While there’s a lot to be said about the issues with Overwatch 2, it’s evident that the launch of Marvel Rivals made Blizzard take things more seriously. With a large part of the community jumping to Marvel’s hero shooter, the devs had to find a way to bring players back. While the competition is slowly coming to an equal footing, Overwatch 2 is still trying new things.
Among those things are new modes, improvements to matchmaking, and, while Blizzard denies it, focussing a bit more on thirst trap characters. In this attempt, the devs pushed out a new feature called Draft Mode in the game’s Stadium, which, unfortunately, was not popular with players at all. Thanks to the backlash, the feature has been removed after 72 hours.
Overwatch 2’s Stadium No Longer Features Draft Mode
In a Twitter thread a few hours ago, Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller revealed that the devs have been listening to player feedback, and have disabled the controversial feature with immediate effect. However, he also noted that Blizzard will keep experimenting with such features in the future.
“Hey everyone! We’ve just disabled the mirrored Hero restriction in Stadium Draft . You’ll be able to draft any Hero you’d like, even if the enemy team has already selected them,” he said. “We’re grateful to everyone who tried it out and shared feedback. As a team, one of our goals is to make the game that you want to play. This involves listening, responding, and taking those desires into account. Thank you for all the feedback! Keep it coming. We’re listening.”
Comments on the tweet were glad that the feature was removed, with others questioning what the devs were thinking. “Yeah that wasn’t a great idea chief. Maybe instead add cash sharing with teammates?,” suggested one player.
The Draft Mode in Stadium required players to carefully choose characters, as it wouldn’t allow you to swap them in the middle of the match. Evidently, this didn’t go down well with Overwatch 2 fans, who let their displeasure known, after which Blizzard decided to reverse its decision.
Overwatch 2
- Released
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August 10, 2023
- ESRB
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T For Teen // Blood, Mild Language, Use of Tobacco, Violence
- Engine
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Proprietary Engine
