The game has never felt more broken, that’s all I can say.
I played 6-7 games in a row, and every single game had bugs, several bots, leavers, and the always so lovely alt-account-bullies, also known as smurfs.
Not a single game was even close to balanced and it was as fun to play as doing paper cuts in my groin.
How can Blizz get away with neglecting the game and its players like this?
It’s so obvious, and fascinating actually.
I played 12 games last night. First 10 were fine.
Last 2 were taken hostage by a duo deranking (2 accounts with the same name, it was cute). Happens. Reported and moved on.
100% never felt worse. Plus the community is overpoliced and toxic.
They pander to snowflakes here. I just got suspended. Because the report function is busted - It’s automated, so you see anyone you just don’t like - hit report!
I’m never racist or anything else - most I have said recently was that my team sucked - which they did, it’s a hard truth, but block me if you don’t like it. Am I supposed to hold your hand and pat your head “no you’re a very good player, all the best players go 1-10”
I don’t go any further than that as well, Literally just the words “this team sucks”
What happened to the old Xbox days of being able to take an insult? Snowflake kids.
Stay away bro.
If it’s toxic. How can it be over policed? Surely you want toxicity punished?
See you be toxic and then complain about being punished…
Don’t do that.
Or people are just bored of it and want you to grow up?
Literally no one expects this.
They only expect you to be silent if you have nothing polite to say.
they get money bro thats all i can say.
like the only way to get away with neglecting their games is because people are literally buying their copium.
even now when i look at all the skins from overwatch that dropt im like… they couldv done better in a sense to give more details on things or atleast a deviation from the original skin but nah…
sometimes i just wish games would return from 2003 that actually deserved those 60 euros but now we only get monetization this, monitization that. And also AAA games no one asks for.
but thats just my take i guess. there should be way more singleplayer games with a great and amazing story but no. only thing that dropt good this year was baldur gate 3 imo.
They didn’t let’s be honest. Take a look at the Steam reviews, they got absolutely slated - they playercount numbers on Steam also show this.
PVE was a complete lie and now they’re backtracking on changes made, for instance instant feedback post each match.
The matches are massively one-sided as you say also.
player count numbers on steam are low. However overall player numbers are higher now than when it launched (lower than the peak in January however).
Also, just did a little check, player numbers on steam are going up month on month…(after a massive initial drop). Up 7.12% in the last 30 days apparently.
If the average Steam players is correct (no reason to doubt it), they account for 1.20% of Overwatch players. So if everyone stopped playing on Steam tomorrow, they probably wouldn’t even notice.
It wasn’t a lie. It was a project that failed. Annoying, but not a lie. Some of the bits for it are appearing in the hero mastery stuff though.
You could spin this as them just (potentially (I have my doubts)) improving something. But I guess that is the glass half empty vs glass half full ways of seeing it.
I agree with the post, lately every single one of my games has included a minimum of 1 troll and 1 smurf
It’s like every game i hear the same old crap, the enemy team is either a premade super sweaty combo or it’s just newbies everywhere
Yeah 7.12% of what, 100 players…?
Medians and percentages are only used to boast about big numbers when in reality the change is very minor.
They might look cool on the outside, but when that happened i sure bet they went hazardous with the bombardment of negative reviews they got.
I’ve said a swear and included the word “noobs” after, and i got a warning for it.
The new report system is simply for snowflakes who cant deal with the most minor of inconveniences in a game, it’s like i’ll tell them their main will be nerfed and they’ll enter a 30 minute rant about how that’s wrong.
As always, play for fun (dont play at all). 
It was very much a lie.
Indeed. It’s the only place where Blizzard have no controls of the real feedback of it’s players. It’s no better now lol.
I hear you. This game is destined (or aimed) to be toxic in general:
Unbalanced matchmaking from Unranked to Gold
About 85% of the games are “Stomp or be stomped” (a bit less in competitive). Maybe a handful games per week are really balanced in terms of skill and determination of the teams.
