Didn't they yank out solo queue? I'm not sure why they would have added it then removed it so quickly.
I've come to a weird spot with my queuing. I'm still fairly new to Dota (~200 games), haven't infected any of my friends with the Dota addiction yet, and have been doing Random & Single Draft exclusively. I'm where Brad is with All-Pick. It's way too much to handle and my understanding of how to build a strong team & counter pick is severely lacking. There are only a handful of heroes I feel confident with, so I've been going into normal queues by myself and hoping for the best.
For the most part, I get great games where everyone communicates and I have a good time even if we get stomped. The biggest thorn in my side is people who disconnect, on either team. Having a player disconnect is such a huge blow to the game. It's so demoralizing to be in a good battle at the 20 min mark and have someone DC and not come back. Valve should increase the penalty for abandons in normal matchmaking like they did for ranked.
I wonder if they'll ever add Random & Single Draft to ranked matchmaking. I'd love to experience the scene that puts in more effort and has less abandons.
