Overwatch Gets Competitive Play Update on PC; Consoles Will Get It Next Week

The highly anticipated Competitive Play update for Overwatch is finally out, at least on PC. Console users will have to wait a lilliputian scrap, equally Blizzard confirmed that the update will be released on PlayStation iv and Xbox I next week. Competitive Play is locked until you reach level 25, by the mode: that's because Blizzard wants everyone to have a "solid agreement" of Overwatch's mechanics, maps and heroes before venturing forth into the virtual loonshit.

Before you tin can actually begin the your competitive career, though, you lot'll have to complete 10 "placement matches" which will yield an initial skill rating. Skill ratings will be visible at the beginning of every friction match; as players compete, their ratings volition increase or subtract depending on a number of factors such every bit win/loss, their overall performance and the skill of other players in the match.

Competitive Play will consist of four seasons, modeled after the real ones. As a consequence, the offset season (Summer 2022) will consist of one and a half months instead of two and a one-half, which volition be the norm; after each flavour there will be a ii-week off-flavor.

Overwatch players can at present also earn unique rewards in the Competitive Play way.

At the terminate of a season, anyone who has completed the 10 placement matches will receive a special spray and thespian icon, with a new fix of designs existence released every season. On top of that, the weapons locker is about to get a petty shinier. As you win matches, yous'll earn Competitive Points. Based on your performance, y'all'll also receive a number of points at the end of the season. These Competitive Points can be exchanged for cosmetic Golden Weapons for your heroes. At some point during each flavor, we'll likewise activate a leaderboard system that will highlight the top 500 players on your platform.

At that place's besides some additional info on match format adjustments on the official blog mail, if y'all're interested.