While Overwatch<\/em>‘s Play of the Game system was designed to highlight the most skilled or impressive play during a match, in actuality, the play it chooses doesn’t always make sense. Almost every Overwatch<\/em> player has watched a Play of the Game and wondered, “What? Why did it choose that <\/em>one?”<\/p>
We’ve all seen our fair share of confusing POTGs, but there is a method to the madness. Certain categories of plays rank higher in the POTG algorithm, like environmental kills. Others aren’t prioritized as much, like AOE kills from Junkrat’s R.I.P. Tire and Reaper’s Death Blossom, for example.<\/p>
Occasionally, you might see a secondary title at the beginning of a POTG that designates why it was chosen. While not all POTGs get one, these titles can help explain why a particular play was chosen. The four secondary titles that can be used to describe a POTG are High Score, Shutdown, Sharpshooter, and Lifesaver. Of these four categories in any one game, the player with the highest accumulative score in any of them will be awarded the POTG.<\/p>
Keep reading for more information on each POTG title and what it says about a given play.<\/p>
