That's just your opinion man (Destiny)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Thursday, August 21, 2014, 17:38 (3756 days ago) @ kapowaz
edited by Kermit, Thursday, August 21, 2014, 17:42

Who would want to get dropped potentially an hour and a half into a Raid?

Not everyone, that's for sure. It's a trade-off between keeping groups active and letting people find a group easily. If new groups were prioritised equally to existing ones missing a member, the group might think it was easier to disband and queue again, which is obviously not ideal.

Haven't people here already commented that Strikes sometimes matchmake you with a Strike in progress, through?

A strike doesn't require the investment that a raid does, though. And you say it's not for everyone but what you describe would affect everyone. There's another trade-off. Finding a group easily = a less committed group. If groups are easy come, easy go, then dropping is less painful so everyone will experience more dropping.

The barrier for participating in raids is higher, so it requires a greater commitment to even enter that arena. Greater commitment means a better experience for those who make the effort to play. Less commitment means more dabblers who don't really care what happens.