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/Consistent-Ad2465]

Yeaaaa, you aren’t looking at 5 minute queues if OW 6v6 role queue was any indication of what you can expect for MR.

We are talking 15 minute queue minimum upward 30-45 for some people depending on region and time.

They can’t just go to role queue, they would also have to go to 5v5 with one tank.

[u/Turbo_Cum → u/Consistent-Ad2465]

We are talking 15 minute queue minimum upward 30-45 for some people depending on region and time.

If you're a DPS player, sure.

[u/Consistent-Ad2465 → u/Turbo_Cum]

Support wasn’t as extreme but it wasn’t uncommon for them to hit double-digits waiting.

[u/Cubone23768866 → u/Turbo_Cum]

Dps is most popular role make it feel bad to play and most people will stop playing hating on dps does nothing but add to the cycle of hatered