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Ranked Mode will get a revamp on Overwatch 2. Read on to see all the changes from how to unlock, the new skill, match-focused AI, and more!

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All Changes to Ranked Mode

Skill Tier Division

Skill Tiers will be divided and ranked from Bronze to Grand Master. Each Tier will have five ranks to progress through, from 5 being the lowest to 1.

Competitive Match Updates

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Competitive match updates will be given every 7 games or after 20 losses. Updates will show each player's progress in order to adjust your division.

Match-Focused UI

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Player levels and ranks will completely be removed from the UI in all game modes. Instead, the match UI will showcase match data like accuracy, how well a player uses an ability, and more.

Placement Matches

New players will have to start Competitive Mode as unranked and progress through the tiers.

Old players will have modified ranks

Returning players will have their ranks modified to fit the new system of Overwatch 2. They will not start out as unranked but will be placed on a tier that translates to their old game rank.

Game Reports

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Game Reports is a new feature of Overwatch 2 that lets players revisit past matches. There, players will be able to see all sorts of data on how they played.

Players will also be able to see replays of the match. Be warned, however, that replays will be deleted after each patch.

Top 500 Leaderboards

The Leaderboards will be available two weeks after the start of every season. It will be similar to the original game's Leaderboard function where players have to complete 25 games in Role Queue or 50 in Open Queue.

Skill Decay Solution

Players who have taken significant time off from playing Overwatch will be placed into lower-leveled games to ease them back.

The matchmaking level will also be quicker to change depending on the player's performance.

Rewards

The developers will stop rewarding the top 500 players with sprays and icons. Instead, the top 500 players of each season will have a commemorative title to put on the name card. These will only be given at the end of each season

Competitive Points

Players will be able to earn 15 competitive points per win and 5 for a draw. Exchanging 3000 points will reward players with a golden weapon skin of any hero they choose.

Competitive points will be capped depending on the skill tier players reach.

How to Unlock Competitive Mode

Play Through the Guide

New players of Overwatch 2 will have to play through its tutorial guide, also known as the First-Time User Experience. This makes sure new players are acquainted with the game before stepping foot into Competitive Mode.

Play 50 Quick Matches

Players should also have played at least 50 Quick Matches before being allowed to join Ranked Mode. This is another way to ease new players into the game.

What is Competitive Mode?

Skill-based Match Making

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The competitive mode was made for players that want to play with players of the same skill level. This way, players can avoid playing against those who are several levels above them.

Turns off Cross-Play for PC

For PC players, this is the only for them to play solely against PC players. This is because Cross-Play cannot be turned off for quick-play matches.

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