Summary
Blizzard revealed that several changes will be made to Competitive Play and matchmaking with the launch ofOverwatch 2Season 13. Although Season 13 will not have a new hero,Overwatch 2will bring multiple multiplayer updates, the annual Halloween Terror event, and much more.
AsOverwatch 2Season 12winds down, Blizzard confirmed that Season 13: Spellbinder will launch on Tuesday, October 15. Like previous seasons,Overwatch 2Season 13 will feature its own Battle Pass and new game modes and events, including a collaboration with the popularMy Hero Academiaanime series. When Season 13 goes live, players will immediately be able to participate in the Halloween Terror event, which runs until Monday, November 4. The season’s launch will also be accompanied by many improvements and adjustments toOverwatch 2’ssuite of game modes.
Overwatch 2Competitive Playwill receive several changes to matchmaking that should help those grouping up with friends in Season 13, according to Blizzard. Matchmaking for the wide pool has been tuned to focus on shorter queue times, and theOverwatch 2development team upgraded the Role Delta tech to prioritize matching Tank players against each other more closely in skill. This change emphasizes an even playing field in Competitive Play matches for those choosing to play as a Tank.
Competitive Play and Matchmaking Changes in Overwatch Season 13
After gauging Competitive Play data and player feedback, Blizzard noticed that pre-made groups can gain an overwhelming advantage against solo players inOverwatch 2. WithOverwatch 2Season 13, higher-ranked matches will now take grouping into account when constructing a match, and multiple modifiers associated with MMR (matchmaking rating) decay have been tuned down. This change will make it more difficult for new accounts to unfairly climb into the Top 500 without punishing veteran players who have participated in Competitive Play for multiple seasons.
Overwatch 2players wanting to make it into the Top 500 will now need to complete the Seasoned Competitor lifetime challenge, which requires the player to win 750 games in Competitive Play. This challenge only needs to be completed once in order for the player to appear on any season’s Top 500 leaderboard. According to Blizzard, this change should lower the individual season threshold for games played on a role to 25 per season. Moreover, Blizzard aims to reduce the pressure some players may feel about playing as much as possible during a season.
Patch notes forOverwatch 2Season 13 will be available on October 15with more details on the changes that have been made to Competitive Play and matchmaking. Blizzard is expected to give fans an update on the newMy Hero Academiacollaboration sometime soon within the season as well.
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Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.
