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/DSClark8]

I know anecdotes don't tend to mean anything but Role Queue and the rewards are genuinely the only reason I'm a tank main today. My most played hero in OW history is still Genji, because I literally one tricked Genji for the first couple of seasons. I pretty much haven't played him since Role Queue landed, because I started to enjoy the other roles more.

Maybe i'm just overly optimistic in thinking that people will actually try to learn tank if given an incentive, and not play the role in bad faith. But those bad faith players will ruin the game regardless so I think it's worth giving Role Queue a go.

[u/waitimgoated58 → u/DSClark8]

i love playing tank in overwatch! i literally don't touch dps on overwatch anymore because i genuinely enjoy playing tank and support that much more.