We’ve tackled the learning curve from multiple directions to help ease new players into Overwatch 2. The most visible change was adding the first-time user experience at launch, but there’s also an invisible change we’ve been working on in the background: better matchmaking ...
Inpart 1, we talked about how matchmaking works: It’s an incredibly complex system that needs to consider many different inputs to make every single game as fair as possible. For part 2, we’re going to address some community concerns regarding the matchmaker from the perspecti...
Overwatch 2’smatchmaking has been in a strange state of disarray since its release, with gamers getting paired with wildly varying ranks. Blizzard has shipped several patches to try and fix the issue, but instead, players are convinced it’s actually getting worse. Recommended Videos OW2’sco...
Role delta is something we’ve talked about previously onmatchmaking blogsas well as theSeason Three mid-cycle DevChat. “Role delta is the difference in skill between the best-paired players within each role across teams,” explains Morgan. “We implemented changes at the top of Season Th...
“what we’re doing to make Overwatch 2 Competitive feel fun and fair to play” …“while veteran players don’t feel discouraged by teammates” …“to optimize matchmaking in a way that feels good to everyone”…“We want you to feel like you’re improving and being rewarding fo...
Matchmaking MMR decay system has received multiple improvements aimed at more quickly and accurately re-calibrating players when they return from a long period of inactivity. COMPETITIVE UPDATES Competitive Deathmatch The 2023 Competitive Deathmatch season begins on May 16!
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Wide groups will only play against other wide groups, and “matches will be sillier,” but the addition of being able to play with friends is the focal point of this update to how matchmaking works. The ability to avoid players is also changing in season 10, with an increase of up to ...
Senior Software Engineer Morgan Maddren and Lead Meta Designer Scott Mercer explore the Matchmaking changes implemented in Season 3, what we’ve learned, and our approach to further improve the system. ✨https://t.co/3uenfTVIeupic.twitter.com/Dv47kUY5uU ...