Overwatch Path to Pro: Blizzard's renewed commitment
Trevor Housten and Dan McHugh, two figures responsible for the export initiatives not directly connected to the Overwatch League, they touched on many topics explaining how some can hardly be solved in a short time but that the commitment will still be maximum.
As for tournaments organized by third parties, the team said it had started to work on changes to the tournament licensing framework to allow third-party tournament organizers to contribute directly to Path to Pro.
An official endorsement, which could loosen the links of Blizzard's strict control and offer fans and players multiple recognized events to play or assist. The difficult situation of the Contenders is another hot spot on the agenda of the team that has promised to deal with it, because the changes introduced in the past few months have not helped to generate a healthy, functional and followed competitive scene.
A Because of the COVID-19 pandemic that led to the cancellation of the season, Blizzard is trying to develop a strategy that can still lead the teams to play a few live matches by the end of the year.
The Path to Pro team it will also redouble its efforts to support China, Europe, Korea and North America, what Blizzard considers the "primary regions". This means that the company will work on the front lines on more initiatives in these regions to help the growth of the competitive scene.
Other updates on Overwatch's future export will arrive towards the end of the month and will primarily concern the sustainability of the teams, the Open Division, the Overwatch World Cup and university tournaments.
