The game is changing (Gaming)

by CyberKN , Oh no, Destiny 2 is bad, Sunday, May 03, 2026, 21:29 (10 hours, 57 minutes ago) @ cheapLEY

I wonder if the Proximity-chat-based-matchmaking that the dev team experimented with (and then expanded in the past couple of weeks) has resulted in the kind of change/evolution you're talking about.

We’ve rolled out a small update to Sponsored Dire Marsh's Crew Fill: if you’ve got your mic on, we’ll now do our best to match you with other players using voice chat too.

If you're in the mood to chat, we want to make sure you're able to coordinate with like-minded Runners.…

— Marathon Development Team (@MarathonDevTeam) April 24, 2026

Our recent "mic check" Crew Fill test in Sponsored Dire Marsh has been yielding positive results, and as such we've now rolled it out for all of the other non-Ranked queues.

Worry not, we'll follow-up about Ranked on a later date as we continue to roll this feature out.

Let us…

— Marathon Development Team (@MarathonDevTeam) May 1, 2026