In the weeks leading up to the game's release next week, we have been hearing a lot of information about Overwatch 2. One of the key features of Overwatch 2: Competitive 2.0 has now been more fully outlined by Blizzard. For the purpose of clarity, let's go over everything that Team 4 has already disclosed, including modifications to the skill levels and how new players will unlock Competitively.
In order to improve the mode for players who are returning from the original game, Blizzard reorganized Competitive around a few key pillars: making each season distinct (with things like new heroes, maps, modes, and balance changes); ensuring that losing matches isn't necessarily a bad thing and there's still a sense that you're making progress, and improving the mode overall. Nine weeks will make up each season.
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How To Unlock Overwatch 2's Competitive Mode
It will already be available in Overwatch 2 to everyone who unlocked Competitive in Overwatch. After creating an account on or after the launch date of Overwatch 2 on October 4, new players will have to go through the First-Time User Experience, which will assist them to understand the game. As they play games, they will progressively get access to the remaining 32 original Overwatch heroes. Initially, they will only have access to a small selection of characters.
New players will need to win 50 Quick Play matches in order to unlock Competitively. No Mystery Heroes or Deathmatch games, only Role Queue and Open Queue games will be counted. According to Blizzard's blog post, this provides new players time to be ready for the higher standards of Competitive while preventing seasoned players from becoming disheartened by less-experienced teammates. "We examine new player skill levels when Competitive is unlocked to enhance matching in a way that feels nice to everyone," says the developer.
'Overwatch 2' Skill Tiers
In Overwatch 2, numerical skill ratings won't be used anymore. Blizzard made that judgment "to dispel the feeling that one is locked at a particular rank. It was almost like taking a test where the teacher graded you on each solitary question rather than your overall performance as you saw your SR fluctuate after each match. It was a lot of pressure, and it doesn't really reflect how players are doing in Competitive as a whole."
The Overwatch tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, and Grand Master) are still there, however, they each now have five levels. One is the greatest number, while five is the lowest. Grand Master 1 is therefore at the very top. Each division is roughly equal to 100 SR, except rather than gaining or losing SR after every game, you'll receive a Competitive update after every seven victories or 20 defeats. This will demonstrate your development and advance you to a different division. Instead of placing too much emphasis on each individual game, the goal is to demonstrate your progression over time.
On the pre-match screen, however, you won't be able to check the Competitive skill tiers of other players. By doing this, prejudice towards another player's ability level will be lessened before the game even begins. You may view a player's skill tiers on their profile if it is public.
Leaderboards for the Top 500 won't alter much. The input pool will continue to divide them (controller vs. mouse and keyboard). Only after completing 50 games in Open Queue or 25 games for a specific role in Role Queue will you have a chance to make the leaderboard. Two weeks following the beginning of each season, the leaderboards will become live.
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Placement Matches
Your rating won't be determined by playing five Competitive games in each queue; instead, it will wait until you have seven wins or 20 losses before ranking you. According to Blizzard, players will likely be placed in lesser categories following their placement games to offer everyone the chance to advance up the ladder and maybe reach their real skill level.
All players that had a rank in the first Overwatch will be reranked in the follow-up, however, it's unclear if the MMR will be completely reset. Since Overwatch 2 is a completely different game from the original, Blizzard created a mechanism that allows returning players to redefine their rank when they play in the new Competitive mode. "Since they will be learning new ideas and metals, the majority of players will discover that their rank is a little lower when they first start out. Players that participated in our beta tests or who follow the Overwatch League, however, could find themselves rated higher than ever."
Game Reports
Game Reports is a new area of your Career Profile under the History tab (you may have heard this referred to as an After-Action Report in the past). You will be able to see your stats and other information from any game you are currently playing. You may view details on the heroes you used, how well you performed, and other things when you open one of these reports.
To learn more about each hero, click on one of them to get their individual stats. The Game Reports section will eventually keep track of recently finished games in between sessions. Blizzard also intends to include a mechanism to watch the game's final scoreboard results and a replay timeline that will emphasize important events.
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Competitive Skill Decay
Blizzard may reduce your MMR if you don't play Overwatch 2 for a time. This will make it easier for Team 4 to evaluate your expertise when you rejoin the game. In order to assist these players quickly reverting to the proper skill tier division, their MMR will be swiftly modified when they participate in additional matches.
'Overwatch 2' Competitive Rewards
Competitive Points are still earned, and they may be used to purchase Golden Guns for all heroes (each one costs 3,000 points). If you win, you'll get 10 CP, and if you draw, you'll get 3 CP. At the conclusion of each season, you will also get additional CP, but only for the highest skill tier, you attained throughout Role Queue and Open Queue.
Additionally, individuals who reach the Top 500 leaderboards will get other incentives. You will receive a name card that you may use on your profile in place of special sprays and symbols. This will allow you to display the level you attained during a specific season.
Since Overwatch 2 Competitive mode is a live service game, Blizzard will undoubtedly change it over time and add new features.
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