After what seemed like a very long wait for more information about Overwatch 2, new details have finally been announced. Among the information released in a recent AMA post was that the Overwatch 2 developers plan to overhaul certain aspects. Those same developers said that included making at least one season "more meaningful."
Most of the recent details about what's coming to the game were included in a new video. Among the most controversial changes are plans to reduce the size of teams in Overwatch 2 from six to five. There are also plans to change up the maps and there could even be tweaks to the length of seasons. However, it is comments about making certain seasons more meaningful is what caught some fans of the series' attention.
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The talk about the season overhaul comes from a private Reddit AMA. The developers took questions from certain content creators during the session. Overwatch content creator Bad Pachimari was one of those that had their inquiries addressed. He put the question and answer on his Twitter account afterward. He explicitly asked if one of Overwatch 2's changes would be more meaningful seasons. They answered in the affirmative, though didn't provide a ton of information as to just how they planned on accomplishing that goal.
In the AMA, Scott Mercer said the team is looking at changing seasons "from the ground up." He added that one of the things they're looking at changing is how to make the middle of a certain season feel as "exciting" as the beginning or the end. Mercer mentioned changing the length of each season was one potential solution. Some users took that to mean they'd be shortened up in order to make rank matches inside the seasons to have more of an impact.
Mercer also said the Overwatch 2 developers have been brainstorming how to make one particular season more impactful. Specifically, Mercer said the team wants this season to be "remembered and celebrated." He didn't elaborate on what season he was talking about or what sort of solutions his team had come up with so far. His comments about brainstorming imply the group is still in the relatively early stages of that planning.
While the developers haven't been specific about what the changes to overhaul the season rank system might be, a ton of other changes to specific game play are already out there. That includes a revamping of abilities for characters in Overwatch 2 like Mei and Winston.
Overwatch 2 is in development for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.