Overwatch 2 Competitive Matchmaking Is A Mess Right Now

While the launch of Overwatch 2 was far from perfect, there’s no denying the highly-anticipated follow-up successfully revitalized the multiplayer shooter for many players, myself included. With the release of Overwatch 2, Blizzard introduced a ton of changes to the competitive mode in an attempt to reduce toxicity in the community, and for the first season, it felt like the changes worked without causing too many problems. However, Season 2 of Overwatch 2 has shown cracks in the new systems, resulting in messy and lopsided matches.Come from Sports betting site VPbet

The current state of Overwatch 2 competitive

The main issue with Overwatch 2 competitive matchmaking is that players are consistently getting matched with and against players far outside of their skill range. There are plenty of posts on the Overwatch 2 forums from people dealing with these issues, and I have personally had players with the “Master Challenger” title–which is awarded for finishing the game’s previous season at the highest tier–appear in my Gold-tier lobbies (Overwatch 2 ranks go Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, Grandmaster, and Top 500), both on my team and against me.

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