Competitive Play

Trivia

• In Season 1, one competitive point was rewarded for each win. With the start of Season 2, all awarded competitive points were multiplied by 10, as well as the prices for Golden Weapons, to allow for partial rewards in the case of draws.

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Scoring

• On Escort Escort is a Game Mode in Overwatch. Contents 1 Game 2 Payload 3 Maps 4 References Game edit | edit source] In Escort, there is an attacking and a defending team. Teams roles are determined maps, the attacking team which escorts the payload the farthest wins. If neither team manages to move the payload at all, the match ends in a draw. If both teams reach their destination, a new rotation is played using the time bank rules.
• On Assault Assault, sometimes referred to as Two Point Capture, is a Game Mode in which the attacking and defending teams must attempt to take or defend capture points across the map. Defenders always have the same maps, the attacking team which captures the most control points and/or makes the most progress on capturing a control point wins. If the first attacking team does not capture a given control point but makes at least 33.3% capture progress (equivalent to the first "tick" on the capture meter), then the second attacking team must exceed the first team`s capture percentage; else, the second attacking team must reach at least 33.3% progress on that control point. If neither team reaches at least 33.3% capture progress on the same control point, the match ends in a draw. If both teams capture both control points, time bank rules are used.
• On Hybrid There are currently two stand-alone (Assault & Escort) as well as one Hybrid Game Mode available in Overwatch. This hybrid mode combines both of these currently available Game Modes. Game edit | edit source] All maps, the attacking team which achieves the most capture progress on the control point and/or escorts the payload the farthest wins. If neither team reaches at least 33.3% capture progress on the control point, or both teams capture the control point but then fail to move the payload at all, the match ends in a draw. If both teams escort the payload to its destination, time bank rules are used.
• Control Control is a Game Mode in Overwatch. Game edit | edit source] On Control, two teams fight over a series of objective areas in a best-of-three format. This means that there is no distinction to maps are a best-of-five.

Time Bank

If a match is tied after both teams have played on attack and defense, a new attack/defend rotation will start, using the time bank system.

Escort Rules

If both teams have escorted the payload to the final objective, the game examines their remaining time:

• If both Team A and Team B have at least 60 seconds of time remaining, then a new rotation begins with both teams playing a round on attack with their remaining time.
• If either or both teams have less than 60 seconds remaining, then the team with the least remaining time is granted additional time to bring their new total to 60 seconds. The other team receives the same amount of added time. A new rotation then begins with both teams playing a round on attack with their remaining time.

Whenever a new map rotation starts, the team with the least time remaining starts the next rotation on attack.

For all time banked rotations, no bonus time is added when the payload reaches a checkpoint.

Assault and Hybrid Rules

If a match is tied after both teams have played on attack and defense, we examine their remaining time:

• If both Team A and Team B have 0 remaining time, then the match results in a tie.
• If both Team A and Team B have at least 60 seconds of time remaining, then a new rotation begins with both teams playing a round on attack with their remaining time.
• If Team A has less than 60 seconds of time but greater than 0 seconds, and Team B has at least 60 seconds of time, then a new rotation begins. Team A is granted additional time to increase their remaining time to 60 seconds, and Team B is also granted the same amount of additional time to their bank.
• If Team A has 0 remaining time, and team B has at least 60 seconds of time, then team B plays a final round on attack with their remaining time. If Team B can take the first map objective during their remaining time, they win. If they do not, the match results in a DRAW.
• If both Team A and Team B have less than 60 seconds of time remaining, then a new rotation begins, but it is the final rotation for both teams⃢₀ₔeven in the rare case a team could take both map objectives in less than a minute. The team with the smallest amount of remaining time is granted additional time to increase their remaining time to 60 seconds, and the other team is also granted the same amount of additional time.

Whenever a new map rotation starts and both teams are going to play, then the team with the least time remaining starts the next rotation on attack.

Pure Assault: For all time banked rotations, when an attacking team takes the first map objective, they receive an additional 30 seconds.
Hybrid (Assault/Escort): For all time banked rotations, no bonus time is added when a team takes the control point or the payload reaches a checkpoint.

