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Now, these were just the outlines of new characters so there's not much to go on yet. However, Game Informer did have some vague descriptions of the potential new heroes. According to the site, three of the four looked like they could be female. As for the one possible male character, writer Andrew Reiner wrote that it "held a crooked staff, looking somewhat like a wizard, warlock, or voodoo priest." Maybe a Diablo 4 slide got mixed in by accident? There was also a hero who seemed to have an animal companion, and "a giant four-sided weapon" __ that Reiner described as "similar to the shuriken used by Yuffie in Final Fantasy VII , but much thick It's interesting that these silhouettes don't resemble any characters who've been introduced in the game's lore and appear to be brand new designs. There are still multiple individuals who have been seen in the various stories in the Overwatch world and have yet to become playable, such as Mauga, the Junker Queen, and the mysterious omnic at the end of this year's Archives ev Medals are completely meaningless. Other than a minor XP boost from your highest medal earned, you don’t get anything for collecting medals. They aren’t tracked on your stat page or in your achievements, you can’t trade them for cosmetics, and you can’t even see anyone’s medals but your own. What they did do was explode onto the screen all bright and shiny at the end of every match. My [https://Overwatch2fans.com/ Overwatch 2 Guide|Https://Overwatch2Fans.Com/] career is more than 400 hours long, and the medals alone were enough to keep me coming back for m Yesterday I took a look at how good each of the Overwatch 2 Tanks would be at driving a tank . We had some laughs, had some fun, but then it was time to put away childish toys and become a gamer. I played a few rounds of Overwatch 2 and, as is tradition, I lost badly. The fact D.Va is an expert tank driving in real life did not help me play any better as her. I'm wounded. Lost. I feel like I can't go on. I need support. Emotional support. So then, let's rank all of the Overwatch 2 Supports by how supportive they would be in an emotional cri While the main tank functions in this way, the off-tank is doing every tanky job the main tank doesn’t have time for - protecting support heroes, supplementing damage heroes, and tending to any objective that requires a big, chunky health bar. From Roadhog’s hook to Zarya’s bubbles, each off-tank has some degree of authority over space manipulation, too, which allows them to use the main tank’s anchorage to support more active area control. They’re an essential part of fluid, facile, and fantastic Overwatch - and guess what? They’ll be the first on the chopping block when it moves to It was convoluted and it didn’t do much to cut back on toxicity. Instead of antagonizing your teammates for not getting enough kills, players would just rub their gold medals in each other's faces. In the end, it just led to bullying with extra steps, so for Overwatch 2, the developers replaced it with a good old-fashioned scoreboard. Now players can see exactly how many elimins, assists, and deaths everyone has right away. Flaming your teammates has never been eas However, Jeff Kaplan, the lead director of the Overwatch franchise, seemed to imply that there would be other heroes that would join the fight alongside this new duo. And, if rumors are true, we may know a little bit about t So, let’s crunch the numbers. In a 1v1, it doesn’t matter who you pick (although you should probably play DPS or an off-tank, realistically speaking). 2v2 means you’re missing one role, which means you need to outsmart your opponent. 3v3 is a 1-1-1 formation. 4v4 has the opposite strategic makeup to 2v2, in that you can field one of each role and tactically decide which one to choose for your fourth player. 5v5 is shit. 6v6 is how it is now. 7v7 gives you one extra space on top of having one hero from each role and sub-role, and 8v8 does the same but with two extras. 9v9 is 3v3, which actually sounds great provided it would hypothetically be implemented alongside larger m Another controversial one? I don’t really know enough about Kiriko yet, but I don’t get friendly vibes from her. She seems a little too contrived - I know all Overwatch characters are created by a team of designers and developers who go through reams of concept art and try to hit the right demographic markets, but with Kiriko that feels especially blatant. She doesn’t strike me as having much of a persona at all, so middle of the list she g I loved seeing three or four gold medals pop up at the end of a particularly good match. It was the perfect cap on a great experience. Sometimes when my team played well, we’d sit on the medal screen for a minute or two talking about the high points of the match and bragging about our medals. I took a screenshot of my last Overwatch game before the servers shut down where I earned three gold medals and three career bests. In Overwatch 2, matches just sort of end. There’s no fanfare, no time to reflect on how well you did. You can’t even see the scoreboard anymore once the game is over. 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−	<br>~~A lot of~~ Philadelphia~~'s woes~~ in ~~the 2019 season were blamed on~~ Sado ~~at the main tank position~~. ~~It wasn't pretty for him~~, ~~but~~ he ~~bounced back~~ big ~~time in front~~ of ~~a Philly home crowd to start his 2020 campaign~~. ~~Sado was~~ the ~~best main-tank throughout the weekend~~ and ~~yes, part~~ of it had ~~to do with his superb support line enabling him~~, ~~but he played fearless~~ and ~~was decisive~~ with a ~~lot~~ of ~~his decision~~. ~~His shatters were massive~~ and ~~he ended up setting an Anubis record~~ for ~~most finals blows by Reinhardt with 21~~. If the ~~confidence~~ can ~~remain~~, ~~Sado~~ will ~~surprise a lot~~ of ~~people this sea~~<br> <br>~~As a - very - casual~~ Overwatch ~~fan ,~~ the ~~characters have always been my favourite thing about the hero shooter. They only tell vague stories~~, ~~but they’re so well designed~~ and ~~are bursting~~ with ~~such life that they feel like bigger characters than they actually are~~. ~~They’re similar to comic book characters; you don’t need to have read the decades long history between Batman~~ and ~~the Joker~~, ~~you just see~~ their ~~iconic designs and you instantly feel as if you know them~~. ~~Whether it’s Ashe~~ and ~~her Wild West gunslinger aesthetic~~, D.~~Va’s e-girl vibe~~, ~~or Winston the science monke~~, ~~the character designs tell their own stories~~. ~~That’s why the recent Archives event feels like a big missed opportun~~<br><br> ~~<br>Was there any doubt that Corey would have a strong showing~~ to ~~kick off~~ the ~~Justice's 2020 season? He was possibly~~ the ~~best hitscan player~~ in ~~Stage Four of 2019 and continued~~ that ~~dominance in Philadelphia where he shined on both McCree and Widowmaker~~. ~~Washington played~~ the ~~Fusion closer than~~ the ~~3-1 scoreline might suggest and Corey was~~ a big ~~reason~~ for ~~that~~. ~~There is no doubt he will continue to perform at a high le~~<br><br> <br>Blizzard ~~released a trailer~~ for ~~Forged in Barrens that details some of~~ the ~~new cards and keywords coming~~ later this year. ~~You can pre~~-~~order~~ the ~~new set now for $49~~.