Overwatch
What Is a Competitive Drive in Overwatch?
A limited-time Overwatch event where competitive wins raise your Drive Score and checkpoints unlock CP and Drive signatures.
What is a Competitive Drive in Overwatch?
A Competitive Drive is a limited-time event near the end of an Overwatch season. Competitive wins add Drive Points (around 210 per win), losses remove fewer, and each checkpoint unlocks rewards like Competitive Points and Drive signatures.
How the Drive Score moves
- Wins: add points based on the rank progress of the match, about 210 for a typical win.
- Losses: remove about half of what a win gives.
- Checkpoints: once reached, your score can't fall below them.
- Separate tracks: Role Queue, Open Queue and Stadium can each have their own Drive.
Why Drives matter
Drives only last a short time and their rewards disappear when the event ends. Reaching the final checkpoint usually takes around 20 wins, which is hard to fit in for players with little time near the end of a season.
Example
A player at 1,800 Drive Points wins two games and loses one. They gain about 420 points, lose about 60 and finish at roughly 2,160, past the next checkpoint.
Competitive Drives and boosting
With Competitive Drives you pick your current and desired Drive Score and a booster plays until you reach the reward you want.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do checkpoints and rewards change every Drive?
Yes. Each season announces its own checkpoints and rewards, so check the current event before planning.
Can my Drive Score drop?
Losses remove some points, but never below the last checkpoint you reached.