Blizzard admits Overwatch 2's new Ranked mode "suffered from poor comprehension"

Blizzard has outlined what changes it has planned for Overwatch 2’s third season.

In a brief blog post shared on the official website, director Aaron Keller admitted that the new Ranked mode “suffered from poor comprehension”, acknowledging that there was “confusion around players’ real rank and how that translated to skill level, difficulty forming groups with friends, and a negative impression of the matchmaker when players of different ranks were put in the same match”.

“We will be implementing some changes in S3 and quite a few more in S4 all aimed at creating more clarity in the system. More details on short-term changes and long-term vision will be coming soon,” Keller said.

“We’ve gotten feedback from players that the game doesn’t feel rewarding enough to play and that players can’t earn the items they want in a short enough period of time,” Keller added. “We’ll be making a change in S3 that should address some of these complaints. This is a first step. We will have more details to share about this next week.”