Bungie has clearly stated that mm incorporate a lot of systems. I’ll state then here below. Not in any order. - skill base. - connection base. - win rate. - connection. - openskill - outlier protection. - skill bracket. - rank competitive points. - team base mm All these systems are working behind the scenes, of course, depending on the playlist you’re playing. But you can imagine that all of this also comes with restrictions. Let me give you my explanation. I consider myself an above-average player. I have no problem reaching 15k Competitive points each season or going Flawless. From my experience, Bungie’s main matchmaking system revolves around Combat Rating. Bungie has explained this system themselves. DM me if you want the article. If you want a general idea of where you stand, you can look at the emblem. It should show your Player Score, which gives you an indication of where you belong according to Destiny’s matchmaking ranking. For example, mine is around 40 Combat Score, and I have about 70k kills this season. My win rate is around 46%, and I mainly solo queue. That actually lines up with Bungie’s philosophy of trying to keep players around a roughly 50% win rate. Now, about your question regarding playing the objective. From my experience, I’m already an above-average player. If I start heavily playing the objective, I’m actually hurting myself. And listen carefully here. When I play the objective, my Combat Score goes up. That can make my matchmaking stricter, or I get team-balanced more heavily. So instead of getting my usual 25–30 kills per game, I can end up being put on teams where the other players are performing below their previous average. Instead of players who normally get 10–14 kills, I might get teammates getting 3–8 kills. Now I’m not only expected to get more kills, but I also have to capture and defend objectives constantly. And the more I focus purely on winning and playing the objective, the worse this can become because of how the matchmaking parameters react to my performance. That’s why I personally don’t focus heavily on the objective. I’m basically trying to counter the matchmaking parameters so I can still have fun and relax instead of sitting on the edge of my seat, drinking gamer fuel and sweating every single game. 😂 So my advice is: Don’t just focus on winning every game. Learn how your performance influences the matchmaking parameters and play around them. That way, you can still perform well while actually having fun with the game. If you have more questions, DM me! 👍