Quote Originally Posted by Silaryn View Post
You’re suggesting splitting the queues, which is different to what the person I was responding to is suggesting; the results might be different: solo queue might be more popular than group queue but solo only day might be less popular than group day. I don’t like the split queue idea because of how it would affect queue times and for how long a queue might pop for. Right now in Crystal I can queue into a Frontlines match at 2am my time solo or with friends. With a split queue i don’t believe Frontlines would pop on either queue at that time. You could call me selfish but I prefer the ability to play Frontline—both alone and with others—llater in the night/morning than any theoretical benefit of splitting the queue.
On Light after 12am you can queue for 30+ mins before the queue pops, and that's solos and premades together.

A simple solution would aggregate players queuing over the past 15 minutes and either spawn a second instance for premades if the numbers warrant it or retire the instance for premades if too few are queuing. This way, quiet times of the day are mixed, busier times have exclusive instances. If a premade wants to stomp solo players and nothing more, they need to queue out of hours, but the majority of solo players won't suffer that experience anymore.