Changes for your reference. We look forward to your feedback.

• Respawning times are now 75% of their original time.
• Payloads in Escort and Hybrid maps will move 60% faster.
• Taking control of the Objective Point in Hybrid is 40% faster than normal.
• Taking control of the objective point in Control is 40% faster than normal, and scoring the capture progress percentage is 80% faster.
• Taking control of the objective point in Flashpoint is 20% faster than normal, and scoring the capture progress percentage is 40% faster.
• When you play an Escort, Hybrid, or Push map, the initial match time has been reduced to 70% of the original time, and any time extensions are also reduced to 70% of the total time added.
• These changes only apply to all players who play in Role Queue and Open Queue Quick Play modes during the duration of the event and will return to normal after January 14. Competitive Play and Arcade modes are not affected by these changes.

We are aware of an issue that purchasing the Winter Fair Shop Bundle on the Nintendo^® Switch will not grant the 575 Event Tickets to unlock the cosmetics in the Winter Fair. We are working to resolve this issue and will grant the tickets to everyone affected at a later date. Note the Winter Fair will remain open through January 15 to redeem items for all platforms. This issue should not affect those who only purchase the Premium Event Pass or only earn tickets on the Free Event Pass.

If you’d rather not wait to receive the 575 tickets from your Winter Fair Bundle purchase, for a limited time, you may request an Overwatch Coin refund by starting a ticket with Blizzard Customer Service. Refunding the bundle will remove all other items, including the Formalwear Legendary Tracer skin.

Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to resolve this issue.

Following up to let all of you know that we have fixed the bug with equipping default weapons and have brought the Hard Light Weapon Skins back to the in-game shop. Cheers!

Seasons Greetings, heroes. We encountered an issue where Hard Light weapon skins for Mercy, Reinhardt, and Reaper cannot be unequipped. We are looking to fix this issue in a future update, but for now, we have taken the Hard Light Weapon Skins off of the in-game shop and will bring them back for purchase at a later date.

Happy Holidays Heroes! Now is your chance to get decked out in festive holiday swag with all new Twitch Drops! You can earn fun rewards when you watch your favorite Overwatch 2 content creators and influencers on Twitch! Link your Battle.net account today and earn these new rewards, available starting today and going through January 2.

• Watch a total of 2 hours to earn the Ice Fishing for Reinhardt
• Watch a total of 5 hours to earn the Snowball Fight Highlight Intro for Reinhardt
• Watch a total of 9 hours to earn the Epic Festive Reinhardt skin.

Earning Twitch drops for Overwatch 2 is easy! Simply connect your Battle.net account with your Twitch account, then tune into any eligible channel in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch. Remember, when you earn any drops, you must claim them at Twitch.tv/drops to receive them in Overwatch 2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What are the dates of the Twitch Drops?

A. Our Twitch drops campaign runs from Tuesday, December 19 at 11 AM to Sunday, Januar...

Get ready, Mauga is charging onto the scene and we’re celebrating with all new Twitch Drops! You can earn fun rewards when you watch your favorite Overwatch 2 content creators and influencers on Twitch! Link your Battle.net account today and earn these new rewards, available starting today and going through December 17.

• Watch a total of 2 hours to earn the Crooner Spray for Mauga
• Watch a total of 5 hours to earn the Cha-Cha & Gunny Highlight Intro for Mauga
• Watch a total of 9 hours to earn the Legendary Talon Sombra skin.

Earning Twitch drops for Overwatch 2 is easy! Simply connect your Battle.net account with your Twitch account, then tune into any eligible channel in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch. Remember, when you earn any drops, you must claim them at Twitch.tv/drops to receive them in Overwatch 2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What are the dates of the Twitch Drops?

A. Our Twitch drops campaign runs from Tuesday, December 5 at 11 AM to Sunday, December 17 at 11:59 PM.

Q. H...

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – December 5, 2023

These patch notes will be live for Overwatch 2 on December 5, 2023 when Season 8 launches.

