The Overwatch 2 Bronze 5 curse is a different curse than the “Bronze 5” in other games. That is, players who fall into Bronze 5 cannot get out of Bronze 5 no matter how many matches they win, except when playing against players with very high MMR (Gold or even Grandmaster). Yes, if you fall to Bronze 5 in Overwatch 2, you end up in a prison that can’t escape. So that was until Blizzard fixed the bug that caused it.
The curse of Overwatch 2 Bronze 5 is very different from that in other games
Although Overwatch 2 was criticized for “not adding much to the new game” and the Battle Pass system, it broke the record for the number of daily players and easily reached millions of players. In such a popular game, it’s obvious how big a reaction players in Bronze 5 would get if a mistake that prevented them from moving up no matter how many matches they won would get.
Overwatch 2 players have complained about the issue in reddit:
“I’m stuck in Bronze 5, where the worst matches have ever been played,” Illuminaso wrote, adding, “Some of the players in the matches are from Bronze 5, but some are from Grandmaster, there’s no MMR.”
The user SeeOurTea also wrote that he heard players who won 7 consecutive matches but could not rise from the Bronze 5.
After correcting the error, players will have the opportunity to rise from the Bronze 5. However, it is stated that the points earned during the period of the error will not be reflected in the players’ accounts.