Bizarre Overwatch 2 bug swaps support duos between teams mid-match

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I love the thrill of a close Overwatch 2 match as much as the next person, but an Overwatch 2 bug that suddenly throws you onto the enemy team midway through the action is a slightly bizarre twist on balancing that nonetheless gives me a warm nostalgia for the heady days of Team Fortress 2. Blizzard’s competitive multiplayer game makes plenty of tweaks and improvements for Overwatch 2 season 3, but this seemingly unintentional issue is as bizarre as it is hilarious.

Overwatch 2 usually tries to refill any gaps when players leave, with an exception made for Overwatch 2 competitive play. Those of you who’ve played the game a fair while are probably familiar with the sight of a player (or group) leaving a match, only to be dropped straight back in as the game’s matchmaking system spots the very game they’ve just left in need.

In some instances, players have reported that players leaving can also trigger a bug that switches other players between teams. This isn’t a new phenomenon, as it reared its head on a few occasions in the first Overwatch as well, but its most recent prominent case is one of the funniest we’ve seen in a while.

Overwatch Reddit user Aleksey ‘Aleksey1903’ shares a clip of a game where they are playing support star Kiriko. In the video, seen below, we see that Aleksey’s support partner Ixus drops from the match – only for Aleksey’s game to suddenly jump to the hero select screen.

Taking a look at the scoreboard, Aleksey finds they are now on the very team they were previously facing off against, while the two supports who were on the enemy team have joined Aleksey’s original crew. To make matters more ridiculous, as the clip ends it appears that the player who initially dropped out is rejoining in the