In a recent developer video detailing competitive play in Overwatch, game director Jeff Kaplan talked about rewards for doing well in the new game mode. The director stated that rewards are a controversial topic in competitive gaming, with anything that involves power-gain making the game imbalanced. In order to keep the playing field even, Kaplan announced that the prizes that players could earn were 100% cosmetic.
The director also stated that the higher skill players will be able to unlock the shiny new gear way sooner than anyone else, so it’s likely that players will start to see it as soon as competitive play releases later this month. Alongside the golden weaponry, there will also be some other exclusive rewards that you’ll only earn if you’re one of the highest-skill players. These cosmetics will reportedly really set players apart from the rest, making the heroes look “very unique” from other fans of the same character.
Due to competitive play being reset with each season, there will also be special sprays and player icons that will unlock for playing each season, meaning that completionists will have to log in after each reset to earn their seasonal rewards.
Players eager to jump in and practice their skills in quick play might be left disappointed however, as Overwatch’s servers have just been on the receiving end of a DDoS attack, leaving fans unable to join and remain in a session. This isn’t the first time that Blizzard has suffered from these issues, most recently facing a DDoS attack on their Battle.net service.
Both occasions are being claimed to be the work of notorious hacking group Lizard Squad. Hopefully this means that the company is used to fixing the problem and it won’t be long until service remains as normal.
Overwatch is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
