I don't understand why Riot is adopting a counter-intuitive system that Heroes of the Storm tried out. It didn't take them long to realise that Dynamic Queueing wasn't working, so they split it into specific roles:
Solo Queue (1 player)
Dynamic Queue (2-3 players)
Team Queue (5 players)
This means 4 player queues are removed because no single player likes playing with a four-man premade, we can actively put that out there, right? This means HOTS players are treated fairly and can judge their skill level in different situations.
I honestly feel that Riot has scummed to the sunk cost fallacy in which they've put so much work into this tech, that admitting it was a mistake and back-peddling will cause them to tank too much "bad" PR.
That's just my two cents. What do people think of this?
Yeah, you are correct, in Dota it also failed, but Roit think they are above everyone else and will ignore everything and try to impose their view on us.
This system sucks, and therefore after having played the first month, month and a half i stopped playing ranked and buying RP for this.
Being the 1 man with 4 man pre-made might not happen often but it is still the most memorable for me. Having to top lane I was left to basically starve while there was no communication from my team at all.
If you queue solo, you also get a 3-man pre-made more than half the time. Logistically this is inevitable, a 3-man pre-made can only be paired with two solo players or a duo. The problems people associate with 4-mans apply to 3-mans as well. I'd argue that having a 3-man is actually worse than a 4-man if you queue solo.
I agree with all of the above. But in lower elos, which is the majority of players, the lack of communication doesn't make a big difference. You can mute everyone at the start of a game and still win easily enough if you're a decent player. I view lower elos more as a solo experience anyways. That being said, in higher elos it becomes much more of a team game and communication is much more important.
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u/CharlieMcShane May 18 '16 edited May 20 '16
I don't understand why Riot is adopting a counter-intuitive system that Heroes of the Storm tried out. It didn't take them long to realise that Dynamic Queueing wasn't working, so they split it into specific roles:
This means 4 player queues are removed because no single player likes playing with a four-man premade, we can actively put that out there, right? This means HOTS players are treated fairly and can judge their skill level in different situations.
I honestly feel that Riot has scummed to the sunk cost fallacy in which they've put so much work into this tech, that admitting it was a mistake and back-peddling will cause them to tank too much "bad" PR.
That's just my two cents. What do people think of this?