Hero pools is a brave and holistic change

[Profiteroles-11953]

Are you guys planning on disabling multiple heroes within a role?
Such as, banning Rein, Dva and Roadhog. Only leaving 5 tanks to pick from (4 if your tank buddy selected a tank before you did)

I think disabling 1 is enough to cripple any meta, so we dont have to worry about that.

[Wojtek-21244]

Hey Jeff, wouldn’t we need different Hero pools for each Rank, since dps heroes in GM are different than dps picks in gold? Or is this the next step?

[NaokiB4U-1416]

So are you REALLY a plat tank player? Or are you just a Plat Sigma player posing as a plat Tank player?

Sigma is a tank, so you are a plat tank player

Except you just told me in the scenario they would be dropping points fast because Sigma is blocked from usage…so you’re not a plat Tank. You’re a plat Sigma player. Being a plat Tank player insinuates that you play TANKS, as in the class and role, not just one hero.

[YoeyTheForge-1229]

Also, can you provide a hint on the next hero? Pretty please

Pretty, pretty please.

[FruityXNinja-11850]

Hero pools different for each rank seems complicated if a high gold queues with a high diamond

[JeffreyKaplan (Jeff Kaplan)]

How will you be choosing which heroes don’t make it into the pool? Will it be heroes that are “meta” or will it be a bit more random than that? Or a combination of the two?

it’s curated by us. so it will be a combination of targeting metas that players are being vocally negative about (recent examples: double barrier, goats) and slightly encouraging other playstyles (i.e. “more mobile” comps might be fun for a week…)

but i am sure we’ll refine our approach over time.

[Flocculency-1369]

Love you papa but we need echo ASAP

[madfenix-6556]

ed to make adjustments we

rotating every match is kinda fun, max is 1 day, 1 week is too much

u should make a poll or survey how long community wants

i bet most people will vote every match or day

[Hornet-21526]

then we won’t bring it back in Season 22

Please let this happen.

Also please let the map pool change frequently, it gets so boring so fast.

[JeffreyKaplan (Jeff Kaplan)]

Will the 1-3-2 system you talked about earlier in another post be in the experimental mode? You said you wanted us to try it out for ourselves.

ooooh sounds like fun… we should let you all try, huh?

[Cerburus437-1424]

Will the first wave of bans be one that encourages dive comp?

[Cerburus437-1424]

Oh please please do, I was excited to try it

[ƕlĸ-2818]

A Competitive Classic mode would be greatly appreciated. i.e. without role queue and hero pool. Thanks

[Socrates-11282]

Being a plat Tank player insinuates that you play TANKS, as in the class and role, not just one hero.

When you play Sigma, a tank, and win a game. What role do you gain SR in?

[Profiteroles-11953]

That may be true, but the situation could have been different if Blizzard had not messed up repeatedly since January of 2017 or so. Everything has gone downhill since then. And in the end I wish Blizzard utter and total failure…

I might agree with you, but I never would want people livelihood to be ruined over a game, even if it is their job.

Don’t get me wrong though I pretty much agree about some changes being really bad.

[Nightstream-11165]

Also a good point, if heroes change weekly, the maps should too

[FruityXNinja-11850]

every match

That’s too random

One match Lucio is banned on 2cp and the next genji and Hamster are banned on Havana

Feels more rpg-based than meta-targetting

[Flocculency-1369]

We got a live Q and A rn yall

[Aster-2434]

I dont care what you or my teammates play
I care what other team play and pick what will not make me hate my existence in match.
So if other team run doomfist… i rather have option to not play tank in ranked. etc.

[Wojtek-21244]

Yeah sure you can basicly ban your rein and your orisa if you get unlucky but how much change will it make in Gold if you ban the top dps from GM?