Ranking

A player must complete ten placement matches to receive their rank each season. The player`s ranking is represented as a Skill Rating (SR) between 1 and 5000, with a higher number representing a higher level of skill. After each match, players will gain or lose a certain amount of SR. The amount gained or lost depends several factors, including the difference between each team`s average SR, the win rates of heroes on a given map, and individual performance. Players do not gain or lose any SR when a match ends in a draw.

Alongside the 1-5000 scale, players are assigned tiers depending on their SR which is publicly displayed on their portrait.

Bronze - 1-1499
Silver - 1500-1999
Gold - 2000-2499
Platinum - 2500-2999
Diamond - 3000-3499
Master - 3500-3999
Grandmaster - 4000+
Top 500 - Among the 500 best players of that region

A Silver, Gold, Platinum or Diamond player will never drop below that tier after they have achieved it, even if their SR falls below the minimum threshold. Players in Master and Grandmaster may lose their tiers if they fall below their tier`s minimum. Additionally, players in Diamond, Master, and Grandmaster tiers that have not completed seven matches in a week`s time will lose 50 SR every 24 hours, until they reach 3000 SR or complete the requisite number of matches.

When entering a Competitive match as a group, the Skill Rating of all group members must be within 1000 SR (either positive or negative) of the group leader`s, or 500 SR if the group leader is at Diamond tier or higher.

Top 500

At some point during each season, the Top 500 system starts. After that point, if a player manages to attain a Skill Rank in the top 500 of all ranked players within their region (PlayStation 4 and Xbox each count as a region) and has played 50 or more competitive games that season, they will achieve Heroic status (represented by a special icon), as well as a player icon Player Icons are Rare cosmetics that are displayed next to a player s username and act as avatars. Player Icons can depict heroes, abilities, other Blizzard games, and more. Players start with two different versions of and an animated spray This article is a stub. You can help Overwatch Wiki by expanding it. Sprays are Common cosmetics that players can place on surfaces within the game. Sprays will be erased if the player places their spray .

Seasons

There are four competitive seasons per year in Overwatch. Seasons last for two-and-a-half months, mirroring Earth`s seasons. At the end of every season, rewards are handed out and there is an off-season for behind-the-scenes tweaks. At the beginning of each season, players must play a set of ten placement matches.

Rewards

At the end of each season, all players who have completed the season`s ten placement matches receive a season-exclusive player icon and spray. Players who finish a particular season with a Heroic rank also receive an animated version of that season`s spray, and a season-exclusive Hero player icon.

Ten Competitive Points Competitive points are one of the currencies in Overwatch, similar to Credits. They can only currently be used to buy golden weapon skins. Players stop earning points if they have 6,000 unspent points, though they are awarded for winning a match in Competitive Play, and three are awarded for tying. Players also receive Competitive Points at the end of each season based on the highest rank they achieved that season. These points can be used to unlock special cosmetic items, such as Golden Weapon skins.

Season 1:

Skill Rating 0-39: 10 Competitive Points

Skill Rating 40-45: 20 Competitive Points

Skill Rating 46-49: 40 Competitive Points

Skill Rating 50-52: 60 Competitive Points

Skill Rating 53-55: 80 Competitive Points

Skill Rating 56-59: 120 Competitive Points

Skill Rating 60-64: 200 Competitive Points

Skill Rating 65+: 300 Competitive Points

Season 2, 3, 4, & 5:
Bronze - 100 Competitive Points
Silver - 200 Competitive Points
Gold - 400 Competitive Points
Platinum - 800 Competitive Points
Diamond - 1200 Competitive Points
Master - 2000 Competitive Points
Grandmaster - 3000 Competitive Points

General

• Accessible at level 25 and above.

Seasons

"Competitive Play will consist of four seasons, each lasting two and a half months. During that time, players can increase their skill rating and battle their way up the ranks before the stats are reset at the end of the season.
This is followed by a two-week offseason, after which a new season will commence, beginning with a new set of placement matches.

The names of these seasons, along with their schedule, will mirror the seasons in the northern hemisphere. (Summer, fall, winter and spring.)"

Rewards

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