Overwatch UI Appreciation
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Sharing screenshots of wonderful UI improvements in Blizzard's Overwatch 2.
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Overwatch's UI has gone through many iterations, especially throughout Overwatch 2's life. I'm going to be highlighting the subtle (and not so subtle) changes as they appear!
I also have a backlog of recent things to appreciate, so I'll mix those in too!
Overwatch's UI has gone through many iterations, especially throughout Overwatch 2's life. I'm going to be highlighting the subtle (and not so subtle) changes as they appear!
I also have a backlog of recent things to appreciate, so I'll mix those in too!
Wuyang's ultimate ability, Tidal Blast, now displays a countdown on the target player. This makes it easier to time positioning.
It uses similar text to Tracer's ultimate.
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It uses similar text to Tracer's ultimate.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Wuyang's ultimate ability, Tidal Blast, now displays a countdown on the target player. This makes it easier to time positioning.
It uses similar text to Tracer's ultimate.
#Overwatch2
It uses similar text to Tracer's ultimate.
#Overwatch2
All legacy progression has been moved to a new Legacy screen on the Career Profile, including Overwatch 1 Hero Level. This contains all the #Overwatch2 Progression 1.0 menus: Showcase, Heroes, Roles, and Game Modes. Levels displayed, even for heroes, are not updated based on Progression 2.0 stats.
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
All legacy progression has been moved to a new Legacy screen on the Career Profile, including Overwatch 1 Hero Level. This contains all the #Overwatch2 Progression 1.0 menus: Showcase, Heroes, Roles, and Game Modes. Levels displayed, even for heroes, are not updated based on Progression 2.0 stats.
The S19 mid-season patch introduces a new Story screen, available from the main menu.
It contains 1 cinematic, 3 motion comics, 2 hero trailers, and 1 lore drop, plus 2 empty slots.
The video player itself is the same barebones one used in other areas, with just a pause/play button.
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It contains 1 cinematic, 3 motion comics, 2 hero trailers, and 1 lore drop, plus 2 empty slots.
The video player itself is the same barebones one used in other areas, with just a pause/play button.
#Overwatch2
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The S19 mid-season patch introduces a new Story screen, available from the main menu.
It contains 1 cinematic, 3 motion comics, 2 hero trailers, and 1 lore drop, plus 2 empty slots.
The video player itself is the same barebones one used in other areas, with just a pause/play button.
#Overwatch2
It contains 1 cinematic, 3 motion comics, 2 hero trailers, and 1 lore drop, plus 2 empty slots.
The video player itself is the same barebones one used in other areas, with just a pause/play button.
#Overwatch2
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The Haunted Masquerade event mode brings some unique UI elements worth mentioning!
On first launch, you are informed how the mode works, with a fun spooky background.
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On first launch, you are informed how the mode works, with a fun spooky background.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The Haunted Masquerade event mode brings some unique UI elements worth mentioning!
On first launch, you are informed how the mode works, with a fun spooky background.
#Overwatch2
On first launch, you are informed how the mode works, with a fun spooky background.
#Overwatch2
In Stadium, numbers for healing and damage (excluding shields) now appear above players, with the initial hit displayed larger.
These can be customized or disabled via Controls → Stadium → Stadium Combat Text. This includes opacity and text size.
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These can be customized or disabled via Controls → Stadium → Stadium Combat Text. This includes opacity and text size.
#Overwatch2
October 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
In Stadium, numbers for healing and damage (excluding shields) now appear above players, with the initial hit displayed larger.
These can be customized or disabled via Controls → Stadium → Stadium Combat Text. This includes opacity and text size.
#Overwatch2
These can be customized or disabled via Controls → Stadium → Stadium Combat Text. This includes opacity and text size.
#Overwatch2
The "View Career Profile" menu item now disappears from the context menu when a player's profile is marked as Private.
This is unlike other menu items which simply grey out when unavailable but matches the behaviour of View Steam Profile (which only appears for Steam accounts).
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This is unlike other menu items which simply grey out when unavailable but matches the behaviour of View Steam Profile (which only appears for Steam accounts).
