Overwatch 2 director confirms what we already knew: the 'meta' isn't all that important
Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller has been doing something pretty neat lately: talking about Overwatch 2. The de facto voice of Blizzard on matters of Overwatch recently made it a goal to communicate with players more often about the current state of the game, and the man is on a roll. So far with his «Director's Take» series, Keller has written about ranked woes(opens in new tab), the future of Arcade mode, and the failed experiment that is map pools(opens in new tab).
It's refreshing to see so much transparency from Overwatch's top brass on topics that matter most to daily players, and today's blog concerning win rates and hero popularity(opens in new tab) is easily his most illuminating yet.
Right out of the gate, Keller shares some interesting observations about Overwatch 2's ranked meta in the first weeks of season 3. For instance, «most supports are viable in nearly every skill tier,» something that didn't feel very true back in season 1. He also confirms one development that players have noticed looking at semi-reliable stat aggregation sites like Overbuff(opens in new tab): Brigitte is having a moment right now. «Brigitte has really popped this season and has the highest win rate for nearly all skill tiers except for Top 500, where Zen takes the lead, with both averaging out to a nearly 55% win rate,» Keller said. «On the other end of the spectrum are Kiriko and Moira at around 45%.»
While you'd think that those who are playing a competitive shooter, particularly its most competitive mode, would gravitate toward heroes with the highest win rates, Keller says that's not the case (names bolded by me):
«When we look at who is actually being played, the top supports are Ana, Kiriko, and Mercy for nearly all
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