Is it so hard to understand that many people are uncomfortable with engaging random people, online or in reality, however brief that interaction may be and that they just want to play the game they paid for?
Then you're playing the wrong game and sure as hell trying to engage in the wrong activity. A raid is a COOPERATIVE and TEAM based experience that typically demands real time communication in order to solve puzzles and execute mechanics in some kind of complex boss encounter. It's incredibly difficult and sometimes impossible to do that without a mic.
So if you have some kind of social hang up or anxiety, you're going to have a terrible time. To think you'd have an enjoyable experience with totally random players via matchmaking is woefully naive and ignorant. Hell, people here constantly complain how they loathe online multiplayer and how gamers online are toxic, hostile and just unpleasant to deal with.
Raids are intentionally designed to be challenging and time consuming. That "toxic" player that your average ERA member laments, isn't going to suddenly develope compassion or any semblance of patience. They'll be just as hostile, if not worse, than they would be in a PvP environment. And yet, people ITT are clamoring for that for some odd ball reason.
This is why LFG is superior. You literally get to pick and choose who you want, on whatever criteria and conditions you desire. Sure, it takes a little longer, but raids are time consuming encounters anyway, so an extra 5 minutes won't kill and will definitely lend to a much better experience in the end.
Can't speak English and groups/players from my region are toxic as fuck.
Which is why I liked the matchmaking option before entering a mission, getting with a group of silent players, finish the thing and then leaving the group to keep playing on my own.
Didn't meant this as a retort or countering your argument but rather a way to express how I have been playing the game since launch and enjoyed every second of it, so not having matchmaking is a turn down for me. But I do agree on the LFG part of your post, raids are meant for fully committed players on Destiny 2 and I was hoping Division 2 raids were more casual friendly for people like me.
If not, I'll just ignore it like the Dark Zone thus far. :P
LFG tools need to be built-in to these types of games. The PS4 doesn't have it like the Xbox One. People use the Communities as a makeshift LFG board, but it's sloppy and cumbersome.
MM would not harm you in the slightest
You're right. I will continue to play with my clanmates and friends. I'm telling you, be very careful what you wish for. Trust me, you will have a miserable experience. Again, people here complain about how horrible it is to play with randoms online. Yet, here, you think it would be any different? It won't.
