Overwatch 2 changes to ranked is encouraging players to stop playing Leave a comment
A change to how competitive play works in Overwatch 2 has left some players planning to stop playing until the season ends.
With the release of Overwatch 2, there have obviously been a range of changes implemented in the game. Loot boxes are gone, the battle pass is in, for example. There have been changes to competitive too, but one change obviously wasn’t clear for some players. Season 2 recently kicked off, and players have found that they aren’t receiving the level of rewards they expected to in ranked, as it turns out that rewards are based on the rank a player is at the end of a season now (thanks, PCGamesN).
Previously, at the end of a season, Overwatch players would receive rewards based on the highest rank they achieved, no matter what rank they were by the end of it. As a result, some players have decided they’re just going to stop playing ranked until the season ends, as discussed on the game’s subreddit. A number of players made the point that they just worked towards a certain rank, and left it there. Others even made the point that that’s what they will do now they know that’s how it works.
