Ever since Overwatch let the 5v5 cat out of the bag in 2022, it's spent most of its time trying to get it back in. The format has been met with a lot of backlash over the last four years from those who don't see it as a good alternative to the classic 6v6. It's a problem Team 4 has tried to solve by bringing in 6v6 open queue as an alternative mode. But that hasn't stopped the developer from trying to find a compromise between the two modes.
The latest attempt at compromise falls in the current Quickplay Hacked Event, a limited time mode where Team 4 trials ideas to make the game better and looks to the community for feedback.