I’m really glad we’re talking about this poll before it goes live so we have an opportunity to talk through things together.
Folks have been asking for us to bring back solo/duo queue since it was removed some years ago. There is a perception that matches are skewed due to the dynamic nature of the queue and the possibility that a team of 3+ can face solos or duos. Regardless of how often this actually occurs, it is somewhat true that q’ing as a premade will allow you to climb in leagues more quickly than those who are solo/duo, especially in higher tiers. Solo/duo only would ensure that advantage is no longer possible and make leagues more competitive across the board.
The first poll will ask “do you want to trial solo/duo queue in season 5?” and will require a majority vote. If that passes, the second poll will ask, “Do you want to make solo/duo queue a permanent feature?” and will require a supermajority (75%). In the scenario that Season 5 as solo/duo goes well and the community decides to keep it long-term, the PvP team will look at ways to accommodate competitive team-based play.
That said, solo/duo queue is a small part of the overhaul we’re doing for leagues – there will be other improvements to matchmaking, how we measure and display skill, and how you earn rewards.
Personally, I think solo/duo queue would be pretty fun, and I think it’s worth giving it a shot. Worst case scenario, you can always vote “no” in the follow-up poll and things will go back to the way they are now.
-Josh
Are you really telling us “Vote yes pls so our system will work, it’s not a so big issue if teammates and guildmates can’t play together in ranked for 2 months, we will do something for teams later”?
You’re making improvments for matchmaking and leagues, can’t you make your poll for S6? So we will all have time to discuss about it and find a better solution than remove the teamQ. You’re telling players are complaining about the removal of soloQ, but don’t you think people will complain about the removal of teamQ? We just all want to have the choice.
Too many people reach legendary because They go in full premade against soloers/semi pug. Going in full premade in ranked has sense only if you face another full premade every time with a similar skill level, but it doesnt happen, so is basically farming and stop.
And mmr of people who go in full premade is really more higher than going solo and this makes a lot of issues for matchmaker, trying to Make a balanced Game every time.
This is because a mixed queue works badly in the Game.
+1. So force everyone to be a 5-man premade, and it’s fixed.
For me, you’re taking the wrong way. You should incite the players to go in a 5-man premade rather than soloQ. You make partys for dungeons, raids, WvW, why not for PvP? The solo players don’t want to face a premade? Put them in a premade. We have all the tools to find a party in PvP. Force every player to be 5 everytime they go in ranked, and keep the 1/2/3/4/5 queue in unranked. Ranked should be only a 5-man premade in a team game.
I think it’s just a joke about season 5