Summary
Overwatch 2has shared its response to the biggest points of concern with the new Stadium game mode, including the lack of crossplay support, a high rate of leavers, and poor performance on older systems. With plans to re-enable crossplay in the game mode soon, and a finger on the pulse for leaver rates and performance issues, Blizzard is already making moves to improve the newest game mode inOverwatch 2.
Stadium officially arrived inOverwatch 2with the release of Season 16 on April 22. Featuring upgradable Items and Powers for its 17 heroes, thisnewOverwatch 2game mode has been a big hit, with player counts spiking as combatants flock to the field of battle to try it out.
However, the new game mode is not without its problems, andOverwatch 2is listening closely to resolve them. Merely a day after it went live,Overwatch 2shared a post on Twitter identifying the three biggest problems with Stadium according to fans: the lack of support for crossplay, a high leaver rate, and bad performance on old systems. Blizzard also shared its own response to this initial feedback, such as plans to re-enable crossplayin Stadium in or aroundOverwatch 2’s mid-Season 16 update.
Top Three Issues With Stadium in Overwatch 2
Though players have cited ahigh leaver rate in the newOverwatch 2game mode, internal data does not show the amount as particularly different from Competitive Play. Fans can expect a follow-up on this issue in the near future after Blizzard investigates the claims to see if there is a problem with its own information. As for performance, Stadium is a demanding game mode, meaning players on an older PC, Nintendo Switch, or even an Xbox One or PlayStation 4 are experiencing frame rate drops.Overwatch 2is looking into solutions, and hopes to have an avenue to help these fans in the near future.
Beyond these hot issues,Overwatch 2also commented on the win rates in Stadium, which has overall been in a healthy spot. That said, some players have cited certain heroes have felt overpowered and difficult to play against, but Blizzard needs to let the game mode sit for a while to get more data before committing to any buffs or nerfs.
Blizzard also alerted fans that there is a visual glitch which sometimes shows Battle Pass XP gains at zero for the mode, despite it still being earned as intended. A fix to this issue, as well as an increase toCompetitive Points earned in theOverwatch 2game mode, will likely be implemented in the mid-Season 16 update, if not sooner.
