Overwatch 2 | Season 9 Gameplay & Competitive Breakdown

Class is in session! Join mL7 and Eskay as they break down some of the gameplay and competitive changes coming to Overwatch 2 next season.
Check out these changes when Season 9: Champions launches Feb 13.
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[@playoverwatch]

Who’s ready for the biggest season of Overwatch 2 yet? 💪

[@daniellesandoval903]

Me

[@denis2381]

Let jeff caplan narrate the changes please

[@SDRE20XX]

Why is the official Overwatch website redirecting to SquareUp? Edit: Literally right after I asked this, it's not doing that anymore. Never mind, I guess.

[@loxander._.]

nice

[@pacman10704]

The larger hitboxes will make this game feel cheap like the hitboxes in Paladins. calling it now

[@poom3193]

Bro put on a suit for this? Heh? And Eskay's drawing stick doodles... 10/10

[@luckychicken1563]

Eskays trash tbh

[@Alexational]

@@luckychicken1563 you are just jealous of her drawing skills

[@luckychicken1563]

@@Alexational im not lol i just dont like her + stay in your lane lil kid

[@bena8805]

@@luckychicken1563idk man you seem very jealous

[@luckychicken1563]

@@bena8805 oh no saying someone is trash means im "jealous" now😥😥😥 lmao grow a pair

[@JoshTerror]

Good decision using content creators to communicate the changes. Well done.

[@playoverwatch]

That's what we like to hear 🙌

[@stevieg4210]

​@playoverwatch hey when are you guys going to sell me another mission for $10 after i already spent $40 on the pre order?

[@hwangjinii_]

yeah bc they fired all of their employees lmaoo that’s why they used ML7, now im sure they promised to pay him even tho they will never do

[@Antichthon]

because everyone else got laid off lmao

[@rage_tv4493]

everyone got fired

[@Cherru_isforever]

ML7 OUR BELOVED

[@playoverwatch]

The goat 🐐

[@user-be1nk3mc9s]

Why no love for eskay? 😢

[@Cherru_isforever]

@@user-be1nk3mc9s we love her too

[@KillerGodX]

@@user-be1nk3mc9sI wonder why 🤣🤣💀💀

[@thedoods1111]

And eskay!!! ❤

[@Halakorik]

ML7 dressing up and Eskay peace signing are so on brand, just awesome

[@playoverwatch]

Absolutely 🙌

[@infamousd4nny174]

Lucio mafia has won

[@booobface]

Focus on the motion

[@playoverwatch]

Lúcio mains eating good

[@winton3156]

That’s a big w for Danny

[@infamousd4nny174]

@@playoverwatch you have ruined the game for widowmakers

[@infamousd4nny174]

​@@winton3156 Winton

[@jonahkey9313]

Amazing that they’re bringing in content creators to help with communicating new changes. Please do more of this blizzard

[@kelldaking5043]

Where frogger

[@jonathanmage7073]

when there would be a lucio mythic skin i presume @@kelldaking5043

[@MrKajjaGG]

These people are absolute shills exchanging their "credibility" for clout. Just look the random meltdowns clowns like flats have while leaching the entire wholesome chungus garbage from emong.

[@sylph4252]

​@@kelldaking5043probably in the future

[@Das_Ungeheuer]

​@@kelldaking5043 Abusing new Lucio most likely

[@mL7support]

SEASON 9 HYPE

[@playoverwatch]

Hype Train!

[@mozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

thats my streamer ! FeelsStrongMan

[@luckyplayer5525]

Bro must have showed his cat so eskay did not need to draw those sketches

[@itikuekuek]

Bro you look exactly like the guy in this video

[@DukeFavre]

HYPE INDEED

[@ChriSaito]

ML7 forgot the happy go-lucky cooperate music for this bit.

[@propoopyscoopy2196]

0:07 CAT❤❤❤

[@martonnagy8939]

I love how mL7 dressed up

[@playoverwatch]

Look at this distinguished gentleman

[@martonnagy8939]

@@playoverwatch It's uncharacteristically formal. I Love it!

