Although Bungie recently introduced a new matchmaking system to Destiny, the company plans on reverting to the old system after player complaints.
Destiny automatically helps players find matches for groups to take on missions that require more than one person, as well as help players find other players to go up against in its PvP Crucible area. Previously, the game made matches based on players' connection speeds. This worked well, but often resulted in less-skilled players having to go up against those with more advanced skills.
To make things more fair, Bungie decided to change its system and updated the matchmaking so that players got grouped with other players of similar skill levels. However, because connection speed doesn't factor into that, some players with fast Internet connections got teamed up with players with slower connections, leading to major lag.
Players began to complain about the new matchmaking system, prompting Bungie to repeal it until they can improve upon it.
"In light of recent feedback from the community, it's very clear that we have more work to do," wrote Destiny community manager Deej on the game's blog. "As that work progresses, I'd also like to pledge that you'll be more included in that process. The next step on that front begins with this Iron Banner.
"Lord Saladin's battle for the Spark will feature new matchmaking settings that will assign more emphasis to connection quality. These changes will be made in an effort to reduce lag. There will still be some consideration given to matching you with worthy adversaries, but that's a thing we've done since Destiny first shipped."
However, Iron Banner will use the old matchmaking system for 24 more hours before reverting back to the connection-based system. This gives the company a chance to monitor both for future tweaking to create something that works for both connection speed and offers players more fair battles.
Destiny remains under fire by players, thanks to the addition of microtransactions last year and rumors that more are on their way. The game has also seen numerous technical glitches, including some that occurred while most of the Bungie team were away on their holiday vacations.
Players are also upset that the launch of Destiny 2 continues to get delayed.
