Overwatch 2 players are stuck in queue because nobody wants to play support, and the battle pass is making it worse
Overwatch 2 has a support problem, and a few weeks after launch, the lack of support players seems to be worsening queue times.
Our own Alyssa Mercante said in May that it sucks being an Overwatch 2 support player, and a non-trivial chunk of the game's community now seems to have come to the same conclusion. Many players, including some of the best, are undeniably making support work for them, but recent discussions around the role are largely negative.
"This game isn't fun for support," argues Blizzard forum user Darrington (opens in new tab). "With an overemphasized focus on making damage players happy, and curtailing the 'Tank' role to become 'Bigger DPS,' I think that A LOT was lost in the transition."
LegendZach (opens in new tab) echoed this point in their own pointed post skewering known-support deleters Genji and Sombra, who many expect to be nerfed relatively soon: "Support is unplayable. For the first time ever I left a match tonight. Every match is literally Genji and Sombra constantly and nothing I can do about it. This game wasn't built for 5v5 and supports weren't made for this. Until something is done I'm only playing DPS."
Reddit user TheMeltingPointOfWax (opens in new tab) hammered this home: "I enjoyed playing support in [Overwatch 1] because I felt like I was actually SUPPORTING the team … But now every game feels like a run-from-Genji simulator."
"I've went three matches back to back and these were the most painful and miserable matches of my life," Starlord (opens in new tab) says of support. "5v5 really screwed up this role even more."
"This role has zero carry potential," adds Hysorn (opens in new tab) in a post appropriately titled "Now I know why no one plays support."
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