Overwatch 2 is home to various forms of in-game currency, including competitive points, which you can collect as you navigate through the game. These points are valuable and worth monitoring.
The Overwatch development team appreciates the efforts of players by rewarding them with these points. All it takes is dedication to your gameplay.
All types of currency in Overwatch 2
- Overwatch Coins serve as the primary currency. Players can use these coins to purchase various items from the rotating shop, the battle pass, and specific items in the hero gallery.
- Legacy Credits are exclusive to players of the original Overwatch who transitioned to Overwatch 2 at its launch. These credits can be used to buy certain cosmetic items from the first game.
- Overwatch League Tokens, which are obtained by watching Overwatch League matches on streaming platforms, can be exchanged for professional league team skins.
- Competitive Points are awarded for participating in and winning competitive matches during the current season, with the highest rewards given for wins, a smaller amount for draws, and none for losses.
- Legacy Competitive Points refer to competitive points from past seasons that are converted at the end of the season that concludes nearest to the year’s end.
How to earn competitive points in Overwatch 2
The sole method to earn competitive points in Overwatch 2 is by engaging in and securing victories or draws in the game’s competitive mode. If your experience is limited to Quick Play, venturing into Competitive mode is essential for earning this currency. Access to competitive mode is granted after achieving 50 match wins in Quick Play.
For those accustomed only to Quick Play, competitive matches introduce slight variations, such as higher stakes and a ranking for your account, without significantly altering the core gameplay, like alternating between attacking and defending in payload missions.
Exiting matches prematurely incurs penalties, and should a teammate leave, they won’t be replaced.
How many competitive points per win do I earn in Overwatch 2?
Earning competitive points requires victories or at least draws, with players receiving 10 points for a win, 5 for a draw, and none for a loss.
At the season’s end, players are awarded competitive points based on their finishing rank, determined by their highest rank in any role. The distribution of bonus points may vary with each season, especially after the competitive rework in season nine.
Blizzard also introduces mini-competitive seasons for temporary game modes, such as Mystery Heroes and Deathmatch, offering unique end-of-season rewards. The specifics of these rewards can be found under the “Competitive” section of the “Challenges” page in-game.
Do I receive competitive points from losses in Overwatch 2?
No, losses do not yield any competitive points. You can only gain points through wins and draws.
What can I buy with my competitive points in Overwatch 2?
Competitive points can be used to acquire weapon variants for your heroes. Each hero has unique weapon variants that change appearance, such as B.O.B. and Ashe’s rifle turning gold or jade, along with Junkrat’s contraptions and many others.
From Season Nine onwards, the type of weapon variant you can purchase depends on the type of competitive points you have. Golden weapons are reserved for purchases with legacy competitive points, while jade weapons can be acquired with current competitive points. These points will transition into legacy competitive points at the year’s end. Blizzard has mentioned plans to revise the legacy competitive points system, potentially allowing for the purchase of golden guns with current points.
Heroes’ gold and jade weapon variants cost 3,000 competitive credits, and with a cap of 6,000 credits, accumulating enough for a purchase takes effort. Once the cap is reached, you’ll need to spend some to make room for more.
Players often use their competitive credits to personalize weapons for their most-used heroes. Seeing a player with a gold or jade weapon usually indicates that they frequently play that hero.
