Why the Original Overwatch Needs Competitive-Oriented Quick Play

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Access for those who signed up for Blizzard's second Overwatch 2 beta is ongoing, following the first beta and the original announcement of the game at Blizzcon 2019. It was projected that all registered players would be granted access to Overwatch 2's beta by July 14, which is only about four days before this wave closes.

Those who are currently playtesting the game, along with those who watch Overwatch 2 streamers, are likely already familiar with the new Quick Play mode that got introduced. At the moment the only modes that are available are Unranked, which features Role Queue and Open Queue, alongside Custom Games, and the Practice Range, but Overwatch 2's Quick Play shows how the first game could have benefitted from a similar system.

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In the beta's Unranked mode, players found they were following the Competitive rule set, though without gaining or losing any Skill Rating (SR) points. This allows for each team to fully play out each map and experience the game in its entirety. If a player were defending on a map like Kings Row for one round of the game, the game will place them and their team on offense in the next round.

In the Quick Play mode of Overwatch prime, Competitive rules do not apply, so those looking for a fast queue must accept that the game they play may also be faster. The trade-off has frustrated some users in the past, as they may have any number of reasons to opt-out of Ranked gameplay, even if it's just as simple as wanting to play the game more casually than what Competitive calls for. Between no longer having to worry about SR, lacking the time for long queues, and avoiding tilting players, there are plenty of benefits to forgoing Ranked using Overwatch