Overwatch reveals that only 32% of players stayed loyal to Winston until the end: 'You are not to be trusted'

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We knew Overwatch won the competition straight away, although it was close, but now we know the exact number of players who actually stayed loyal to Winston’s cause, and it’s not great.As it turns out only 32% of all the Conquest players were loyal to Overwatch through and through. With about 30% of players being entirely loyal to Talon, and 38% qualifying as ‘sneaky mercenaries’ and flipping slides depending on the week.38% of you are NOT to be trusted 😒Check out some of the stats from our Overwatch vs. Talon Conquest Meta Event 📊 pic.twitter.com/W1qw079WjZMarch 24, 2026″38% of you are not to be trusted,” an official Overwatch social media post reads. Well in my book 68% of you are not to be trusted, betraying Winston like that. How dare you? I, for one, am proud to be part of that 32% who believed in Overwatch the whole way through.Article continues below You may like Overwatch players prove that there’s still some good left in them as Winston and co triumph over Talon in the seasonal Conquest event After breaking Winston’s heart last week, Overwatch players have abandoned Talon in this week’s vote, and it’s all down to the cat Overwatch’s grand revamp event is a suffocating blip in an otherwise successful return to form Ok, jokes aside, I’m actually way more surprised that only 38% of players switched sides. Sneaky mercenaries is actually the optimal pick, as you get to collect items for both sides such as name cards, icons, and sprays. Looking back on the results it’s pretty obvious that each week’s winner was just determined by who had the more interesting hero on their side: We saw that in action when Jetpack Cat joined Team Ov