I’ve posted this once before in the General discussion and NUMEROUS times in the Tech Support but I’ve been ignored in Tech Support.
So I’ve had this issue multiple times this week and this game is becoming unplayable.
Ever since the recent mid-season patch, I’ve been having problems where I randomly disconnect. It doesn’t matter what I’m doing in the game. It’s happened in queue, it’s happened in customs, its happened in quick play, comp, hero gallery, in menus, wherever. I’ve tried seeing how much time is in between disconnects, but its random.
The worst part is that I’ve gotten suspended from quick play, suspended from competitive, suspended from arcade, and I can’t even play a custom game anymore because I just disconnect randomly. My wifi connection is perfectly fine and it doesn’t happen on any other online game I play, just Overwatch. Not even any of Blizzards other games do this to me. Just Overwatch…
It only ever happens after every mid-season patch. Usually it lasts a few days (2-4 days) before returning to normal and the times between disconnects are long (about 20-25 minutes), but now it’s just unpredictable and it’s happening more and more frequently. Just yesterday, I opened overwatch on Xbox and 15 seconds later… I disconnect. It happens on every platform, PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, whatever. But this game is unplayable now. I can only play customs for 3-12 mins at a time because every time I try quick play, it disconnects and I get suspended.
Update: I’ve reset my WiFi, DNS, IP Address, Troubleshooting, everything. So I tried playing on Switch. At first, it was going perfectly and I didn’t disconnect… that is, until 40 minutes after I reset everything. I disconnected and I just thought it was my system getting used to it. But the disconnections happened more frequently. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore as I’ve already reset everything and checked to see if it’s because my systems are not up to date (they are up to date) or if Overwatch isn’t up to date (it is). If anyone know what’s wrong, please tell me!!
Second update: OKAY BLIZZARD YOU WIN! You obviously don’t want me in your game anymore. I worked SO HARD to get my endorsement level to 5. THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL. But these damn disconnections have dropped it down to 2. LEVEL. 2. BLIZZARD. I don’t even know what to fo anymore.
lol i just need someone from blizzard to see this and tell me how i can fix it. do i need new wifi? new overwatch account? PLEASE BLIZZARD!!
Third update: Blizzard I swear if I get a response and it’s “Oh, it’s probably your WiFi” NO. IT’S. NOT. This is just an Overwatch problem. It is your job to fix it.
I spent thousands of hours on your game. Hundreds of hours ranking up. Hundreds of dollars on your game. For what? To be unable to play your game for more than 5 minutes? To lose my rank and drop down? To waste money on credits I won’t even be able to use? For all the endorsements I’ve received over the years to achieve such a high endorsement level to be dropped so low? You want people to play you games and be able to have fun to the point where they want to stay and have more fun? You want them to have so much fun that they actually decide to spent money on it? Fix. Your. Game.
If it’s really a WiFi problem then WHY did everyones WiFi become so garbage in Season 11? If it’s really an Internet problem WHY does every other online game work just fine? WHY can I play Fortnite, Valorant, Dead By Daylight, and other online games JUST FINE but not YOUR game? WHY am I being punished for putting my time and money and my literal soul into your game?