As you might already know, Bungie’s Luke Smith revealed to IGN that the raids can only be played with friends in the game, with no random matchmaking. At first, I was rather annoyed with the news that the upcoming Destiny game does not have matchmaking for the raids. However, I have but recently come to accept it. However, after ruminating about the situation and discussing the issue with others, I realized that the feature is probably for the best.
The daunting thing about the notion of friends-only raids is that I would have to spend a lot of time getting friends for a raid, when I really just want to start playing those missions as soon as possible. Generally, when I play games, I am a solo player and do not want to give much thought about joining a clan or party for a multiplayer session. I just want to start playing. However, for Destiny, it is mandatory that I have a fixed preset group for the raid.
However, there is another side of the story. There are benefits to playing with a group you are familiar with in that you are all united in your cause for Destiny. One problem I found during the Beta in the co-op Strike missions was that other players just dropped out at a moment’s notice when I could have used their help. This became incredibly annoying and made taking down enemies like Devil Walker a very trying, stressful experience. Having a fixed party for the raids creates a cohesive group with an integrated mission.
Hopefully, my prospective friends-only group would be on the same wavelength and our effort would be more coordinated. Random matchmaking could end up sticking you with some incompetent players who do not know what they are doing or some random players who simply want to troll multiplayer. Bungie is building up the raids to be quite complex, so it sounds like random matchmaking for the raids is not a preferred option and actually coincides with my general sensibilities as an online gamer.
My main hope is that while the raids might be intimidating, it will ultimately be a rewarding gaming experience to team up with a clan or group in order to conquer. So, at the end of the day, I have learned to stop and accept the lack of matchmaking for raids. Destiny hits the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360 on September 9.
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