The publisher and developer of the Blizzard Entertainment commented in a publication at his forum on the problematic launch of the free-of-charge commander Overwatch 2 and outlined a plan to remedy the situation.
Again, on the Overwatch 2 launch, the players were hit by several large DDoS attacks, and the players encountered cliffs, difficulties in connecting and missing cosmetic objects.
In addition, soon after the release of the prepaid tariff subscribers complained that they could not tie the telephone number to their Battle.net account, a mandatory condition for playing on Overwatch 2, which also concerns users of the first part.
In the light of the recent events, Blizzard decided not to make the telephone number mandatory for . This is about everyone who has played since 9 June 2021. The change will enter into force on 7 October.
The new players are not exempt from the procedure: Blizzard is still confident that the SMS Protect system will help protect the community from the readers and reduce toxicity.
With regard to the technical component, Blizzard has simplified the process of creating a line to the Overwatch 2 entrance and is working on further optimization of the system.
In addition, developers continue to work to improve stability and to combat the overloading of the player database by adding new nodes to it. The task requires a careful approach, so the situation will not quickly be corrected.
Blizzard also assured us that she was solving problems with missing items and/or progress.
Early access and first season Overwatch 2 began on October 4 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, as well as Nintendo Sitch.