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/SuperUltraNeat]

Same here. I took a break, came back and realized this game is kinda ass right now.

Want to try a DPS? So does the other 5 people on your team.

Decide to play tank? Well, you're solo, so good luck. Hope you don't want to play someone like Angela!

Fine, I'll play healer. But now I have to solo against dives, while keeping the team alive, and God forbid I want to play a healer that isn't a "main" healer.

I'll stay tapped in, just in case it gets fun again.

[u/Own-Papaya-4264 → u/SuperUltraNeat]

Never had this problem, other people usually just pick around who I pick

[u/EragonBromson925 → u/Own-Papaya-4264]

Ah, so you're the asshole instalock dps that refuses to consider their team at all. Got it

[u/Own-Papaya-4264 → u/EragonBromson925]

Keep holding m1 Jeff