Dear Blizzard Support Team,
I’m experiencing a persistent issue with Overwatch 2 when playing with friends from India while I’m in Germany. Previously, I could join their group with a higher but playable ping (~100-180ms), and their ping was also fine as the matchmaker would find servers within their region. Since about April 2025, when I join their group, my ping is low (~40ms), suggesting a European server, but my friends’ ping spikes to 300-400ms, making the game unplayable for them. This issue only occurs when I join; another friend from Germany can play with them with ping <200ms for both the groups.
Details:
Platform: PC, launched via Steam and also using Battle.net (along with region set to Asia)
My location: Germany
Friends’ location: India
All players select the Asia region in the Battle.net launcher
No VPN used; network settings unchanged
Issue started around April 2025, possibly after an update
I’ve tried:
- Ensuring all players select Asia in Battle.net (those who use battlenet)
- Having an Indian friend as group leader
- Having me as a group leader with server set to Asia on battle net
- Verifying no network issues
- Diagnosing Overwatch Network Problems - Blizzard Support
Please assist in diagnosing why the game prioritizes European servers when I join and how to ensure we connect to Asian servers for pings <200ms for all players. Any recent server selection changes in updates since April 2025 would be helpful to know. Are there any plans on implementing a server selection system.
Thank you,
AntiRage