~~99 or upgrade to the mega bundle for $79~~<br><br> <br>Before I make a case for every number that’s not five, allow me to explain why five is so astronomically stupid. Each of Overwatch’s three roles can be subdivided into two smaller positions within them. For example, supports can be main or secondary support - consider Mercy and Zenyatta’s healing capacities, respectively - whereas DPS is usually separated into hitscan (insta-registration of bullets) and projectile (anything fired has an arc with its own distinct velocity and trajectory). You can also make a case for builders and support DPS as opposed to traditional damage-dealers, but the main distinction has to do with impact registration and how that pertains to team compositions and map layo<br> <br>Tanks, meanwhile, are divided into main tank and off-tank categories. The former includes Reinhardt, Orisa, Winston, and sort of Sigma, whereas the latter subset is occupied by Zarya, Roadhog, D.Va, and sort of Wrecking Ball. The "sort of" clauses here are because the more recent tanks added to Overwatch’s roster are mostly aligned with one category, but adopt minor inspiration from the other one. Ultimately, though, the main distinction has to do with whether or not the tank has a shield, which directly affects their ability to function as a main tank, which in turn refers to how effectively they can use their status as a team anchor to control engagem<br><br> <br>Brigitte is a far more relatable character than Mercy, and girls with hair like that are always great friends. She's not intimidating like Mercy, instead she knows the solution to most problems is eating ice cream, watching Mean Girls, and listening to Taylor Swift. She'll sit in her old threadbare jumper on her cheap couch with her store-bought rose and she'll offer solutions, but it doesn't matter if these solutions are impossible and ridiculous - most problems can be solved by talking about them, and Brigitte's understanding of that makes her the most supportive Support there<br><br> <br>Overwatch skins are nothing more than costumes to dress your favourite characters up in, so it seems silly for someone like me, who only plays rarely and not even as Soldier 76, to care about them so much. But it’s not really about whether the skins look good, whether I’d want them, and whether they’re better or worse than other sets. It’s that Blizzard had the opportunity to embrace the queer culture behind Soldier 76 and Tracer, a culture the company is happy to cater to in only the most minor of ways, and instead ducked it. A skin that was unabashedly queer was an opportunity to reinforce the diversity Blizzard often talks about, but Overwatch deliberately let the opportunity pass<br><br> <br>Main tanks can’t ~~[https://overwatch2fans.com/~~ go ~~to overwatch2fans.com]~~ anywhere, which is just a simple fact. To combat a main tank, you need damage, so if the other team runs two DPS and you run an off-tank, you’re going to feed ultimates like they’ve been brought up with a silver spoon. There’s just no way you’re running one support with two tanks and two DPS either, mostly for the same reason - it will affect the damage/healing balance per team way too much. As a result, the most basic logic available to us suggests each team will be made up of a main tank, two DPS, and two healers - no room for off-tanks. And, as with all metas, team formations are often mirrored. Gr<br>	+	<br>The Philadelphia Fusion support line already looks to be a top-tier duo moving forward. Daniel "FunnyAstro" Hathaway is a dynamic main-support but Alarm stepped into the spotlight in Philadelphia and performed extremely well. He showed why he was a highly touted rookie coming out of contenders with near perfect Baptiste play that truly allowed Sado freedom to be aggressive. His Ana was clutch, too as he continuously hit big bio-nade after bio-nade. He is an early contender for "Rookie of the Ye<br><br>On the surface, the game is making all the right decisions. Both versions of the battle pass are packed with skins, sprays, charms, and a variety of content that outweighs anything its predecessor had in its first few months. Seasonal events are established, and an existing roster of heroes we’ve already fallen in love with have a generous roster of cosmetics and lore to build upon. I’m already invested, and for Blizzard that is half the battle right now.<br><br> <br>Assess who the other team is playing. You may need to swap to someone who can counter an enemy hero. For example, D.Va can block out gunfire, but her Defense Matrix will not block any beam like Zarya or the sucking power of Mo<br><br>Overwatch was the game I played constantly at university, and playing around with its existing roster while delving into each new hero was a big part of its appeal. My flatmates and I would fall in love with specific roles, or gravitate towards certain heroes because their aesthetic called out to us. I’m a filthy weeb and also very gay, so my mains ended up being D.Va, Mercy, and Lucio, with venturing into DPS territory rarely.<br><br>But for those not planning to pick up the premium battle pass or aren’t already cemented in the [https://Overwatch2fans.com/ overwatch 2 skins\|https://overwatch2fans.Com/] ecosystem, some new heroes are locked behind progression in ways that actively discourages the experimentation this game is all about. Kiriko - the new fox girl support hero who I am totally not simping for already - is available immediately to premium battle pass holders or existing players of the original Overwatch, while everyone else must grind to Level 55 in order to unlock her. That’s a big time investment for a hero in a hero shooter.<br><br> <br>Finally, while Blizzard did share some updates on the mobile game Diablo Immortal, no release for the game was given. There is another testing phase planned for later this year, similar to the technical alpha held last Decemb<br> <br>Bulletstorm is the last single-player shooter I played that I had literally no issue with. Those Wolfensteins were great, but the level design was blah. Doom was fun, but got repetitious. Titanfall 2 just, ah... didn't do it for me, sorry! Bulletstorm , though? This was a non-stop jolt of pure adrenaline that went tearing out the gate and never let up until the credits started rolling. A mechanical marvel with a whip-smart script, they don't make games like this anymore - and they really sho<br><br> <br>Before I make a case for every number that’s not five, allow me to explain why five is so astronomically stupid. Each of Overwatch’s three roles can be subdivided into two smaller positions within them. For example, supports can be main or secondary support - consider Mercy and Zenyatta’s healing capacities, respectively - whereas DPS is usually separated into hitscan (insta-registration of bullets) and projectile (anything fired has an arc with its own distinct velocity and trajectory). You can also make a case for builders and support DPS as opposed to traditional damage-dealers, but the main distinction has to do with impact registration and how that pertains to team compositions and map layo<br><br> <br>Main tanks can’t go anywhere, which is just a simple fact. To combat a main tank, you need damage, so if the other team runs two DPS and you run an off-tank, you’re going to feed ultimates like they’ve been brought up with a silver spoon. There’s just no way you’re running one support with two tanks and two DPS either, mostly for the same reason - it will affect the damage/healing balance per team way too much. As a result, the most basic logic available to us suggests each team will be made up of a main tank, two DPS, and two healers - no room for off-tanks. And, as with all metas, team formations are often mirrored. Gr<br><br> <br>On the movement front, you receive a 25 percent boost in movement and reloading when you get an elimination. Keep in mind; this does not stack like if you were to use your ultimate as Reaper and wipe out an entire team, you wouldn't become the Flash. It refreshes with eliminations, so it can come in handy if you need to move or rel<br><br> <br>The presentation began with the announcement of a retro collection of Blizzard's oldest games: Lost Vikings, Rock n' Roll Racing, and Blackthorne. The Arcade Collection features the original versions of all three games as well as a definitive edition that provides extra features like custom button mapping, the ability to save anywhere, rewinding up to ten seconds, and the ability to watch a playthrough of the game and jump in whenever you w<br>

