Bugs, I mean what game in 2017 doesn’t have bugs – it’s just the nature of modern video game development complexities. While some bugs may be minor such as glitching through the map or being unable to progress through a certain point – other bugs are pretty freakin’ problematic for both the community and the development house.
This Overwatch bug is one just one of those that not only deduct skill points but also gives an instant full-season ban without prior offences. You shouldn’t worry too much though because Jeff Kaplan Overwatch’s director has confirmed that his team is hot on the case of identifying what’s causing it.
“We recently identified a bug that, in extremely rare cases, can cause players to lose their skill rating progress and receive a seasonal ban from Competitive Play without any prior penalties for leaving early or being kicked for inactivity. This bug is a high priority for our team, and we’re working on a fix to prevent further instances of it occurring as we speak.”
“In the meantime, we’ll be removing the seasonal ban for all players affected by this bug as well as restoring their skill rating. To date, this bug has impacted fewer than 200 accounts, but we’ll continue to monitor for additional occurrences and provide assistance until we can implement a permanent fix. We don’t have an ETA to share right now for when the fix will go live, but we’ll update this thread as soon more information becomes available.”
Let’s hope it gets sorted quick.
Overwatch is out now for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.