Ancient PvPer here (haven’t done more than dip toes since, like… Cata?), and I’ve been glued to Blitz lately. It’s been fun! I hit 1900 last night, then…
… then today happened. It was back to back to back to back losses, and all games I felt I was doing awesomely in: top kills/damage, top flag returns, etc.
Anyway, I saw you can queue Blitz with healers. Is that the name of the game? Or do people climb pretty consistently without 'em? Because I can’t tell if it’s horrible luck or what.
I hit 2645 (Elite) 3k mmr last Season… ended on a 2 game winning streak.
I’m currently 15-6, 1999, 2700 mmr on my Warlock.
2800 is looking pretty easy for most solo players.
Maybe you need a healer to get higher?
It wouldn’t hurt to try it if you know a healer. But I don’t think it’s required.
I got up to 2500 purely solo queuing.
One thing I would suggest you don’t do is keep queuing on a loss streak. I personally stop queuing if I lose two in a row and try again another time.
look at this Druid trying to convince everyone he’s some kind of super god at playing a class no one has ever seen him on before. I can’t even begin to wonder how much his rating costed him this season. This Druid and ret paladin are hilarious. They buy their rating and then come in here like they are gods of the bgs
If you are on a 2 plus loss streak it is best to stop for a hour to shake up the player pool.
It’s suppose to be a solo que experience but the duo que allows for some unique shenanigans to happen.
I don’t have much else to add, sorry lol
It’s all just Math.
If you perform X better than other people at your MMR you’ll climb. Might take 50, might take 500 games. (I was 2-6 at one point, now I’m whatever I am, but positive WL, 2200ish MMR). I could lost my next 5 matches or win my next 5, it’s mostly RNG with minor-major differences made with how impactful I’ll be in each match.
That modifier is further increased by whether my class/spec can have more impact, beyond doing okay on it, i.e. if you play Rogue and are good at 1v1 or CC capping.
Duo queuing with a healer can also help this, but it also has to be a healer that’s good for FC maps to get the full benefit.
So, no you don’t ‘need’ to duo to climb, but it will naturally help if the healer is good, and meta.
Appreciate the input! To be fair, I’ve only been at it for a day. Got a winning streak, back to 50/50… which is still not very satisfying, but not falling below 1900 anymore. Just trying to get back up to speed on things.
Blitz is a grind with peaks and valleys. Just keep going.
Try to get to 2200.
You’ll accomplish something most of the people on this forum haven’t.
Warlock is now 16-7, 2034, 2700 mmr.
I might start pushing soon… if I get bored.
Sure is nice not being hard stuck, though… like Soulpriest has been every season.
You definitely do not need to duo queue. Of the 5-6 dps on each side in a game, a max of 2 of them are duo queued. That’s just as true of R1 lobbies as anything else.
If you have a friend who is a great healer, that’s great, but not having that isn’t the thing that stops one from getting high rating.
As others have said it makes it easier but is in no way required.
Whos a good dps looking to climb
Hey, I’ve been top of practically every game I’ve been in! But I work the next two nights and have coursework to get done. Hit me up if you wanna give it a go!
R1 BGB S1 - I accidentally Q’d a single (1) game in like 200 with a healer thinking I was queued as a different spec.
That said, it is categorically an advantage to duo Q. The most dangerous/worst case is duo Q’ing as healers - this is busted and easily exploitable and should not be allowed.
But hey no one wants to heal so we give them all the participation goodies (why give them ‘healer strategist’ starting at 1800 Blizz? Why not just give it to them for logging in and make them all feel like mommy’s specialest person?)
Nothing is changing here so yes would recommend duo Q’ing - as double healer if possible
as someone who duo qued from 1800-2100 at the start of the season I can state with 
accuracy that duo is the only way. Until inflation hits, solo ques are hard. Keep your mmr up and wait for a win streak.
The points about losing streaks are correct.
Come play some epic BGs and chill if on a losing streak.
Hit it again later.
Here’s the CR/MMR guide which is kept updated:
Whoa whoa! Ok I had no idea this was the case. I really need to try get a streak of 4. I usually stop after 2 as I’m nervous I’ll start a losing streak.
Biggest problem is the dang queue times to even do 4. I swear I’m at 25-30 min queues though the timer shows 15m.
There’s an asterisk on that. Read the article. The asterisk basically says that they have not confirmed that since Shadowlands or so. It may be the case and it may not be the case which is why I think players tend to cut off the losing streak at 2 or 3 in a row and take a break.
Nearing 2.1k! Seems like that night was just a streak of bad luck. Hoping it stays away. 