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Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by TameAntelope on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:32PM (#27055365)
I used to completely agree with you re: 2/2/2, but I've been getting back into competitive lately, and the matches are much more predictive and it's much easier to figure out what you're supposed to be doing based on your role now. It's very "coachable"/"trainable" in a way that open queue isn't.
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Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by username90 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:15PM (#27057117)
The problem was that for a long time they had no open queue, you either had to play healer or wait a long time. That killed the game, there is no coming back after losing that many players.
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Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by bombcar on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @11:46PM (#27058955)
Team Fortress had that right - if you have a team that wants to all play medic let them do it. Perhaps have a game mode that forces 2/2/2 for those who want it but allow the mad scramble and the meta to develop organically.
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