Morgan Maddren
@srslypaladin.bsky.social
Matchmaking enjoyer. Technophilosopher. Server Lead at Blizzard Entertainment working on the Overwatch team. My views are entirely my own.
oops we had a visual bug on launch, fixed now though :)
October 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
oops we had a visual bug on launch, fixed now though :)
if you feel like you might have what it takes, but don't check all the requirements, i would still encourage you to apply. if you're unsure, please reach out!
October 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
if you feel like you might have what it takes, but don't check all the requirements, i would still encourage you to apply. if you're unsure, please reach out!
the hero with the higher vote count gets banned first. each player's earlier votes are worth more. and for each ban we're only considering the votes for the team whose turn it is to ban (we randomly decide which team goes first and then it proceeds A-B-B-A)
October 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
the hero with the higher vote count gets banned first. each player's earlier votes are worth more. and for each ban we're only considering the votes for the team whose turn it is to ban (we randomly decide which team goes first and then it proceeds A-B-B-A)
does it work if you select a different value in the "ALL" dropdown
September 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
does it work if you select a different value in the "ALL" dropdown
other team bans ball, your team bans mercy, other team bans rein, your team can't ban doom because we only allow 2 bans per role. working as intended! (though perhaps we could make this case clearer in the UI)
September 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
other team bans ball, your team bans mercy, other team bans rein, your team can't ban doom because we only allow 2 bans per role. working as intended! (though perhaps we could make this case clearer in the UI)
under the hood, hero SRs use much of the same MMR system that powers role ranks
September 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
under the hood, hero SRs use much of the same MMR system that powers role ranks
currently we're just using win-loss. we had been tracking for a while though :)
September 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
currently we're just using win-loss. we had been tracking for a while though :)
we've had some of the systems for tracking per-hero SRs for a while, it's been a fairly long-term goal for us!
the 3 divisions is a typo (its still actually 5), will be fixed soon
the 3 divisions is a typo (its still actually 5), will be fixed soon
September 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
we've had some of the systems for tracking per-hero SRs for a while, it's been a fairly long-term goal for us!
the 3 divisions is a typo (its still actually 5), will be fixed soon
the 3 divisions is a typo (its still actually 5), will be fixed soon
hard to say, because it's dependent on second-order effects. i'll see if we can do a blog post with data in the future :)
September 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
hard to say, because it's dependent on second-order effects. i'll see if we can do a blog post with data in the future :)
i actually don't know, that's a question for @captainplanet.bsky.social !
August 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
i actually don't know, that's a question for @captainplanet.bsky.social !
we're investigating, thank you!
August 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
we're investigating, thank you!
also note that we rebalanced ranks at the top end, so we expect a few more players achieving Master/GM/Champion over the next few seasons. don't worry though they're still very exclusive, and i'll still be in Plat
August 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
also note that we rebalanced ranks at the top end, so we expect a few more players achieving Master/GM/Champion over the next few seasons. don't worry though they're still very exclusive, and i'll still be in Plat
a while back we changed it so that at high MMR the pins are not guaranteed, since it was causing some issues for queue times. sorry about that, the avoid still makes them less likely to show up than otherwise :(
August 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
a while back we changed it so that at high MMR the pins are not guaranteed, since it was causing some issues for queue times. sorry about that, the avoid still makes them less likely to show up than otherwise :(
Idk I think the meta is actually different at different skill levels. optimal strategies change based on aim/mechanics/coordination
August 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Idk I think the meta is actually different at different skill levels. optimal strategies change based on aim/mechanics/coordination
yeah that's a hard one, we want players to group, but it can be rough for the solo. Unlike 2/3s we can't try to pack them with other groups into matches. the good news is that 4 stacks are very rare compared to solos, so this should happen very rarely
August 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
yeah that's a hard one, we want players to group, but it can be rough for the solo. Unlike 2/3s we can't try to pack them with other groups into matches. the good news is that 4 stacks are very rare compared to solos, so this should happen very rarely
would love to, and agree AI could likely do better in principle, just a lot of work to build! (though it seems to be getting easier pretty rapidly...)
July 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
would love to, and agree AI could likely do better in principle, just a lot of work to build! (though it seems to be getting easier pretty rapidly...)
yea i strongly believe that fairness is the best way to maximize fun (blogpost covered this in some detail)
we're always looking for new ways to detect matches that will be one-sided. some percentage are likely near-impossible to solve though (everyone's human, people have bad days!)
we're always looking for new ways to detect matches that will be one-sided. some percentage are likely near-impossible to solve though (everyone's human, people have bad days!)
July 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
yea i strongly believe that fairness is the best way to maximize fun (blogpost covered this in some detail)
we're always looking for new ways to detect matches that will be one-sided. some percentage are likely near-impossible to solve though (everyone's human, people have bad days!)
we're always looking for new ways to detect matches that will be one-sided. some percentage are likely near-impossible to solve though (everyone's human, people have bad days!)
in my personal experience (tho i mostly play role queue), i'd estimate 90%+ of my matches are winnable at the start.
July 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
in my personal experience (tho i mostly play role queue), i'd estimate 90%+ of my matches are winnable at the start.
hard to say! most of the matches that end up one-sided look pretty balanced to us. some of that could be hidden signals we haven't found. mostly i believe its not that tho, and just due to a combination of Overwatch being very decisive + players playing inconsistently
July 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
hard to say! most of the matches that end up one-sided look pretty balanced to us. some of that could be hidden signals we haven't found. mostly i believe its not that tho, and just due to a combination of Overwatch being very decisive + players playing inconsistently