A developer blog posted by theOverwatch 2team provides an apology to all players who were inadvertently placed in a skill tier too low for them, along with an explanation as to the cause of the issue. The section of the post comes as a response to the complaints from manyOverwatch 2players that, due to a bug, found themselves being placed in the Bronze 5 skill tier, regardless of ability.
It’s no secret thatOverwatch 2has had a rocky launch periodthroughout the last couple of weeks, with players regularly running into all manners of server issues, glitched heroes and game queues. Amid these problems, a number of competitive players were dismayed to find that they had been unfairly placed in Bronze 5, one of the lowest skill tiers inOverwatch 2.
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Blizzard’s post on its official website claims that the team had discovered a bug that wasimpacting players' skill ratings inOverwatch 2, leading some to be placed in the Bronze division when they should have been placed higher. The team reassures the community they have corrected this issue in one of the latest patches, while also taking additional measures to ensure that affected players are returned to their true skill tier as quickly as possible. A boost will be applied to players who already received a rank in the competitive mode to help them return to their respective placements.
The developers go on to tease that while they don’t currently have any details to share, fans can expect to see further improvements to the competitive game mode in the future, potentially including enhancements to the presentation of player skill divisions and how players are able to celebrate their ranks in the game. While nothing has been confirmed, these comments could come as a response toplayer complaints surrounding the new skill rank icons inOverwatch 2.
Though the game has been off to a rough start, the community has been generally pleased to see the vast number of fixes that the developers have brought in recent patches. While the post also details the developers' thoughts regarding hero balances going forward, it offered no new information as tothe returning of Bastion and Torbjorn to competitive games, who were removed from the ranked mode earlier in the week due to separate issues causing their abilities to function incorrectly.
While some players who main heroes such as Sombra, Genji, and Torbjorn have expressed some concern over the possibility of seeing tweaks made to their favorite characters, many of the clarifications made in the latest blog post have done much to ease the community.With the overhaul to competitive mode brought withOverwatch 2along with some double XP weekends in the near future, players have much to look forward to throughout the season.
Overwatch 2is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
