2-2-2 lock is a disaster and here's why [UPDATED]

[ARSHER-21947]

I know this thread is pretty much dead, but oh gosh, did you see that dev response about whole 2-2-2 lock situation?

Role Queue Update

We’re now over halfway into the Role Queue Beta Season, and the introduction of Role Queue into Quickplay and Season 18 are just around the corner on September 1. We wanted to take the opportunity to address feedback we’ve been reading on our forums and other social media, as well as provide some insights into how these systems work. The primary goal of this feature has always been to increase the quality of Overwatch matches, and it’s been great to see so much positive feedback about match qua…

This is such a mess. It proves the fact that devs doesn’t understand their game anymore. He thinks that role lock fixed all problems and somehow overpraised it even more.
(ignoring the fact that matchmaking even worse now, toxicity is raising and so on.)
He also told that GM players are the best at any role they play (like GM Mercy is gonna be GM on Widow either). What a joke…

@ScottMercer

The results of your matches in the Role Queue Beta are not being thrown out and will be used by the matchmaking systems to help determine your skill in season 18.

What the blog post was trying to explain is that the Role Queue Beta season’s stats in your player profile will only be available for a limited time, and they will not be added to your career competitive totals that you can see when you choose “ALL COMPETITIVE SEASONS” in your career stats.

This is just a huge punch in the community’s face. So many players were playing on the assumption that SR gains/loss didn’t matter for BETA season. At the very least Blizzard had to clarify this situation so much earlier. (If you ask about me - I played comp during BETA season just like any other comp season, but I’ve seen so many leavers/throwers during BETA season).

@ScottMercer

Losing a game doesn’t mean that your team necessarily played particularly poorly, it might just mean that the other team played particularly well that game.

The only thing I can agree with.

P.S.

@ARSHER-21947

It will be easier to balance the game for them, i agree

LOL This is such a joke now (after Symmetra nerf on PTR).