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Your Overwatch 2 (OW2) characters are locked because of an incorrect flagging of accounts against the first-time user experience, which is intended for new players who need to grind through matches to unlock the original roster, or it could be due to the new-player experience for those who weren’t Overwatch 1 players. This means that you might need to log out and exit the game and then restart the client to resolve the issue, or it could be that certain heroes are locked behind a battle pass or unlocking requirements.
Understanding the Locking Mechanism
Causes of Character Locking
The locking mechanism in OW2 is designed to provide a new-player experience for those who are new to the game, and it can sometimes incorrectly flag accounts, leading to character locking issues.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happens if I don’t unlock Ramattra? If you don’t unlock Ramattra, you can still purchase him in the in-game shop as part of a Starter Pack that includes the hero and some skins or other cosmetics.
- How do I unlock Kiriko? You can unlock Kiriko by completing seven challenges that involve winning games with Support heroes and mastering Kiriko’s abilities in the Practice Range.
- Why are my OW2 characters locked? This issue stems from an incorrect flagging of accounts against the first-time user experience when the system believes you should not have access to certain heroes yet.
- How do I fix locked characters in OW2? To fix the issue, you’ll need to close Overwatch 2 and relaunch it, which should resolve the problem, but if it doesn’t, you’ll need to keep restarting the game until it works.
- How many hours to unlock all OW2 characters? It takes about 12 hours per hero if you consider each game to be an average of ten minutes and each player having about a 50/50 win rate to reach the 35-win mark.
- Can everyone play Kiriko now? For new players, Kiriko can only be unlocked through the battle pass, which has a free track and a premium track that can be unlocked using the game’s new Overwatch Coins, purchasable using real money.
- Is Kiriko still locked? If it appears still locked on the hero gallery, it’s probably because she is locked out of competitive for 2 weeks, but you can still play her in other game modes.
- How long does it take to unlock everything in OW2? In Overwatch 2, you can get free coins from completing weekly challenges, but these top out at 60, so if you want to get all 2000+ legacy items without spending real-world money, you need to save up 1,022,600 coins, which will take you 327 years.
- Why don’t I have all the heroes in OW2? The number of heroes you have unlocked in Overwatch 2 depends on whether you have owned Overwatch 1 in the past; if you did own Overwatch 1, then you’ll have access to every hero except for Kiriko.
- How do you unlock titles in OW? Titles are unlocked by Challenges and in the Battle Pass through Prestige tiers, and players do not start with a Player Title by default.
- How do you unlock characters skins in Overwatch 2? Reach Tiers 45, 65, and 80 in the Season 6 Battle Pass to unlock all cosmetic options, which represent all the current Mythic skins available in Overwatch 2.
- What is the fastest way to unlock characters in OW2? For new players who did not purchase the Watchpoint Pack, the only way to unlock the remaining heroes is to play the game, and to begin unlocking heroes in Overwatch 2, players must complete around 150 games.
- Who is the hardest character to play in OW2? The hardest characters to play in OW2 include Tracer, Widowmaker, Sigma, Doomfist, Baptiste, Echo, Ana, and Lucio, which can be an essential pick to change the tides of war in Overwatch 2’s PvP content.
- Is Kiriko automatically unlocked? Junker Queen and Sojourn will be unlocked by players automatically, whether they are new or returning, but Kiriko will need to be unlocked through the game’s battle pass.
- What is the average age of OW2 players? The average age of an Overwatch player in OW1 is 32.3 years and in OW2 is 30.9 years, indicating a slightly younger player base in the newer version of the game.