Is it possible that instead of waiting for 24 players to get a match, reduce it to 16 players when the queue time is like 3 mins already?
If no matches still after 5 mins, reduce it to 12 players?
In that way queue times for tiers outside 3 will be reduced.
For grouping with other players:
T1 should not be allowed to group with T3 below. T1 can only group with fellow T1 and T2.
T2 can only group up with T1 and T3 but the composition of this group can only be either T1/T2 or T2/T3. If there is T1/T2/T3 in their group, they won't be allowed to launch.
If their friends needs to play together, then they should try to grind their tier towards where their friend is at.
Edited by Inosuke Hashibara, 16 July 2020 - 03:39 AM.