Respectfully disagreea (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Sunday, September 06, 2015, 12:40 (3462 days ago) @ Mid7night

Trials is the 1 place in Destiny that truly rewards competitive play. The whole point of it is to test yourself against the best of the best. I totally get how a mode that is so fiercely competitive isn't for everyone, but I would hate to see it watered down in any way just to make it more accessible. That's what the rest of the crucible already is.

Regarding the lighthouse... *** TTK Spoilers incoming***

I don't want it watered down either; I just don't want to be repeatedly matched against teams I have literally NO chance of competing with. It lad didn't help that this weekends map was one I had NEVER played on before.

I'm just not sure what the solution is. If those are the teams who have entered the Trials, then that's what we're up against.

Generally speaking, I'm a huge fan of skill-based matchmaking. I'm looking forward to the changes coming in 2.0 which are supposed to prioritize skill levels in addition to speed and connection quality.

But I'm not sure that fits the spirit of Trials. If a professional sports team enters a league, they don't get matched exclusively against other teams of similar skill levels. They play against the entire league and see how they stack up. I feel Trials is a similar thing. When you buy your ticket, you're throwing your name into the pool with the best competitive players out there. You're all chasing the same reward: a flawless ticket and a trip to the lighthouse. If inexperienced players could enter and still go flawless because they only get matched with other inexperienced players, it kind of robs the whole event of its competitive nature. Teams will have no motivation to improve, since they'll only get matched against better teams as a result. The way it is now, if you see a player with that Flawless nameplate, it tells you something about how good they are at PvP. Same with players who run around using Adept Trials weapons: it means something. I worry that skill-based matchmaking within Trials would take away from all that, and dwindle the sense of accomplishment when you do make it there.

You said yourself that you'd never played this week's map before. If an F1 driver's first time around a specific track is the day of the big race, they should expect to get stomped. I don't see Trials as being any different, really.

At the moment, I feel the best solution is one they're already adding: make Elimination a fixed playlist. That way teams can go in to a more forgiving environment and practice until they feel ready.