Respectfully disagree... (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, September 07, 2015, 01:16 (3462 days ago) @ Mid7night
edited by CruelLEGACEY, Monday, September 07, 2015, 01:21

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?

To me, it's about everyone facing the same opposition. We all go in to the same pool, we all face the same selection of opponents. Competition isn't about maintaining an equal level of challenge for everyone who competes, it's about seeing how you stack up against the other competitors.

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.

Except the "chum" is jumping into the water voluntarily. I keep going back to the elimination playlist, but I do think it will be a big help. It's a great way to get practice and experience so players can go back into trials better prepared.

Edit:

Another suggestion: the teams I play with rarely expect to jump into trials and do well right off the bat. We buy a "warm up" ticket and spend 4 or 5 games getting a feel for the map, working on various tactics, etc. once we feel like we're getting in to a groove, we buy new tickets and start a fresh run. I've found that approach can help a lot :)