Overwatch 2’s ‘Major’ Adjustment Leaves Players Dissatisfied

Blizzard has made ‘major’ adjustments to Overwatch 2’s matchmaking but players are still not satisfied. When it comes to competitive games, developers have to constantly make adjustments to balance the game properly.

One issue that’s been consistent since launch for Overwatch 2 is the quality of matchmaking. Currently in Season 3, players are wondering if the system is setting up balanced and fair matches. Blizzard has brought a new change to make players enjoy the game better.

Overwatch 2’s Server Engineer Morgan Maddren revealed on Twitter that the dev team has been working to make matches with a narrower spread of MMR. MMR is used by devs to balance matches and rankings. He revealed that due to the change, players may be seeing shorter queue times.

Maddren also said that reducing MMR spread was a bit tricky, especially for players forming groups. But it seems like the stance of the Overwatch 2 community on matchmaking hasn’t really changed after all.

This may sound like a modest improvement–reducing MMR spread in matches is a really tricky problem. The main way we improve it is to be smarter and smarter about how we matchmake groups.
— Morgan Maddren (@SrslyPaladin) March 23, 2023

Maddren’s thread on Twitter was met with comments from players who were less than ecstatic about the change. One player claimed that they didn’t notice any significant changes in high-ranking lobbies, something Overwatch 2 has been working on.

Another player commented that even though they’re a casual player, they’re constantly met with GM and diamond players. Players’ dissatisfaction with the adjustment is also noticeable on the official Overwatch 2 subreddit. Many posts can be found complaining about unbalanced matches.

Even though most of the updates are met with criticism, Overwatch 2 developers are still constantly working to make the game better. With Season 3 coming to an end, players can only hope that more significant changes are made in Overwatch 2 Season 4.

Overwatch 2 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Switch.

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About Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2 is an upcoming first-person shooter developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. The sequel to the 2016 hero shooter Overwatch, the game is intended to have a shared environment for player-versus-player (PvP) modes with the first game while introducing persistent cooperative modes. A major change in PvP was to reduce team sizes from six to five, which required several characters to be reworked.

Overwatch 2 was launched as free-to-play on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in early access on October 4, 2022.