As overwatch 2's first week of technical testing drew to a close, developer Blizzard shared plans for the game's development. According to a blog post posted on overwatch's official website, the team's current priority is to make players prefer ancillary duties, which will ultimately shorten player queuing times and optimize the game's UI.
Now, unpopular ancillary duties seem to be the biggest problem with the game. During technical testing, Blizzard said they observed that the secondary heroes were too vulnerable to upper and flanking attacks because the number of shields was reduced and there was no second reloaded hero to protect them, which made them too passive, which was not a very viable option for players. Because of this, queue times for reloading and exporting players are constantly increasing.
In response to those complaints and increasing queue times, Blizzard said it had made "significant adjustments" to the responsibilities, including improving their overall durability and strength. However, these changes are only part of the studio's initial plans to improve the game's balance. In the long run, the team believes that the most effective way to solve this problem is to add exciting new secondary heroes to the game, which they intend to do in the future.
In addition, Blizzard said they plan to improve overwatch 2's UI, especially what is displayed on the new scoreboard. According to Blizzard, the scoreboard's "medal" system was originally conceived to positively enhance individual performance and let players know about their contributions to the team, but later realized that the information provided led to different understandings among players. As a result, the new and improved scoreboard will now display key stats such as elimination, assist, death, damage, damage reduction, healing, available to all players in real time. Also, with the application of overwatch 2's new scoreboard, the "Full Fire" and "Medal" systems will be deactivated.
In addition to developing these plans, Blizzard has promised to listen carefully to community feedback and maintain regular communication with players through weekly updates.