{"id":1316,"date":"2025-07-21T16:17:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ballpeenhammer.com\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:45:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:45:21","slug":"blizzard-reveals-how-overwatch-2-matchmaking-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ballpeenhammer.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/blizzard-reveals-how-overwatch-2-matchmaking-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard reveals how Overwatch 2 matchmaking works"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Overwatch 2 rank distribution featuring Reinhardt\" class=\"wp-image-197066 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.ballpeenhammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Overwatch-2-matchmaking-break-down-2025-large.webp\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff7588c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Blizzard Entertainment has revealed how <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/overwatch-2-season-17-official-trailer-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overwatch 2\u2019s<\/a> matchmaking system works, providing insights into how it pairs players against one another in its core and Stadium playlists.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff75ea1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Esports Insider breaks down everything shared through the <a href=\"https:\/\/overwatch.blizzard.com\/en-us\/news\/24224365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog post by Blizzard<\/a>, and how it fairs against matchmaking systems in <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/biggest-esports-games-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other competitive titles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-6894bbff76fb9\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-196403\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/overwatch-2-released-hacks-and-hijinx-limited-time-mode\">Overwatch 2 released Hacks and Hijinx limited time mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-195408\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/owcs-2025-midseason-championship-preview-crazy-raccoon\">OWCS 2025 Midseason Championship preview: Can Crazy Raccoon go back-to-back?<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-194992\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/mythic-skins-overwatch-2-explained\">How to get Mythic Skins in Overwatch 2 (And which ones are worth buying)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff77d93\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>According to Blizzard, matchmaking aims to create a fair game where both teams have an equal chance of winning. As a result, factors such as hero choices, strategies and \u2018big plays\u2019 should ideally determine the outcome of a match. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff78394\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Blizzard achieves this through assigning every player a <strong>matchmaking rating<\/strong> (MMR) as an indicator of skill. Players would view this as their rank, for example, Silver two, while the game views it as a data point on a curve with 0.0 as the centre. The game then attempts to pair a player\u2019s rating with that of others with the exact skill range, or within a close range if unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff7899d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The developers also use other systems to shape a match. <strong>Role Delta<\/strong> follows a similar premise to MMR, but applies to individual roles. For example, within each team, the game will try to match the MMR of both Tanks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff78f8e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The blog also highlights the rank distribution in Overwatch 2\u2019s competitive playlist: <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bronze \u2013 2.4%<\/li>\n<li>Silver \u2013 12.6%<\/li>\n<li>Gold \u2013 31.7% <\/li>\n<li>Platinum \u2013 34.9% <\/li>\n<li>Diamond \u2013 14.9% <\/li>\n<li>Master \u2013 3.2%<\/li>\n<li>Grandmaster \u2013 0.3%<\/li>\n<li>Champion \u2013 &lt;0.1% <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff79687\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>In addition, Blizzard detailed how <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/05\/is-overwatch-2-stadium-a-good-mode-for-esports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overwatch 2 Stadium<\/a> match-making works. It has its own separate MMR, which works as a \u2018goal post\u2019 for players to work towards as they play more matches. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff79c75\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Ranks reset after each season, and so everyone begins as a Rookie and works their way up. As a result, there are times when lobbies are comprised of players of different ranks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6894bbff7a29c\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"how_overwatch_2_matchmaking_compares_to_other_games-2\">How Overwatch 2 Matchmaking Compares to Other Games<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff7a8cf\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Overwatch 2\u2019s matchmaking system shares similarities with other competitive games, particularly when it comes to MMR. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff7aee4\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Riot Games shapes <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/wild-rift-league-of-legends-esports-worlds-2025-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">League of Legends<\/a> matches through League Points (LP) and MMR. LP is what players earn or lose during ranked games, in which reaching 100 or 0 LP will allow them to move up or down a division. Advancing up or falling down multiple divisions sees a player change ranks as a visual representation of current skill, such as Silver or Gold.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff7b553\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>In League of Legends, MMR has become the sole means of pairing players together since Season 13. It has a range called Variance, which groups players into a match if they overlap.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff7bb84\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>However, other games, like <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-successful-esports-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Call of Duty<\/a>, have different priorities. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.callofduty.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/call-of-duty-update-an-Inside-look-at-matchmaking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog post online last year<\/a>, it stated that the \u2018most heavily weighted factor\u2019 is connection. It evaluates a metric called <strong>Delta Ping<\/strong>, which is the difference in data trips between a data centre closest to the player and the centre assigned to the lobby.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff7c181\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Call of Duty also considers player skill. The \u2018skill\u2019 of a player is defined by their overall performance, such as number of kills, deaths, wins, losses and more. This applies to all modes, from Kill Confirmed to Hardpoint.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6894bbff7c77c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/most-popular-esports-games-in-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Esports games<\/a> have different focuses when it comes to matchmaking. Games like Overwatch 2 value a balanced match above all else, while others highlight connection stability and performance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/blizzard-reveals-how-overwatch-2-matchmaking-works\">Blizzard reveals how Overwatch 2 matchmaking works<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment has revealed how Overwatch 2\u2019s matchmaking system works, providing insights into how it pairs players against one another in its core and Stadium playlists. Esports Insider breaks down everything shared through the blog post by Blizzard, and how it fairs against matchmaking systems in other competitive titles. 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