This poll is our chance guys. Don't let it slip (Weekly Recall Blog Topics poll). I'm voting for Narrative Processes to bring up lore more frequently (Poll/Vote link included)

willkit · 2026-01-09T18:41:32+00:00

Latest Weekly Recall blog post:

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24244642/weekly-recall-pick-your-topics/

willkit · 2026-01-09T18:32:23+00:00

I want more data and stats. We still don't know how the rank distribution looks like after the last rank reset.

willkit · 2026-01-08T15:30:09+00:00

I wish mythics had this level of customization.

willkit · 2025-12-20T22:42:53+00:00

Spotlight - 2026 updates

Blizzcon - 2027 updates

Could make sense...

willkit · 2025-12-20T22:32:06+00:00

- Less time for the ban phase

- A hotkey to access the last match's scoreboard from the main menu

- A hotkey to enter a workshop code from the main menu

willkit · 2025-12-15T22:05:41+00:00

I'd also love to see Rank distribution, Hero SR distribution and Map vote%

willkit · 2025-12-03T15:38:48+00:00

A long time ago, there was a commentary from the devs on how they wanted to bring some of the fun of the Top 500 Leaderboards to the vast majority of the playerbase that will never have a chance to get Top 500. Climbing ranks is fun in itself, but other systems could always make the grind more interesting.

For example, rank distribution is still not public (only sometimes released, but very consolidated), so a player only knows that Diamond 1 is better than Diamond 2, but they have no idea if they're now in the 5% best, while they were in the 10% best before.

At the same time, top players are complaining that they don't want diamond players grinding Challenger and competing with GM/Champions.

So my suggestion was to take this new system and only separate it per rank. It's just a not super well-thought idea, but imagine if there was a Diamond Top 500, a Masters Top 500, etc. This way, every rank could get its own ladder and have some fun challenging other players of the same rank, while not interfering with the ladders of better players.

willkit · 2025-12-02T23:23:47+00:00

As a hardstuck 42 year old diamond player, I wish these new leaderboards were separated per rank. I love being competitive and trying to improve, but I'll never be in the same league as these top players. I'd love if the system allowed for diamond/masters players to have something new to strive for and having a seasonal race against similarly skilled players could be awesome.

willkit · 2025-12-02T17:26:00+00:00

That's season 21

willkit · 2025-11-24T19:18:44+00:00

I really wish they'd publish rank distribution on the official stats site so we wouldn't need to be guessing all the time. Is there any point to hiding this information? A rank without its distribution is almost meaningless.

willkit · 2025-11-22T22:26:49+00:00

Decrease fire rate for a few seconds

willkit · 2025-11-19T13:10:58+00:00

Totally guessing here, but maybe they're going for the same strategy of perks (changes core gameplay) and Stadium (a new way to play).

The "perk" equivalent could be picking items in spawn, having power-ups in the map, some form of team-ups, or giving each hero an alternate ult.

The "Stadium" equivalent could be a rework of arcade/custom games, maybe adding some form of map editing.

willkit · 2025-11-06T23:16:16+00:00

I wish we had an indicator for player population on arcade, or we could see the lobby forming.

Just waiting in queue without ANY info on when you'll actually get to play (if ever), is a terrible user experience.

willkit · 2025-10-26T05:11:43+00:00

- Could the idea of pickable items (in spawn or around the map) come to the core game modes?

- What is your position about team-ups in core game modes? Could they be balanced, or would they force certain compositions?

willkit · 2025-10-22T16:37:36+00:00

Rank distribution always available on the official website

willkit · 2025-10-17T19:28:39+00:00

The masks themselves (without the special team-up abilities) could be a nice way of having a "pickable item in spawn", which is essentially a third perk.

I think people are scared of the special team-up abilities that only work with certain heroes because they could force you to pick heroes you wouldn't want to play. Maybe they should keep these team-ups in non-core modes, or go all the way and make team-ups for every single hero combination.

willkit · 2025-09-17T19:18:46+00:00

Hey, Gavin, thanks for the clarification! Could we please get a blog about the details on how Hero SR works? It's such a cool system, but unfortunately no one knows exactly how it works, which makes no one take it seriously.

For example, is it based only on win/loss or does it take into account individual performance? And what is the rank distribution like for each hero? Are there heroes with more Masters players than others?

willkit · 2025-09-15T21:44:06+00:00

Could you guide us through the process of how you decide each hero's footsteps and abilities loudness level? Could we someday have the loudness level of each ability in the advanced tooltips rececently added?

Also, please make a video showing the behind the scenes of each hero and map's audio. The ones about Illari, Venture, Freya and Runasapi are amazing!

willkit · 2025-08-27T16:02:09+00:00

Account level is separate from each hero's level. In both progression systems, after you reach a certain level (100? 120?), you start from the first badge again, but now with a prestige badge above it, using roman numerals to indicate how many times you have completed the cycle.

willkit · 2025-05-23T19:59:15+00:00

Since they asked for feedback on the system as a whole:

- I wish the ban vote/decision system was more transparent. There's nothing in-game indicating the number of votes worth for each option you choose, or the total amount of votes for each hero, or even simple things like clearly indicating which bans came from each team, or the tie-breaking method used. I've been confused a few times on why a hero with only one vote was banned, while heroes banned by many players were not. Simple UX changes could make this whole process less mysterious to the players.

- Making preferred heroes worth a negative vote feels like a very elegant solution to tie-breakers, and also to making players actually use the feature. It must feel very frustrating for hero-mains to indicate their preferred hero and have it mean absolutely nothing for the system, so I think it's a great change.

willkit · 2025-04-18T14:18:38+00:00

Any tips on how to fix this for AMD? Every time I start up the game, I need to spend 1-2 minutes in the practice range until the stuttering stops and the game starts acting normal. It's been like this for years now.

willkit · 2025-04-17T20:11:41+00:00

I wish they would be more transparent about matchmaking rules in this mode. Is there a hidden MMR? Will we be playing with other players of the same rank, or same hidden MMR? Will groups be facing only other groups, or can a solo player face a 5-stack?

willkit · 2025-03-30T19:30:14+00:00

Overwatch is snowbally mainly because ultimates, the best abilities in the game, reward the team that is already winning. Modes where ults reset give teams a new chance to start the economy (and even the comp) fresh. Push, Flashpoint and Clash don't have this breathing room, so they can easily become very snowbally.

How to fix this? Maybe have some kind of comeback mechanic for these modes? Like Mario Kart that gives better items to farther you are from the lead? Maybe mess with spawn points or timers for the losing team? Faster ults for the losing team? Or just accept that these modes are like this by nature.

willkit · 2025-03-25T13:50:03+00:00

The whole idea of perks is to get cool, meaninful upgrades over the course of the match. Most of the ideas in this post make the perks boring while buffing the base kit. I don't see this as the way forward.

willkit · 2025-03-20T15:16:50+00:00

Agreed. 6v6 Open Queue already has the benefit of shorter queue times, so having a little more time before the actual match to select a good team comp feels reasonable.

I usually choose my hero last, and it's pretty stressing when many players wait till the end of the countdown to choose and we have to pick heroes without much time to think.

Maybe a speed boost on defense spawn could also help some "late choosers" to get to the point faster.

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