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−	<br>~~Controversial~~ to ~~have~~ him ~~this low? Lucio is~~ a ~~‘good vibes’ kind~~ of ~~guy,~~ and ~~while partying~~ with ~~him might help when you're feeling low~~, ~~he seems~~ a ~~bit~~ of a ~~fair~~-~~weather Support~~. ~~I'm not sure how helpful he'd be in sticky situations or~~ with ~~anything~~ that ~~required any level of emotional depth~~ or ~~assistance that went beyond sticking on some sick tunes~~. ~~Points for trying, but only j~~<br><br> <br>~~Part of~~ that ~~is introducing~~ a ~~battle pass, allowing you~~ to ~~unlock a slew~~ of ~~cosmetics without sifting through endless loot boxes~~. ~~But some heroes are locked to~~ the ~~battle pass, making it~~ a ~~grind to get the newest releases, even if they are free~~. ~~This~~ is a ~~significant shift~~ in ~~what Overwatch is all about~~ - ~~experimentation; Now you have~~ to ~~spend hours to unlock~~ a ~~character~~ to ~~try~~ them, and ~~you might not even enjoy them enough~~ to ~~warrant~~ that ~~investm<br>~~<br> <br>Tanks, meanwhile, are divided into main tank and off-tank categories. The former includes Reinhardt, Orisa, Winston, and sort of Sigma, whereas the latter subset is occupied by Zarya, Roadhog, D.Va, and sort of Wrecking Ball. The "sort of" clauses here are because the more recent tanks added to Overwatch’s roster are mostly aligned with one category, but adopt minor inspiration from the other one. Ultimately, though, the main distinction has to do with whether or not the tank has a shield, which directly affects their ability to function as a main tank, which in turn refers to how effectively they can use their status as a team anchor to control engagem<br><br> <br>Brigitte is a far more relatable character than Mercy, and girls with hair like that are always great friends. She's not intimidating like Mercy, instead she knows the solution to most problems is eating ice cream, watching Mean Girls, and listening to Taylor Swift. She'll sit in her old threadbare jumper on her cheap couch with her store-bought rose and she'll offer solutions, but it doesn't matter if these solutions are impossible and ridiculous - most problems can be solved by talking about them, and Brigitte's understanding of that makes her the most supportive Support there<br><br> <br>~~Blizzard actually removed loot boxes from~~ Overwatch ~~before~~ it ~~went offline~~. ~~If you played in~~ the ~~last few weeks~~, ~~you would have earned Credits just for playing games~~. ~~Overwatch 2 could reward~~ a ~~similar drip feed~~ of ~~Coins alongside battle pass progress - or offer coins as battle pass rewards for that matter - but~~ it ~~doesn’t~~. ~~You can’t even earn enough Coins in a season~~ to ~~pay for~~ the ~~next one since you can only earn 540 over nine weeks~~, ~~and~~ the ~~premium battle~~ pass ~~costs 1,~~<br><br> <br>I don’t really need an Overwatch story mode or an Overwatch spin-off to exist; I’m happy believing I’d love them if they ever came to life, and I don’t need to test that theory. A single player futuristic Western revenge drama with Ashe and McCree as the leads? Yes please. A Netflix adaptation of Overwatch’s main story with Maisie Williams as Tracer? Sounds amazing - please never make it. The idea of literally any genre of solo game with Mei or Mercy sounds fantastic, but it would never live up to my expectations and I’m much happier in my ignorant hope than in cold, [https://overwatch2fans.com ~~Overwatch2fans~~.com] ~~hard real<br><br> <br>It will be interesting seeing MekO in~~ a ~~Houston Outlaws jersey~~. ~~He was~~ a ~~steady pillar through two strong season for~~ the ~~New York Excelsior but now he gets a fresh start with a~~ team ~~capable of surprising some people. His playstyle differs from a lot of other top-tier~~ off-~~tanks in the league so all eyes will be on him this weekend~~ to ~~see if he was a product of the Excelsior's coordinated team play or if he can be~~ a ~~difference-maker outside of that atmosphere~~. ~~The Outlaws will need him to perform well not only this weekend but the entire season for them to be taken seriou<br><br> <br>There are~~ two ~~at-risk groups that loot boxes exploit: gamblers~~ and ~~collectors. By axing loot boxes~~, ~~Overwatch has removed its hook from~~ the ~~first group while simultaneously doubling down on~~ the ~~second one~~. ~~If you had~~ a ~~desperate need to collect every single skin in the game~~, ~~you would have been able to do it for much cheaper in~~ the ~~old system. Even if you only want one specific skin for your favorite character, you’ll either have~~ to ~~pay $20 or grind out those weekly challenges and save~~ up. It will only take you 32 weeks to earn enough Coins for one legendary s<br><br> <br>ItsSliker admitted to scamming over $200,000 from his followers for his gambling addiction, sparking platform-wide controversy on Twitch. Gambling has long been a ~~problem for the streaming site~~, ~~becoming the latest in a long line of ‘metas’~~, and ~~now several high~~-~~profile streamers have called on Twitch to ban them en ma<br><br> <br>If you’re a free~~-~~to-play Overwatch 2 player, you only get 20 items from the seasonal battle pass~~. ~~Overwatch 2 seasons last nine weeks~~, so it would take you just over 20 years of consistently completing every battle pass to earn the same number of items I got from Overwatch’s loot boxes. If you’re willing to upgrade to the premium battle pass, which gives you all ~~80 items~~, ~~you’ll catch up to me in a little over five years - and it will only cost you $500. I’m doing napkin math here~~. ~~I haven't factored in the 60 Coins you can earn a week or whatever we might get for free from seasonal events, but you can see my po~~<br>	+	<br>A lot of Philadelphia's woes in the 2019 season were blamed on Sado at the main tank position. It wasn't pretty for him, but he bounced back big time in front of a Philly home crowd to start his 2020 campaign. Sado was the best main-tank throughout the weekend and yes, part of it had to do with his superb support line enabling him, but he played fearless and was decisive with a lot of his decision. His shatters were massive and he ended up setting an Anubis record for most finals blows by Reinhardt with 21. If the confidence can remain, Sado will surprise a lot of people this sea<br> <br>As a - very - casual Overwatch fan , the characters have always been my favourite thing about the hero shooter. They only tell vague stories, but they’re so well designed and are bursting with such life that they feel like bigger characters than they actually are. They’re similar to comic book characters; you don’t need to have read the decades long history between Batman and the Joker, you just see their iconic designs and you instantly feel as if you know them. Whether it’s Ashe and her Wild West gunslinger aesthetic, D.Va’s e-girl vibe, or Winston the science monke, the character designs tell their own stories. That’s why the recent Archives event feels like a big missed opportun<br><br> <br>Was there any doubt that Corey would have a strong showing to kick off the Justice's 2020 season? He was possibly the best hitscan player in Stage Four of 2019 and continued that dominance in Philadelphia where he shined on both McCree and Widowmaker. Washington played the Fusion closer than the 3-1 scoreline might suggest and Corey was a big reason for that. There is no doubt he will continue to perform at a high le<br><br> <br>Blizzard released a trailer for Forged in Barrens that details some of the new cards and keywords coming later this year. You can pre-order the new set now for $49.99 or upgrade to the mega bundle for $79<br><br> <br>Before I make a case for every number that’s not five, allow me to explain why five is so