#Overwatch2
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The "View Career Profile" menu item now disappears from the context menu when a player's profile is marked as Private.
This is unlike other menu items which simply grey out when unavailable but matches the behaviour of View Steam Profile (which only appears for Steam accounts).
#Overwatch2
This is unlike other menu items which simply grey out when unavailable but matches the behaviour of View Steam Profile (which only appears for Steam accounts).
#Overwatch2
Competitive Rank & Portraits are now displayed in Hero Select & Kill Cam for those who have completed placements.
Competitive portraits appear *on top* of hero portraits, providing an enhanced, combined look.
Unranked players only display the hero portrait, and no hero level text.
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Competitive portraits appear *on top* of hero portraits, providing an enhanced, combined look.
Unranked players only display the hero portrait, and no hero level text.
#Overwatch2
October 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Competitive Rank & Portraits are now displayed in Hero Select & Kill Cam for those who have completed placements.
Competitive portraits appear *on top* of hero portraits, providing an enhanced, combined look.
Unranked players only display the hero portrait, and no hero level text.
#Overwatch2
Competitive portraits appear *on top* of hero portraits, providing an enhanced, combined look.
Unranked players only display the hero portrait, and no hero level text.
#Overwatch2
The Mythic Skin Shop now displays icons representing which cosmetics are available at each level, similar to Mythic Weapons. This is not displayed for fully unlocked Mythics.
#Overwatch2
#Overwatch2
October 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Mythic Skin Shop now displays icons representing which cosmetics are available at each level, similar to Mythic Weapons. This is not displayed for fully unlocked Mythics.
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#Overwatch2
The grid of DPS heroes in the Hero Gallery has been adjusted again, now with 6 columns instead of 5. This change can also be seen in Hero Challenges and Hero Controls.
Portraits for all heroes were made smaller as a result.
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Portraits for all heroes were made smaller as a result.
#Overwatch2
October 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The grid of DPS heroes in the Hero Gallery has been adjusted again, now with 6 columns instead of 5. This change can also be seen in Hero Challenges and Hero Controls.
Portraits for all heroes were made smaller as a result.
#Overwatch2
Portraits for all heroes were made smaller as a result.
#Overwatch2
For Competitive, Hero Skill Rating Predicted Rank now appears in the Career Profile.
This was previously hidden until placement was finished.
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This was previously hidden until placement was finished.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
For Competitive, Hero Skill Rating Predicted Rank now appears in the Career Profile.
This was previously hidden until placement was finished.
#Overwatch2
This was previously hidden until placement was finished.
#Overwatch2
The Stadium Armory has moved Items into their own menu with additional sub-menus.
Gadgets and Filtering have been added. Filtering is similar to Hero Gallery filters, with options for stats, cost, and more. Sorting is by Cost (low/high) by default. Filters do not affect other tabs.
#Overwatch2
Gadgets and Filtering have been added. Filtering is similar to Hero Gallery filters, with options for stats, cost, and more. Sorting is by Cost (low/high) by default. Filters do not affect other tabs.
#Overwatch2
October 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Stadium Armory has moved Items into their own menu with additional sub-menus.
Gadgets and Filtering have been added. Filtering is similar to Hero Gallery filters, with options for stats, cost, and more. Sorting is by Cost (low/high) by default. Filters do not affect other tabs.
#Overwatch2
Gadgets and Filtering have been added. Filtering is similar to Hero Gallery filters, with options for stats, cost, and more. Sorting is by Cost (low/high) by default. Filters do not affect other tabs.
#Overwatch2
October 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Hero Info now includes additional core information about heroes, including:
Health (in its various forms), regeneration, melee damage, and move speed - with visuals!
Advanced Hero Info is still not available in the Hero Gallery.
#Overwatch2
Health (in its various forms), regeneration, melee damage, and move speed - with visuals!
Advanced Hero Info is still not available in the Hero Gallery.
#Overwatch2
October 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Hero Info now includes additional core information about heroes, including:
Health (in its various forms), regeneration, melee damage, and move speed - with visuals!