NEW HERO – MAUGA

Introducing Mauga, a long-awaited tank hero who comes with a rapid-fire personality, massive stature, and brawl-centric abilities

Mauga

• Mauga has been added to the lineup.

Incendiary Chaingun (Primary Fire)

• Automatic weapon that ignites enemies on repeated impacts.

Volatile Chaingun (Secondary Fire)

• Automatic weapon that deals critical damage to burning enemies.

Overrun (Ability 1)

• Charge forward and stomp to launch enemies. You are unstoppable while charging.

Cardiac Overdrive (Ability 2)

• Nearby allies take reduced damage and heal by dealing damage.

Cage Fight (Ultimate)

• Deploy a barrier that traps yourself and enemies. Gain unlimited ammo while inside.

Berserker (Passive)

• Gain temporary health when dealing critical damage.

BATTLE OF THE BEASTS

Fight in a powerful brawl with epic and powerful Grand Beasts in a fun 4...

Season 7 is almost done! If you are looking to catch up on your Battle Pass, you can earn up to five Battle Pass Tier Skips when you watch up to 10 total hours of live streams in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch starting today, November 28, through Monday, December 4.

• Watch 2 Total Hours to earn one Battle Pass Tier Skip
• Watch 4 Total Hours to earn one more Battle Pass Tier Skip
• Watch 6 Total Hours to earn one more Battle Pass Tier Skip
• Watch 8 Total Hours to earn one more Battle Pass Tier Skip
• Watch 10 Total Hours to earn one more Battle Pass Tier Skip

Earning Twitch drops for Overwatch 2 is easy! Simply connect your Battle.net account with your Twitch account, then tune into any eligible channel in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch. Remember, when you earn any drops, you must claim them at Twitch.tv/drops to receive them in Overwatch 2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What are the dates of the Twitch Drops?

A. Our upcoming drops campaign runs from Tuesday, November 28 11:00 AM PST...

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – November 14, 2023

These changes will be live in the upcoming patch on November 14, 2023.

HERO UPDATES

Roadhog

Developer Comments: The broad goal of the Roadhog rework was to improve his frontline presence on the battlefield as a tank hero and reduce the frustration enemy players had with how consistently deadly his hook combo has been in the past.

Roadhog’s previous Scrap Gun primary and secondary fire have been reworked into one primary fire shot that is still most effective at close range but also deals more reliable damage from further away now.

His Take a Breather has been changed to a resource-based ability and has been moved to Secondary Fire for a more convenient control scheme. It can be used more frequently but will need to recharge its resource over time, increasing its flexibility as a tanking tool and making it not as easy to counter.

He now has a new ability called Pig Pen, which is a deployable trap that activates when enemies are nearby, ...

Overwatch World Cup 2023 reaches its epic conclusion, with the top 16 teams from around the globe competing for the title of World Cup champions! Starting today, tune in to either the official Overwatch World Cup 2023 broadcast on the PlayOverwatch or Overwatch Contenders Twitch Channels, or an Overwatch World Cup 2023 watch party channel on Twitch, and collect new Overwatch World Cup home and away skins, Team sprays, and a World Cup Top 16 Name Card when you watch.

You can earn these Twitch Drops rewards from three campaigns throughout the tournament week. Simply watch the required amount of hours in each campaign time period to earn the rewards from that campaign. Any earned drops must be claimed within 24 hours from the end of each campaign. Once a campaign is over, those drops will no longer be available to earn.

Campaign 1 – Group Stages Days 1 & 2

Sunday, October 29 12:00 AM – Monday, October 30 11:59 PM PDT

Drops must be claimed by Tuesday, October 31 at 11:59 PM PDT

Trick or treat! Get ready for a great Halloween with MayHAM Wrecking Ball. Twitch Drops are back, and you can earn fun rewards when you watch your favorite Overwatch 2 content creators and influencers on Twitch! Link your Battle.net account today and earn spooky new rewards, available starting today and going through October 28.

