Endorsements

“	We see amazing players in Overwatch every day; now, you can officially celebrate them! When a match ends, take a look at players on both teams and endorse the players who made positive contributions to your matches. The world needs heroes: help create them!!	„
	~ PlayOverwatch website

Endorsements are a social feature meant to reward and feature players for their good behavior.

Endorsement Rules

• You may endorse up to 2 players after each game
• You may only endorse the same player once every 12 hours
• Endorsing is not possible in custom games, 1v1 modes and Yeti Hunt
• Endorsing a player earns you Battle Pass experience

Endorsement Level

Endorsement levels

• Receive endorsements to increase your endorsement level
• Higher endorsement levels require more endorsements received per game
• Earn periodic Battle Pass experience rewards based on your endorsement level

An example of rewards being given out

The endorsement level is shown in the scoreboard for teammates, on your own career profile, and in the voice chat. The indicator for it displays your current level, all players begin at endorsement level 1 and can progress to a max level of 5; every endorsement you receive impacts your endorsement levels.

Your endorsement level decays slightly after every match. The decay amount is proportionally reduced for each player that cannot endorse you in that match for having endorsed you recently. Punishments within the reporting system may also strip players of their endorsement level and place them at level 0.

Few functions in the game require the player to have certain Endorsement Level: To create a custom game lobby publicly available to everyone, the player must have a minimum Endorsement Level of 3, to be able to use the match chat channel, the player must be at least level 2, and to use the team chat channel, the player must be at least level 2.

History

Prior to the release of Overwatch 2, endorsements were separated into three categories:

Endorsement level icon in Overwatch 1

Shot Caller and Good Teammate could only be given to teammates, while Sportsmanship could be given to any player. Additionally, the endorsement level icons displayed the ratio of endorsements received. Endorsements would reward Loot Boxes instead of Battle Pass XP.