Blizzard has released a update on Overwatch 2 to inform you that it will remove the SMS protection for many gamers, so as to grant them access to the game. The game-specific update will be released on October 7, 2022.
SMS protection has been the subject of strong controversy in the past few hours, because in fact it has prevented many people from playing, including some who owned Overwatch.
Blizzard also explained which players will no longer need to authenticate via SMS after the patch: “Any Overwatch player with a connected Battle.net account, which includes all players who have played since June 9, 2021, will not need to provide a number. phone to play. “
Basically, those who already have a recognized identity and have not created problems playing Overwatch, will be able to play Overwatch 2 without the new security passage. For all others, the requirement will be maintained, designed to combat the proliferation of cheaters.
In addition to this, Blizzard has confirmed that it is working to fix the issue of lost content in the account migration, apparently due to the fact that the same is not yet 100% complete, and that now there should be no more login problems. , although the queues may still be very long.
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