How To Spectate in Overwatch
We all know you prefer to watch than to actually play Overwatch. Here's how you can spectate in Overwatch.
As fun as it is to play Overwatch, sometimes players would prefer to kick back and watch their friends, streamers, or eSports figure in order to learn some new tricks, or just be amazed at what can be done in the game. Unfortunately, Blizzard doesn’t make it easy to spectate someone else’s game, so we’re here to give you some tips on how you can watch others play Overwatch.
I Like To Watch
Considering it’s an online multiplayer game, it’s surprising to see at its launch lacks a dedicated spectator mode. But Blizzard does make it possible to spectate in Overwatch, although it isn’t as convenient as a dedicated spectator mode.
One way to spectate a game is to attempt to join a game a friend is currently playing. If the game is full, you’ll be forced to sit on the sidelines, but as a result, you can spectate your friend as well as all of the other players in the match. If your friend continues with the same group into another match, and there’s no vacancies, you’ll continue to sit in the new game as a spectator.
Another way to spectate a game is by joining a new game yourself which also has all team spots filled. When this happens, you’ll be forced to enter spectator mode, although as soon as a spot frees up, you’ll be thrown into the action. Unfortunately, there’s no way to back out of the game to re-enter spectator mode.
I’ve Got My Eye On You
As we mentioned, Overwatch currently doesn’t have a spectator mode, but that doesn’t mean Blizzard won’t consider adding it some time during the game’s post launch. We’ve seen several Blizzard games launch without a dedicated spectator mode, to then have one added months later. So for now, it appears the only way to spectate any matches are the two ways we mentioned above.
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