average people trying their best to succeed only to be thrown out of the competition by those who know they are good and make a profit out of it. If this is allowed, I don't understand why trading is prohibited because it would grow a real money economy while the big money is already made by Trials and Raid carries. I am not the person to criticize something without giving a few suggestions to improve the current system for all skill levels alike. My solution sounds simple on paper, but I know that it sometimes can be very complicated to be implemented. So bear with me: [b]First and foremost I'd like to see all matchmaking criteria thrown over board and connection quality being the number one criteria like in Y1. No more losses due to bad connections against Jose from spain, Mike from California or Ivan from mother russia. [/b] I am german btw. [b]Creating two pools of players for the current week: - one with fireteams consisting of one or more flawless players of that week (character specific) - one with fireteams consisting of non-flawless players of that week (character specific)[/b] [b]In my theory, this would provide multiple positive outcomes of current problems: - most important: the carry economy would take a major hit, because a carry will be more difficult after the initial three runs, because the carrying player would face all out other flawless players on his way. A person carried by someone else also does not deserve the loot of a flawless compared to people playing honest and practicing. - highly competetive players looking for the ultimate challange will be facing their own kind more frequently - the pain for those only doing bounties will be eased because of the lower skill gap - average people will still have a chance on lighthouse loot by pulling their A-game without the devastating experience of being toyed by the PvP 1% - the feeling of being locked out of a good amount of content is much lower because there would be a chance at the end of the weekend most S-tier players face their own.[/b] Knowing the Bungie Forums for their culture, please spare me the usual "git gud, noob" and the like. You may be better than me, good on you, but please consider, everyone has their individual top skill which he/she can't get passed. I could pay a Carry, but for what? It wouldn't be achived by myself. I would kick out other people who play it with their friends. I would be a hyporcrite. I am only looking to give some thought on how to improve the game for everyone. And I'd like to see the lighthouse again, without paying for it. I sure have some other changes in mind, but I don't want to water down the activity/experience too much. It should still be a Trial. That being said, thanks for taking the time. I'd really like to read your thoughts and suggestions. Stay positive and stay save, Guardians.