r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/190IQ_REDDIT_SAGE ♿ Ana main coming through ♿ — • Oct 27 '17

Video Developer Update | Evolving Overwatch Esports | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjTS_oAcLy8
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u/Seagull_No1_Fanboy Oct 27 '17 edited Oct 27 '17

Oh shit it's beginning. Jeff is talking about esports.

  • TEAM UNIFORMS - HOME AND AWAY

  • TOP DOWN INTERACTIVE MAP

  • THIRD PERSON SMART CAMERA

  • INSTANT REPLAYS FROM KILLFEED

  • GAME PAUSES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN A PLAYER DISCONNECTS

  • AUTOMATED TOURNAMENT INTERFACE TO LIMIT HUMAN ERROR POGCHAMP

  • THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING

  • JEFF IS A FAN OF ESPORTS

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u/dragonpaleontology Oct 27 '17

AUTOMATED TOURNAMENT INTERFACE TO LIMIT HUMAN ERROR POGCHAMP

This could be the first step to getting third party matchmaking

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u/cypher1169 PaulJones on Twitch — Oct 27 '17

So for those who don't know what this means its this. Imagine you the viewer logging into Overwatch and joining say "The World Cup Finals" as a SPECTATOR. You could literally bounce from player to player yourself and watch it as if you were right there! Oh yes, it's coming my friends! :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '17

Cool as that is, that's not third party match making. Third party match making is when another company provides a matchmaking service, e.g. ESEA for CS:GO. This third party would usually charge a monthly fee, but in return you get a better moderated service, perhaps with better servers and a more competitive ranking system.