Following months of player requests, the Overwatch 2 developers have confirmed that some changes to the game’s Ping system are coming. One of the most well-liked new features from Overwatch 2 is the Ping system, which enables players to communicate more efficiently without a microphone.
Although the system has been beneficial for pinpointing enemy locations and ensuring that a squad enters the fray together, some things could be improved with how information is shared. Occasionally, that information has even been given in error. Gavin Winter, a systems designer, responded to a player who complained about the “Group Up” ping, saying, “I’m with you” instead, confirming that changes would be made later in Season 4.
Season 4 will bring Ping improvements to Overwatch 2
Winter claims a new “contextual pings” setting would be included in the mid-season patch later in Season 4. Hey everyone, we’re adding a new setting to the mid-season patch that will allow you to decide whether contextual pings for Group Up and Need Healing will be used when shooting at an allied hero. “‘Off’ will be the default,” Winter said. Winter said that although there were some errors with the communication wheel modifications between the first Overwatch and Overwatch 2, they have since been fixed.
He continued, “I made some blunders when I reimplemented this feature for OW2 right before launch, such as letting this ping type travel past walls and go an almost unlimited distance. The developer went on to say that while many Reddit posts are addressing this system and its problems, the number of people that want the change is “likely much smaller than the number of players that do not want this feature,” which is why it has taken some time to be implemented.
Winter also advised players to modify the default Ping Wheel settings on the. To prevent sending the incorrect pings out into the world, 18 seconds defaults to a figure like 3. The developer claims that he and the team are working on alternative Ping system fixes. At the very least, gamers may anticipate additional alternatives once the mid-season patch is released.
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