Respectfully disagree (Destiny)

by Mid7night , Rocket BSCHSHCSHSHCCHGGH!!!!!!, Sunday, September 06, 2015, 23:30 (3462 days ago) @ CyberKN

Why do you think it's a good idea to intentionally pit first-timers against seasoned vets?

It is true; the card-based matchmaking idea is still "skill based" to a degree - but so what if you start off facing teams of similar skill level? Why is that a bad thing?

Because that defeats the entire purpose of trials- It's a test of competitive skill where only the best of the best receive the ultimate prize. Not the best of a specific pool of equally skilled players- The best of the best.

And there's nothing stopping you from practising. Fresh cards only cost 100 glimmer.

You're either missing what I'm saying, or we just plain disagree....
I don't think it goes agains the spirit and purpose of Trials - you're not going to complete your card against someone just starting theirs, which is exactly what was happening to us. You're still playing against the best of the best, just not in your first game. Or who knows, maybe you will, because the skill of the people in Trials isn't any different just because of your card-count. But at least you have a better chance of getting some momentum from the beginning, which is important in games like this, as opposed to just getting stomped at every starting line.

I DON'T want to go to the Lighthouse for beating a bunch of squishy noobs, I WANT to progress to the point where I can beat the best and earn the reward - but that's not going to happen being repeatedly steamrolled. There's no opportunity to actually learn and improve when you just run-shoot-die-run-shoot-die-run-shoot-die....