astronomically stupid. Each of Overwatch’s three roles can be subdivided into two smaller positions within them. For example, supports can be main or secondary support - consider Mercy and Zenyatta’s healing capacities, respectively - whereas DPS is usually separated into hitscan (insta-registration of bullets) and projectile (anything fired has an arc with its own distinct velocity and trajectory). You can also make a case for builders and support DPS as opposed to traditional damage-dealers, but the main distinction has to do with impact registration and how that pertains to team compositions and map layo<br> <br>Tanks, meanwhile, are divided into main tank and off-tank categories. The former includes Reinhardt, Orisa, Winston, and sort of Sigma, whereas the latter subset is occupied by Zarya, Roadhog, D.Va, and sort of Wrecking Ball. The "sort of" clauses here are because the more recent tanks added to Overwatch’s roster are mostly aligned with one category, but adopt minor inspiration from the other one. Ultimately, though, the main distinction has to do with whether or not the tank has a shield, which directly affects their ability to function as a main tank, which in turn refers to how effectively they can use their status as a team anchor to control engagem<br><br> <br>Brigitte is a far more relatable character than Mercy, and girls with hair like that are always great friends. She's not intimidating like Mercy, instead she knows the solution to most problems is eating ice cream, watching Mean Girls, and listening to Taylor Swift. She'll sit in her old threadbare jumper on her cheap couch with her store-bought rose and she'll offer solutions, but it doesn't matter if these solutions are impossible and ridiculous - most problems can be solved by talking about them, and Brigitte's understanding of that makes her the most supportive Support there<br><br> <br>Overwatch skins are nothing more than costumes to dress your favourite characters up in, so it seems silly for someone like me, who only plays rarely and not even as Soldier 76, to care about them so much. But it’s not really about whether the skins look good, whether I’d want them, and whether they’re better or worse than other sets. It’s that Blizzard had the opportunity to embrace the queer culture behind Soldier 76 and Tracer, a culture the company is happy to cater to in only the most minor of ways, and instead ducked it. A skin that was unabashedly queer was an opportunity to reinforce the diversity Blizzard often talks about, but Overwatch deliberately let the opportunity pass<br><br> <br>Main tanks can’t [https://overwatch2fans.com/ go to overwatch2fans.com] anywhere, which is just a simple fact. To combat a main tank, you need damage, so if the other team runs two DPS and you run an off-tank, you’re going to feed ultimates like they’ve been brought up with a silver spoon. There’s just no way you’re running one support with two tanks and two DPS either, mostly for the same reason - it will affect the damage/healing balance per team way too much. As a result, the most basic logic available to us suggests each team will be made up of a main tank, two DPS, and two healers - no room for off-tanks. And, as with all metas, team formations are often mirrored. Gr<br>

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−	<br>~~Overwatch 2 will be out in the wild soon~~, and ~~the internet won’t~~ be ~~short~~ of ~~opinions~~ on it. ~~I don’t know if it can ever be as good as the original was~~, but ~~locking new players out of using its most popular and iconic heroes doesn’t seem like a winning strat~~<br><br> <br>~~However~~, ~~Jeff Kaplan, the lead director~~ of the ~~Overwatch franchise~~, ~~seemed~~ to ~~imply that there would be other heroes that would join~~ the ~~fight alongside this new duo. And~~, if ~~rumors~~ are ~~true, we may know a little bit about t<br><br> <br>Medals are completely meaningless~~. ~~Other than~~ a ~~minor XP boost from your highest medal earned, you don’t get anything for collecting medals. They aren’t tracked on your stat page or~~ in ~~your achievements,~~ you ~~can’t trade~~ them ~~for cosmetics~~, and you ~~can’t~~ even see anyone’s medals but your own. What they did do was explode onto the screen all bright and shiny at the end of every match. My Overwatch career is more than 400 hours long, and the medals alone were enough to ~~keep me coming back for m~~<br><br> <br>~~While the~~ main tank ~~functions in this way, the~~ off-tank is ~~doing every tanky job the main tank doesn’t have time for - protecting support heroes~~, ~~supplementing damage heroes~~, and ~~tending~~ to ~~any objective that requires a big~~, ~~chunky health bar~~. ~~From Roadhog’s hook~~ to ~~Zarya’s bubbles, each off-~~tank has ~~some degree of authority over space manipulation~~, ~~too~~, which ~~allows them~~ to use ~~the main tank’s anchorage~~ to ~~support more active area~~ control. They’re an essential part of fluid, facile, and fantastic [https://Overwatch2Fans.com/ overwatch 2 guide\|https://overwatch2Fans.com/] - and guess what? They’ll be the first on the chopping block when it moves to <br><br> <br>~~Main tanks can’t go anywhere, which~~ is ~~just~~ a ~~simple fact~~. ~~To combat a main tank~~, ~~you need damage~~, ~~so if the other team runs two DPS~~ and ~~you run an off-tank, you’re going~~ to ~~feed ultimates like they’ve been brought up with a silver spoon~~. ~~There’s just no way you’re running one support~~ with ~~two tanks~~ and ~~two DPS either~~, ~~mostly for the same reason~~ - ~~it will affect the damage/healing balance per team way too much. As a result, the~~ most ~~basic logic available to us suggests each team will~~ be ~~made up of a main tank, two DPS~~, and ~~two healers - no room for off-tanks. And, as with all metas, team formations are often mirrored. Gr~~<br><br> <br>~~I loved seeing three or four gold medals pop up at the end of a particularly good match~~. ~~It was the perfect cap on a great experience. Sometimes when my team~~ played ~~well, we’d sit on the medal screen for a minute or two talking about the high points of~~ the ~~match and bragging about our medals. I took a screenshot of my~~ last ~~Overwatch game before the servers shut down where I~~ earned ~~three gold medals and three career bests~~. In Overwatch 2~~, matches just sort~~ of ~~end. There’s no fanfare, no time to reflect on how well you did~~. You can’t even ~~see~~ the ~~scoreboard anymore once the game is~~ over~~. I’m glad we have a real scoreboard~~, ~~but we didn’t have to give up~~ the ~~medal completely~~, ~~did~~<br><br> <br>~~Bulletstorm is the last single~~-~~player shooter~~ I ~~played~~ that ~~I had literally no issue~~ with. ~~Those Wolfensteins were great, but the level design was blah~~. ~~Doom was fun~~, but ~~got repetitious. Titanfall 2 just~~, ah... ~~didn't do it~~ for ~~me, sorry! Bulletstorm , though? This~~ was a ~~non~~-~~stop jolt~~ of ~~pure adrenaline~~ that ~~went tearing out the gate and never let up until the credits started rolling~~. ~~A mechanical marvel with a whip-smart script, they don't make games like~~ this ~~anymore - and they really sho~~<br><br> <br>~~I prefer a scoreboard in general~~. ~~Transparent information is just more useful and easier to parse~~, ~~and~~ the ~~medal system never functioned~~ the ~~way it was intended~~ to~~. However~~, I do ~~think something valuable was lost~~ in the ~~transition~~. ~~In Overwatch, every match would end with a score screen that revealed all of~~ your ~~medals. In Overwatch 2~~, ~~matches just end~~. ~~On the~~ one ~~hand, getting players back into the queue to play another round as quickly as possible is a good priority to have. On the other, where are my shiny medals god damn~~<br><br> <br>~~Hello~~, ~~welcome. You’ve fallen into my trap. I will now spend the next 500+ words defending Overwatch’s much~~-~~maligned medal system~~. ~~While