[@recallow]

ML7 looking as good as these changes in Season 9!

[@playoverwatch]

Both are quite dapper 🔥

[@ageometrydashlevel9830]

Why you gotta insult him like that 😭

[@kaptainkaiju]

These changes are dogshit lmao

[@alchemist2461]

Came here for the update, stayed for the cat.

[@playoverwatch]

🐱

[@martin6043]

the hitboxes need to be hotfixed ASAP. Not everyone is as bad as your devs. In masters and above every shot is a headshot and the game is unplayable

[@willwunsche6940]

I love the little modifier arrows that explain what is actually happening after you win or lose

[@boiofbois4232]

@playoverwatch does this mean the projectile ults like illari and hitscan ults like high noon are also increased?

[@stealthtrooper7456]

300 wins for 1 jade weapons is bullshit dude

[@-fix-4753]

Every 30 matches we get 100 points so it’s less than this but yea still bulkshit

[@-fix-4753]

I mean 100 extra points

[@sahilk.shinoda]

Never have I thought to see ML in a suit for an overwatch vid but here it is.

[@koseidenai]

So glad they’re incorporating content creators into their communication!

[@playoverwatch]

💙🧡

[@josewolf9884]

I was expecting the "Its called support, not healer" t shirt instead of the suit lol

[@Jeffthekiller_ow]

Love the idea of bringing content creators to comunicate future changes, and im super exciting for this new season!

[@theconsolegamingdragon9031]

Overwatch 3 is here

[@nahaight1373]

The game is gonna lose its identity and the old vision will be gone I think…

[@1MeanOrange]

Thought about coming back and playing this after seeing the season pass in the updates. How are the hitboxes now?

[@blee1997]

oooh i love the transition to the new rank

[@playoverwatch]

You love to see it

[@o-o4452]

@@playoverwatchwhat?

[@Kat.x3]

@@playoverwatchhuh

[@datboy27uhoh]

​@@o-o4452 They said, "you love to see it".

[@atagen2186]

@@datboy27uhoh what?

[@patt3rs358]

What happened to the Emerald weapons? Those were somewhat transparent and had 3D design elements to them; the Jade weapons are just green.

[@seapower2109]

Please never do a rank reset again this is the most painful games of comp ive ever had

[@seapower2109]

also its kinda wild that they have an overwhelmingly negative score for half a year and just dont talk about it lol

[@santinodelgado281]

The only people that complain about rank resets are boosted players...

[@seapower2109]

its always the mfer with an anime picture @@santinodelgado281

[@josephelijah4073]

@@santinodelgado281 This just isn't true. I only ever play solo que. Climbed to masters on tank and high diamond on healer. It feels almost impossible for me to climb right now, since every game is just roll or be rolled. So many players in my games (high plat on healer) right now that were masters or gm every other season, and you can clearly see it's true.

[@santinodelgado281]

@@josephelijah4073 because they were boosted and now its harder to climb. The term "OW2 GM" was born because of the fact that GM in the earlier system was easy to obtain and meant nothing. If you're truly a good player and truly deserve GM, you will climb. If you're bad, you won't. Simple

[@ego14_ow]

Going for that Champion 1 grind lets gooo

[@Eskay_OW]

ITS AWESOME TIME

[@Ryval_OW]

Here we go

[@BMDtheAWESOME]

Also can we please get a bottomless magazine or a reload speed buff for Lucio?

[@michaelsnyder8243]

So when do the PvE missions come out?

[@NUSORCA]

ml7 in a suit. Unreal!!!

[@jacktweddle7777]

So if you’re favoured in a match you get a negative modifier even if you win or lose?

[@eatcakeomg]

yeah, you beat players at lower rank and deserve less

[@polterghost_]

Whats the point of having 2 healers anymore?

[@kevinhorn7257]

What's the point of having this game anymore?

