This solves for a problem, but not the problem both queues are used for or the issue players are having.
Why do we queue?
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Fill out groups that aren’t full. (don’t have 5 players for dungeons or enough players for Normal raid.)
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Enter dungeons faster.
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Problem it solved - reduced time it takes to start dungeon with full group.
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Problems it didn’t solve - Running dungeons with friends when we don’t have 5 players or queuing together in LFR with friends.
If we have to use group finder tool to fill out group with PUGs, we haven’t really changed anything. Currently, we can post in group finder tool for heroics and fill out the group.
The problem I want solved with cross-faction queues is being able to run dungeons with my friends, even when there is only 2,3, or 4 of us, especially for events like time-walking leveling etc… There are many times when I’m running with friends but there isn’t always 5 people on together. I want to be able to queue with friends into LFR. (I know we can always carry friends through normal, but we like to group for transmog hunting in LFR.)
My hope is that this is only a first step toward full cross-faction queues and that it’s the “spaghetti code” problem and not a desire to hang onto the old faction ideology.