My totally normal OQ placements - Part 14

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its end of season time…which guess means its time for comp again (woohoo)…and this time i did in right in the middle of a beta…which of course means it was just unplayable right? oh you silly silly person…you havent learned have you?

welp - we’ve had 14 seasons of OQ since it returned and each season i put up my placements (140 matches so far) on here highlighting several things:

  • how off the whole 5/6 dps thing is (ive had a grand total of 2 so far) - 0 this time AGAIN…MOST of the time its just 222 or 132 (like vast majority)
  • its not GOATS either (goose egg so far…not even once has it shown up)
  • that i dont JUST tank/heal - i play plenty of dps (but i dont care if i dont) not a lot this time around but it was there nonethless - think this might be first time i didnt pick sombra (i always try at least once :stuck_out_tongue: - nor baptiste for that matter…maybe something was wrong with me this season)
  • just how little role comps actually influence results (it means next to nothing - “ideal” comps lose all the time to “inferior” ones - often times getting rolled)
  • its just as toxic (same amount of people in comms so not surprising)
  • has just as many leavers (only 1 this time)
  • how there is no actual meta in gold/plat - and im pretty sure everybody got used - AGAIN
  • i usually do them at end of season so any “youre doomed if you play at the end” conspiracies can be placed right where they belong - in the trash - and as mentioned already during the beta this time
  • my old people aim :sweat_smile:

NOT trying to highlight this at all but if im also being honest…zero issues with the matchmaking…they all seemed fair - which is a common feeling for me as well when i do these

why do this? cause i hate exaggeration/hyperbole on forums…and that most certainly applies any time OQ gets mentioned even though its a perfectly fine way to play the game (and without queue times at that) ….AND it has the HUGE plus of not being the restrictive/repetitive environment that RQ is (both by role lock and community narrative/driven unwritten rules about whats “allowed” to be played)…like I could easily argue it’s a way better experience…

also nowadays i think its important because perhaps it can help ease some of peoples fears with 5v5 around the corner…not 222 or solo tanking/healing is not that big a deal…youll live

but more importantly - instead of claim i rather show (and so you know im not making this up - something which few are ever willing to do)

so here we go…again…for the 14th time…my perfectly normal OQ experience:

Previous seasons for reference

Season 33
Season 32
Season 31
30
29
28
27
26
24 & 25 cant find cause i just embedded them in someone elses complaint thread about OQ instead of making a thread - will update if i can find them
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OQ season 2
OQ season 1 - just replay codes

and here are this seasons (my team on the left):

RM8FAG - Gibraltar - [222 v 222>321] | [222 v 222>132>222] - TANK - honestly one of my better orisa rounds…hard fought but we just couldnt make final push/hold - clutch echo ult / c9 - LOSS

M50W29 - Hollywood - [222 v 222] | [222 v 222] - TANK - Sigma/Rein (tried rein but i didnt like how i was doing on 2nd point att…went back to sig)…back to back holds on 2nd point? go fig - WIN

QAXC6Z - Busan - [132 v 222>132] | [132 v 132>042] - SUPPORT - went ana but honestly i didnt do a damn thing this match…they couldnt handle our very aggressive team…i threw out an occasional heal here and there but i was unneccesary - WIN

DR4V5W - Route 66 - [222 v 222] | [222 v 114] - SUPPORT - on the monk…they TRIED to hardcore “el presidente” in round 2…NOPE lol - WIN

ZY7KBB - Numbani - [222 v 222] | [222 v 222] - TANK - winston/sigma - couldnt handle pharah in r1…and almost miraculously full held them in r2…but ultimately failed…i didnt like my play in this one - LOSS

D7AA93 - Numbani - [222>212 v 042>132] | [122 > 222] - SUPPORT - and first quitter of the season!! woohoo…LOSS

ZWYVQN - Anubis - [132>222 v 222] | [222 v 132>222>312] - DPS - reaper/pharah - i DESTROYED them…especially on pharah…easily one of my best pharah rounds - WIN

N6VKS5 - Dorado - [231>123 v 222>231] | [222132>222>321] - SUPPORT - ana/zen - switches galore but we prevailed - WIN

YGEFBY - Ilios - [222 v 222] | [222 v 222] - DPS - gotta get an Ashe round in - some really good and some really bad moments on her but we prevailed - WIN

SPMYAE - Eichenwalde - [222 v 222] | [222 v 212] - Ball/Zarya - just an awful ball round lol…yet we “forced” a leaver…so easy clap - WIN

Overall - 7-3 (first time no extra rounds???) - +88 SR from previous season - oh wow - a legit gain!!!

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Empirical evidence? How dare you. Watch how the naysayers will dismiss it as “luck”.
The “My matches were perma 4-5 DPS” everytime before RQ urban myth will never die, but well done :clap:

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it is luck of course…ive rolled a die 140 times and gotten a “12” 138 times… :wink:

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I take it back….been doing regular today……it’s been soooooooooooo much more toxic

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Not to count the insane number of one-tricks. It got out of hand when RQ came in but this year its getting its peak.

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Because it was. OQ is just played by OQ-players mostly and not by the majority. That is what makes a big impact. 1-4-1 was pretty common back then.

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It wasnt and it was debunked by Jeff, and literally RQ was invented because 222 was, already, the most used composition so yeah no. That didnt happen, hence the urban legend.
You can’t play an entire match 222, lose and because at the end some dudes switched to DPS claim that “omg I have perma 4-5 DPS”, thats not how it worked.

It never was.
Sorry it was debunked :man_shrugging:

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Not really. It was the most agreed way to play the game and the most stable. People typed “222” at the start of every game. It was mostly played in comp while others had the fun with 4+ DPS. The higher the rank the more 222 comps. But the most people did not play high rank.

Like I said: it was enforced by the people. Not by the devs. They just implemented what the most people wanted. So 222 is the way.

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I played from Silver to Diamond buddy, it didnt happen.
Again selective memory is not going to help you. Like I said, it was already debunked by Devs, they said the most used was 222 and the the ones with at least 1 tank and multiple other roles (so Triple DPS).

If you think Devs actually take orders “because the people wanted” you need to check your glasses mate. You literally have proof now from someone’s placements in OQ in 2022, in 2019 it was even closer lol.