2024-02-14 04:55:11
Blizzard announced on the 14th that changes are coming that will bring new experiences to Overwatch 2 overall.
‘Season 9: Champions’ introduces a complete overhaul of competitive play and core gameplay updates. A variety of entertainment items suitable for the newly started season will also be introduced, such as Kyu Shinhwa skins, limited-time event modes, and new cosmetic items.
Major changes will be made to competitive play to reflect player feedback. This includes resetting competitive grades, reintroducing placement matches, applying a new progression system, and creating completely new competitive rewards and the highest level. It is part of the 2024 Overwatch 2 game development philosophy to provide players with greater intuitiveness and transparency regarding the competitive play experience and to make PvP gameplay more fun.
Starting on the 14th, all players’ ratings will be reset in fixed role and free competition. As significant changes will be added to the playing experience starting from the 9th season, this is to provide an opportunity to advance to a higher level than ever before.
The journey to the top begins with the placement match. As all players’ ratings have been reset, new ratings are given following 10 placement matches. You can check your predicted grade following completing each placement match.
The intuitiveness of the progress system is also maximized. In order to provide high transparency, breaking away from the existing method of adjusting the grade when 5 wins or 15 losses are accumulated, information on the rise and fall of progress in one’s skill level is provided in the form of a bar at the end of each game. Here, you can also look at adjustments that affected the previous game, such as consecutive wins/losses, come-from-behind wins, and disappointing losses.
A completely new competitive reward, the Jade Weapon variant, is also introduced. It is a reward that can be unlocked with 2024 competitive points earned through competitive play, providing a strong motivation for all players at all levels. Competitive points earned through Season 8 are converted into past competitive points and used to unlock existing golden weapon variants.
New competitive reward ‘Jade Weapon’
A new highest level, Champion, beyond Grand Master, has been introduced to stimulate the competitive spirit of top players. Overwatch 2’s skill level is increased to a total of 8, including Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, Grandmaster, and Champion, excluding the top 500.
Meanwhile, Season 9: Champions will also feature fundamental gameplay updates that affect the majority of heroes, as well as a variety of cosmetic and play content created with the season’s theme.
Hitscan and movement time projectiles are adjusted to be larger, and the maximum health of all heroes is also increased. With the new life force applied, you will need at least one additional attack to kill an enemy. In addition, the role continuation abilities of all heroes, including the attack role group, are adjusted to provide high self-recovery in team battles.
New season content has also been released. In addition to new cosmetic items such as the ‘Ancient Summoner’ Moira Mythic skin, new battle pass skin, and store skin, a new adventure where you must escape the ruins of Exploration Base: Antarctica while fending off an onslaught of hideous Null Sector troops with three other players A variety of things to enjoy are added, including the cooperative mission ‘Fear of the Unknown’ event.
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