[@DVaFangirl]

1:24 lol 😂

[@LucasDSM-qv3cl]

Why nobody is talking about the changes on competitive points quantity per game????????

[@danielchong1036]

"I... don't need... healing?"

[@equalstech5399]

Could it be possible to look into having the players vote different maps in and out maybe every month maybe with leveling up giving you more votes

[@louiepikmin3184]

What time does season 9 start? I know it's today but does anyone know what time?

[@VvBebovV]

35mins from now i believe

[@louiepikmin3184]

​@@VvBebovVOh okay, thank you!

[@robedtyrial]

Can someone explain the Expected negative modifier?

[@dixafu]

Let me see, u are going to loose a game and its expected for you to loose a game( because the enemy team win rate and ability is way better than yours) so you don't loose too many ranked match points because it's expected for you to loose( sometime the matchmaking is bad) (Sorry for my horrible english)

[@robedtyrial]

But if you’re expected to lose then you’re not being favored. I feel like this might be wrong because I think if you’re favored and won the match, that’s a good thing

[@FALCON_2256]

I don’t understand the last point with competitive points?

[@franchesca2418]

So by the end of the year, the Comp points (the points you get for Jade weapons) will be converted into Comp LEGACY points, which you then can use to buy the golden weapons.

[@patman1416]

should have thrown in a samito rant clip just to spice it up

[@pranayoncrack7201]

Is there a soft rank reset or is it completely reset

[@user-ev2nj6dj7e]

The one thing I noticed about the ranking system is that it values raw stats a lot in placements. I play Ana and I have a Lucio duo halfway through our placements he’s diamond 2 and I’m play one with the only real difference being he gets more healing and dmg which he should being a Lucio.

[@CandyIsHere]

Seems pretty awesome but the only thing i disagree with is having to wait an eternity to have golden weapons

[@lucasvail683]

Was honestly scared for this season but these two explained the positives of it clearly and now I’m hyped!!

[@patcalderone9464]

Is top 500 still the highest tier? Or is champion higher?

[@orls9068]

Champion is above top 500

[@decius5503]

Eskay and ML7 did a great job! Love those two!

[@JackKingOffmen]

An update so bad it killed a man

[@surajhawk27]

Jade weapons ? Year of the dragon. Time for the JADE BOW and since it's the year of the dragon, where's DRAGONS 2 or a new cinematic of hanzo helping genji during his mission and joining him and backed up by kiriko reuniting the trio

[@DakiiYT]

except the jade weapons look awful

[@michaelbarth6167]

whats the lucio queen and the healer doing here?!?!

[@kaptainkaiju]

That’s not a chick

[@forfeitdragon5643]

I can’t believe reaper hp is 300 instead of 350

[@darioperusquia5703]

"Hi i am ML7. Blizzard devs has lost its credibility, so it's borrowing some of mine".

[@jmplayart4800]

Sincerely. I'm Brazilian and season 9 ruined the entire game. I would prefer to be sure before the changes in competitive and fast-paced games. I am extremely disappointed. I hope they improve in 10

[@KiraMahMan]

Best part is kiri no longer 2 tapping

[@RioRock7]

Having Eskay be the one to talk about the new comp stuff was genuinely the best move.

[@bestdrunkdriver]

true he explained it pretty well

[@Benjiizus]

@@bestdrunkdriveru sick bro 😂

[@orls9068]

I thought she quit the game?

[@mccuddlysavage4911]

making jade weapons limited is dumb

[@velocityhdmi8140]

Jade is interesting but i always wanted a platnium or chrome gun skin

[@a__749]

Okay, that was very unexpected!