I agree with~~ the ~~consensus that Overwatch 2’s scoreboard is better~~, the ~~implementation leaves~~ a ~~lot to be desired. Most notably~~, ~~there’s no longer a post~~-~~match screen that reveals your overall performance. I earned those gold medals Blizzard, why won’t you give~~ them to<br><br> <br>~~I know some other games do this. Valorant and League of Legends are both successful~~, ~~and both require heroes (agents and champions, respectively) to be unlocked~~ from the ~~off~~. ~~But crucially the original~~ Overwatch ~~did not~~, ~~and that was a major part~~ of the ~~appeal~~. ~~This unlocking system was at one time commonplace in~~ the ~~fighting genre~~, ~~until studios realised this was no fun~~ and ~~served no purpose~~. ~~Overwatch 2 seems to be deliberately making the game less fun~~ in the ~~hopes of ensnaring players to keep playing until their favourite hero is let out of jail. A more confident hand would give~~ you ~~the heroes~~ from ~~the start and trust that it’s good enough for~~ you ~~to stick aro~~<br>	+	<br>Controversial to have him this low? Lucio is a ‘good vibes’ kind of guy, and while partying with him might help when you're feeling low, he seems a bit of a fair-weather Support. I'm not sure how helpful he'd be in sticky situations or with anything that required any level of emotional depth or assistance that went beyond sticking on some sick tunes. Points for trying, but only j<br><br> <br>Part of that is introducing a battle pass, allowing you to unlock a slew of cosmetics without sifting through endless loot boxes. But some heroes are locked to the battle pass, making it a grind to get the newest releases, even if they are free. This is a significant shift in what Overwatch is all about - experimentation; Now you have to spend hours to unlock a character to try them, and you might not even enjoy them enough to warrant that investm<br><br> <br>Tanks, meanwhile, are divided into main tank and off-tank categories. The former includes Reinhardt, Orisa, Winston, and sort of Sigma, whereas the latter subset is occupied by Zarya, Roadhog, D.Va, and sort of Wrecking Ball. The "sort of" clauses here are because the more recent tanks added to Overwatch’s roster are mostly aligned with one category, but adopt minor inspiration from the other one. Ultimately, though, the main distinction has to do with whether or not the tank has a shield, which directly affects their ability to function as a main tank, which in turn refers to how effectively they can use their status as a team anchor to control engagem<br><br> <br>Brigitte is a far more relatable character than Mercy, and girls with hair like that are always great friends. She's not intimidating like Mercy, instead she knows the solution to most problems is eating ice cream, watching Mean Girls, and listening to Taylor Swift. She'll sit in her old threadbare jumper on her cheap couch with her store-bought rose and she'll offer solutions, but it doesn't matter if these solutions are impossible and ridiculous - most problems can be solved by talking about them, and Brigitte's understanding of that makes her the most supportive Support there<br><br> <br>Blizzard actually removed loot boxes from Overwatch before it went offline. If you played in the last few weeks, you would have earned Credits just for playing games. Overwatch 2 could reward a similar drip feed of Coins alongside battle pass progress - or offer coins as battle pass rewards for that matter - but it doesn’t. You can’t even earn enough Coins in a season to pay for the next one since you can only earn 540 over nine weeks, and the premium battle pass costs 1,<br><br> <br>I don’t really need an Overwatch story mode or an Overwatch spin-off to exist; I’m happy believing I’d love them if they ever came to life, and I don’t need to test that theory. A single player futuristic Western revenge drama with Ashe and McCree as the leads? Yes please. A Netflix adaptation of Overwatch’s main story with Maisie Williams as Tracer? Sounds amazing - please never make it. The idea of literally any genre of solo game with Mei or Mercy sounds fantastic, but it would never live up to my expectations and I’m much happier in my ignorant hope than in cold, [https://overwatch2fans.com Overwatch2fans.com] hard real<br><br> <br>It will be interesting seeing MekO in a Houston Outlaws jersey. He was a steady pillar through two strong season for the New York Excelsior but now he gets a fresh start with a team capable of surprising some people. His playstyle differs from a lot of other top-tier off-tanks in the league so all eyes will be on him this weekend to see if he was a product of the Excelsior's coordinated team play or if he can be a difference-maker outside of that atmosphere. The Outlaws will need him to perform well not only this weekend but the entire season for them to be taken seriou<br><br> <br>There are two at-risk groups that loot boxes exploit: gamblers and collectors. By axing loot boxes, Overwatch has removed its hook from the first group while simultaneously doubling down on the second one. If you had a desperate need to collect every single skin in the game, you would have been able to do it for much cheaper in the old system. Even if you only want one specific skin for your favorite character, you’ll either have to pay $20 or grind out those weekly challenges and save up. It will only take you 32 weeks to earn enough Coins for one legendary s<br><br> <br>ItsSliker admitted to scamming over $200,000 from his followers for his gambling addiction, sparking platform-wide controversy on Twitch. Gambling has long been a problem for the streaming site, becoming the latest in a long line of ‘metas’, and now several high-profile streamers have called on Twitch to ban them en ma<br><br> <br>If you’re a free-to-play Overwatch 2 player, you only get 20 items from the seasonal battle pass. Overwatch 2 seasons last nine weeks, so it would take you just over 20 years of consistently completing every battle pass to earn the same number of items I got from Overwatch’s loot boxes. If you’re willing to upgrade to the premium battle pass, which gives you all 80 items, you’ll catch up to me in a little over five years - and it will only cost you $500. I’m doing napkin math here. I haven't factored in the 60 Coins you can earn a week or whatever we might get for free from seasonal events, but you can see my po<br>

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−	<br>~~Implement multiple seasonal events into a single battle pass~~, ~~rewarding players for completing activities~~ and ~~levelling up their favourite heroes across both casual and competitive playlists~~. ~~You could ensure that~~ the most ~~beloved skins are making a return on a frequent basis, much~~ like ~~seasonal events provided us with multiple chances to earn distinct skins on~~ a ~~yearly basis. Skins, sprays, emotes, voice lines, and [https://overwatch2fans.com Overwatch2Fans.Com] other cosmetics could be brought into fray at w~~<br><br> <br>~~While Wrecking Ball was at one end~~ of the ~~list because of his reliance on a mech~~, that~~'s why D.Va finds herself at the top. Given~~ that ~~she's~~ the ~~size of a regular human, she slips very easily into a tank and clearly has the expert driving and weaponry skills to drive one~~. ~~She came here to chew bubblegum and drive tanks~~, ~~and she's all outta bubblegum. No wait~~, ~~she has another pack right th~~<br><br> <br>~~Roadhog's name implies he's something of an expert driver~~, ~~so he had to make~~ the ~~top three~~. ~~His playstyle~~ is ~~far~~ more ~~close quarters~~ than ~~most Tanks though~~, ~~which doesn't seem too suited than tanks themselves. While sure, tanks can roll over~~ and ~~crush anything in their immediate vicinity, they're used~~ for ~~attacks from a distance, so Roadhog's name gets him a medal, but his combat preferences see him settle from bro~~<br><br> <br>~~They wouldn’t even be~~ the ~~exception to~~ the ~~rule, either. Mercy’s skin~~ is ~~based on~~ the ~~history of healers~~, ~~taking inspiration from Florence Nightingale~~, ~~while Zenyatta’s is~~ a ~~deep sea diver because… well~~, ~~I’m not sure~~. ~~It looks cool~~, ~~I gu~~<br><br>~~But~~ with ~~the release of Overwatch 2~~ and ~~its debut season less than~~ two ~~weeks away~~, ~~we now have a concrete picture of how~~ the ~~experience~~ will ~~play out, as well as how~~ much ~~it differs from what came before~~. ~~This isn’t~~ a ~~premium product anymore~~, ~~but instead~~ a ~~free game that anyone can download~~, ~~jump into~~, and ~~have a reasonably good time without spending a penny~~. ~~There’s a free version of the battle pass too~~, ~~albeit~~ with ~~far fewer rewards and a focus on grinding things out over a prolonged period of time~~, ~~but it’s there, and that kinda rules~~.