The game always gets worse the more players are involved.
M+ is a better game mode than Raiding because you can affect outcome way more with skill expression than you can in Raids.
The fact that anyone thinks Solo BGs, a game mode with 6 other players, will ever be fun when you have absolutely zero control over outcome is crazy.
Solo Q’s in general aren’t meant to be taken seriously but I find it comedy gold that anyone thinks this is going to be anything but people wanting to bash their skulls out while players try to figure out the ABC mechanics of BGs
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yeah…but i mean. blizz is downsizing and half the team got fired…they need a way to allow players to play while they mail in their effort. solo q helps them do the bare minimium
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Solo-queue rated content should(n’t) be taken seriously in the same way that rated content should(n’t) be taken seriously.
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Shouldn’t a duo in voice comms with a decent team do better than a full solo team - especially on certain maps?
Agree. If I play it’ll only be for the conquest or maps I find fun, unless queue times suck.
I’m sad to learn the fun I have been having for months wasn’t really fun after all.
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yeah the devs at blizz are straight trash.
Once pvp is hyper organized (awc) it just becomes a completely methodical chess match. Its capable to do this in rbgs but with solo queue it’ll be a bit more chaotic at mid to high ratings where there’s still some joy in the minor nuance between same map strategies.
I do think they need to calm down the player buffs, put them on a seasonal rotation, minor changes to maps between seasons to shake up the meta slightly. Nothing crazy like some brawls (ab blizz would be fun rated, gravity lapse not so much)
Some classes are only fun to play in bgs with reliable teammates, with a rating system I think individual players are going to have a greater opportunity to improve because after their rating settles they’ll know the typical player they expect to play alongside. I can’t imagine learning how to pvp heal and playing solo bgs right now, having 9 teammates, sometimes solo healing against 3, sometimes being massively outgeared, there’s no consistent ground to improve, at least in rated solo once you’re on your 10th game at X rating you know what to expect from everyone in the match
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Solo RBG will fail. Exactly. The fact that you have very minimal control and lets be honest no matter how good you think you are, you are not carrying an entire team is crazy to think you’ll climb with just skill lol. I will not be playing this mode due to how bad this will be.
Y’all insane, Solo Rated is the goat of the goat.
Absolutely NOT, you have more than your character skill, the real winners are those who have YEARS of CAPS CHAT WARRIOR SCREAMS! Those who can take sleepy pugs and wake them up.
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I think that thinking that you will have absolutely zero control over the outcome in every match is crazy.
You need to change your mindset and start doing the things that can lead to victory instead of just passively hoping your team is going to take care of the important tasks for you.
Yes, there will absolutely be unwinnable matches, but most matches will be close enough where your individual play can definitely effect the outcome of the match.
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Theoretically, PvP is balanced around arena 3s. As the team numbers diverge from 3, some specs scale a lot better than others.
It’ll be interesting to see if Blizzard will attempt to do more PvP balancing for bgs or if they’ll just continue to focus on arena 3s.
If they publish ladder data for BGB, it’ll be awkward if some specs are noticeably ahead of everyone else.
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“Theoretically, PvP is balanced around arena 3s. As the team numbers diverge from 3, some specs scale a lot better than others.”
It’s really gross this game is even thought about being balanced in a 3v3 environment. Shows you how out of touch both players and devs are who unironically do this.
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I’m having a great time with Solo BGs. My queues are under 10 minutes, and I feel like my contributions to the team directly affect the outcome of the match, win or lose. If you don’t like it, don’t play it. I don’t understand why people are complaining about something optional.
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Once you pass 1400 this outcome / take changes.
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im having a blast so far around the 1300 mark. if my rating shoots up i just leave a couple games. no point for rating right now the mmr is such a mess anyways
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This is an incorrect assessment. There’s 15 other players, not 6. Additionally, you have significant control over the outcomes. The mode punishes you for an over-prioritization of team-fighting, like in the current NA RBG meta and rewards players for focusing on map objectives. A strong player on a mobile class can swing the outcome of a losing match easily.
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Lol what? Most of us have loved random BG’s… These are just random BG’s with mmr so games will be even more even than random BG’s ever were.
Lul… The teams are smaller… You’ve never had more agency in a bg in winning… You might not be able to influence every game to a win but you will absolutely control your own fate over enough games. Your mentality is defeatist and sucks.
I’m 90% sure that this will actually get bg peeps some much needed tuning. It’s going to be insanely popular. Most streamers are looking at their metrics and are astonished how many people want blitz information lol…
I’m pumped as I’ve always preferred BG’s over arena death matches and the balance has always been kinda non existent.
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solo queue is the premier ranked mode in every game on the planet. you’re living in the early 00’s.
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Sounds like its a non-issue for you because you wont play solo bgs. You’re complaining, but are you also bragging? I ask because this content you so violently despise is optional, no one will make you participate, and you sound like you have better things to do with your time.
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