[@Kacz1111]

So i play on nintendo switch and it randomly crashes every game i have tried to uninstall and reinstall but that didnt work i also checked for updates there were none

[@edwind_]

ML7 is looking hella slick in that suit! Also, I NEED HEALING

[@LegovrGaming2.0]

TWOMAD DIED HE COULDNT REVIVE HIMSELF

[@Weightsss]

Dude the season coming up is gonna be a crazy game changer!! And I’m here for all of it!!💪🏾

[@cinnqminx]

they shouldve added scales to the jsde weapons fr

[@CJG123super]

Crazy

[@zelpazz]

Crazy

[@sham.6834]

Hey pooks

[@j_m12341]

I dont understand the jade weapons thing. Why only make it available for a year? Not everyone has enough time to get enough points to get the jade weapons for their favorite charactere.

[@corrupt_world2471]

ML7 the legend

[@kamisatoayaka2312]

ML7🙀🙀🙀

[@mfg587]

Great new direction, keep it up team!

[@CleafKnowsVLOGS_nl]

Stopped playing this game a while ago.

[@marriach.]

genuine feedback, i dont think legacy comp points are a good idea. itll make people who arent going to play seriously play comp, and thats going to discourage people from playing. also there should be a poll for gun colors so people want to play more! i love the season so far :3 winstreak cat ily

[@marriach.]

this is just my opinion but i understand if ppl think differently!!

[@transphobe47]

Would be cool if you guys buffed doomfist

[@Slugeus_the_slug]

i want old hitscan bullet pls

[@TheRaider18]

RIP doomfist

[@Ragnorok657]

When are we getting solo missions that you promised.

[@aceclop]

I want tree trunk sized arrows otherwise, I'm going to be sad

[@SmilingHeroe]

Don't know why you wouls timegate the jade weapons but everything else looks great

[@lydiagreer2156]

Even they know genjis be spamming ‘I need healing’ 🤣

[@BenzyOW]

This is actually so smart of them to invite mL7 and eskay. Happy to see two of my fav content creators in an official Overwatch video

[@rainyarts]

What does favored mean? Are players getting punished for doing well in their games??

[@TheBest1972]

Usinh creators to show updates, big W. Keep on the good work

[@UuneekNekhil]

Let’s rock this

[@Shaggy1a]

We ready

[@DukeFavre]

QUESTION. About the JADE SKINS, do we get new Weapon skins each season??? Will JADE SKINS leave the game at some point during a season? I wonder how many JADE skins can get per season.

[@ricardobph]

Awesome!

[@skalforce]

you mean all the points will turn into legacy coins ?

[@godoftheinternet4679]

game so mid it killed twomad

[@elgescherwerauchimmer700]

Using Conten creator's as meat shield for criticism is just brilliant blizzard

[@yazanabbadi4247]

What changes in the 2nd half? The video forcefully paused!

[@heycutie105]

this update is exactly like the american schools stoping using the army clock because kids can't understand it

[@LaMuertedelEspiritu]

these are the supports for team schmungus 😱

[@ssourbell]

Eskay and ML7? Nice

[@nosoyluca_]

Ble

[@ssourbell]

​@@nosoyluca_hola lulu

[@Creeperette]

are you bringing back loot boxes

[@ghost_king_z531]

I have a question why do I have to be penalized for re-joining a ranked match after getting disconnected from the game because of bad Internet 😡😡😡

[@nadirbaitsaleem7270]

I'm curious how strong the 20% healing reduction from DPS's will be

[@soulfiend7809]

Roughly 20%

[@sachielghost1964]

Well the support role will have to be more aware of how they manage their resources,

[@nadirbaitsaleem7270]

@@soulfiend7809 I mean how strong it's going to feel 😂

[@sylph4252]

​@@nadirbaitsaleem7270eh, probably like losing a fifth of healing received

[@soulfiend7809]

@@nadirbaitsaleem7270 Ik I’m just giving you a hard time man 😂

[@ryanprice4836]

Until a dedicated single player mode comes out, this game is dead to me like Kurt Cobain, all self inflicted.

[@bruh-kr4su]

my teamate named twomad didnt even move the whole game 0/10

[@noblenanda]

ML7!!

[@Phobosz]

i still need healing

[@king-yz7ib]

ML7 THE GOAT