What you need to know
- Overwatch 2 Executive Producer Jared Neuss recently published a blog post that confirms developer Blizzard is planning on improving the game's progression and rewards.
- Starting in Season 2, Blizzard is offering a free earnable skin in each upcoming event. It's also committed to continuing Twitch Drops.
- In the far future, there are also plans to improve the Battle Pass and challenge system, while also introducing more "play-focused progression systems."
- Blizzard is also looking into improvements for Competitive matchmaking and queue times. Additionally, Neuss also teased an upcoming Season 2 nerf to Sojourn.
We don't know anything specific about the future yet, but we anticipate that the developers are aiming to make the Battle Pass more rewarding, weekly challenges less frustrating, and the game overall more about earning rewards rather than buying them. Overall, it's great to see that Blizzard is listening to fan feedback and has plans to improve Overwatch 2's progression systems.
Notably, the developer wants to make other changes in the future, too, including improvements to the game's queue times and ranked Competitive mode. A Season 2 nerf to the railgun DPS hero Sojourn was teased at the end of the blog post as well, with Neuss saying that changes "for your favorite cybernetically-enhanced Canadian" will be discussed soon. Sojourn has been dominating higher Competitive ranks and the Overwatch League since the game's release due to her incredible mobility, extremely high overall damage output, and ability to pick off opponents with lethal headshots.
Overwatch 2 is available now on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch. It's arguably one of the best Xbox shooters available, and since it's free-to-play, it doesn't cost anything to check it out. Alternatively, players can purchase the Overwatch 2: Watchpoint Pack that provides access to Season 1's Premium Battle Pass, 2,000 Overwatch Coins, and a bundle of unique Legendary skins.
