Bungie rolls back controversial Destiny matchmaking changes

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Bungie has said it will reverse the controversial matchmaking changes it recently introduced to Destiny.
Players have reported a significant increase in lag ever since Bungie quietly tweaked its servers in December. The change to skill-based matchmaking in Destiny now favours finding similarly-matched opponents rather than a match where everyone has a good connection.
Bungie's intention was to stop less-skilled players getting stomped by competitive fireteams. But this also left those who are highly-skilled at Crucible - frequently also part of the game's vocal hardcore community - matched with skilled opponents who also had terrible connections.
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