Blizzard is removing Overwatch 2’s SMS Protect requirement for certain players

Overwatch 2 developer Blizzard Entertainment is removing part of the game’s SMS Protect two-factor authentication requirement after widespread community complaints.

In a forum post shared at around 8:30pm CT last night, Blizzard community manager Jodie laid out the steps the company has been taking to stabilize servers in the wake of widespread congestion problems and two DDoS attacks. At the beginning of the post, they revealed big changes to SMS Protect: starting tomorrow, Oct. 7, all Overwatch 2 players with a connected Battle.net account will no longer need to provide a phone number. All players who have played since June 9, 2021 fall under this category.

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