Big news for all Destiny players out there. A long time lacking feature of the game, which the developers argue is on purpose, will soon be making its way to the game via the companion app for iOS and Android. Louis Contald writes for DualShockers:

With nearly no in-game option for matchmaking certain events (raids, heroic story missions, and the like), many ambitious entrepreneurs turned to creating their own sites — i.e., DestinyLFG’s .com and .net variations. However, according to Bungie’s weekly update, the official iOS/Android companion app will soon get a new update on the #Recruitment forum.

So how exactly will the LFG (looking for group) functionality work on the app?

instead of a cluster of various forum posts, players will now have the option to sort by console, event, and more option. And while you can create and set a fireteam, players will still need to organize the group through their consoles — creating a fireteam isn’t possible via the app.

Bungie has long said that they’ve excluded the ability to auto matchmake for raids in order to create a more intimate environment. When doing heroic strikes, you’re automatically paired with other players, same for crucible but for raids, Bungie’s thought process is that it’s better to have a group you trust, rather than playing with random people who may or may not have done the same strike with different goals in mind, i.e. how much time they might have to put into it. Right now, despite a bit of a pain to make a raid squad, at least you’ve talked to all the players and know that they aren’t likely to sign off in 5 minutes time.

With an auto-created raid group, a lot of that goes out the window and nothing is worse than having 2 people drop out mid raid. However the negative side of this system is that for those who don’t have a large friends list, it will likely mean that they’ll never get to raid or do it often. With the functionality being delegated to the app, Bungie is able to have the middle ground by not forcing any particular players in your part while at the same time, giving you the ability to more easily find other players to play with.

Discuss:

Do you think this is a good LFG/LFM solution by Bungie or should they allow for auto matchmaking?