Syke!! But now that I have your attention... [b]So my goal here is to get out in front of the problems that plagued this past Iron Banner, so that just maybe next time will be better. But I'll need everyone's help. Please bump and comment as much as possible, I want this thread (or one like it) to still be trending by the time the next IB starts. I want Cozmo to see this everyday so they know we are serious.[/b] I hated this past Iron Banner, it was pure torture. Let me list the ways: - Long unbalanced matchmaking - Lag / red bar cheaters - Fireteams of 6 vs randoms - Dropping into matches where you hear Shax announce "the enemy has ignited your rift" or "heavy ammo available" before you even land. - Dropping into matches where your team is down 12000 to 2000 but for some reason the mercy rule didn't kick in. - Absolutely disrespectful after match and package rewards. - rift as IB - Did I mention how bad the rewards for this train wreck were? There is no reason Bungie shouldn't be able to fix most of if not all the problems from this IB in time for the next one. I'm going to list my ideas, please comment below with your own suggestions on improving things. ———————————————————— Let's make things better for the player. Ideas for improving Iron Banner. [b]1. The elephant in every room of Bungies house, loot drops. They simply aren't good enough, for pretty much any activity. But especially for events like Iron Banner, where you have to be a fairly high light lvl to even qualify. [/b] My idea: Package for lvl 3 should contain gear or class item 315 or above. Package for Lvl 5 should contain a 315 or above weapon. After match drops simply need to increase both in frequency and lvl. In my opinion the sweet spot is somewhere between the 2nd y2 IB and this last one. Vendor weapons and gear need to be at least 300 light. Who at Bungie thinks it makes sense to have an event where light lvl matters but then only sell items that are far below required light. It's... Inconceivable!! [b]2. Game type. Rift was torture. I know Bungie loves to tell us how much better everything is with a fireteam but that's just not how everyone likes to play. That's just a fact, period. So instead of alienating the majority of your players, forcing your agenda, why not make things more accessible. Crazy idea right.[/b] My idea: Make Iron Banner a random playlist that rotates clash and control, like the combined y1 playlist. There fixed. Now teams of 6 can try to dominate control and randoms can enjoy clash. But having both means no one gets burnt out on one or the other. How do I even think up these crazy common sense ideas. [b]3. The mercy rule: or how I keep dropping into matches with a 12000 point differential.[/b] My idea: Have the mercy rule go into effect at 9000. Also if 4 of 6 people leave a fireteam have the match immediately end. I know sometimes people may join and make it a good fight, but why not just save time by ending it and starting a new match. [b]4. Lag, red bars and cheaters. Oh my.[/b] My Idea: Now this may seem a bit extreme, or controversial but desperate times and all that. Dedicated servers (jaw drops, hands tight against face) ———————————————————— Please don't simply bitch about how bad this last time was. Lets get specific and productive. Let's make enough noise that they actually hear us. Bump. Comment. Participate. Thanks for reading!