D
estiny 2 ’s PvPisa bit
ofa mess– neglected,
unbalancedandwith
a bizarreideaofwhat
constitutesgood
matchmaking.That’sparticularly
trueofcompetitivemode,which
foregoesstandardpracticeslike
placementmatchesorleaguesin
favourofresettingeveryoneeach
seasonandmakingallplayers,
whatevertheirskill,scramblefrom
thebottomafresh.
Atthesametime,someofDestiny 2 ’s
bestgunsrequireplayerstoreach
Fabled – the midpoint on the
competitive ranking system. I have
never done this, because, despite
having played a lot of Destiny 2, I’ve
barely touched competitive at all.
Thisseason,though,Bungiehas
doubledthenumberofrankpoints
yougain(orlose)fromwinsorlosses.
Theoretically,it shouldtakehalfas
manygamestoreachFabled.I’m
goingtogiveit a shot.
It’snotanauspiciousstart.Inmy
first week, I win one game and lose
two, resetting me back to zero points.
It’s not a complete waste, though. As
long as you play three games in a
week, you’re gifted a bunch of rankPHILSAVAGE
THISMONTH
Engagedin
electroshocktherapyALSOPLAYED
SeaofThievespoints at the start of the next. It’s
progress of a sort.
I return the next week and collect
my bonus points. I’m now ranked
Guardian III – a whole 7.6 per cent of
the way to my target! And I’ve not
even done anything. I win my next
game, and the game after. And then I
keep winning. I start to wonder if I
am actually the best competitive
Destiny 2 player in the world without
even knowing it? By just my tenth
game I’m Brave III, which is nearly
halfway to my goal.A fabledjourneyinDESTINY 2
“You get a new grenade every couple
of seconds. It’s a disaster.”
BY JUST MY TENTH GAME I’M
BRAVE III, WHICH IS NEARLY
HALFWAY TO MY GOALCONTINUED ADVENTURES IN GAMING
EXTRA LIFE
Outside of Crucible, infinite
grenades is good fun.