Today’s Overwatch 2 patch notes feature the arrival of bots to the Quick Play game mode. Here’s what the developers had to say about it.
Overwatch 2's latest patch notes are here. The Jan. 28 update adds bots to the Quick Play game mode. It also makes a change to matchmaking rating (MMR). Here are the details.
Overwatch 2 Quick Play gets bots
Today's Overwatch 2 patch notes feature bots arriving in Quick Play. According to the developers, this is part of the new player experience. Folks who are new to the game may encounter AI opponents in their first five opening matches of the Quick Play game mode.
What's more, new players now start with Quick Play Role Queue instead of Quick Play Open Queue. Quick Play Role Queue requires a team composition of one tank, two damage heroes, and two supports.
"The total number of matches required to unlock all other modes has been reduced from 10 to 5," the patch notes added.
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What about experienced players with new accounts? According to the developers, they may be placed in higher MMR faster. Meanwhile, seasoned accounts with multiple matches won't be affected by this “rapid MMR adjustment.”
"We have noticed that genuinely new players can sometimes be paired against players who are starting alternate accounts which can create a poor first-time experience for those new players," the patch notes explained. "Also, to help keep players on alternate accounts from playing at a high level on lower skill matches, we are starting to roll out a new system which will rapidly adjust the initial matchmaking rating of new players to match their skills significantly faster."
In terms of other Overwatch 2 changes today, the in-game shop features new items while the first iteration of Maximilian's Vault is no longer available.
That's all for now. Stick around on esports.gg for more Overwatch 2 news and updates.
