I think private matches always should be an option in FPS'es BUT I'm a bit iffy about it in this game, for two reasons: 1. Bungie is trying to sell it as the new big thing when it should have been in the game from start. 2. Does this community strike anyone as competitive? The only reason more than 2 % actually will go into private matches is because you - and this might change - can work on your progress and some bounties there. Meaning you don't have to suffer though the lopsided matches and lag in normal Crucible. Hence, IF the effort they put into private matches could have gone elswhere I would have liked to see that option instead. If it meant that they polished normal matchmaking instead I'd definitely would have wanted to have that.