Players of Overwatch 2 who were looking forward to checking out Season 4 were taken aback when they saw their rank drop from where it was when they ended in Competitive, but it appears that Blizzard did this on purpose. Since its release, the ranked experience in Overwatch 2 has been the subject of considerable debate due to problems with matching, unclear SR ratings, and a wide variety of other issues.
In spite of the fact that the developers had stated that Season 4 would mark the end of ranked decay and that players would no longer start a new season at a lower rank, many people found that Season 4 began with them starting at a lower level. Players have been demanding answers across multiple platforms, including Reddit, Twitter, and the official Blizzard forums. However, the developers have already touched on this subject disguised within a statement for Season 4.
An Explanation of the Overwatch 2 Season 4 Rank Changes
The developers of Overwatch explained in a post made by Blizzard on the Overwatch forums that despite removing the decay, there has been one final tweak to the rankings. The Competitive Play ranks of players won’t be lowered at the start of each new season, and all of the other impacts of this system’s earlier iterations have been eliminated. They explained that changes were made so that “everyone’s skill tier and division have been adjusted to match the current estimate of your skill.”
This is why, despite the fact that many players have reported seeing a drop in their ranks from where they finished Season 3, some have seen an increase. OW2 content creator In addition, Skiesti discussed the issue on several social media platforms, saying, “Devs made it so that your rank is now your MMR and not your STD.” This season will not have a Rank Reset like the previous ones. You are going to be transferred to your MMR, which indicates that either your rank will drop, it will remain the same, or will improve.
In this context, the abbreviation STD refers to the skill-tier division comprising five sub-ranks: bronze, silver, gold, platinum, diamond, master, and grandmaster. The unfortunate name notwithstanding, the meaning of STD is clear. It is interesting to note that some players have reported having received the incorrect competitive awards for Season 3 as a result of the rank modification; nevertheless, the developers have mentioned that they are also researching this issue at this time.
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