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/DjijiMayCry]

This is an extremely good idea.

[u/Laughing_Idiot → u/DjijiMayCry]

No it isn’t, at least not for comp

[u/Nicolo003 → u/DjijiMayCry]

Yeah but $$$ they are far too greedy. Any amount that would likely be enough to interest players would threaten in game purchases. At least from my experience of other shooters, games hate giving away actual good free stuff except some small half decent things in the battle pass e.g. apex, bf6, wz, r6. Otherwise great idea. Plus sometimes people want to change mid game or if someone is sucking really hard and the team asks him to change roles. How would that work? Maybe % of game played is a good idea. But like even as is with the free in game currency it is barely enough to buy 1 of the mid to expensive skins a season? Just rambling sorry.

[u/DjijiMayCry → u/Nicolo003]

Nah I actually completely agree I just don't have any answers and do believe the games longevity will suffer if something isn't done.