Overwatch 2: How the ping system works

Ping systems are a must-have in online multiplayer games. Apex Legends popularized pinging items, enemies, and locations to show teammates, but other games are doing the same. Blizzard is adding a ping system to Overwatch with the sequel. Overwatch 2's ping system.

How to use the ping system in Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2's ping system lets you communicate with teammates whether in voice chat or not. As of this writing, we don't know the default input to ping. Still, a new communication wheel will choose between pointing out enemies, watching locations, attacking or defending zones, calling for help, going in, or falling back, and countdowns.

Holding the input brings up the communication wheel, but a quick press gives an automatic response based on what you point at. If you ping an enemy, your character will call out their location and show the ping icon. If they leave your line of sight, a question mark will appear on their icon. Some players, like Sombra, can quickly change location, so the icon will disappear in those cases. Pinging now uses the game's communication wheel. 

If you need healing, a ping icon will appear over your hero, and teammates can tell you where to go. To prevent ping spam, you can limit the number of pings and block unhelpful teammate pings. We'll update this post if the Overwatch 2 ping system changes.