Does anybody actually like open queue in arcade?

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(or open queue quick play)

was playing the push map mode in the arcade as sombra. its kind of cool how you can 1v1 a tank sometimes but yea …WAY HARDER in role queue. still i think thats a neat little twist. still i can see why tank players would hate that. the mode is probably an unbalanced mess as well since balance is designed for role queue.

just wondering if some people enjoy that mode more. i always play quick play role queue because of the designed rules and i like roles in a way instead of the randomness of arcade open queue

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Not a fan of OQ specifically. I do enjoy gamemodes like CTF and MH, which use the same ruleset, but I cant stand OQ.

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thats cool, its cool people can choose too tho

what dont you like about it specifically

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if i play QP its always OQ…

RP is restrictive and boring…its nice to see see something other than 122 (and you get just about everything in OQ)

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I play it relatively rarely when i’m bored of RQ or when I want to practice tank.

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wait practice tank in open queue? are’nt tanks a weaker version of thier role queue selves?

or yea the challenge aspect i guess?

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They are, but the core of playing the champion still applies. Playing as the solo-tank seems too stressful in regular RQ, so I don’t really want to practice there.

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I mostly play OQ, rarely RQ.

I hate feeling constricted. I love being able to swap to whatever role on the fly.

And you can actually have 2 (or more) tanks again. I feel like some tanks just feel better when they aren’t solo tanking.

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This is how the game was at the start. I was a high rank flex player. Then they introduced 2/2/2 and I sunk like a stone. I’m here for the counter play, not to lock tank and be stuck on that for the next 20 mins.

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It was no limits at first. No restrictions at all :smiley:

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Open Queue was great before the tank nerfs. Now it’s just dps queue.

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i still think tank stacking works. if 2 tanks and heals or goats do have an advantage against 4 dps a little. or maybe it is even?

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OQ always and forever, it’s the best. If I play RQ it’s as a sacrifice for a friend who prefers RQ and not because I enjoy it. Boring as hell for me. Never an opportunity to solo heal, never an opportunity to stonewall with 4 tanks, never an opportunity to zip around with 4 dps, never an opportunity to quad support one insane tank, just a lack of overall variety in RQ. It’s too copy and paste.

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I’d rather they role locked it. I’d love to play a balanced map of 2cp when the assault maps rotate in. I just haven’t engaged much with it because of the OQ rules.

OQ was great in OW1, but it just doesn’t work with either super-powered tanks or the nerfed versions of OW2 tanks.

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Running some of the new tank synergies can b pretty fun if u can get a group to do 3 tanks and 2 supports

Like a winston dva doom dive, or ram orisa zarya/jq is a fun hybrid poke/brawl comp

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You should be able to Q for both at the same time.

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my issue with playing OQ is that i like to play support but i dont want to healbot

if i pick support in open queue heres what happens: 3 tanks 1 dps 1 support

or 2 tanks 2 dps 1 support

no support player is going to want to play solo healbot for multiple tanks so i just dont bother with it anymore. if i want chaos with roles and heroes i’ll queue the REAL open queue : “no limits”

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See this is your problem
Open Q is fine
PUSH IS NOT

I dont like tank nerf as well but i still play open q when i get to play the game. And everyone i play with know my reaction when i see push.
Disclamer, my favourite characters are either lacking range or fast mobility.

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I quit Open Queue because I just faced reality that this is at the back of the dev’s minds ever since they reimplemented it. Its unbalanced and neglected. They’d rather put resources into Role Queue which is the main mode anyways.

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I enjoy open way more.

I’ve got more control of my match and destiny.

RQ I flex but 95% of the time I’m stuck as a Support.

Now I have to hope my team can hit their shots or if I can’t play Zen our Zen can carry the underperforming DPS.

And if the tank isn’t leading the charge or afk at defending our objective GG.

In open I can switch to pick up the slack or help a teammate that’s being countered.

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