Guild Wars 2

Will we be able to queue with full team (and anywhere from 1 to 4 other players…like old times) again in season 7? Or are you planning on keeping it as duo queue?

I think it would be better for the launch and growth of Automated Tournaments if people could play as a 5man team in ranked once again. And we have seen the duo queue ladder be exploited enough to show that it isn’t the ultimate solution, at least not such that it is preferable to full team play (for so many seasons now). Also if anyone remembers or cares, guild missions/guild teams do not function in ranked when it is capped to duo-queue, which is again features clashing with each other.

Please consider.

The whole purpose of automated tournaments is to provide an outlet for teams to compete in, against other 5 man teams, making it interesting and fun test of your team’s skill as a unit.
Considering the fact there are 3 ATs a day, I don’t see a reason to turn ranked into 5 man again, but instead let lower skilled teams play against lower skill teams as a means of practise for them, and also they can always scrim in private lobbies if they want to practise 5 man (which is what people have been doing for ages).

Removing the ability to test your individual skill at normal ranked play will not grow ATs but destroy them, because the solo-duo system offered in season 5 formed many teams (look at Tournament of Groucharoo) and the only reason they haven’t reappeared since is because they had no chance to. The solo-duo system lets you see who is actually good as an individual and then want to take them as a team member and integrate them into the team.

Assume you get what you want, ranked is 5 man. How is someone without a team already going to prove they’re any good? They’ll never make it to top 250 solo, forget about that, if you think otherwise you’re dellusional or lying to yourself. That means someone who is not already in a team and has a name will be faced with a barrier they can’t cross to enter the scene, thus no new names will ever appear and it will die slowly.

ATs + solo-duo is the best solution for both sides of this.

BeLZedaR.4790:

The whole purpose of automated tournaments is to provide an outlet for teams to compete in, against other 5 man teams, making it interesting and fun test of your team’s skill as a unit.
Considering the fact there are 3 ATs a day, I don’t see a reason to turn ranked into 5 man again, but instead let lower skilled teams play against lower skill teams as a means of practise for them, and also they can always scrim in private lobbies if they want to practise 5 man (which is what people have been doing for ages).

Removing the ability to test your individual skill at normal ranked play will not grow ATs but destroy them, because the solo-duo system offered in season 5 formed many teams (look at Tournament of Groucharoo) and the only reason they haven’t reappeared since is because they had no chance to. The solo-duo system lets you see who is actually good as an individual and then want to take them as a team member and integrate them into the team.

Assume you get what you want, ranked is 5 man. How is someone without a team already going to prove they’re any good? They’ll never make it to top 250 solo, forget about that, if you think otherwise you’re dellusional or lying to yourself. That means someone who is not already in a team and has a name will be faced with a barrier they can’t cross to enter the scene, thus no new names will ever appear and it will die slowly.

ATs + solo-duo is the best solution for both sides of this.

It’s not too difficult, indeed. Qeue system jsut may be able to match people in 5 party against people in 5 party too. And let solo people fight against solo people or 3 party people max. Just like overwatch or paladins shooter gaming queue does it.

That means more Q waiting time, but, i preffer that.

PD: Sorry bad english -.-

epic.2476:

BeLZedaR.4790:

The whole purpose of automated tournaments is to provide an outlet for teams to compete in, against other 5 man teams, making it interesting and fun test of your team’s skill as a unit.
Considering the fact there are 3 ATs a day, I don’t see a reason to turn ranked into 5 man again, but instead let lower skilled teams play against lower skill teams as a means of practise for them, and also they can always scrim in private lobbies if they want to practise 5 man (which is what people have been doing for ages).

Removing the ability to test your individual skill at normal ranked play will not grow ATs but destroy them, because the solo-duo system offered in season 5 formed many teams (look at Tournament of Groucharoo) and the only reason they haven’t reappeared since is because they had no chance to. The solo-duo system lets you see who is actually good as an individual and then want to take them as a team member and integrate them into the team.

Assume you get what you want, ranked is 5 man. How is someone without a team already going to prove they’re any good? They’ll never make it to top 250 solo, forget about that, if you think otherwise you’re dellusional or lying to yourself. That means someone who is not already in a team and has a name will be faced with a barrier they can’t cross to enter the scene, thus no new names will ever appear and it will die slowly.

ATs + solo-duo is the best solution for both sides of this.

It’s not too difficult, indeed. Qeue system jsut may be able to match people in 5 party against people in 5 party too. And let solo people fight against solo people or 3 party people max. Just like overwatch or paladins shooter gaming queue does it.

That means more Q waiting time, but, i preffer that.

PD: Sorry bad english -.-

And automated tournament will provide the 5v5 you want. No waiting time. Everyone gets on at the same time and play a big tournament together.