As I mentioned in my previous post, I don’t have much experience with Ranked CC or these groups, but I wanted to share something I’ve heard that might add to the discussion. I’ve spoken with at least two people who felt that Discord tournament communities were partially responsible for the queue time issues Ranked CC faced before 7.1. Their perspective was that by hosting multiple custom tournaments, these communities pulled players away who would have otherwise been queuing for ranked matches. As a result, the pool of players for ranked games shrank, leading to longer queue times.

I’m not sure how widespread this belief is, but the fact that I’ve heard it from more than one person makes me think it’s worth mentioning.