I would gladly ALWAYS face 5 stacks as a solo player if it meant I would never be placed with as the solo player on a 4 stack

I honestly wonder if it would be better if stacking was only allowed in parties of 2, 3, or 5.

Bad idea. They did this in the old Team League and it was completely non-functional. It was the worst queue design I have ever seen in a MOBA, hands-down.

The issue is that every 2-stack needs a 3-stack, but there are way, way, way more 2-stacks. This means 2-stacks end up with literal hour-long wait times. This triggers the system that lowers match quality to get people into games, so 3-stacks get instantly dumped into games with whatever random 2-stack has been waiting the longest.

Now, I hear the incoming response: "Wouldn't this have been solved if 2-stacks just found third person and get quicker match times" Well, it would, but the sad problem is that people weren't willing to do it, and designing a system that is reliant on something your players will not do is a recipe for failure.

tldr; bad idea, we've already done it, let's not repeat obvious mistakes.

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