... can we all agree that it is kinda douchy? Meaning, by choosing to stack, you intentionally ruin the experience for average random playlist participant. I mean, I understand the inclination, and would not oppose 'I have friends to play with' argument, but can we please agree that putting random teams against well coordinated voice-enabled stacks is kinda not the best way to level the playing field? Me personally, having all the opportunities to stack and loving playing with my mates while on the comms, I just cannot force myself to stack in any of random playlists because I know all too well how it feels like on the other side of the fence. Can we please have better matchmaking ffs, ideally putting stacks against stacks (and maybe discouraging stacking in freaking 'random' playlists due to finding another stack potentially taking extra time in the queue)? Another way to deal with this problem I've seen in other games is limiting stack size. Like 1/2 or 2/3 of team size, or whatever. Works well too, balancing the team spirit with random playlist nature. ============================= UPDATE: I was away for a bit and it seems this topic got some traction in the meantime, mainly because de wey I choose to formulate my thoughts, probably. Partially that was for reasons of attracting attention, partially - because yes, I was a bit upset. As usual, people react to and express more what *they* are thinking about and care about themselves than to the original message (which was primarily about gambit btw), so let me clarify where I'm coming from. What I DON'T mean with my post: 1. Playing with your friends in an MMO is bad. Duuh. 2. Teamwork, coordination and being result-oriented is bad 3. Winning a fair competition and celebrating that however you choose to, including tea-bagging emotes or talking sht or whatever, is bad 4. Optimizing your playtime is bad What I AM saying is: If *I* was to act that way in this game, I'd definitely feel like a douche. Rest is just an extrapolation. Just recognize the fact that there's a massive and legitimate solo/random (whatever you call it) participation in every random playlist in this game, and that's not to be ignored. Those who say "in a team-oriented multiplayer game [insert assertion]" are either missing the point or consciously/unconsciously ignoring the fact that most of the time they queue stacked for any random playlist, they get put against... oh, what do you know - a bunch of randoms! Which makes "team-oriented" argument moot since it's not about how somebody thought the game should be played when they designed it, it's about how people actually choose to play the game. Now, if you recognize that, then it is just a matter of personal preference to either go "fk them blueberries, they deserve that for soloing where they can as well stack, they suck anyway" or recognize another fact, the fact that this game design is somewhat flawed and could use some improving. If you either go 'fk them' consciously or It's just never even crosses your mind, das sum douchebaggery my friend, any way you put it. Just own up to that, nobody's saying douches are not allowed to play or enjoy this game either. In any case, while I was seemingly pointing my finger at your stacks while sitting on a somewhat high horse with my post, who I was really pointing at was devs standing behind you, pointing in a hope that you will turn back and ask them: "wtf dude"?