After playing Iron Banner for years now, there are plenty of positives and negatives in each of the 3 game modes Iron Banner is centred around. The positives are usually how Solo Queue friendly they are, compared to Fireteam heavy games. The negatives are often [i]aimed[/i] at the gun variety and being matched against full/partial fireteams. In my opinion, which will be swiftly attacked, Rift is the best game mode so far however I do hope for a trial run of Mayhem. Here is why I think Rift is a better game mode, overall, compared to Control and Clash. [b]Positives[/b] In my experience the matches rarely go to time, the players are constantly moving and generally the weapon loadout will vary from Autos, HC and Pulse Rifles. 1 of 3 outcomes will happen in rift, a). The game is fairly even with regards to scoring and how close the match ends b). You crush them c). You get mercy ruled upon Although every game mode has this, its the ratio in which Rift makes for a better game mode. Games rarely run to time and they will be fast paced, albeit sometimes completely out of your favour. In the matches that are even; its fun and engaging because you still have a chance at winning. In matches you get mercy ruled, big deal the game is over within minutes and you are removed from that lobby and re-matched elsewhere. Hopefully quick and easy loot :D There are some negatives, centred mostly around your team mates. All game modes for IB suffer this issue but it makes it a bit more frustrating in Rift because you have 1 spark between 5 of your team mates and 6 opponents and quite often one player will rush to grab it, and die immediately which gives away points to the other team. And with Rift being quite CQC orientated, you will see a lot of shotguns and for those who are defending, a lot of team fire, but that's just fair game. They aren't going to let you in easy are they? Compare this to the negatives of Clash and Control [b]Control[/b] There are a lot of maps that are clearly uneven and give a hefty advantage to the other team. Namely Shores of Time, you can probably name a few more. Maps like Vertigo and Widows Court are easier to cap A & C because of Distance and Teleporting. That shouldn't be a thing. Triple Cap is still a thing even after 2 years since Destiny's release, people still triple cap which flips the spawns and all of a sudden 4 players spawn around you, clear out A/B and your team mates. I have lost a fair amount of games because players get lazy or greedy and triple cap, immediately Die and flip the spawns. Control also promotes team work, which means fire teams are plentiful in IB and it makes for a less positive experience in Solo Queue. [b]Clash[/b] Much like control, your random team mates who just Rambo about the map feeding the other team kills is a serious problem at times and will cost you the match no problem. 1 player grabbing heavy and dying straight afterward, and the worst of all. Camping. Because there is no objective to keep players moving, teams will camp at the back of the map with snipers and most of the time, clash runs to time and it makes for a long and tedious IB. Its very tiring playing Clash over and over, and the bounties don't help matters either. There are too many negatives compared to Rift, but I am hoping Mayhem Clash is a thing next time, that would but excellent fun. Thoughts?