An Overwatch 2 neighborhood supervisor took to the sport’s official boards to share an Overwatch 2 standing replace. The put up outlines a few of participant’s largest considerations with the sport’s tumultuous launch, in addition to lays out how Blizzard intends to deal with these points.

The first challenge the put up addressed was Overwatch 2‘s SMS requirement. Prior to the replace, all Overwatch 2 gamers have been required to attach their cellphone to their Battle.web account in an effort to carry people extra accountable for dishonest or unhealthy conduct. However, after many gamers expressed frustration with the system and criticized it for being exclusionary, Blizzard has all however eradicated the coverage for present gamers.

“The majority of our console neighborhood (gamers who already had Overwatch linked to their Battle.web account, together with any console participant who has performed since June 9, 2021) not want to fulfill SMS Protect necessities,” Blizzard wrote. “Any PC participant who ever performed the unique Overwatch has this requirement eliminated.”

The put up then addressed yesterday’s server shutdowns, stating they have been crucial for 2 causes: one, to deal with bugs regarding account merges and logins, and two, to conduct upgrades to the sport’s databases. Blizzard added that due to these shutdowns, it was in a position to quadruple server capability and scale back login queues. Early indicators point out Overwatch 2’s servers are a lot more healthy than earlier than, although Blizzard wrote that this weekend would be the sport’s “largest check but.”

For these coping with points associated to merging their accounts (together with their Overwatch collections not efficiently transferring to Overwatch 2), Blizzard has strengthened that your skins and different cosmetics aren’t misplaced and they’re persevering with to work on resolving the difficulty. Thankfully, yesterday’s database upgrades ought to assist expedite the method.

The put up then addresses a number of different bugs and warns gamers they might see a rise in matchmaking instances earlier than thanking them for his or her persistence.

“We perceive that the launch expertise has been irritating for many individuals in our neighborhood. We deeply recognize your persistence and thanks to your assist, and we’re laser centered on bettering the Overwatch 2 expertise for all gamers.”