Competitive game modes are very popular in multiplayer FPS titles, andOverwatchis no different. Reaching a high rank is an accomplishment that players should be proud of, and now a newOverwatchbug is giving low-ranked players the rewards that only the highest-leveled players should be getting.
Competitive mode inOverwatchworks very similarly to its contemporaries with players losing and gaining skill rating depending on whether they win or lose and reaching higher tiers with a higher skill rating. After raising through diamond rank,players get ranked as the top 500Overwatchplayersin their region, which is no small feat.
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When players end a season in the top 500, each season they are given unique player icons and animated sprays that are unable to be earned after that season wraps up. Obviously, the sprays and icons are pretty respected amongst theOverwatchcommunity as they are so hard to achieve. A new bug, however, has started awarding them to other plays all the way down to the lowest rank, Bronze. Reports of the bug started appearing on variousOverwatchsubreddits as the most recentOverwatchcompetitive season has just finished. The issue comes just weeks after someOverwatchplayers were breaking ranked matches by using Workshop codes.
Some players in the subreddits are theorizing that the rewards were accidentally swapped with the normal competitive season rewards that every player gets by the development team. They are theorizing this because while players are earning the top 500 rewards, they are not receiving the rewards that they were expecting to get at all. The issue also seems to be widespread with no players receiving the regular competitive rewards and are getting either the top 500 icon, the spray, or both instead.Cosmetics are a big part ofOverwatch, so it will be interesting to see how Blizzard addresses the bug.
While Blizzard has not released an official statement on the bug, it does come during a tumultuous moment forOverwatch. Not only does therecent departure ofOverwatch’s long-time director Jeff Kaplanhave some players concerned for the game’s future and its coming sequel, but the game has also found itself in a controversy over a recent skin for the hero Mei.
Blizzard will likely address the bug rather soon, but hopefully, it satisfies allOverwatchplayers equally. Expectedly, Blizzard will also have something to share with players on the long-awaitedOverwatch 2despite the company’s absence from this year’s E3.
Overwatchis available now on PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One.
