Competitive Drives — overwatch

A completed Competitive Drive in Season 20

Competitive Drives are short limited-time events that occur over a couple days toward the end of each season.^[1] They grant Competitive Points and are the only time you can obtain a Signature. Drive progress can be earned in Competitive Play and Stadium game modes.

Competitive Drives will feature a new Signature every Season but allows players to unlock a new prestige tier for their Signature, indicated by the roman numeral on the Signature. Upon completing a Competitive Drive, a roman numeral will be added or incremented on their Signature. ^[1]

Drive Meter

The Drive meter is located just below the Competitive Progression meter on the evaluation page after each game. It measures how many Drive Points are required until the next checkpoint is reached. It is also displayed in the Role Select menu, above the role options prior to entering a queue. After a game in Competitive Play, the Drive meter would increase or decrease based on the match result.^[1]

Wins grant a flat 210 Drive Score and losses deduct Drive Score based on current check point, up to 63. In Stadium, wins grant 265 Drive Score and losses deduct up to 80. Once you complete a checkpoint, you cannot lose Drive Points below that point. Playing in a group grants an additional 50 Drive Score upon wins.

Checkpoints

Reaching a checkpoint grants the player Competitive Points, up to 3000 total, or a unique Signature that levels up. Players gain twice that amount of points during seasons that close a Competitive year, up to 6000 total. Players cannot fall below checkpoints once they have been reached.^[1] Current checkpoints are as follows:

500 Total Drive Points - 500
1000 Total Drive Points - Signature
1600 Total Drive Points - 1000
2200 Total Drive Points - Advanced Signature
3000 Total Drive Points - 1500
4000 Total Drive Points - Elite Signature

Competitive Signatures

Showcase of Season 12 Signature and prestige tiers

Signatures are unique stylized backing cosmetic for a player's BattleTag. It appears behind a player's BattleTag on the Menu, Scoreboard, Play of the Game and on the user interface in-game. They can only be earned during a Competitive Drives event, and Signatures are reset after every new Competitive Drives event starts.

Upon completing a Competitive Drive, a Signature will prestige and earn a roman numeral. The highest prestige obtainable is prestige 6, indicated by the roman numeral VI, with the 7th prestige unlocking an Insignia and restarting the count. As a Signature is upgraded, additional effects may be added. If it already had a roman numeral, it will increment.

Signatures
Season	Signature	Details
12		This Signature has a red backing with a silver border on the left. On the Advanced tier and above, it features animated, pixelated white and orange squares that move along the signature. On the Elite tier, it will prestige and a minor lightning effect is added, along with the roman numeral.
13 - 17	N/A
18		This Signature has a purple backing with a white silver border on the left. On the Advanced tier and above, it features rotating pink light within the silver border and pink, crystal effects moving throughout the purple background. On the Elite tier, it will prestige and a pink energy effect is added around the borders, along with the roman numeral. This Signature matches the colors and style of the Sojourn Mythic Skin Ultraviolet Sentinel released in Season 18.
19	N/A
20		This Signature has a green backing with a squared white silver border on the left. On the advanced tier and above, it features green volume sliders going up and and down. On the elite tier, it will prestige and a green wave effect is added around the borders, along with the roman numeral. This Signature matches the colors of Lúcio and his DJ aesthetic.
2026: Season 2		This Signature has a pink to light-blue gradient on the main body, a white/silver border on the left, and teal "wings" protruding from the left side. On the advanced tier an above, blue particles emit from the left side of the graphic.

History

Season 18

Numeral is now reset upon 7h prestige level and the signature instead gains an insignia.

Season 17

Drive Score can now be earned in Stadium.
No Drive Score is lost before reaching the first checkpoint.
Drive Score is no longer depends on rank:
- Flat 210 points (+50 if grouped) is gained on win.
- The amount of Drive Score lost on loss now ramps up upon passing a checkpoint, up to 63.

Season 15

Checkpoints adjusted from 300/700/1200/2200/3500/5000 to 500/1000/1600/2200/3000/4000.

Season 14

Drive Score lost from losses reduced from 5x to 3x of the Competitive Progress lost in the match.
Checkpoints adjusted from 400/900/1400/2000/2600/3200 to 300/700/1200/2200/3500/5000.

Season 13

Checkpoints adjusted from 300/700/1200/1700/2200/2700 to 400/900/1400/2000/2600/3200.

Season 12

Introduced Competitive Drives.

Trivia

Originally, the prestige level was planned to be completely reset every 3 seasons, however this decision was silently changed at some point, and insignias were added in season 18 for reaching 7th prestige level.
Not logging in at all during an entire Competitive Drives event allows you to keep your previous Signature.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Blizzard Entertainment (06-10-2024). Driven To Victory! - Introducing Competitive Drives. Retrieved on October 6, 2024.

[DriveBlog-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Blizzard Entertainment (06-10-2024). Driven To Victory! - Introducing Competitive Drives. Retrieved on October 6, 2024.

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