Leaver penalties
In Unranked you should be free to leave during hero selection, no question asked, no penalties. As a seasoned player you got a pretty good expertise of what team constellation on which maps are pretty much DOOMed (hint, hint) to fail. Sure, there is a slim chance, the players bring the necessary skill their selected high-skill heroes demand. Instead you’re taken hostage to a very bad match. Yes, people have to learn, but why they don’t start in FFA DM to get familiar with their hero (oh right, they get vaporized).
Communication is impolite in general
By that I mean, more than 50% of matches are accompanied by insults, mutual blaming etc. (usually in the losing team only). That gives you a wrong impression of what is acceptable and what’s not. While you might not report any insults or nagging, others report EVERY little BS.
Report System sucks bigtime
It’s very prone to exploitation (reports by player groups), warnings come way too late, warnings AND suspension notes are ultra vague (as are the copy & paste BS answers by the support team). If you want a clean shooter, disable communication altogether and leave it to Discord & Co. Less than half the matches have civilized communication. I’d be busy reporting all day long, if I’d take every insult/remark to heart.
Penalties should be based on the offense AND be explicitly justified
I repeatedly asked for the exact and specific reason of my suspension and get the same copy & pasted BS by a super-lazy support. Code of conduct, bla bla, link. Blabla, new authenticator, blabla, watching YT while waiting for the end of my average handling time. Job well done. Next.
I still have no no idea what exactly was over the top. If it was communication, why not suspend communication? If it was something else or several things why don’t you tell? I’ve spent about 3000€ on Blizzard products over the years, I expect a bit more effort for that money. No special treatment but at least a clear answer (feel free to publicly shame me here).
Shop Access locked during suspension:
You can’t even use the shop while suspended. Why? It’s cosmetic items, you paid money for the coins and you’re denied using them? (browser game shop is locked too).
As frequent random group player in OW2, your patience is heavily tested. The more you play, the higher the chance, you get pissed off or offend somebody, be it by snappy comments or playstyle. The amount of perfectly fine matches or the percentage of possible misbehaviour DOES NOT count, nor does your player reputation weigh in. You have ZERO insight into your “Santa’s naughty list”.
In my personal & subjective opinion, I did nothing worth 1 month of suspension, especially when they don’t tell me the offense or the EXACT play rules.
This morning, I had 2 games: 1 Unranked, 1 Competitive. In Unranked, I played reaper on King’s Row and we were about to lose. Ultimate was ready, but i was under 40 hp (instant death by turret was a hazard). I had highground, got in line of sight of the healers and used comm command for healing. Didn’t get one. Didn’t use ultimate in time. Lost (maybe anyway). Said “Damn it. One heal.” So harsh.
Competitive game was good teamplay. On our attack phase in Gibraltar, we struggled with heavy enemy defense after 1st checkpoint. DPS asked me for Orisa (was tank), did so and I asked for a reaper in return, he did so too. We were able to break the enemy line with flank attack and forced push and kept the momentum to the win. No team conflict whatsoever.
After that I went for Christmas shopping and when I returned home, I found my account suspended. During my vacation, I played hundreds of games, staying civilized most of the time, my season reputation peaked at level 4 (until an afk leave at round start to answer the doorbell and accept a delivery).
If unpunished, I’d probably leave 50-60% of Unranked games during hero selection and save me a lot of stress. Instead I endure the upcoming disaster and sometimes fall prone to giving my salty opinion (we German prefer direct communication over faked politeness). I do NOT mind to lose, but I do mind the circumstances.
When both teams give their very best to the end and fight minutes over a spot or a very close and hard result, that’s when Overwatch 2 is best and shines. Even if you lose, it doesn’t matter. It was a good game. Many matches are not…
About this thing I wrote to mods aswell,but they told me to come here because they have no power. I play since OW1 and for me is not quite an intresting choise to be stuck into a unranked match. Because I can tell if we win/lose just by team itself,even if is formed as a rank team. So yesterday i tried to do some challenges were i had to win 35 games,won only 2 out of 7 because most of them I was with trolls,so i started to leave unranked games. Left 1st,suspension (i though i don’t see well),left 2nd,again(and i was like…Ok?),left 3rd,20 min suspension-> that was it , insta delete game because is a bad choise of devs.
