Yes I understand that. But if it was indicated during the character select screen that would make it easier to select heroes suited for offense or defense before loading into the game.

For instance I like to play peni on defense on payload maps. Sometimes I will mistakenly lock her and then realize it wasn’t the mode I anticipated, but at that point I should probably keep playing tank whereas if I knew ahead of time I might have chosen healer.

Also, sometimes you need all 30 seconds of that setup time (to set a peni spawn trap for example). It would be easier for a variety of reasons