News

Overwatch Tightens Matchmaking Algorithm for Fairer Matches

Blizzard‘s massively popular team-based shooter Overwatch recently pushed out a patch on all servers improving the matchmaking algorithm. The update serves to match players with others in a team that would be closer to their rankings. The result should be a much fairer team composition rather than Diamond League Elites playing with Bronze-tier players.

Fairer Match = Longer Wait Times

While this is great news for many players, especially those who are new and need time to level up. It has the caveat of lengthening the wait times before being able to participate in a match. Overwatch servers tends to be very fast when it comes to moving players into matches. The new patch however, will slow that down since it will take longer for the servers to find a room with the right composition of players.

For many users, myself included, this sounds like a fair trade off. Unlike other games, Overwatch lets players do skirmish rounds in between wait periods anyway. These skirmishes do not count against the ranking, but is a great way to try out new characters and practice versus humans. Users can also watch their own highlight reels or sort through their hero gallery while waiting for a connection. As long as it does not take 30 minutes.

Ron Perillo

Disqus Comments Loading...

Recent Posts

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 Possible Price Revealed

According to a new report, the GeForce RTX 5090 GPU will be very expensive. It…

16 hours ago

AMD Krackan Processor with 6 Zen 5 and Zen 5c Cores for Budget AI Laptops Leaked

A new AMD processor in the form of an engineering model has been leaked in…

16 hours ago

SK Hynix Begins Production of First 321-Layer NAND Chips

SK Hynix has claimed to be the first company to mass-produce 321-layer NAND memory chips.…

17 hours ago

Trust Gaming GXT 609 Zoxa 2.0 PC Speakers

SOUNDS GREAT – Full stereo sound (12W peak power) gives your setup a booming audio…

21 hours ago

PowerA Wired Controller for Nintendo Switch

Special Edition Yoshi design Ergonomic controller shape with Nintendo Switch button layout Detachable 10ft (3m)…

21 hours ago

Logitech G Saitek PRO Flight Rudder Pedals

Fluid Motion: These flight rudder pedals are smooth and accurate that enable precise control over…

21 hours ago