Why competitive role queue is ruining the game and why it should be reverted

[Comixfan-6222]

@Lyx-2166

As someone who plays Overwatch from the very beginning, I’d say it’s time to revert the role queue expirement.

It’s no longer an experiment. The Beta was the experiment. Blizzard have confirmed Role Queue is not going anywhere. It’s here to stay.

I’ve been here since the start, too, and Role Queue has saved the game for me.

It’s infinitely better than the 4+/solo or no tank/solo or no support comps that came before it.

Match quality is significantly improved over pre-RQ Overwatch.

The only downside is if you have a leaver then Role Queue makes it difficult to compensate for that missing player. This is why backfill needs to be added to Competitive now more than ever.

Competitive needs backfill

Having a competitive mode without anything in place to help a team recover from a leaver/disconnect is an absolute travesty. Blizzard needs to add backfill to competitive. If someone leaves or disconnects from a match, then someone else can load in to take their place. Have a “reserves bench” system in place for if the disconnected player reconnects (thus allowing for them to avoid the leaver penalty) and give them the option to rejoin the match at the start of a new map. Make competitive ba…