{"id":96043,"date":"2016-06-22T08:59:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T06:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=96043"},"modified":"2016-06-22T09:04:52","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T07:04:52","slug":"how-to-join-the-overwatch-competitive-play-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/96043-how-to-join-the-overwatch-competitive-play-beta","title":{"rendered":"How to join the Overwatch Competitive Play Beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Overwatch is set to implement its Competitive Play game mode by the end of June,\u00a0but PC players eager\u00a0to get a taste of competitive Overwatch can do so right now.<\/p>\n<p>Blizzard has launched a <strong>Public Test Region,<\/strong>\u00a0which players can opt into via their Battle.Net launchers, allowing them to help test new features that are not yet implemented in the base game.<\/p>\n<p>Competitive Play is now available on the Public Test Region, meaning that players can test out the feature before it is implemented in the main game.<\/p>\n<p>To access Competitive Play, following the steps below to join the Public Test Region:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Restart<\/strong> the Battle.net desktop app.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the Overwatch tab on the left-hand menu.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;<strong>PTR: Overwatch<\/strong>&#8221; from the REGION\/ACCOUNT drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Install<\/strong>&#8221; to begin the installation process.<\/li>\n<li>Once the PTR client is installed and updated, click &#8220;<strong>Play<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0to begin!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Players have to be at least <strong>Level 25<\/strong> in order to access Competitive Play, as the game mode is aimed at serious competitors and uses an advanced matchmaking system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn more about Overwatch&#8217;s\u00a0Competitive Play below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GAOaXSVZVTM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think of\u00a0Overwatch so far? 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