6v6 might come back but should it?

[JRPG-Guy]

Heard rumblings of the old format returning but I've and many others have grown accustomed to 5v5. An addition tank would be an headache unless they get nerfed. But then what was the point of a sequel?

[Mikozo]

The main point of a sequel is the pve story mode not the 5v5, the reason 5v5 was decided is to have shorter matchmaking time

[or2dash]

Originally posted by Mikozo:

the reason 5v5 was decided is to have shorter matchmaking time

Queues are still not working :0

They supposedly added the Role Queue to improve the game, but the only thing it caused was the darkest era of Overwatch 1 (2019 - 2022) and because of it they experimented with 5v5 which sank the game even more.

The game is becoming more individualistic and is losing its identity and that of its characters (Bastion: 76, Doomfist, etc.).

6v6 / Open Queue worked (literally won the GOTY and +100 awards with that format)

[Cloud Kicker]

Originally posted by JRPG-Guy:

what was the point of a sequel?

To go along with the new system. Lootboxes had become a really dirty word while at the same time there was a better way to monetize the playerbase.
The whole pull towards 5v5 probably just started as an idea to lower the queue times together with the whole PvE aspect that was scrapped.

I think it would be weird to have 2 tanks being the bulkwark in tandem while the DPS has nothing to do but aquire PVE targets and shoot them and see the healers yawn themselves to death ( Ana would still out-dps Tracer though )

Then when PvE got axed they had to peddle along with just 1 tank per team. Which then required buffs because the pool of players wiling to tank dwindled. It is a balancing act and I do not think Blizzard has a scale

[W1ndt]

There is none. Overwatch 2 should have never happened.

[VBro96]

Originally posted by Mikozo:

The main point of a sequel is the pve story mode not the 5v5, the reason 5v5 was decided is to have shorter matchmaking time

So tank balancing got worse and in exchange we got worse matchmaking quality for speed? Yikes

[Mikozo]

Originally posted by VBro96:

Originally posted by Mikozo:

The main point of a sequel is the pve story mode not the 5v5, the reason 5v5 was decided is to have shorter matchmaking time

So tank balancing got worse and in exchange we got worse matchmaking quality for speed? Yikes

Yup, they balance the tanks as if there are 2 tanks in a team

[Ernesto]

if 6 vs 6 returns back i will recomend this team composition
-Sigma -Defense and tanking
-Roadhog -Tanking and damage
-soldier 76 -support healing and defense
-genji -Roaming and picking
-Lucio -Mobility and healing
-Zenyatta -Supporting and boosting damage