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'Overwatch' News: Blizzard Teases More Challenging Game Mode For Competitive Players
New details on Blizzard Entertainment's "Overwatch" game mode, the Competitive Play, have been revealed.
According to Player Overwatch, Competitive Play is intended to gamers who have acquired some skills and want to test those skills; thus, the game mode provides a more profound and challenging gaming experience when compared to the Weekly Brawl and Quick Play game modes.
As per the publication, Competitive Play is set to be locked until the player reaches level 25. This is to ensure that gamers achieve concrete comprehension of the game's methodology, heroes, and maps. After reaching level 25, the game mode is set to be available through a play button in the main menu.
Players just have to choose "Competitive Play" from the submenu and this prompts him to a match. It is revealed that players can join a match alone or in groups and this activates "Overwatch's" match making system, allowing gamers to be paired up to someone with the same range of skill level.
According to Kotaku, "Overwatch's" Competitve Play is not that bad. While the Skill Rating has some bugs on specific maps in-game, the system's functionality lets players gain points and walk their path to a skill bracket that matches them against players with similar or slightly higher skill.
In his interview with VG247, "Overwatch" game designer Scott Mercer shared his thoughts on players' progress and skill-based rewards. He said that Competitive Play as a system for players that really wanted to get an accurate gauge of how good they were. He also mentioned that the system was designed to more competitive players, adding that there was a little bit of competitive in people.
Released on May 24, Blizzard's "Overwatch" competitive play is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.