With that for example I do not have a problem,because while you say comunication is important I only play with mute all,I do not want to be involved into an toxic conversation and get myself banned. Because most of times the players that are doing nothing entire game they are the most toxic once,even for asking them if they ok(literally happened to me,and i am getting toxic only when you are blaming me for your mistakes)
Well,keep dream for effort from them,this is all with what we can remain. As I said,i play since OW1 and I am totally against the fact they made the game free to play while I had to buy it in 1st place. Because now all kids around the world are starting to play it,obviosly because is free, and they are just,special. They are build different,not only toxic for some reason but bad players aswell.
Fun story against a player,me as ana was hunting a junk and was killing him everytime,even if i was dying after,my purpose was reached. After match he req friend,so i accept him. The next 2nd he started to insult me and my family. He was hoping that I die in pain and he was waiting for something actually to get ride of players like me. Most probly he was toxic ig aswell but I couldn’t tell since i mute all at start of game,just to avoid this thing.
We won the game on top of that,even if it was unranked!
Maybe devs will change this bs option to not be able to leave an unranked game and put some more effort into what they do.
At least on pc none of the daily or weekly challenges require winning.
Winning a match nets you 2 points onto the counter, but you will finish the challenge even if you lose all 35 matches.
Report and block him.
The leaver penalties got implemented because too many people were abusing the possibility.
As the devs stated, some people left 90% of their games.
The penalty system only counts your last 20 games though, so as long as you play 17 games out of your last 20 you should be fine.
Or alternatively only leave one in every 5 games and you’ll stay in the 5 minutes penalty range.
Try playing mystery heroes. You’d be surprised what sort of whacky combinations actually start working with the right people.
While it is true that you can easily tell when your team is playing too scattered, just pick the best performing teammate and stick to them. If the rest fall in line on their own, you will win. If not, then at least you tried.
If you start going solo somewhere as a support, it only works if you can trust the other support to hard carry. If they don’t and you’re busy hunting the enemy, then i’m sad to say that you were one of the reasons why you lost.
Maybe check the heroes again before you try to argue with somebody,because what you just said there is not applied to every hero. You just stated the support situation while you have to actually win games to be counted if you want to get the tank. Check the game more and then we could talk.
If you want ,yea sure,go and play mystery heroes and whatever event mode. I am playing only normal if I want to get a hero because should be faster,is not counted double or whatever if you play rank,and in rest of time I am playing only rank. Any other mode is not giving me any kind of satisfaction and on top of that there are no new modes that could be atleast a little intresting. Not for me atleast,I am not a casual player just to play something,I preffer to play rank/hard mode,this is what gives me satisfaction,but when there are troll and casual ones that try soldier tank or mercy dps for some reason in rank.
I am sry to dissapoint you but is not about the other support to hard carry,it has nothing to do with that. But when dps is strugling to kill and antiheal enemy without any kind of shield or whatsoever then i am obv switching to dps mode since they are useless. And trust me that i am not ignoring healing or something,you have to know when to hunt and not. But whatever. Be like you.
Oh well… i was arguing with a mercy otp, i really appologize
Daily and weekly challenges.
None require winning.
Season/lifetime challenges do require winning
Do you mean you’re doing the hero unlocks? Because i have no idea what you said here.
Double standard much?
And don’t condecend me because i like her movement and spent 4 years playing her in vs ai before moving to other heroes.
My best qp mercy matches are more than 10 elims but also over 8000 heals on avarage.
I know a thing or two about going on a hunt for the snipers that everyone ignores.
I basically one tricked her in my comp games for 3 seasons and got to plat. Stopped playing comp to practise the other supports before going back, as plat and upwards isn’t very mercy friendly since her only pros are good movement and steady healing that you don’t need to aim.
My comp stats (all from this year) speak for themselves that i’m not just a passive healbot
Mystery heroes is a qp mode. It counts towards qp wins. Also is the best excuse ever to practise heroes you’re really bad at. I also think wins in mystery are easier and faster than regular qp.