Monday, October 30, 2017

News:: Blizzard is going to make it easier to follow Overwatch eSports matches

Although Overwatch players generally understand what's happening in any given match, the public at large has found that the whole ordeal of watching a pro match can be somewhat overwhelming with so many different moving parts. It's a valid point given that anyone can catch a match on Disney XD or TBS now that Overwatch's popularity has reached massive heights, but Blizzard has proposed a solution -- a few solutions, actually.

According to director Jeff Kaplan, Blizzard will be implementing several features, described as an "eSports suite," which will debut at BlizzCon. It'll consist of an enhanced third-person camera, better replays, a top-down map that 'casters can use to better describe what's happening, a tournament system that will auto-pause for disconnects, and in-game uniforms that highlight which player is on which team.

In true developer update fashion the video below is just Jeff talking about the tools rather than providing an in-depth look at them, but given that BlizzCon is just a few days away we'll be able to see the fruits of their labor soon enough.

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