Overwatch’s third season of its Competitive Play will be coming to an end soon, with developer Blizzard announcing that it will conclude next week. They made the announcement in a blog post, revealing that it would officially end on February 21st at 4 PM PT. Season 4 will kick off on February 28th, so there won’t be too long of a wait to get the next season going.
The developer also detailed rewards players may be eligible for, saying “If you completed your placement matches during Season 3, you will eligible to receive a special spray and player icon. These will be unlocked automatically when you log into your account the first time after the season ends. If at any point during the season you managed to break into the Top 500 players on your platform (and in your region), you’ll receive an extra player icon and animated spray on top of the other seasonal rewards.”
The following is the Skill Rating (SR) to Competitive Point (CP) breakdown for Season 3:
SR 1-1499 (Bronze): 100 CP
SR 1500-1999 (Silver): 200 CP
SR 2000-2499 (Gold): 400 CP
SR 2500-2999 (Platinum): 800 CP
SR 3000-3499 (Diamond): 1200 CP
SR 3500-3999 (Master): 2000 CP
SR 4000-5000 (Grandmaster): 3000 CP
Blizzard ends the blog post by saying that “Throughout Season 3, we’ve been listening to the community and modifying our plans based on your feedback. We really appreciate hearing your opinions, and can’t thank you enough for taking the time to help us make Overwatch better.” More news on Competitive Play season 4 will be coming soon, so be sure to stay tuned for when that information is revealed.
In other Overwatch news, the devs most recently rolled out a new update to the game’s Public Test Realm (PTR), which tweaked some things and added new features to the game. These include the likes of a new server browser for public games, capture the flag becoming a permanent mode and more.
Published: Feb 16, 2017 08:30 am