In the first part of our two-part deep dive on matchmaking and competitive we’ll look at how matchmaking works under the hood and answer some outstanding questions around how MMR is determined and factored into the system. Ultimately, the goal of matchmaker is to create as fair...
In the long term, we’re planning to provide new ways for players to share a challenging and competitive experience in Overwatch 2—we’ll share more on this down the road. That said, matchmaking improvements are an evergreen area of focus for the team, and we’ll stay f...
In addition to experiencing the thrill of victory, players can also unlock unique season titles through Competitive Play if they can reach the rank of Diamond or higher. When you earn a season title, you can equip and use it through the next season but not in any future season afterward. ...
For context, I came back into competitive overwatch around 3 months ago. At first, games were quite good. I placed masters on the account while having fun with a friend of a lower skill level. As long as I did my job as a DPS player, games would usually turn out favourably. However...
Competitive and Matchmaking updates in Season Four We’ve made additional updates to improve the Competitive experience in Overwatch 2. Starting this season, you’ll no longer see a dip in your displayed tier and division as we remove seasonal decay. Also, t...
Competitive We recognize there are aspects of the experience that we need to improve. The team is full of folks who live and breathe comp, so making this mode feel dynamic and fair is a high priority. We’ve been making some adjustments to the matchmaking system, and we implemented some ...
proved to be a major problem for the player base, and an even bigger problem for the “old” player base. This “flaw” consisted of the fact that they reduced the initial 2 tank roles to only 1 in role-based matchmaking, although in open queue they do not have this problem as there...
MATCHMAKING UPDATES When a player is currently on a loss streak, the matchmaker will try to avoid putting the player on a team that is statistically calculated to have a lower chance of winning. Developer comments: Loss streaks never feel good. Before each match, we make a prediction about...
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PvE, whether a stated goal or not, was looking like a tool to broaden the appeal of the game, with the thinking being that people who can't or don't enjoy playing in online competitive environments could do single co-op and have this interesting, unique experience. Th...