<br><br> <br>~~Overwatch is capable~~ of ~~so much more~~, and I ~~hope~~ the ~~sequel realises that~~. ~~Characters and narrative are clearly~~ the ~~sequel’s focus, which~~ is ~~excellent~~, but the ~~multiplayer foundation that defines it shouldn’t be neglected~~, ~~especially when a few small changes could help it shine brighter than e~~<br><br>~~For~~ that ~~reason~~ I ~~know that Kiriko is right up my street~~, ~~and I’ll be playing her with a passion when launch rolls around~~, but ~~knowing that potential to experiment is no longer possible unless I decide to grind my life away or make an investment kinda sucks~~, ~~and takes away the free cadence of content I’d grown used to with the first game~~. ~~This may be the price to pay~~ for ~~no loot boxes and a modernised progression system~~, ~~but this feels like~~ a ~~teething pain instead~~ of the ~~game Overwatch 2 really wants to be. Perhaps I’ll be proven wrong~~ and the ~~payoff will be worthwhile~~, ~~but right now I’m not so sure.~~<br><br> <br>~~Overwatch 2~~ is ~~free~~ to ~~play~~, ~~so in theory it’s not too much of an issue that it’s an entirely new game~~. ~~Splatoon and Call of Duty both charge full price for their updates on what came before~~, ~~and Overwatch 2 at least avoids that~~. ~~But it doesn’t mitigate how dated~~ Overwatch ~~2’s structure already feels~~, ~~and how much~~ that ~~contrasts with how the initial game felt at launch~~. Overwatch ~~is a hero shooter~~, ~~and part of its popularity has been~~ the ~~affection for its heroes~~, ~~not~~ to ~~mention how differently each of its roster plays~~. ~~There are characters with pistols, shotguns, bazookas, ice blasters, revolvers, sniper rifles, mech suits, and bows and arrows, but whatever~~ the ~~weapon is~~, ~~Blizzard seems dead set on aiming them all directly at its f~~<br><br> <br>~~Meanwhile~~, ~~he’ll see Tracer on~~ the ~~other side of the war, since she’s a Redcoat Cavalrywoman with twin Revolutionary~~-~~era revolvers in her hip holsters~~. I ~~understand~~ the ~~logic behind this; lots of the other characters delve into their national cultural heritage too. Widowmaker~~ is ~~a Mousquetaire~~, ~~Zarya~~ a ~~Polyanitsa warrior~~, ~~Genji a samurai, and Lucio~~ a ~~Conquistador. But for a long time, the excuse held up in defence of Tracer and Soldier 76’s queerness only featuring off~~-screen is that ~~Overwatch simply isn’t the type of game that allows for anything more~~. ~~Well~~, ~~the Archives skins do. There is so much cultural history in their queerness, in Stonewall and the earliest Pride protests, in the punk movement, in art, and through cultural trailblazers that speak~~ to ~~the heart of who Soldier 76 is far more than just putting him in a different soldier outfit from a few centuries~~ <br><br> <br>~~As the years moved on and seasonal events began to repeat,~~ I ~~fell out of love with Overwatch~~. ~~I returned following the surprise debut~~ of ~~Archives~~, ~~which promised a more intricate delving into~~ the ~~lore behind my favourite operatives~~, ~~but it~~ was a ~~surface level exploration~~ of ~~narrative elements that simply didn’t do enough~~. ~~A few skins caught my eye~~, ~~tempting me~~ to ~~indulge~~ in ~~free loot boxes~~ and to ~~grind for a couple alongside friends who returned for similar reas~~<br>	+	<br>Overwatch 2 will be out in the wild soon, and the internet won’t be short of opinions on it. I don’t know if it can ever be as good as the original was, but locking new players out of using its most popular and iconic heroes doesn’t seem like a winning strat<br><br> <br>However, Jeff Kaplan, the lead director of the Overwatch franchise, seemed to imply that there would be other heroes that would join the fight alongside this new duo. And, if rumors are true, we may know a little bit about t<br><br> <br>Medals are completely meaningless. Other than a minor XP boost from your highest medal earned, you don’t get anything for collecting medals. They aren’t tracked on your stat page or in your achievements, you can’t trade them for cosmetics, and you can’t even see anyone’s medals but your own. What they did do was explode onto the screen all bright and shiny at the end of every match. My Overwatch career is more than 400 hours long, and the medals alone were enough to keep me coming back for m<br><br> <br>While the main tank functions in this way, the off-tank is doing every tanky job the main tank doesn’t have time for - protecting support heroes, supplementing damage heroes, and tending to any objective that requires a big, chunky health bar. From Roadhog’s hook to Zarya’s bubbles, each off-tank has some degree of authority over space manipulation, too, which allows them to use the main tank’s anchorage to support more active area control. They’re an essential part of fluid, facile, and fantastic [https://Overwatch2Fans.com/ overwatch 2 guide\|https://overwatch2Fans.com/] - and guess what? They’ll be the first on the chopping block when it moves to <br><br> <br>Main tanks can’t go anywhere, which is just a simple fact. To combat a main tank, you need damage, so if the other team runs two DPS and you run an off-tank, you’re going to feed ultimates like they’ve been brought up with a silver spoon. There’s just no way you’re running one support with two tanks and two DPS either, mostly for the same reason - it will affect the damage/healing balance per team way too much. As a result, the most basic logic available to us suggests each team will be made up of a main tank, two DPS, and two healers - no room for off-tanks. And, as with all metas, team formations are often mirrored. Gr<br><br> <br>I loved seeing three or four gold medals pop up at the end of a particularly good match. It was the perfect cap on a great experience. Sometimes when my team played well, we’d sit on the medal screen for a minute or two talking about the high points of the match and bragging about our medals. I took a screenshot of my last Overwatch game before the servers shut down where I earned three gold medals and three career bests. In Overwatch 2, matches just sort of end. There’s no fanfare, no time to reflect on how well you did. You can’t even see the scoreboard anymore once the game is over. I’m glad we have a real scoreboard, but we didn’t have to give up the medal completely, did<br><br> <br>Bulletstorm is the last single-player shooter I played that I had literally no issue with. Those Wolfensteins were great, but the level design was blah. Doom was fun, but got repetitious. Titanfall 2 just, ah... didn't do it for me, sorry! Bulletstorm , though? This was a non-stop jolt of pure adrenaline that went tearing out the gate and never let up until the credits started rolling. A mechanical marvel with a whip-smart script, they don't make games like this anymore - and they really sho<br><br> <br>I prefer a scoreboard in general. Transparent information is just more useful and easier to parse, and the medal system never functioned the way it