Skill Tier Divisions
SR is being replaced by Skill Tier Divisions in Overwatch 2. We made the decision to remove SR as a numeric value to relieve the sense of being stuck at a certain rank. Seeing your SR go up and down after each match almost felt like taking a test with the teacher passing or failing you based on each individual question rather than your complete work. It was a lot of pressure, and it doesn’t give players an accurate representation of how they’re performing overall in Competitive.
Dated September 28, 2022 - this comm from Blizzard stated that they’ve removed SR value “relieve the sense of being stuck at a certain rank”.
Yet, we’re stuck in G1,D1,M2,GM3 - or whatever. I win 5/ lose 5, and I’m stuck at the same rank. I win 6 and lose 4, and I’m stuck in the same rank yet up the division by a few %. Guess what Blizzard, I now have the sense of being stuck in a certain division.
Please bring back the SR value, the tier bands based on SR. The visuals worked on OW1, the rank up/derank visuals were good to see. Now, we get a board displaying 5 eventual wins + a value for the number of losses. How boring.
Would also be good to be fair, to see what the hell you have broken around this area.
Give us the option between if we want your dead Overwatch 2 visuals, or the brilliant, proven visuals of OW1.
Anyone else prefer the old SR detail? - Even the screens post match of the SR value increase/decrease, the visual of the rank against each profile, the visual of the promotion/demotion when it occurs at the end of the game etc.