[2020] I like playing with other people doesn't mean I like to play with anyone

This all makes sense to me.

To put your mind at ease a bit, we aren't saying no solo q or private matches ever -- we are saying we will not be launching Hunting Grounds with solo/private matches, and we will gather feedback and data once it's in players hands to guide our next steps. That may very well mean that we add solo/private matches in early 2021, or it may mean we bring solo/private players value somewhere else in the game. Totally depends on how it goes once it's in players hands <3

You're right that we have not committed internally to solo q for hunting grounds in the future, but we also have not decided against it.

We really are listening and want to do what is best for the community and our game.

For 1.5.0 it's too late to add solo/private matchmaking for Hunting Grounds, but that does not mean that we won't add it in the future. We may also see feedback that people love Hunting Grounds as a multiplayer thing, and instead of adding solo to it lean into a different solo q experience elsewhere in the game.

Long story short -- you're right that we have not decided to add solo to this feature, but that doesn't mean it's a no. If it were a hard no we would tell you <3

Tldr: prioritization. Believe me, we'd love to be able to do all the things and make every single player happy, but there's only so many hours in a day... :(