Blizzard will eventually remove sudden death from Overwatch's competitive mode

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Overwatch players have been testing the game's new competitive mode and they're not thrilled about the way it handles sudden death.
Right now, a competitive game sees you playing two rounds on the same map, with both teams having a chance to attack and defend. However if these two rounds result in a tie (with both teams completing their objectives), the game is decided by one final, quickfire round.
The problem here is that the teams' roles for this final round (attack/defence) are determined by a coin toss. If both teams have had an easier time on the offence, for example, then it could be argued that this coin toss is giving one set of players an unfair advantage.
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