Overwatch 2 players have been noticing that with the updates leading into Season 3, ranking up in competitive matches has been getting easier. Fans of the competitive shooter that get highly invested in ranking up in Overwatch 2's competitive mode will be bound to notice any shifts in how its structure operates, and since the game is an ongoing service, alterations to it are almost certain to happen.
As Overwatch 2 continues to evolve and shift the game's balance, making controversial changes to favorite characters like Mercy, these shifts are bound to extend beyond the moment-to-moment matches themselves. While the most skilled and competitive players will likely be the ones who always remain in the highest ranks, any changes made to where the most hardcore players spend the bulk of their time will no doubt draw some ire from the community.
One change noticed by several community members is that ranking up in the competitive mode is said to be easier in Season 3 as opposed to any previous season, and these gamers have been reporting their findings on Reddit. Players have noticed that with fewer wins and an overall lower win-to-loss ratio, they have been rising higher in rank when compared to similar performances in the previous seasons. This has been speculated to be the result of new players beginning to play Overwatch 2 and the easier rise in ranks is Blizzard's attempt to ease more of them into playing the game's more competitive offerings.
Regarding what the specific changes are, a commenter speculated that a reason it appears more people are having an easier time rising in the ranks is that losses might have less of an effect on how rankings are affected in this season. With the return of features such as enemy endorsements in Overwatch 2, something that can be speculated is that more subtle changes are also being implemented in the game as a way to mitigate a lot of potential frustration from losses while encouraging friendlier communication between players and the team they oppose for a match.
Since the skins introduced in Overwatch 2 Season 3 will be sure to attract new players to the game, the apparent changes seen can also be a way to give newer players a better impression of the game, encouraging them to play for a longer period of time. If these changes are to stay, it could mean that more players will try out the competitive mode and become invested in rising up the ranks.
Overwatch 2 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Dexerto