Advanced Hero Info is still not available in the Hero Gallery.
#Overwatch2
Health (in its various forms), regeneration, melee damage, and move speed - with visuals!
Advanced Hero Info is still not available in the Hero Gallery.
#Overwatch2
The priority of items in the Main Menu has changed again.
Progression has been bumped to the secondary list, after Loot Boxes.
Social has moved below Challenges.
This is the third time Social has been moved down in 2. It used to be first. In OW1, it was third, after OWL & Highlights.
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Progression has been bumped to the secondary list, after Loot Boxes.
Social has moved below Challenges.
This is the third time Social has been moved down in 2. It used to be first. In OW1, it was third, after OWL & Highlights.
#Overwatch2
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The priority of items in the Main Menu has changed again.
Progression has been bumped to the secondary list, after Loot Boxes.
Social has moved below Challenges.
This is the third time Social has been moved down in 2. It used to be first. In OW1, it was third, after OWL & Highlights.
#Overwatch2
Progression has been bumped to the secondary list, after Loot Boxes.
Social has moved below Challenges.
This is the third time Social has been moved down in 2. It used to be first. In OW1, it was third, after OWL & Highlights.
#Overwatch2
Team Text Chat Color can now be customized, under Social → Text Chat.
While the Patch Notes specify every text chat color and Comms/Pings can also be customized, this does not seem to be available in-game at the moment.
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While the Patch Notes specify every text chat color and Comms/Pings can also be customized, this does not seem to be available in-game at the moment.
#Overwatch2
October 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Team Text Chat Color can now be customized, under Social → Text Chat.
While the Patch Notes specify every text chat color and Comms/Pings can also be customized, this does not seem to be available in-game at the moment.
#Overwatch2
While the Patch Notes specify every text chat color and Comms/Pings can also be customized, this does not seem to be available in-game at the moment.
#Overwatch2
The overall layout of Player Cards has been tweaked to make better space for Drive signatures, which would previously cause player titles to clip into the top 3 heroes.
However, the black background behind the hero portrait is now misaligned.
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However, the black background behind the hero portrait is now misaligned.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The overall layout of Player Cards has been tweaked to make better space for Drive signatures, which would previously cause player titles to clip into the top 3 heroes.
However, the black background behind the hero portrait is now misaligned.
#Overwatch2
However, the black background behind the hero portrait is now misaligned.
#Overwatch2
The broken endorsement level indicators on Player Cards released as part of Season 18 have been hidden in the mid-season patch.
Hopefully they make a return in Season 19.
Hopefully they make a return in Season 19.
September 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The broken endorsement level indicators on Player Cards released as part of Season 18 have been hidden in the mid-season patch.
Hopefully they make a return in Season 19.
Hopefully they make a return in Season 19.
#Overwatch2 Season 18 includes a fancy new transition to & from triangle-based screens.
This includes:
Light: Launch Loading, Pause Menu, Social, Options, Career Profile, Custom Game
Dark: Challenges, Patch Notes, Main Menu, Private Career Profile, Loot Box
Here it is slowed to 10%:
This includes:
Light: Launch Loading, Pause Menu, Social, Options, Career Profile, Custom Game
Dark: Challenges, Patch Notes, Main Menu, Private Career Profile, Loot Box
Here it is slowed to 10%:
August 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
#Overwatch2 Season 18 includes a fancy new transition to & from triangle-based screens.
This includes:
Light: Launch Loading, Pause Menu, Social, Options, Career Profile, Custom Game
Dark: Challenges, Patch Notes, Main Menu, Private Career Profile, Loot Box
Here it is slowed to 10%:
This includes:
Light: Launch Loading, Pause Menu, Social, Options, Career Profile, Custom Game
Dark: Challenges, Patch Notes, Main Menu, Private Career Profile, Loot Box
Here it is slowed to 10%:
Further insights into #Overwatch2 Progression 2.0 UI:
The left sidebar of "highest leveled" heroes can be individually clicked to easily switch between them.
The "Change Hero" button at the bottom opens a drawer from the bottom of the screen, reusing the Hero Select grid with better headings.
