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Blizzard responded to backlash over the controversial new 'region lock' feature in Overwatch, explaining it's a result of regions no longer 'existing' at all and is an intended feature..
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Is anyone else having issues with being region locked on PC? The launcher has the ability to select your play region, but for some reason it's still matching me with all North American players when I set it to Asia on Quick Play. I prefer to play on the Asian servers and did with OW before the cross-platform region lock happened.
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Blizzard made a configuration change that should help reduce the frequency of matches with high ping, but it doesn't really seem to have helped. In particular, Overwatch players are blaming the region lock for this sudden SR loss around the world. When you are dealing with 300+ ping, it's virtually unplayable, and this is what causes the.
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Region lock only applies to WoW, it's not a Battle.net norm. Anyway, regardless of where or how you've purchased your license, it will be activated on all regions, plus; your progression, unlocks and your entire Overwatch profile will be available across board. โข
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2 samfishersam โข 8 yr. ago There are no region locks. Your progress is carried over on any region you play, but your friends list stays on the region you added them on. My US friends list will not show up playing on EU for example. Also I was the one who asked Jeff in the link Totem01 provided :) 3 zetruz โข 8 yr. ago That's awesome, thanks! 1
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To switch between Play Regions, click the globe icon dropdown button next to the Play button. Help Me Decide Your game progress is tied to your Play Region, and isn't shared across regions. By default, you will play in your home region, which is determined by your country of residence.
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Now fast forward to today, with Overwatch 1 officially being shut down, Blizzard introduced a phone verification for Overwatch 2, which completely ignores the original account's validity, but on top of it is also region locked. You can probably already guess, that my SA friend doesn't really have access to a valid Post-Paid NA phone number.
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Overwatch cross-play already creating issues for some players. The beta was just released on June 22 and players are already a bit frustrated with cross-play. But that isn't only due to the gaming community's ongoing console vs. PC war. Apparently some PC players have been experiencing "soft region locks" while others have been placed in.
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Thoughts on the new Region Lock? For those unaware with the Crossplay & Global B.Net updates, players on PC can no longer choose their region. What do you all think about this?
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There are no region locks! 1 lTotorokil โข 2 yr. ago Wait really? So I can play with my friend that's in the other region? 1 Stuck-In-Orbit โข 2 yr. ago yup :) 1 r/overwatch2 Overwatch 2 Overwatch 2 is a free-to-play game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the sequel to Overwatch. Join the Discord server! https://discord.gg/overwatch-2
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Region lock is what we used to select the server region we wanted. Blizzard got rid of region lock and introduced their idea of "global servers" which is what we have now. To be more specific, there were generalized regions and not specific data centers. Americas included North America, South America, and Australia.
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Blizzard promised to monitor the controversial region lock change in Overwatch, and in their latest change, tweaked the system to "reduce the possibility" of putting players in servers with high latency. Overwatch's crossplay update marked an important change for the community. It was the first time players could play with their friends.
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Blizzard Overwatch Region Lock Crossplay Blizzard promised to monitor the controversial region lock change in Overwatch, and in their latest change, tweaked the system to "reduce the.
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156 Related Topics Overwatch First-person shooter Shooter game Gaming 156 comments Best blazedbigboss โข 6 yr. ago Old news. Wasn't it kinda obvious there's no region locking when they announced international league spots 59 Random_Useless_Tips โข โข 6 yr. ago
Here's when Overwatch 2 unlocks in your region, not long to go now
Overwatch: Controversial Region Lock Change Causing Major Issues By Benjamin Paraggua 06/28/21 Overwatch Crossplay Blizzard Overwatch 's recent update has enabled cross-play. However, an undisclosed feature was added that resulted in some players losing SR due to high ping and latency.
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Region lock is Making Me Quit Overwatch General Discussion EntityZero-11282 July 4, 2021, 5:44pm 1 I hate the latest change Blizzard has made to Overwatch. I understand you want less time for matching. But forcing people to play on a region lock server is a bad move.