was intended to. However, I do think something valuable was lost in the transition. In Overwatch, every match would end with a score screen that revealed all of your medals. In Overwatch 2, matches just end. On the one hand, getting players back into the queue to play another round as quickly as possible is a good priority to have. On the other, where are my shiny medals god damn<br><br> <br>Hello, welcome. You’ve fallen into my trap. I will now spend the next 500+ words defending Overwatch’s much-maligned medal system. While I agree with the consensus that Overwatch 2’s scoreboard is better, the implementation leaves a lot to be desired. Most notably, there’s no longer a post-match screen that reveals your overall performance. I earned those gold medals Blizzard, why won’t you give them to<br><br> <br>I know some other games do this. Valorant and League of Legends are both successful, and both require heroes (agents and champions, respectively) to be unlocked from the off. But crucially the original Overwatch did not, and that was a major part of the appeal. This unlocking system was at one time commonplace in the fighting genre, until studios realised this was no fun and served no purpose. Overwatch 2 seems to be deliberately making the game less fun in the hopes of ensnaring players to keep playing until their favourite hero is let out of jail. A more confident hand would give you the heroes from the start and trust that it’s good enough for you to stick aro<br>

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−	<br>~~Overwatch was the game I played constantly at university, and playing around with its existing roster while delving~~ into ~~each new hero was~~ a ~~big part of its appeal. My flatmates and I would fall in love with specific roles~~, ~~or gravitate towards certain heroes because their aesthetic called out to us. I’m a filthy weeb~~ and ~~also very gay, so my mains ended~~ up ~~being D.Va, Mercy,~~ and ~~Lucio, with venturing into DPS territory rarely~~.~~<br><br> <br>Part of~~ that ~~is introducing~~ a ~~battle pass~~, ~~allowing you~~ to ~~unlock~~ a ~~slew of cosmetics without sifting through endless loot boxes~~. ~~But some heroes are locked to the battle pass~~, ~~making it a grind to get the newest releases~~, [https://~~Overwatch2fans~~.com~~/ similar website~~] even if they are free. This is a significant shift in what Overwatch is all about - experimentation; Now you have to spend hours to unlock a character to try them, and you might not even enjoy them enough to warrant that investm<br>~~I played a lot~~ of ~~Overwatch. I owned it across all platforms and put in hundreds~~ of ~~hours across~~ a ~~number of years since its original release~~. ~~I also bought far too many loot boxes thanks to my compulsive personality and skins my brain convinced me I couldn’t live without~~. ~~With~~ the ~~power~~ of ~~hindsight it was~~ a ~~pretty bad time~~, and ~~I’m relieved~~ the ~~RNG has been wiped away in favour of a more honest model of purchasing skins~~. ~~No longer am I toying with a slot machine~~ and ~~pulling myself further into a spiraling gambling obsession~~.<br><br> <br>So, ~~let’s crunch~~ the ~~numbers~~. ~~In a 1v1~~, ~~it doesn’t matter who you pick (although you should probably play DPS or an off-tank~~, ~~realistically speaking). 2v2 means you’re missing one role~~, ~~which means you need to outsmart your opponent. 3v3 is~~ a ~~1-1-1 formation. 4v4 has~~ the ~~opposite strategic makeup~~ to ~~2v2~~, ~~in that you can field one of each role and tactically decide which one to choose for your fourth player. 5v5 is shit~~. ~~6v6 is how it~~ is ~~now. 7v7 gives you one extra space~~ on ~~top~~ of ~~having one hero~~ from ~~each role and sub-role~~, ~~and 8v8 does the same but with two extras~~. ~~9v9 is 3v3~~, ~~which actually sounds great provided it would hypothetically be implemented alongside larger m~~<br><br> ~~<br>I’ve been excited for~~ Overwatch 2 ~~for~~ a ~~very long time. Overwatch is one~~ of ~~my favourite shooters in history~~, as well as ~~being my absolute favourite online~~ game ~~ever made~~. ~~I’ve been excited about the potential~~ a ~~story with some~~ of ~~my most beloved characters in video games could have for donkey’s years~~, ~~as well as the opportunity to run PvE gauntlets~~ with ~~my friends~~ and ~~all~~ of ~~the other mystery inherently surrounding Blizzard’s highly anticipated sequel to one of the most iconic hero shooters around town. 5v5~~, ~~though? Nah~~. ~~I’ll stick to current Overwatch for competitive, tha~~<br><br> <br>~~Here we have the same problem as Winston - Orisa~~ is ~~too big~~ and ~~likely too strong to operate a tank correctly~~. ~~However, given Orisa is a robot~~ and ~~can therefore be adjusted as needed~~, ~~I think a solution~~ is ~~in sight~~, ~~and I also think~~ that ~~solution probably plays out better than greasing a gorilla up with butter. Still~~, ~~getting~~ a ~~regular human who can drive a tank seems a lot easier~~ than ~~rebuilding a ro~~<br><br>~~Overwatch 2 stumbles into~~ a ~~unique conundrum though~~, ~~because its cosmetic economy~~ is ~~built on a system so different~~ to ~~what we have now. Skins~~ used to be ~~earned randomly~~, ~~with each loot box offering~~ a ~~small chance~~ of ~~us rolling a rare or legendary item that would absolutely make our day~~. ~~It was certainly unhealthy~~ and ~~downright exploitative in how it preyed on vulnerable people like me with no concept of how much money or time they were wasting on such pursuits~~, but now ~~things are~~ so ~~much more definitive~~.<br><br> <br>~~In total~~, ~~I’ve probably played less than ten hours~~ in ~~Overwatch~~. ~~That’s a pretty pathetic return~~ for ~~an online shooter that’s been out for five years. In fact~~, ~~‘an online shooter’ barely does~~ Overwatch ~~justice~~. ~~For a while~~, ~~it was~~ the ~~biggest~~ hero shooter ~~in the world~~, and ~~despite increasing competition~~, ~~it arguably still is~~. ~~I know people who have hundreds~~, ~~if not thousands of hours in Overwatch~~, and ~~I’m still in single figures. Yet it’s a game I’m always thinking ab~~<br><br> <br>~~While it’s a great thing to advocate for~~, ~~it’s somewhat upsetting considering that smaller streamers banded together for #ADayOffTwitch to raise awareness for~~ the ~~hate raids being held against marginalised creators~~, ~~but no big names joined~~ in~~, as Stacey not<br><br> <br>Roadhog's name implies he's something~~ of ~~an expert driver, so he had to make~~ the ~~top three~~. ~~His playstyle~~ is ~~far more close quarters than most Tanks though~~, ~~which doesn't seem too suited than tanks themselves~~. ~~While sure~~, ~~tanks can roll over~~ and ~~crush~~ anything in their ~~immediate vicinity~~, ~~they're used for attacks from a distance~~, ~~so Roadhog's name gets~~ him a ~~medal, but his combat preferences see him settle~~ from ~~bro~~<br><br> <br>~~Main tanks can’t go anywhere, which is just a simple fact. To combat a main tank, you need damage, so if~~ the ~~other team runs two DPS~~ and ~~you run an off-tank~~, ~~you’re going to feed ultimates like they’ve been brought up~~ with ~~a silver spoon~~. ~~There’s just no way you’re running one support with two tanks and two DPS either~~, ~~mostly for~~ the ~~same reason -~~ it ~~will affect the damage/healing balance per team way too much~~. ~~As a result~~, ~~the most basic logic available~~ to ~~us suggests each team will be made up of~~ a ~~main tank, two DPS, and two healers - no room~~ for ~~off-tanks. And, as with all metas, team formations are often mirrored. Gr~~<br>	+	<br>Implement multiple seasonal events into a single battle pass, rewarding players for completing activities and levelling up their favourite heroes across both casual and competitive playlists. You could ensure that the most beloved skins are making a return on a frequent basis, much like seasonal events provided