Respectfully disagree... (Destiny)

by Mid7night , Rocket BSCHSHCSHSHCCHGGH!!!!!!, Monday, September 07, 2015, 00:02 (3462 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

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's not how competition works. Teams in the NBA, NHL, NFL, etc, don't go up against evenly matched opponents. If you're in the league, you're all in the same pool together. Some weeks will be easier than others, but they all face the same challenges over time. That's how Trials works, too. Some nights will be tougher than others, but if you play on a regular basis you (and everyone else competing) will face teams that cover the whole spectrum. Even over the course of 1 or 2 tickets, you'll face a decent representation of the skill range currently competing. If you're getting steamrolled 12 games in a row, then that's most likely just how your team stacks up against the other teams competing at that time. I know it can be discouraging... I've been there myself. But again, that's competition.

As soon as you add any form of skill-based matchmaking into the pool, you diminish the experience and the value of the rewards. Some of the most valuable games I've played we're the times my team was completely outclassed; those games can be fantastic learning experiences.

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.

Precisely. Take that away, and Trials looses what makes it special.

I still don't think matching by wins would, in practice, detract anything from the "flow" or effectiveness of Trials as a "competitive" event.

We've been looking at this from my perspective, from the bottom -> up....

Look at it from the other side, from the "better team's" perspective; why is it a "good competition" to get matched up against a team that offers zero challenge to you? I feel like you're arguing to keep the "challenge" in Trials, but by matching me with a team on a winning streak your just throwing chum to the sharks.