All articles tagged with #competitive play
MTG Arena's Brawl format, which has grown in popularity, is evolving with new bans and a special competitive event to balance casual and competitive play, featuring a new ban list, rewards, and a focus on diverse deck strategies.
The Pokémon GO World Championships 2025 kicked off with intense and exciting matches on Day 1, showcasing high-level gameplay, strategic battles, and surprising turns, setting the stage for an exciting competition ahead.
During the LA Regionals live stream, new details for Pokemon Go's next season, Shared Skies, were revealed, including attack changes and new move availabilities for 25 Pokemon. The season starts on June 3, 2024, and fans are particularly excited about the Scald nerf and Salamence getting a Flying-type attack.
Overwatch 2 developers address the issue of unapproved peripherals on consoles, aiming to maintain fair play for all players. They have implemented detection methods for these peripherals and plan to take action against players using them, with penalties including restrictions from competitive play and potential account bans. The team is also considering adding official mouse-and-keyboard support for consoles in a way that doesn't provide an unfair advantage, ensuring fair competition across different input devices.
Overwatch 2's upcoming season brings a new hero, Venture, a limited-time event, and a balance patch. The tank hero Wrecking Ball is receiving a substantial rework, making him more team-oriented with changes to his abilities, allowing him to support teammates with defensive capabilities. The update also introduces a new game mode, map, hero skins, and various general and competitive updates, as well as bug fixes.
Overwatch 2 is introducing changes to make the game more inclusive and less toxic, including wide groups allowing players of different ranks to group up, stricter penalties for leavers, and expanded safety features such as "Hide My Name" and updates to the Avoid As Teammate feature. However, the leaver penalties do not differentiate between intentional and unintentional disconnections, potentially punishing players for legitimate technical issues, which has raised concerns among the player base.
Overwatch 2 developers backtrack on their decision to replace Golden Weapons with Jade Weapons in Season 9 due to player backlash, announcing plans to reintroduce them in Season 10, allowing players to purchase Golden Weapons with the new 2024 Competitive Currency instead of legacy competitive points, keeping the player base happy.
Overwatch 2's Season 9 update brings big balance changes and a new co-op event called Cosmic Crisis. The patch notes reveal a reworked competitive system, a new skill tier called Champion, and various improvements to player progression, hero updates, and map changes. The update also introduces a new event where players team up to repair a ship and escape the Ruins of Ecopoint Antarctica.
Overwatch 2's season nine balance patch brings controversial changes, including a rework to Pharah that undermines the famous Pharah and Mercy combo, known as Pharmercy. Pharah's flight mechanics have been altered, making it harder for Mercy to keep up, and the patch also introduces significant adjustments to hero health, ultimate charge, and competitive play. These changes have sparked mixed reactions from the community, with some concerned about the game's shift towards independent hero plays and the devaluation of teamwork.
Overwatch 2 season 9, Champions, introduces significant changes to all heroes, including increased health pools, larger projectile sizes, and new passive healing abilities. Pharah receives a rework with changes to her abilities, while the Junkertown map undergoes alterations. Competitive Play sees updates such as a rank reset, new skill tier, and revamped rewards system. Additionally, there are general updates, hero updates, and bug fixes, including adjustments to hero health, ultimate charge, and regenerative passive abilities.
Activision Blizzard announces major changes and updates to Overwatch 2, aiming to revitalize the free-to-play shooter by making PvP gameplay more rewarding and transparent for players. The changes include a new competitive system with greater transparency, reworks to Pharah and Junkertown, a new progression system, and major gameplay adjustments. The updates are driven by player feedback and the team's vision to make the game more fun and challenging for everyone.
Blizzard Entertainment is introducing major changes to Overwatch 2 with Season 9, including revamping ranks, buffing all heroes, and resetting competitive ranks. The update will bring improvements to weapon accuracy, health increases for all heroes, and passive health regeneration. Additionally, a new highest rank of Champion is being added, and competitive progress will contribute to earning Competitive Points for unlocking weapon variants. However, the game's monetization model and controversial features have drawn criticism from players since its launch in October 2022.
Overwatch 2 Season 9 aims to revitalize the game with sweeping changes, including improved hit consistency, increased hero health, passive health regeneration, and a reset of competitive ranks. The update also introduces a new top-tier ranking, Champion, and allows players to unlock Jade weapon variants through competitive play. The season kicks off on February 13, and the game is available on various platforms as a free-to-play title.
A new patch for Overwatch 2 introduced buffs to the support hero Illari, inadvertently granting her infinite ammo, leading to her temporary removal from competitive play. Other hero tweaks were also made in the update, including changes to Mauga, Roadhog, Sojourn, Ana, and more. Blizzard is investigating the issue and addressing other game problems, while players eagerly await Illari's return to the game.
The use of hacked Pokémon in competitive play has become a common practice among top players, with estimates suggesting that as many as 90% of pro players use hacked Pokémon. While some argue that it undermines the labor-intensive process of catching, breeding, and training Pokémon, others believe that it doesn't detract from the tactical skill required in matches. The Pokémon Company has been increasingly strict in enforcing its hacked Pokémon policy, disqualifying players found to be using them. However, enforcement has been inconsistent, and it is now advisable for players to avoid using hacked Pokémon.