***Fixing queue times: An Alternative to removing solo queue

King Varion·7/6/2016, 2:14:10 AM·3 votes·345 views

TL;DR: Give a small IP boost to players who queue as support and/or fill.

Everyone wants the queue times to be fixed. I certainly do. I'm here to offer a solution to this that is not just bringing back solo queue.

I am aware that queue times are not the only reason that people want solo queue to be back, but I do believe that it is a large portion that directly affects players of all ranks (more-so those of higher ranks) If you queue as support, your queue time is faster. Additionally, if you queue as fill, then you usually get support.

My solution is simple and is based on an experience I had while playing World of Warcraft. In that game, you queue for a matchmaking system to run dungeons as 5 man, 10 man, and even 25 man raids. There are, however, fewer people queuing for the roles of "tank" and "healer". This is okay, because there are less of them needed, but sometimes if you're in a queue and waiting for just one, it can make the queue VERY long.

World of Warcraft's solution to this problem is to give a slight bonus loot to those who queue as these high demand roles. Translate that into League universe, and you could have something like a small IP boost for queuing as support and/or fill. Comments? Questions?

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