Shields are definitely in an interesting place. I've seen a solid amount of players call for a buff, but I haven't been able to find any specific buff requests which is totally understandable. Applying any kind of buff to shields is a delicate business considering one wrong move could make them incredibly frustrating to play against.
Originally posted by XxRAVENHEARTxX: like why it doesnt affect anyone else its just quick match but with ranked settings
It's meant to simulate the Ranked experience. There are a lot of players who are interested in Ranked playing Unranked to help prep. The abandon sanction in that mode let's them know that rage quitting or leaving a match with incur a penalty.
The general idea around it is to keep things relevant. For instance, a fix that might have worked a couple years ago might not work with the newer versions, or maybe it was only a temporary fix, etc.
The game has changed a whole lot across its 5 years of existence, and because of that, we try to keep things as current as possible.
Verifying the game files should allow you to launch it again. I've seen a few instances of this where a verification does the trick. Not sure why/how this happens, but let me know if that helps at all.