Quite a piece… US20160001186A1 Microtransaction engine 128 may analyze various items used by marquee players [expert players] and, if at least one of the items is currently being offered for sale (with or without a promotion), match the marquee player with another player (e.g., a junior player) that does not use or own the item. Similarly, microtransaction engine 128 may identify items offered for sale, identify marquee players that use or possess those items, and match the marquee players wi…
This is a post made earlier, skip below the patent numbers. Behold: blizzard patents for overwatch and overwatch 2 US20200114268A1 - matchmaking and handicapping teams. US20160001186A1 - Rigging players, teams, ladders. US10857468B2 - Dynamic difficulty adjustment i.e. hitreg/aimassist. US20190091581A1 - rigging featuring Overwatch (abandoned). US20160001182A1 - hidden match scores. US10322351B2 - inclusion and diversity. US10561945B2 -teamplay and “player likeability” featuring Overwatc…