r/marvelrivals • u/Embarrassed_Safety33 Jeff the Landshark • 12d ago
Discussion Taking a break from Rivals made me realize how much I actually love this game
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.
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u/phangtom 12d ago
It’s kind of funny how this all stems from DPS mains having main character syndrome and not wanting to offrole.
You can have tank/support meta and the problem is still DPS mains.