The left sidebar of "highest leveled" heroes can be individually clicked to easily switch between them.
The "Change Hero" button at the bottom opens a drawer from the bottom of the screen, reusing the Hero Select grid with better headings.
August 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Further insights into #Overwatch2 Progression 2.0 UI:
The left sidebar of "highest leveled" heroes can be individually clicked to easily switch between them.
The "Change Hero" button at the bottom opens a drawer from the bottom of the screen, reusing the Hero Select grid with better headings.
The left sidebar of "highest leveled" heroes can be individually clicked to easily switch between them.
The "Change Hero" button at the bottom opens a drawer from the bottom of the screen, reusing the Hero Select grid with better headings.
The Season 18 Kill Cam also optionally shows player cards of the person you were eliminated by, which is very reminiscent of older first person shooters.
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#Overwatch2
August 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Season 18 Kill Cam also optionally shows player cards of the person you were eliminated by, which is very reminiscent of older first person shooters.
#Overwatch2
#Overwatch2
Hero Progression 2.0 in Season 18 brings a complete overhaul to progression & challenges, consolidating a complicated system into a streamlined one.
- Portraits (20, 40, 60) + icons at set levels
- Free cosmetics at low levels for new players!!
- BP-style progress bar
- Lootbox rewards
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- Portraits (20, 40, 60) + icons at set levels
- Free cosmetics at low levels for new players!!
- BP-style progress bar
- Lootbox rewards
#Overwatch2
August 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Hero Progression 2.0 in Season 18 brings a complete overhaul to progression & challenges, consolidating a complicated system into a streamlined one.
- Portraits (20, 40, 60) + icons at set levels
- Free cosmetics at low levels for new players!!
- BP-style progress bar
- Lootbox rewards
#Overwatch2
- Portraits (20, 40, 60) + icons at set levels
- Free cosmetics at low levels for new players!!
- BP-style progress bar
- Lootbox rewards
#Overwatch2
Big changes. Starting with Hero Select "Choose Hero."
- Adjustments to spacing & positioning of most elements
- Hero Portrait and level icon only shows once a hero is selected
- Endorsement level always visible
- Role icon matches other UI
- Player Cards not visible by default
#Overwatch2
- Adjustments to spacing & positioning of most elements
- Hero Portrait and level icon only shows once a hero is selected
- Endorsement level always visible
- Role icon matches other UI
- Player Cards not visible by default
#Overwatch2
August 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Big changes. Starting with Hero Select "Choose Hero."
- Adjustments to spacing & positioning of most elements
- Hero Portrait and level icon only shows once a hero is selected
- Endorsement level always visible
- Role icon matches other UI
- Player Cards not visible by default
#Overwatch2
- Adjustments to spacing & positioning of most elements
- Hero Portrait and level icon only shows once a hero is selected
- Endorsement level always visible
- Role icon matches other UI
- Player Cards not visible by default
#Overwatch2
It's confirmed! Hero Progression 2.0 brings "animated Ascended portrait borders" and the hero level badge to Hero Select, available at Hero levels 20, 40 and 60.
This is a fantastic way to reuse the portraits from Overwatch 1.
#Overwatch2
This is a fantastic way to reuse the portraits from Overwatch 1.
#Overwatch2
August 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It's confirmed! Hero Progression 2.0 brings "animated Ascended portrait borders" and the hero level badge to Hero Select, available at Hero levels 20, 40 and 60.
This is a fantastic way to reuse the portraits from Overwatch 1.
#Overwatch2
This is a fantastic way to reuse the portraits from Overwatch 1.
#Overwatch2
Today's Wuyang Kit Showcase did *not* include the OW1-style indicators in hero select. This could mean they're not ready for Season 18, they're not coming at all, or they're disabled in custom games.
#Overwatch2
#Overwatch2
August 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Today's Wuyang Kit Showcase did *not* include the OW1-style indicators in hero select. This could mean they're not ready for Season 18, they're not coming at all, or they're disabled in custom games.
#Overwatch2
#Overwatch2