In order to make sure people don’t only see topics complaining about the new Role Queue, I think it is our duty to put forth posts saying how much we like the new feature and are excited about the prospects of Season 18 after the tweaks that Blizzard makes through the beta season.
I like having solid evidence of what I already knew: I’m better at DPS than Tank, and better at Tank than Support. I also like the aspect of role queue that makes it so that person who flexes to the role that they’re 200-500 SR lower on can’t do that any more. As Jeff put it, flexing to roles you’re not as good at actually harms your team more often than it rescues a game.
Having an enforced comp eliminates a whole category of toxicity. Everyone has had a game where 4 people instant lock DPS and then the same DPS complain that “someone should go tank”. I’m so glad that dynamic is completely gone. It doesn’t prevent people from complaining that someone picked the “wrong” hero, but I feel like that’s a symptom of the player base constantly believing they know better than their teammates how they should play.
Role Queue is awesome, and I look forward to getting faster queues by playing tank and support, even though my SR on those is currently lower. I also like getting the loot boxes and credits for playing high demand roles.
I’ll most likely always queue for all 3 roles unless I decide I need some focused work on one of the roles.