Bungie addresses Raid matchmaking in Destiny: ‘That’s a really tricky topic’

Bungie isn’t making any promises, but they’ve at least assured Destiny players that they are listening to their demands when it comes to implementing Raid matchmaking. “That’s a really tricky topic,” the developer added. In a blog post on Friday, Bungie assured Guardians that they don’t need to be sold on the value of Matchmaking.

“It’s something we helped to pioneer,” the developer said. “Yet we understand its limitations. In the recipe of a Bungie game, Matchmaking has always contributed the ingredient of a team built to play one match of competitive multiplayer. As you’ve probably witnessed in recent weeks (or years), many of those fresh allies have failed to go the distance together.”

“The Raid was designed for solid teams of killers who have made a commitment to solve a dense and explosive riddle. Most of the raiding parties who have emerged victorious from the Vault of Glass have sworn that one weak link would have doomed their chain,” Bungie continued. To date, Bungie’s reasoning behind the lack of Raid matchmaking has been because the content of raids is just too difficult for a pick-up group (PUG) to complete. They’ve acknowledged, however, that they may not be the case — players are surprising them with their competence.

“There have been other stories, of course. We’ve heard tell of Guardians who met each other just outside the door that leads into that vault. Strange tales have reached our ears – tales of total strangers who have banded together to see the Raid all the way through to a triumphant finale.”

“Those stories surprise us, but the players of our games always have. The best I can do to answer your question is to let you know that you’ve been heard. We’re having conversations about how Matchmaking might support the more challenging activities in Destiny. It’s a start,” Bungie concluded.

Last night was the first time that I had attempted Vault of Glass with a group and while we died a whole lot on the way to the final boss (which we’ll hopefully complete today), I could definitely see a PUG successfully completing this Raid, especially once people get the hang of the mechanics.

Would you like to see Raid matchmaking implemented in Destiny?