This is actually not my experience. (Destiny)

by BeardFade , Portland, OR, Monday, May 04, 2015, 22:21 (3736 days ago) @ Ragashingo

I agree with this. I feel like my best rounds come when I'm playing solo or with 1-2 other players. I definitely feel like I play worse, the lag is MUCH worse, and our W/L is much worse when playing with 6 people, but I do enjoy getting to play with 5 friends.

I think what happens is that the matchmaking skews towards the most skilled player in a group, so if we bring in someone who's usually a star Crucible player, we get pitted against a group of stars. Doesn't seem right, but it's what my experience has lead me to believe.

I'll also say this. If I'm playing alone, I'll typically have a 1.25 k/d and be in the top 3 of my team. However, playing with others on a fireteam, I tend to be lower, and I think what happens is this: there are really a finite number of kills in a match, and kill opportunities I would normally get and succeed with are actually taken by other, better players. If one person runs around and gets 40 kills, there's only 20-35 kills to split among the other 5 people. Also, people who get 30-40 kills also tend to be really good at not dying, thus making statistically a easier target to kill. So I'm getting less kills, and possibly getting killed more often as the other team tries to avoid the better players.

Then again, maybe this all just says I suck. Which is probably partially true. I don't have the magically coordinated thumbs some of you folks seem to have :)