Having launched the Overwatch 2 PvP beta test last week, Blizzard has now provided a preliminary response to the testers’ feedback so far.
To begin with, the developers will focus on making sure support characters are more appealing to players.
Blizzard also promised quite a few changes coming to the brand new Overwatch 2 scoreboard.
Overwatch 2 is expected to launch at some point next year, featuring a new replayable PvE mode.
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- We’ll be adding a new “Damage Mitigated” statistic that will reside next to Damage Done and Healing Done in the scoreboard. This statistic will cover things like damage blocked and damage reduced by other abilities such as Ana’s Nano Boost, Baptiste’s Immortality Field, and many others!
- The team may also look at reworking the Fire system sometime in the future to complement the scoreboard system as we believe it can provide excitement for high-performing players.
UI and Design
- The team is seeing a lot of feedback highlighting certain elements of the scoreboard and how they can be more effectively communicated in game, like evaluating ultimate abilities and hero pictures to decide where on the scoreboard those things can live.
- Please keep in mind that this reworked scoreboard screen is a work in progress and the team will continue to iterate and improve this feature as we progress through testing. We’re already exploring multiple concepts for different layouts.
Please keep in mind that this reworked scoreboard screen is a work in progress and the team will continue to iterate and improve this feature as we progress through testing. We’re already exploring multiple concepts for different layouts.
