For online shooters like Overwatch 2, scoreboards are an important element for players. Pulling it up during a match or at the end of game reveals statistics on how everyone did, including things like assists, eliminations, deaths, and other details that many care about. While scoreboards are fairly standard these days for most team based multiplayer games, there have been times when a limited or missing scoreboard has caused controversy, the biggest example being Battlefield 2042 which didn't include one at launch.
In terms of the recently released Overwatch 2, Blizzard featured a few iterations of a scoreboard throughout the beta sessions earlier in the summer months. While the scoreboard was always a step up from the more limited version in the original Overwatch, the first iteration of it wasn't aesthetically pleasing to most players. The expanded information was generally hard to read due to critical stats being on far ends of the screen, making it difficult to see useful details like team compositions.
However, Blizzard seemingly took that feedback and made updates for the second beta, shrinking it down a bit to better fit the player's screen. The Overwatch 2 scoreboard continues to feature tons of details, though some abbreviations being used may not be as easy to understand as others.
What is MIT?
One of the more confusing aspects of the Overwatch 2 scoreboard is the abbreviation MIT, which ultimately means Damage Mitigated. While similar to "Damaged Blocked" in the original Overwatch, this statistic has been expanded to not only include damage blocked by a shield, but by abilities that help prevent damage from being taken. This includes anything that keeps damage away from the player or their teammates and ultimately prevents the enemy player from charging their ultimate ability.
While Reinhardt, Sigma, and Brigitte are obvious candidates for this statistic thanks to their shielding abilities, it now expands to include characters like Ana with her Nano Boost skill or Orisa and her Fortify ability. Tank players will likely be able to quickly pull major MIT numbers, though with the stat now expanded, even support players will be able to rack up some big numbers here as well.
Other Scoreboard Abbreviations
Overwatch 2 gives players a better vantage on how all players are performing during a match, instead of just focusing on their own personal numbers and stats during an Overwatch match. With an expanded scoreboard, Blizzard had to abbreviate each category in order to ensure that it not only fit, but was readable as well. As such, players will need to get familiar with each column and what the abbreviation is for. Here's a rundown of each category within the Overwatch 2 scoreboard.
- E - Eliminations during a match.
- A - Assists during a match.
- D - How many deaths the player has had during a match.
- DMG - Damage dealt.
- H - How much damage was healed. This field is generally for Support classes only so other classes will likely be at 0.
- MIT - The previously mentioned Damage Mitigated.
Overwatch 2 is free-to-play for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.