Competitive Play Season 3
As the second season of Overwatch’s competitive play is due to come to an end on Nov. 23, update 2.0 makes some adjustments before season three begins on Nov. 30. According to the patch notes, adjustments have been made to the skill rating system: “Players will be distributed more broadly across the skill tiers, which means that your season 3 rating will probably be lower than the previous season.”
Update 2.0 brings these adjustments as a result of the high number of players in the Gold and Platinum tiers of competitive mode at the start of season two. At BlizzCon 2016, the team noted that the bell curve of rankings was unintentionally narrow. This resulted in the skill level varying too widely for players within these tiers. An adjustment to the system should see closer matches and narrower margins of skill level in each tier.
