Summary
SeveralOverwatch 2players have reported an issue where they seem to be put in lobbies filled with bots instead of fellow human players. Although players cannot be sure whether they are playing with actual bots or players who are willingly trying to lose their matches, this matchmaking issue inOverwatch 2prevents players from fully enjoying Blizzard’s FPS.
Since the release of the originalOverwatchback in 2016, Blizzard has put the focus of its shooter on the PvP experience. WhileOverwatch 2features a training modewhere players can try out new heroes and abilities against bots, most of the game revolves around playing with or against other players.
VariousOverwatch 2players are reporting matchmaking issues in their recent games, where they end up in lobbies seemingly filled with bots. A Reddit user known as Takishado73 shared the replay code of their latest game where they believed they played with nine bots instead of humans with a similar rank. Players already reported a similarOverwatch 2matchmaking issuelast year, as they were complaining about their matches being ruined by an enemy team that seemed to act like bots.
Overwatch 2 Matchmaking Impacted by a Returning Issue
While the behavior of these players seem consistent with bots, there is no way to know for sure whether they are actual bots or players losing their matches on purpose. Blizzard is already aware of this issue and brought variousOverwatch 2Competitive changes to stop players from throwing matches.
On top of this supposed bot invasion,Overwatch 2is allegedly banning players by mistake. SeveralOverwatch 2players claimed they were banned from ranked mode without actually leaving their match, cheating, or exhibiting any toxic behavior toward the other players. These reports highlight a potential glitch in theOverwatch 2penalty system, which seems to have randomly banned players.
