Just wondering if I missed it: Has Blizzard come out and said that they have any formal plans/ideas/concepts to fix the DPS queue wait time issue? I am aware of the 3-2-1 test that was conducted not too long ago.
Just that they’ve implemented a priority queue if your match gets cancelled
otherwise - nothing - unless you count the fact they’re bringing open queue comp back for good
Open queue comp was a nightmare: Basically everyone argued and complained about how they all wanted to be DPS, that they “picked DPS first”, etc. It made solo-queueing a unplayable, unless you were a solid tank/healer flex player.
The existence of open queue will indirectly shorten queue times for role queue as some DPS players will be drawn to it’s extremely short queue times.
That’s great, but then people get into all sorts of arguments over who can/should play DPS. The game turns into an argument, with everyone looking up everyone else’s career profile to tell them what to play. Again, you end up with an unbalanced.
Just my thoughts: there should be a 1-2 minute grace period at the start of open-queue matches where you can quit without penalty just to avoid such a situation (all DPS team, etc.). The game should be fun and encourage camaraderie, but with two necessary but unpopular roles it just turns teammates against each other before the match even begins…
im never gonna touch open queue. i like 2-2-2 and only queue as dps and yeah its okey to wait 10-15 min for a better match imo. and with the prio queue now that came its just even better.
Open Queue was supposed to get the DPS players there, but eventually if you climb high enough you will be rolled by GOATS. The whole endeavor is pointless because it’s apparent the 2-2-2 was a huge band aid without fixing the issues what made GOATS so oppressive while Brigitte problem already started to bubbling up even in regular comp mode.
In the end instead of making some IOU system for filling the undesirable tank role to get better DPS queue, I wont be playing DPS or OW that much or even at all.
nothing has come of 1-3-2 and it’s probably been shelved at this point in favor of OQ lowering dps queue times. We’ll have to wait and see how it plays out on live when that whole thing comes around.
Priority queue for matches that are cancelled in the first 2mins are a thing now so that should help if you’ve waited in line for a while.
They said they are trying to solve it but its pretty much impossible. Unless they will force aevery to play all roles.
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Agreed! It was “the worst”. Heck, YouTube “Throwverwatch” for a good laugh.
I don’t think that’s okay. My free time is too precious to tolerate these long waits. This basically screams, “go play something else”, which is exactly what I do when I don’t have friends on.
Really, if certain roles are unappealing the devs should take the time to drastically change and improve them to be more appealing.
With that system in place, the game might never start as players might just leave if theres even the slightest hint that they’re losing or just dont like their team comp.
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And that’s a problem? I’ve played with randoms plenty, and it is “the worst”. Being forced to sit through a match with complete jerks is torture.