Blizzard just dropped pre-OW2 6v6 back into the game for the 10-year anniversary as part of Classic 2020 mode, and even the role-queue addicts are admitting they missed the chaos. Tanks get to breathe again instead of solo-carrying every fight, and that off-tank freedom hits different when you're not the only shield in the lobby.

The mode uses October 2020 balance with role queue intact—two tanks, two DPS, two supports—and players who stuck with 5v5 are queuing up just to feel what actual team comps used to feel like. PC Gamer's own writer straight-up said they forgot how fun off-tanking was before the switch to one tank per side made the role hell. Community chatter on X and Reddit echoes it: support mains who swore off open queue are suddenly okay flexing because the structure feels less punishing.

It's only here through the anniversary window ending June 1, so don't get too comfortable. Aaron Keller's already teasing more free rewards later this year, but this limited nostalgia drop is the real win for anyone who got tired of 5v5's solo tank pressure. Even role-queuers are feeling the pull—proof that sometimes the old way still slaps harder than the "streamlined" future.