Every few months Overwatch has a new competitive season where players can compete against each other on the basis of skill, as well as seasonal events to obtain cosmetic items. There doesn’t appear to be any particular set time for a competitive season, nor is there any set time for an event. They can happen at any time, as can character releases.
So far, each season has started with 10 placement matches where your skill level is determined. You are placed in 1 of 7 ranks (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master and Grand Master). Your skill rating can go up and down depending on your skill level and that of your team. Each season has had it’s own list of changes to compensate and correct for the community. Below are the dates of each of the seasons as well as how long each of them have gone for and any other bits of information that I’ve found useful or interesting to add to the season.
Events have included sprays, emotes, highlight intros, voice lines, victory poses, player icons and skins. The items have all been obtainable via loot boxes however, their ability to be bought via the hero page has remained in question until the event has been released. So far two delivery methods have been used where they have only been obtainable via loot boxes and available to be bought, but at an inflated price. Duplicates however, still gave the same amount as their non-event counterparts. Skin distribution seems to be a focal point for the community however, not so much for Blizzard. I’ve been maintaining a table of Overwatch Hero skins and the events they’ve come from.
Let me know in the comment section below if you’ve for something else to add!
June 28, 2016 until August 18th, 2016
- Ana released – July 19, 2016 (Live)
- Link to Blizzard blog post
September 6th, 2016 until November 23rd, 2016
- Sombra released – November 17, 2016 (Live)
- Link to Blizzard blog post
February 28th, 2017 until May 28th, 2017
- Orisa released – March 2, 2017 (PTR)
- Orisa released – March 2,1 2017 (Live)
- Link to Blizzard blog post
June 1st, 2017 until August 24th, 2017
- Doomfist released – July 4, 2017 (PTR)
- Link to Blizzard blog post
August 2, 2016 until August 23, 2016
- Lúcioball brawl
The Summer Games cosmetics include:
- 40 player icons
- 22 hero-exclusive sprays, and one general spray
- 22 voice lines
- 12 skins
- 9 victory poses
- 3 highlight intros
- 3 emotes
Items could not be bought, only found at random in loot boxes.
August 8th, 2017 until August 28th, 2017
- Lucioball Brawl, revived
The Summer Games cosmetics include:
- 7 skins
- 1 emote
- 7 victory poses
- voice lines
- 8 sprays
- 1 highlight intro
- 11 player icons
October 11, 2016 until November 1, 2016
- Junkenstein’s Revenge brawl
The Halloween Terror cosmetics include:
- 22 hero-exclusive sprays, and 14 general sprays
- 22 voice lines
- 22 victory poses
- 18 player icons
- 12 skins
- 3 highlight intros
- 3 emotes
Items could be bought for triple the price.
December 13, 2016 until January 3, 2017
- Mei’s Snowball Offensive brawl
The Winter Wonderland cosmetics include:
- 46 hero-exclusive sprays, and 5 general sprays
- 23 voice lines
- 7 victory poses
- 26 player icons
- 12 skins
- 2 highlight intros
- 3 emotes
Items could be bought for triple the price.
January 12, 2017 until Feburary 13, 2017
- Catch the Rooster (Flag) brawl
The Year of the Rooster cosmetics include:
- 46 hero-exclusive sprays, and 6 general sprays
- 23 voice lines
- 7 victory poses
- 23 player icons
- 13 skins
- 3 highlight intros
- 3 emotes
Items could be bought for triple the price.
April 11 2017 until May 2, 2017
- Uprising
Uprising cosmetics include:
- 31 hero-exclusive sprays, and 6 achievement sprays
- 48 voice lines
- 6 victory poses
- 13 player icons
- 10 skins
- 3 highlight intros
- 3 emotes
Items could be bought for triple the price.
May 23rd, 2017 until June 12th, 2017
- Uprising PVE scenario
Uprising cosmetics include:
- 11 Skins
- 24 Emotes
- 48 Voice Lines
Items could be bought for triple the default price.
Green vertical line = Competitive season, Purple vertical bars = Events, Person = Hero added, Star = Anniversary
