Role Queue vs. Open Queue

[Avian-2188]

Which is fine when it is to disprove the fantasy that the people who visit the restaurant for some reason don’t like it.

@Megadodo-11847

@Avian-2188

From the replies in the different places I have posted I have alse seen people comment that they were initially against it but over time started to prefer it.

the opposite is also true

many forum members have spoken of their regret for enthusiastically supporting - even demanding - 222 originally and now prefer role-less queue after experiencing 222

@Avian-2188

There are people who want to change the game based on the theory that OQ is the most popular format

I have yet to see anyone make such a statement

First part. You say the opposite is also true, however you fail to provide any data.
Unlike you I went through the effort to do so, yet I’m not surprised that you aren’t considering it valid to protect yourself from the reality.

2 years after the change was made 85% of the people polled prefer the current status quo. As in RQ is the official mode but those who want to play OQ still can do so but with the knowledge that balancing is made towards RQ.

Another survey made by the user Yourself from last year, 1 year after RQ was implemented, shows that only 8% were actively against RQ. (I linked that poll in the OP).

We have proven that the playerbase prefers RQ and that it is the most played because of that.
Even if you for whatever reason don’t believe that, you can use the in game leaderboards to see what SR top 500 starts at. For OQ it’s much lower implying that less people play it for it to be like that.

Now if you want to make the claim that in the year it was implemented or in the discussions leading up to it, that the majority favored OQ and those people supposedly left the it’s on you to prove it. Because i see no valid data to support it, while the data that Yourself and I have collected as well as the in game leaderboards suggests, the players clearly prefer RQ and it’s not even close.

At this point untill you provide any form of data and not just speculation, theories and opinions I’m not going to respond to you because it wouldn’t be an intelligent conversation and I’d have no reason to take anything you say seriously.

@Megadodo-11847

222 isnt now and never has been necessary

People can and do play OW without 222 every single day

regarding “people wouldn’t be able to play the way they want”:

First, I take this to mean that they want to be assured that OTHERS play support and tank for them, which is a pretty selfish thing

Further, even assuming for sake of argument that this statement is true, those same players can absolutely still play without 222.

Finally, in 222, plenty of players play in a way they dont want to already, taking tank and/or support roles to avoid the excessive wait involved to play dps.

@Megadodo-11847

I dont know how much money and time Blizzard is sinking into bandaiding 222, but depending on the cost, it could possibly be very worthwhile - perhaps even necessary - to remove 222. We know with certainty they are pouring resources (ergo dollars) into it to try to overcome some of the many severe problems 222 added to the game. At some point the decision might be “enough is enough”

but Blizzard could certainly decide at some point that there is a need to remove 222

Incase if you didn’t notice you and Hulk inspired me to collect this data in the first place.

The majority didn’t enjoy OQ which lead to the discussion about RQ which later caused the implementation of it. The majority demanded it and the majority still likes it now after 2 years. The efforts to improving it has not gone to waste, it has only improven the format by reducing the main problem that some have with it, which is queue times.

As long as the majority prefers RQ, Blizzard will have no reason to remove it.

Have a nice day and to repeat myself, unless you are going to back your claims with data don’t bother responding because at that point you are not worth paying attention to, keep your tinfoil hats to yourself.