Exactly (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 23:24 (3693 days ago) @ Kermit

I played most of my time in Iron Banner as a random. I lost more than I won, but I rarely had more than two medallions, maybe twice reaching the limit of 5. When I played with more than one or two DBO friends we didn't do much better, maybe flipping the ratio of win/losses, but one thing was certain, I would very nearly be shut down, completely unable to compete. I did better as a random, and I'm sad to say that playing as a random was more satisfying. Most of my online friends are better than me. That's just how it is.

When I play w/ DBO it seems I get a lower kdr, but I'd rather play with people who know what they're doing and can communicate with me instead of randoms. I"m getting better, but many of the DBO PS4 crew are better than I.

Well, there you go. I never said I knew what I was doing.

A few other points:

• I probably do better when I can concentrate.
  
• Communication can be distracting especially if, like me, your primary sense modality is aural.
  
• Only a fraction of the communication I've experienced while playing with a full fireteam of friends has been strategic.

Funny thing, I noticed a similar effect during the week that my wife was away and u could finally talk; I played way worse than usual! I've become so accustomed to playing as a "mute", that reciprocating the communication with my teammates was just distracting enough to make a difference.