Blizzard has been talking about major changes for Overwatch 2’s Competitive mode for a while and at BlizzCon, it took the opportunity to break some of those down. A number of changes are on the way in Season 9, which should start in February.
Senior systems designer Gavin Winter revealed that the team is removing the widely-disliked requirement to get five wins or 15 losses to get a rank update. “Loss streaks would guarantee that you were going to rank down, so what’s the incentive to keep playing if you’re on one?” Winter posited.
Replacing that system is a Competitive Overview page designed to make your rank more transparent. Here’s what it looks like:
Your rank will soon update after every match and you’ll be able to see how close you are to ranking up or down based on a progress bar. As soon as you reach either end of the bar, your rank will change.
The green arrows under the bar are called rank modifiers. The idea is to give you a clearer sense of why your rank changed in a certain direction. If you win several games in a row, you’ll get a boost thanks to the streak modifier. The information button on the page provides more details on all these modifiers.
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