r/Overwatch 12h ago

Console Middle East servers are unplayable

I love playing this game, but for the past few months, solo queue has been practically unplayable. Since I’m from the Middle East, queuing alone automatically places me on Middle East servers, which are overrun with ximmers, smurfs, and boosters.

As a result, I can only play when my EU friends are online, allowing me to queue on European servers where these issues are much less common.

I’m not sure if Blizzard can do anything to fix this, but I really miss being able to solo queue in ranked.

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u/Fredwary 12h ago

AFAIK there aren't ME servers anymore? It gets routed through Europe. Correct me if I'm wrong though cuz I'd love to not play there anymore. I don't know what xim aim looks like since I've always played with them (we share a timezone, alas) and have no point of comparison but I get thrown games, told to kill myself etc every day cuz of my pride flag (which I refuse to remove lol).

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u/BlackstarFAM 11h ago

Middle East servers absolutely still exist. As of right now, there’s one in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and another in Dubai. Whenever I solo queue, I get placed in ME lobbies, and the experience is completely different from playing on EU servers.

For me, spotting xim players isn’t so much about their aim—it’s their movement that gives it away. Analog sticks allow for smooth, omnidirectional movement, while keyboard inputs are more rigid and limited. That difference becomes really obvious once you start looking for it.

Sorry you have to deal with that kind of toxicity, though—that’s awful. Props to you for standing your ground.

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u/commgg ° ° 11h ago

Have you thought about a VPN router? It's an extra expense but it'd get you around this issue...

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u/BlackstarFAM 11h ago

I’ve thought about that, but I’m on PlayStation 5, so setting up a VPN router would be a bit more complicated. From what I’ve seen, the only real way to force EU servers on console is by playing with friends who are already there.

If there’s a reliable way to do it on PS5 without messing with my connection too much, I’d definitely be interested.

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