• Watch a total of 2 hours to earn the Trick or Treat Spray for Wrecking Ball
• Watch a total of 6 hours to earn the MayHAM Legendary Skin for Wrecking Ball

Earning Twitch drops for Overwatch 2 is easy! Simply connect your Battle.net account with your Twitch account, then tune into any eligible channel in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch. Remember, when you earn any drops, you must claim them at Twitch.tv/drops to receive them in Overwatch 2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What are the dates of the Twitch Drops?

A. Our Twitch drops campaign runs from Thursday, October 26 11 AM to Saturday, October 28 at 11:59 PM.

Q. How long do I have to claim my drops?

You must...

To the heroes of Overwatch,

We want to keep you up to date on some of the bugs and issues we’re aware of that are affecting the game. This is not a complete list of all currently tracked issues affecting Overwatch 2, rather, this is a targeted list of some known specific issues with this release.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience, and we appreciate y’all’s understanding. Our team is working to resolve these issues, and we will provide more information as soon as we have updates!

Current Issues

• We have disabled Rialto from all game modes as we investigate an issue with the map.
• We are investigating an issue where directing pinging a teammate with select ping commands like group up is not working correctly.
• We are investigating an issue with the default Weapon Skin option appearing locked and requiring Competitive Points to unlock. Do not attempt to spend Competitive Points on this item, as we cannot refund Competitive Points spent.
• We are investigating an issue where the Pineapple Pizz...

Trick or Treat! Twitch Drops are back, and you can earn fun rewards when you watch your favorite Overwatch 2 content creators and influencers on Twitch! Link your Battle.net account today and earn spooky new rewards, available starting today and going through October 20.

• Watch 2 hours to earn the Lilith’s Visage Player Icon
• Watch 2 more hours to earn the Demonic Skull Weapon Charm
• Watch 3 more hours to earn the “Bwee Bwoo-Bwoo-Bwoo” Bastion Voice Line
• Watch 3 more hours to earn the “Something Wicked This Way Comes” Moira Voice Line
• Watch 4 more hours to earn the Possessed Pharah Epic Skin

Earning Twitch drops for Overwatch 2 is easy! Simply connect your Battle.net account with your Twitch account, then tune into any eligible channel in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch. Remember, when you earn any drops, you must claim them at Twitch.tv/drops to receive them in Overwatch 2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What are the dates of the Twitch Drops?

A. Our Twitch drops campaign runs from O...

Test placeholder text goes h WELCOME TO SEASON 7 FOR COMPETITIVE PLAY IN OVERWATCH 2!

Season 7 of Competitive Play is here!

Competitive Play is designed for those players who want to put their skills to the test and offers a more serious experience than our Quick Play or Arcade Modes. Players new to Overwatch 2 will unlock access to Competitive Play when they complete the Competitive Play Qualification challenge by winning 50 unranked games.

GETTING STARTED

Before you can kick off your competitive career, you will be required to win five games to obtain their seasonal skill division for their selected Competitive Play mode. Within the standard Role Queue competitive mode, players will earn a separate skill division for each role in Competitive Play, for a total of three distinct skill divisions. There is a separate skill division for Open Queue and other competitive modes as well. This skill division will be a tier—Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, or Grandmaster—followe...

Season 9 is almost done, and a new adVENTURE is on the way. If you are looking to catch up on your Battle Pass, you can earn up to five Battle Pass Tier Skips when you watch up to 10 total hours of live streams in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch starting today, March 28, through Sunday, March 31.

• Watch 2 Total Hours to earn one Battle Pass Tier Skip
• Watch 4 Total Hours to earn one more Battle Pass Tier Skip
• Watch 6 Total Hours to earn one more Battle Pass Tier Skip
• Watch 8 Total Hours to earn one more Battle Pass Tier Skip
• Watch 10 Total Hours to earn one more Battle Pass Tier Skip

Earning Twitch drops for Overwatch 2 is easy: connect your Battle.net account with your Twitch account, then tune into any eligible channel in the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch. Remember, when you earn any drops, you must claim them at Twitch.tv/drops to receive them in Overwatch 2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What are the dates of the Twitch Drops?

A. Our upcoming drops campaign runs from Thursday, ...