The wait is over. Season 3 is wrapped up, set aside, and The Overguard is proud to officially open up registration to a completely overhauled Overwatch Competitive Season for PC, PS4, and Xbox teams across all tiers with some major updates and improvements to the season and league format. 12-man rosters, a 6-week season, one week of playoffs, and an emphasis on accurately tiered SR and regional competitions. Oh, and a revamped online dashboard* to accommodate our newest feature: the Overguard Arena.

Read on for more details or jump right in and register here!

Overguard Arena: Season 0

Format

PC, PS4, and Xbox

Teams split across tiers by average SR with a maximum of 4 tiers

Region-locked tiers to better facilitate time zones**

More games: Organized Arena Matches with overall, public leaderboards

New Playoff Finals for each tier’s top teams at season’s end

1-week off-season

Rosters

Rosters register online and Captains verify on Discord

12-man rosters now permitted with all gamertags registered in advance

Registration: Captains can register their teams, system, and region here

Schedule

Six weeks of games followed by one week of Playoffs

Open blocks for matches with score-tracking and leaderboard updates

Improvements

More games, more flexibility, more rewards

Adjustments to Blizzard’s streaming policy mean higher-production streams for specific sponsored and themed events

Inclusion with The Overguard Arena system: Teams and players will accrue Arena points for winning and participating in matches as well as by completing Arena Challenges

Overguard Arena: Quest System

Arena Challenges

Overguard Arena runs alongside the Competitive Season 0 and facilitates team points as well as individual rewards

Season 0: Arena Points are awarded for match participation and wins, with the top teams making the playoffs

Arena Challenges: Players can earn Arena Points through achieving game-specific challenges as linked through revamped online dashboard*

Arena Points: Points accumulate and are tied to team playoff standings as well as individual rewards and prizes

* Dashboard features currently in Beta

** As permitted by league size and membership