{"id":1229352,"date":"2026-02-25T05:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T05:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/EMiGp6DDBFFEarWdLnES7S"},"modified":"2026-02-25T05:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T05:38:00","slug":"overwatch-2-season-17-is-finally-giving-power-back-to-the-people-by-introducing-map-voting-for-quick-play-and-competitive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overwatch-2-season-17-is-finally-giving-power-back-to-the-people-by-introducing-map-voting-for-quick-play-and-competitive\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch 2 Season 17 is finally giving power back to the people by introducing map voting for quick play and competitive"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>The last few seasons of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/overwatch-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Overwatch 2<\/a> have given an increasing amount of power to players. Perks have given us the ability to customise each hero a bit more to our liking, hero bans have let us strike problematic characters from competitive, and now we even have more of a say in what map we&#8217;ll get.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Map voting goes live at launch in Quick Play and Competitive, letting you shape the match before it starts and control where the action unfolds,&#8221; a press release says. &#8220;After role queue locks, you&#8217;ll get three randomised map options to choose from.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Similar to hero bans, there&#8217;s no guarantee that the map you pick will be chosen, but there&#8217;s a decent chance. &#8220;Every vote adds a one in 10 chance to that map&#8217;s odds, and the winner is selected using a roulette-style roll,&#8221; the press release explains.<\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m excited about this change so I can steer away from Clash maps in Quick Play and some more frustrating objectives like Numbani, you don&#8217;t need to worry about getting berated for picking controversial maps, as your preferences will be kept a secret. &#8220;To keep things chill, team chat, battle tags, and individual votes are hidden, so there&#8217;s no pressure; just a better chance at playing the maps you love,&#8221; the press release says.<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone is as happy as I am about the idea of map voting. &#8220;I like new maps and game modes; Overwatch\u2019s variety is a big draw for me, and if I\u2019m sentenced to 10,000 hours of Kings Row (a map that I like) I\u2019m still going to lose interest,&#8221; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/us.forums.blizzard.com\/en\/overwatch\/t\/almost-10-years-of-ow-and-no-map-selection\/969377\" target=\"_blank\">a player says in a discussion thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If you love a good third-person brawl or creative high-ground play, this one is for you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blizzard Entertainment <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another valid concern is how map voting will affect leavers. The worry is that, if someone doesn&#8217;t get the map they want to play, then they&#8217;ll just abandon the game and a team will be down players from the start.<\/p>\n<p>Leavers in Overwatch 2 are a frustrating problem as is but it seems like the devs have already thought this through: &#8220;Leaver penalties kick in as soon as voting starts, so stick around and make it count.&#8221; Competitive games also stop if someone leaves within the first minute, so together these two factors will hopefully minimise the problems.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside map voting, Overwatch 2 Season 17 also brings a bunch of new maps to add even more variety to the mix. &#8220;We&#8217;re dropping three new maps to master,&#8221; the press release says. There&#8217;s Aatlis, a Flashpoint map set in Morocco which provides &#8220;cleaner rotations, and fast-paced momentum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery carousel-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"oUmGmZDKmXdvhTz4NeTeVm\" name=\"Overwatch 2 season 17 screenshots\" alt=\"Reaper with a mythic weapon\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUmGmZDKmXdvhTz4NeTeVm.png\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption 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attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Activision Blizzard)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"DdF2AVWpABqaeLd5ASKJTn\" name=\"Overwatch 2 season 17 screenshots\" alt=\"A new dimly lit map\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/overwatch-2-season-17-is-finally-giving-power-back-to-the-people-by-introducing-map-voting-for-quick-play-and-competitive-3.png\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" 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width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Activision Blizzard)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 7 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"FBa2nCgoDVXHD5HDs8b67m\" name=\"Overwatch 2 season 17 screenshots\" alt=\"Zen fighting in a Stadium match\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/overwatch-2-season-17-is-finally-giving-power-back-to-the-people-by-introducing-map-voting-for-quick-play-and-competitive-5.png\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Activision Blizzard)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 8 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"dRoYPdTouDfbaA6piqBR7n\" name=\"Overwatch 2 season 17 screenshots\" alt=\"Samoa lava map in Stadium\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/overwatch-2-season-17-is-finally-giving-power-back-to-the-people-by-introducing-map-voting-for-quick-play-and-competitive-6.png\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Activision Blizzard)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then for Stadium, there&#8217;s a modified version of Esperanca resembling a Push map and the volcanic Control point from Samoa where &#8220;lava meets loadouts.&#8221; From this map players can &#8220;expect open arenas, strong vertical mayhem, and an ideal space for high mobility comps,&#8221; the press release says. &#8220;If you love a good third-person brawl or creative high-ground play, this one is for you.&#8221; Meaning heroes like Pharah, D.Va, and Moira (if you know how to time your jumps right) will likely have the most fun.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable features coming with Season 17 include a battle pass which includes skins for Sombra, Genji, Reinhardt, Sigma, Jukrat, Widowmaker, and Cassidy. A Powered Up Event which gives players the chance to earn four epic loot boxes, and a double mythic launch: &#8220;For the first time ever, two Mythics will be available from day one, giving you more flexibility and more ways to flex.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It may not seem like much, but having both the mythic skin and mythic weapon available at the beginning of the season is a nice change, as it means you can weigh them up beside each other, and spend your Mythic Prisms straight away\u2014or save them for something better in the following seasons. But I&#8217;ll be honest, it pales in comparison to the idea of never having to play another Clash map again.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/overwatch-2-season-17-is-finally-giving-power-back-to-the-people-by-introducing-map-voting-for-quick-play-and-competitive\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last few seasons of Overwatch 2 have given an increasing amount of power to players. Perks have given us the ability to customise each hero a bit more to our liking, hero bans have let us strike problematic characters from competitive, and now we even have more of a say in what map we&#8217;ll get. &#8220;Map voting goes live at launch in Quick Play and Competitive, letting you shape the match before it starts and control where the action unfolds,&#8221; a press release says. &#8220;After role queue locks, you&#8217;ll get three randomised map options to choose from.&#8221; Similar to hero bans, there&#8217;s no guarantee that the map you pick will be chosen, but there&#8217;s a decent chance. &#8220;Every vote adds a one in 10&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overwatch-2-season-17-is-finally-giving-power-back-to-the-people-by-introducing-map-voting-for-quick-play-and-competitive\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1229353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[91,748],"class_list":["post-1229352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-fps","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Overwatch 2 Season 17 is finally giving power back to the people by introducing map voting for quick play and competitive | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The last few seasons of Overwatch 2 have given an increasing amount of power to players. 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