Overwatch 2: Blizzard shares "Road Forward" as Season 2 draws to a close; Will include improvements to matchmaking system & more

Blizzard has shared a blog looking back at Season 2, and sharing some of their plans and visions for Season 3. Though Blizzard hasn’t yet shared an official date for the launch of Season 3, Season 2 is expected to end on February 6 with the ongoing event of the Lunar New Year. Therefore we can expect Season 3 to kick off on February 7. Here’s everything latest that Blizzard has shared about the future of Overwatch 2. 

In-Game Events

They are sure to come back as limited-time game modes much like Season 2’s Winter Wonderland and Lunar New Year Events. Battle of the Olympus has been announced to return, but with improvements this time. Team Deathmatch will be enabled for custom games. Additionally environmental kills will be included in the leaderboard. 

Rewards and Credits

The event-rewards will be improved upon to make them feel more rewarding and exciting for all players. Blizzard announces that an event in Season 3, will offer players an all-new legendary skin. Also, starting Season 4, Blizzard intends to offer new items as rewards for most big events. 

Overwatch Credits are to make a comeback with Season 3, with a chance to earn up to 1500 credits as free rewards. Premium rewards will get you up to 500 credits via the Season 3 battle pass. 

Changes to match-making and competitive mode 

In Season 3 competitive play will reduce the number of wins between competitive updates from 7 to 5 wins, and 20 to 15 for losses. Additionally, similarly ranked players will be matched within each role. 

Changes to Hero Gallery

You will soon be able to use Overwatch Coins or Credits to get access to all the epic and legendary-tier skins that were released before the launch of Overwatch 2. The Hero Gallery will thus permanently feature skins from the seasonal event modes like Witch Mercy, Surf 'N' Splash Torbjörn, and Snowman Wrecking Ball. Additionally, the base price of these legendary skins will be lowered to 1500 Coins or credits. 

Blizzard also mentions how they plan to revamp their “on fire” system to celebrate the players’ performance within the match. They are also reportedly working on a hero-based progression system, “that would showcase the energy players put into playing each hero and mastering their different capabilities.” Regardless, these are the long-term plans for Overwatch 2 and Blizzard mentions that they are subject to change.