Overwatch 2 director: New ranked system suffers from ‘poor comprehension,’ will change in future seasons

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Mei and Snowball in Overwatch


A lot of Overwatch 2 players aren’t happy with the sequel’s new ranked mode, and Blizzard is starting to agree. In a new blog post (opens in new tab) meant to address recent player complaints, Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller said improvements to Competitive mode, including “more clarity” around what ranks mean, are coming over the next several months.

We will be implementing some changes in S3 and quite a few more in S4 all aimed at creating more clarity in the system.

Aaron Keller, game director

Confusion over how exactly Overwatch 2’s ranking tiers (opens in new tab) (skill divisions that range from Bronze to Platinum and peak at “Top 500”) factor into matchmaking has been driving players up the wall since season one. Some have reported a frustrating level of perceived inconsistency (opens in new tab) in the skill level of teammates and opponents, metrics that are especially difficult to track because Overwatch 2 actually hides a player’s “true” MMR. Your displayed skill division, as it turns out, is a completely separate figure from the invisible MMR number that Overwatch 2 actually uses to match you with similarly-skilled players.





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