{"id":388,"date":"2025-04-25T11:17:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T11:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/?p=388"},"modified":"2025-05-05T12:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:42:45","slug":"overwatch-2-plans-to-make-stadium-changes-following-community-feedback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/overwatch-2-plans-to-make-stadium-changes-following-community-feedback\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch 2 plans to make Stadium changes following community feedback"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Overwatch 2 Stadium title card\" class=\"wp-image-179197 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-25-115202-large.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818ac8c4e9dd\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>Overwatch 2<\/strong> has announced that it is addressing community feedback regarding its popular new mode<a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/overwatch-2-stadium-launch-april\"> Stadium<\/a>, including concerns about performance, cross-play and more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818ac8c4efd1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>A series of updates and changes will be rolled out in the near future during <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/overwatch-2-season-16-will-keep-6v6\">Season 16<\/a> to improve Overwatch&#8217;s arena mode.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-6818ac8c4fbf7\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-178632\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/overwatch-2-gundam-wing-skins\">Overwatch 2 x Gundam Wing Skins Leaked Ahead of Collaboration<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-175849\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/overwatch-2-season-16-will-keep-6v6\">Overwatch 2 Season 16 will keep 6v6 due to popular demand<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-175567\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/owcs-champions-clash-2025-drops\">OWCS Champions Clash 2025 drops: all rewards and how to get them<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818ac8c50a3c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PlayOverwatch\/status\/1915171818492621036\">post was made on X<\/a> by the official Overwatch account, acknowledging player criticisms while promising &#8220;more updates and tweaks to Stadium throughout the rest of Season 16.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818ac8c51053\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>In the post, the three most popular issues were the lack of cross-play support, high number of leavers mid-game, and performance on older systems such as Xbox One and PlayStation 4. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818ac8c5164b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Blizzard agreed that the lack of cross-play was &#8220;an issue and will enable it&#8221;, but that it would have to be launched in a future patch update. The company is expecting it to launch midway through Season 16, but promises to keep fans posted.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818ac8c51c27\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Next on the agenda was the high number of leavers in Stadium. However, Blizzard shared that its data didn&#8217;t present the issue as extreme as fans have been making it out to be.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818ac8c52210\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The post read: &#8220;There are leavers in Stadium, but our data is showing that it&#8217;s not any higher than Ranked. We&#8217;re investigating whether there is an issue with our data.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818ac8c527ca\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>&#8220;This could potentially be a perception issue, but we&#8217;d rather take a look at our side first! We should have more info later this week.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6818ac8c52dc6\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"finding_the_right_balance-2\">Finding the Right Balance<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818ac8c533a1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Stadium introduced a lot of new mechanics, including new abilities, a third-person camera, and more, which is taking a toll on older systems. Blizzard has reassured fans that it is &#8220;currently looking into it&#8221; and is looking to implement potential solutions in a &#8220;near-term patch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818ac8c5395d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Finally, Blizzard shared that it is looking into hero balance, with some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/overwatch-2-tier-list\">best characters <\/a>performing better than others. However, Overwatch&#8217;s creators also stated that &#8220;it&#8217;s a little early to publicly commit to anything&#8221; as the mode has only been out for a short while.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818ac8c53ef2\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Blizzard has also addressed a prominent visual bug where Battle Pass XP was displayed as zero once a match ended. Furthermore, it is increasing the number of Comp Points earned, which will come in effect midway through Season 16.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/overwatch-2-stadium-changes-community-feedback\">Overwatch 2 plans to make Stadium changes following community feedback<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch 2 has announced that it is addressing community feedback regarding its popular new mode Stadium, including concerns about performance, cross-play and more. A series of updates and changes will be rolled out in the near future during Season 16 to improve Overwatch&#8217;s arena mode. 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