Activision Blizzard is making “big changes” to Overwatch 2 as part of a “revitalization” of the free-to-play shooter that it hopes will “make PvP more rewarding and fun” and “provide more transparency for players.” game”.
inside Open the blogThe team insisted that he “heard”. [the] Feedback from players on competitive play over the past eight seasons and plans to offer “major updates” to help you better develop your skills and “see how you’re progressing in the competitive ranks.”
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“We’ve built a better, more accurate system to communicate the importance of mathematical complexity to the modern matchmaker and provide clear insight into its impact on your ranking in each game,” the team said.
“One of the comments we heard was that knowing your rank doesn’t tell you why your rank went up or down. Competitive Updates were originally intended to provide updates that reflect your development as a player across multiple games, but with the goal of…”We’re bringing more transparency to every game. We’re back.” To update your rank after each game and show how much you’ve progressed or lost within each skill level.
This – in addition to displaying mods that affect your last game below the ranked progress bar – will “provide transparency into the matchmaking process for each game.”
“We want to hear your thoughts on competitive play now that you have more context for each game,” the team added.
“At its core, Overwatch 2 is a competitive game, so it’s important that the platform and competitive system are as intuitive and accessible as possible. In addition to these fundamental system changes, we are introducing optimizations to Farah and Junkertown, which we will cover in the next blog.
Overwatch 2 – Season 9: Champions will be released on February 13th. Other changes planned for the new season include a new progression system, a whole new skill level above Grandmaster, and “major gameplay changes for combat, hero survival, and passive roles.”
inside Separate blogDirector Aaron Keller said the impetus for the change came from the community, adding: “Feedback from…” […] The players are united with our team vision [will] Make the game more fun and challenging for everyone.”
