I made a similar post in September, and 4 months later I still feel this is the best way forward with competitive queue.
What I propose is making solo queuing for competitive random, or rotational so you get one game as a tank, one game as a dmg, and one game as a healer.
I can’t speak for other ranks but I find plat is full of tanks and healers that want to play damage, but also don’t want to spend half of their time in game waiting for a game. These players are inclined to play recklessly and just try to get kills to the detriment of their team regardless of map or conditions that warrant this style of play.
Having a rotational / random queue system will eliminate wait times, keep the games 222, let people get their DPS dopamine fix every 3 to 4 games, and make the game better by turning all players into flex players.
only issue is what if poeple dont play other roles?
then you will have games with tank mains on dps who have no clue what to play and same goes for the other roles healer mains who only play healer to now be stuck in a game for dps
I very rarely play as a six-stack but I can imagine if you had a regular team it’d be very frustrating playing 2 out of every 3 matches with all six people on their off roles.
Yes, please but: Only problem is people will be throwing the roles they dont care about. So if they add this, make it so you only switch role when you win. And something like a reward, like after playing 3 roles you get one free game pick where you are allowed to pick a role yourself.
Yes and they will drop to a rank they belong at, but most players, who play this game have a competitive mindset. If they play something they want to become better with it. Even if it is an off role. If they are semi forced playing those, most will get better with them.
Yes i used to be a pharah main, changed to a flex player. And no i don’t try to fly with rein, or try to flank with him… People can learn multiple heroes.
Yes 6 stacks only would be the best fix to this game, that would solve many issues the game currently has. With 6 stacks you are recruited to play 1 role… and not tank but off tank or main tank.
But even when they add the 6 stack only comp mode you still need a solo Q, since you will have lots of players who do not want to play the game so serious. For solo Q rotation is the best way to fix que times and also teach players more the actual game (that this is a game that is not the same as CS:GO, but with teams, teamwork and roles), and all roles. A dps playing a tank without enough support, who is getting wiped by a doomfist, reaper etc will learn to understand how it feels, and maybe next time, when he plays dps again, will try to help its team.
And you always can add a rule, when queued as a 6stack you are free from random role queue
Yeah, I was thinking any group should be able to pick their roles. Would give people more incentive to team up with friends, and promote team building. Also they could make loot boxes tradeable for a role select tolken since most high level players have no use for them. This will bring in revenue, discourage smurfing and make people look forward to receiving loot boxes out of events.
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Although big problem would be 2 stacks locking dmg… I suppose there would have to be a 111 rule for teams before they could lock two roles.