Some Overwatch 2 players have already done their placement matches for Season 2 Competitive Play, and they are placing lower than expected. Overwatch 2 Season 2 is out now, and like Season 1, it asks players to complete seven matches per role (or seven total for Open Queue) to get their Competitive Play placements. However, there's been some controversy with how Overwatch 2 has handled Competitive Play, and it doesn't look like that is changing with Season 2.Overwatch 2's approach to Competitive Play has been hugely controversial from the start. Overwatch 2 made big changes to Competitive Play compared to OW1, doing away with the SR system that fans had gotten accustomed to, switching to a new system where one's rank changes after every seven wins or 20 losses. Many Overwatch 2 fans have criticized this system as not being as rewarding or fun as Comp from the first game.Many players ranked low in Overwatch 2 Competitive Play in Season 1, apparently due to a bug, and now players are ranking low in Season 2, but it's on purpose this time around. The uproar about Overwatch 2 Competitive Play placements have been enough for Blizzard to issue an official statement on the matter, explaining that "rank decay" is applied to players at the start of a new season. They are then expected to climb back up to the rank that represents their true skill level over the course of the season. Needless to say, this approach is not sitting well with many Overwatch 2 players.
Blizzard has said that it needs to do a better job of making these systems understandable to players and that it will be addressing these things in future updates. However, it seems some players won't be satisfied by anything short of reverting to the Competitive Play system from Overwatch 1. Other elements from the first Overwatch that fans have been asking to make a comeback include the controversial loot boxes, which many are missing because now cosmetics can pretty much only be obtained by spending real money.
It's unclear just how drastic of changes Blizzard is willing to make to Overwatch 2 based on feedback, but it has been making some changes. In response to those upset about new heroes being locked behind tier 55 of the Battle Pass, Blizzard decided to move new Tank hero Ramattra to tier 45 instead, which should help players get their hands on him a bit quicker. Whether this was enough of a change is up for debate, but it does seem to show Blizzard is listening to feedback.
Overwatch 2 is available in early access for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.