Overwatch 2: Blizzard Apologizes for Shaky Launch, Promises Fixes for Queues and More
Between server errors, broken account merges, and a strange SMS requirement that locked some players with prepaid phone plans out of the game, Overwatch 2’s launch on Tuesday was pretty controversial. Blizzard has now apologized and is working to fix some of these issues.
of Blizzard forum postcommunity manager Jody apologized for the game’s launch and detailed some of the ways the team is working to fix these issues.
“First of all, we would like to apologize to our players. We hoped the launch of Overwatch 2 went smoothly,” the post read. “We maintain higher standards and work hard to solve the problems our customers are experiencing.”
Overwatch 2 required players to connect a phone number, which strangely doesn’t allow prepaid phone plans. , explains that starting Friday you will no longer need to provide your phone number. However, it doesn’t look like Blizzard has completely removed this requirement.
Blizzard is also working to improve server stability — after countless players have dealt with crashes, long queues, and login difficulties, we’ve patched our login servers and added some updates to our player database to reduce the load. We are working on various ways to stabilize these servers, such as adding more nodes. .
Finally, some players who have merged multiple accounts have addressed missing inventory items. To combat this, Blizzard is now rolling out his UI fix encouraging more players to merge their accounts. The company also guarantees players that they haven’t lost any data. In many cases, it’s just taking a long time to merge into Overwatch 2.
Despite a rough launch, including multiple DDoS attacks on release day, the game remains solid. In his review, he gave Overwatch 2 a rating of 8/10, calling it “a very enjoyable team-based FPS of his, full of charm and love of the world it’s set in.”
