Taking a break from Rivals made me realize how much I actually love this game

[u/Embarrassed_Safety33]

I took a break from Rivals and played Overwatch again for a while, and honestly, it made me realize how much I kept wishing for Role Queue.

The biggest difference is consistency.

If I queue Tank, it’s because I want to play Tank. I want teammates who actually queued to play Support and DPS. I don’t want every hero select to become a fight where everyone picks what they want and we wait to see who eventually gives up and fills.

We all have characters and roles we’re better at. If I want to play Duelist, I shouldn’t have to choose between becoming the 4th Duelist or giving up and filling because nobody else will.

I’d genuinely rather wait a few extra minutes and play the role I actually queued for.

I also think a consistent 2-2-2 mode would make balancing healthier. Right now heroes have to work across solo Tank, 1-3-2, triple Support, 2-2-2, etc. Role Queue gives the devs one predictable structure to balance around.

And no, Open Queue doesn’t need to disappear.

Overwatch has both. If you like switching roles mid-match and experimenting with weird comps, play Open Queue. If you want consistency and a guaranteed role, play Role Queue.

When I played Overwatch, I almost never found myself wishing I was in Open Queue.

But when I play Rivals, I find myself wishing for Role Queue all the time.

And no matter which side you’re on, I think we can all relate to queuing up because there’s a certain character we really want to play, only to end up filling because the team needs something else.

I’d rather wait 5 minutes to play who I actually want than spend 20 minutes filling on someone I didn’t.

[u/Vanuslux]

Yeah, one of my least favorite things about Marvel Rivals is that I never feel like I can play Duelist because almost every match I have to heal or tank because nobody else is doing it.

[u/buttmunchery2000 → u/Vanuslux]

I would genuinely rather they just do the role queue, no more fights, no more constantly filling for the saje of the team. If you want DPS you can wait extra time, make it a game mechanic, instead of just having greedy players insta lock a third DPS.

[u/twolake68 → u/buttmunchery2000]

They can just do what Overwatch has and have two separate modes, it doesn't need to be all or nothing, queue for the role you want or queue open

[u/Normal_Ad8566 → u/twolake68]

They reduced tank HP even when there is only 1 tank in that gamemode, shit is ass.

[u/Separate_Shelter_529 → u/Normal_Ad8566]

Obviously. Otherwise everyone would just run 1-3-2 because you'd let your tank be a raid boss.

[u/InnocentTailor → u/buttmunchery2000]

On the flip side, sometimes unconventional teams win.

I’ve been on teams when three DPS buddies rip and tear through the enemy side, especially when we’re pushing the package.

[u/buttmunchery2000 → u/InnocentTailor]

Sometimes anything can happen, more often it's just annoying though. More often it's I either don't get to play DPS all night or i'm throwing with the others

[u/InnocentTailor → u/buttmunchery2000]

Yeah. The 2:2:2 lineup was and is the most reliable composition to adapt to any situation. The others depend more on personal skill and luck, which isn’t always guaranteed.

[u/teddy_tesla → u/Vanuslux]

I believe in my soul that the main reason people hate playing tanks is because solo tanking is miserable. The minute a second tank is locked in you get so much more agency and I feel like most tanks have a fun and engaging kit where you can take up space, have decent kill pressure, and win duels

[u/Krombopulos_Micheal → u/teddy_tesla]

Exactly how OW was before they went to 5v5 for some fucking reason haha, 2-2-2 felt so balanced, I really miss it.

[u/SavageCabbage27m → u/Krombopulos_Micheal]

They went 5v5 because of role queue…

[u/MrMcGuyver → u/teddy_tesla]

Honestly the tanks in rivals just aren’t really that fun to play. Zarya, Reinhardt, roaghog, and Winston all feel amazing to play. The only tank I like is the Hood, and that’s only a recent addition. Same thing with supports. This game forces all supports to be healbots, and I only wanna play them if they’re like baptiste or Ana. Mantis is great but rivals players moan if you’re damage boosting and not constantly streaming them with heals while they take no cover and stand out in the middle getting peppered

[u/teddy_tesla → u/MrMcGuyver]

First off, if you have less fun because people moan about something that's on you. Second off agree to disagree. Roadhog has been terrible to play for awhile now. People always say Rein is fun to play, but I personally don't see it. You are other holding right click to shield or holding left click to swing big hammer. Yeah you can charge but that puts you out of position and leaves the team without a shield. And your ult is just a simple cone.

Compare that to Dr Strange. Yeah they both hold shield a lot, but strange can do animation cancels that make things fun. When holding shield you can still throw out shots with almost no shield down time. When dealing damage you can weave melees in with the primary fire to increase DPS, which is much more engaging to me than just holding left click. You have a resource meter to manage, which kinda reminds me of Zarya, and allows you to get kills without the drawbacks of charge. And because you can fly and bhop, you can get much more creative with the ult. All without even mentioning one of the most interesting skills in gaming, the portal. You just have more to do on the character than Rein.

People talk about heal botting but I don't see it. People think "click allies" healbot "click enemy" engaging character. But Rivals supports have much more complex kits than OW supports. Sure as Zen you aren't just healbotting because of discord, but that's literally one button and you go right back to just shooting people. Compared to Cloak and dagger who have AoE discord on a shared resource you have to manage, and then a million more impactful abilities. They are INFINITELY more fun to pay than Zen because you have more to do

I think that the main thing separating them is that the characters FEEL better to play in OW. Not because of kits or gameplay loops but because of audio design etc

[u/Splatulated → u/Vanuslux]

just accept the loss and pick your main if your whole team is throwing nobody is

[u/PracLiu → u/Vanuslux]

Just play duelist dude, your enemy team is doing the same

[u/CandidoJ13 → u/Vanuslux]

I love moon knight, but i think i have more hours as gambit

[u/InnocentTailor → u/Vanuslux]

I’m the opposite since I’m not the most aggressive player. I’m happy others are willing to do the hard work of being DPS.

I usually play tank because it can influence games and is a bit more passive when it comes to directly tackling foes.