Successful Overwatch players are leaving the league. But what is the reason for this? Former pro Seagull has an explanation, and it has to do with many patches.
The Overwatch League is still relatively young compared to other eSports scenes. After a bumpy start, it was only a few weeks ago that it became known that viewers are being lost.
But professional players from Overwatch are also turning their backs on the league. In the nearly two years, several extremely successful players like Seagull, Miro, Effect, or Fissure have already left the league.
Seagull recently revealed in a stream why Overwatch professionals are leaving and provided several reasons.
Overwatch is too complex: According to Seagull, some professionals lose interest in the Overwatch League because Overwatch is simply too complex regarding balancing changes.
Whenever there is a balance change for a hero, it not only impacts that one character and the team composition but also all 21 maps, which are increasing. A small change to one hero means you have to rethink what strategy with which hero setup makes sense on all 21 maps. Seagull says:
It’s much harder with Overwatch considering how many things constantly change on so many maps. This makes Overwatch really annoying because with every balance patch, all changes happen on every map, and the whole meta of the maps changes.
Other games are more consistent: As a counterexample, Seagull mentioned other eSport games like Counter Strike, League of Legends, or DOTA. Here, there is basically always a constant, and only one area of the game changes. For Counter Strike, there may also be many maps, but only a few balance changes. This makes it easy to adapt to the few changes.
In LoL and DOTA, however, there is basically only one map, but numerous adjustments to the heroes. Because the layout of the map remains the same, you also have to adjust to fewer scenarios and can focus entirely on the heroes.
Overwatch players are copying tactics: Because there is so much “to learn anew” every time, some teams have simply given up completely and only copy the strategies of the other teams. He continues:
In my opinion, that’s why you see so many teams that just blindly copy the respective other teams and don’t think as much about the strategies anymore. One team has a Mei-Reaper combo, and then they’re like, “Oh, forget it, we’re all playing Mei and Reaper this week.
Do you also find Overwatch to be a game that develops too quickly if you want to compete at the pro level? Or do you have a completely different view?
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