Why are the arcade gamemodes not in custom games

We’ve had the arcade gamemodes that are event specific available always, and in Anniversary events after 2019 we’ve had all gamemodes available in custom games. Why would the developers remove event-specific gamemodes from custom games in Anniversary Remix 2 given that they were all available in Anniversary Remix 1.

This is beyond frustrating for me in particular as an active member of the Lucioball Community but it’s not just Lucioball that this effects and it’s infuriating that the devs seemingly randomly decide whether or not we get to play these gamemodes during the Anniversary.

I really hope this is an honest mistake because otherwise this is going to end up the worst playercount for an event ever alongside ruining my plans for the next few weeks

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yeah disabling customs is kinda cringe blizzard.

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i was really looking forward to it…

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Players were having more fun in ow1 than ow2 so we nerfed the live game

Meme don’t take it seriously

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Very frustrating, was looking forward to the Lucioball customs game mode while waiting for the rotation

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I think overwatch 2 was fun, but I look forward to lucioball specifically every year, so hopefully it will be resolved

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lmao must be it, only explanation.

This event is gonna have such low playercounts if they go to this after OW2 ends with no draw to play except some meh skins

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Fix it now blizzard please and thank you :rage:

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Lucioball is actually coming to arcade queue on the 21st, so I see no reason it can’t be added back in this anni volume

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This must be a mistake you would think that Blizzard would encourage players to come back and play their more popular gamemodes in custom, they have such a good lineup. Can’t help but feel disappointed. I was actually looking forward to playing them in custom.

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bring avid back please I miss him so much it’s been 5 years help

I did until they gutted lucioball and completely changed it with extra mechanics and “walls” in some of the maps.

It just isn’t what it used to be and that saddens me.

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Thats a big part of why we miss customs! Being able to play on the classic map(s), albeit with the new mechanics but is still a lot of fun, was a fairly large community last anni volume.

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ur icon looks so bad holy! no wonder u sweat this mode L bozo hahahahahahahaahahahahahaha

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I’ve come around over time to the new mechanics like stomp, makes the game faster and more exciting.

I’m with you that the maps are silly but I still love the game and like is said above here you can always do custom games on the classic maps which is usually what the top level community does.

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There are also players who only play OW for arcade modes, think about that way

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literally nothing should be restricted in Custom mode, that defeats the purpose

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really? i loved the junkenstein customs. how disappointing.

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Getting ready to move them to OW2.

Eww, Lucioball…

I have more time in arcade than all other modes combined (last time I checked at least) my friends enjoy QP so I play with them. But if it were up to me I’d be in Arcade.