us with multiple chances to earn distinct skins on a yearly basis. Skins, sprays, emotes, voice lines, and [https://overwatch2fans.com Overwatch2Fans.Com] other cosmetics could be brought into fray at w<br><br> <br>While Wrecking Ball was at one end of the list because of his reliance on a mech, that's why D.Va finds herself at the top. Given that she's the size of a regular human, she slips very easily into a tank and clearly has the expert driving and weaponry skills to drive one. She came here to chew bubblegum and drive tanks, and she's all outta bubblegum. No wait, she has another pack right th<br><br> <br>Roadhog's name implies he's something of an expert driver, so he had to make the top three. His playstyle is far more close quarters than most Tanks though, which doesn't seem too suited than tanks themselves. While sure, tanks can roll over and crush anything in their immediate vicinity, they're used for attacks from a distance, so Roadhog's name gets him a medal, but his combat preferences see him settle from bro<br><br> <br>They wouldn’t even be the exception to the rule, either. Mercy’s skin is based on the history of healers, taking inspiration from Florence Nightingale, while Zenyatta’s is a deep sea diver because… well, I’m not sure. It looks cool, I gu<br><br>But with the release of Overwatch 2 and its debut season less than two weeks away, we now have a concrete picture of how the experience will play out, as well as how much it differs from what came before. This isn’t a premium product anymore, but instead a free game that anyone can download, jump into, and have a reasonably good time without spending a penny. There’s a free version of the battle pass too, albeit with far fewer rewards and a focus on grinding things out over a prolonged period of time, but it’s there, and that kinda rules.<br><br> <br>Overwatch is capable of so much more, and I hope the sequel realises that. Characters and narrative are clearly the sequel’s focus, which is excellent, but the multiplayer foundation that defines it shouldn’t be neglected, especially when a few small changes could help it shine brighter than e<br><br>For that reason I know that Kiriko is right up my street, and I’ll be playing her with a passion when launch rolls around, but knowing that potential to experiment is no longer possible unless I decide to grind my life away or make an investment kinda sucks, and takes away the free cadence of content I’d grown used to with the first game. This may be the price to pay for no loot boxes and a modernised progression system, but this feels like a teething pain instead of the game Overwatch 2 really wants to be. Perhaps I’ll be proven wrong and the payoff will be worthwhile, but right now I’m not so sure.<br><br> <br>Overwatch 2 is free to play, so in theory it’s not too much of an issue that it’s an entirely new game. Splatoon and Call of Duty both charge full price for their updates on what came before, and Overwatch 2 at least avoids that. But it doesn’t mitigate how dated Overwatch 2’s structure already feels, and how much that contrasts with how the initial game felt at launch. Overwatch is a hero shooter, and part of its popularity has been the affection for its heroes, not to mention how differently each of its roster plays. There are characters with pistols, shotguns, bazookas, ice blasters, revolvers, sniper rifles, mech suits, and bows and arrows, but whatever the weapon is, Blizzard seems dead set on aiming them all directly at its f<br><br> <br>Meanwhile, he’ll see Tracer on the other side of the war, since she’s a Redcoat Cavalrywoman with twin Revolutionary-era revolvers in her hip holsters. I understand the logic behind this; lots of the other characters delve into their national cultural heritage too. Widowmaker is a Mousquetaire, Zarya a Polyanitsa warrior, Genji a samurai, and Lucio a Conquistador. But for a long time, the excuse held up in defence of Tracer and Soldier 76’s queerness only featuring off-screen is that Overwatch simply isn’t the type of game that allows for anything more. Well, the Archives skins do. There is so much cultural history in their queerness, in Stonewall and the earliest Pride protests, in the punk movement, in art, and through cultural trailblazers that speak to the heart of who Soldier 76 is far more than just putting him in a different soldier outfit from a few centuries <br><br> <br>As the years moved on and seasonal events began to repeat, I fell out of love with Overwatch. I returned following the surprise debut of Archives, which promised a more intricate delving into the lore behind my favourite operatives, but it was a surface level exploration of narrative elements that simply didn’t do enough. A few skins caught my eye, tempting me to indulge in free loot boxes and to grind for a couple alongside friends who returned for similar reas<br>

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−	<br>~~Baptiste is also a problem solver~~ I ~~feel~~, ~~but he's acutely aware that one of the best ways to solve problems is~~ a big ~~hug~~. I ~~don't imagine he's quite as good at the emotional turmoil as the top two~~, ~~but his willingness~~ to ~~always listen~~ and, ~~more importantly~~, ~~be there for you sees him land the bronze medal in this made-up l~~<br><br> <br>~~Another controversial one? I don’t really know enough about Kiriko yet~~, ~~but I don’t~~ get ~~friendly vibes from her~~. ~~She seems~~ a ~~little too contrived~~ - I ~~know~~ all ~~Overwatch characters are created by~~ a ~~team~~ of ~~designers~~ and ~~developers who go through reams~~ of ~~concept art~~ and ~~try to hit~~ the ~~right demographic markets, but with Kiriko that feels especially blatant. She doesn’t strike me as having much~~ of a ~~persona at all, so middle~~ of ~~the list she g~~<br><br> <br>~~Main tanks can’t go anywhere~~, ~~which is just a simple fact~~. ~~To combat~~ a ~~main tank~~, you ~~need damage, so if the other team runs two~~ DPS ~~and you run~~ an off-tank, ~~you’re going to feed ultimates like they’ve been brought up with a silver spoon~~. ~~There’s just no way~~ you’re ~~running~~ one ~~support with two tanks and two DPS either~~, ~~mostly for the same reason~~ - ~~it will affect the damage/healing balance per team way too much~~. ~~As a result,~~ the ~~most basic logic available~~ to ~~us suggests~~ each ~~team will be made up of a main tank, two DPS,~~ and ~~two healers - no room~~ for ~~off-tanks~~. ~~And, as with all metas, team formations are often mirrored~~. ~~Gr<br> <br>Zenyatta~~ is ~~a cold, unfeeling robot. He may offer some mystic advice that tries, in its own way, to be helpful, but I don't see much of~~ it ~~being any useful~~. ~~At best~~ you ~~get a fortune cookie~~ and ~~at worst you get HAL~~. ~~Bottom of the l~~<br><br> <br>~~Let’s put our thinking caps on here - we’re not getting~~ Overwatch ~~Ground War, meaning that we were never going to see some kind of enormous, mayhem-filled match type~~. ~~Although I’d like a battle royale mode for~~ Overwatch, ~~that’s not looking particularly likely either~~. ~~I’d assume~~ the ~~maximum number~~ of ~~players you~~ could ~~ever reasonably expect would be nine~~, ~~increasing~~ the ~~standard 2-2-2 formation~~ to ~~a beefier 3-3-3, or any~~ other ~~strategic permutation amounting~~ to the ~~same sum of overall heroes~~. ~~So now we’ve got a possibility window spanning one~~ to n<br><br> <br>~~Controversial~~ to ~~have him this low? Lucio~~ is a ~~‘good vibes’ kind of guy~~, and ~~while partying~~ with ~~him might help when you're feeling low~~, he seems a ~~bit~~ of a ~~fair-weather Support~~. ~~I'm not sure~~ how ~~helpful he'd be in sticky situations or~~ with ~~anything that required any level~~ of ~~emotional depth~~ or ~~assistance that went beyond sticking~~ on ~~some sick tunes. Points for trying~~, but ~~only j~~<br><br> <br>~~Yesterday I took a look at how good each of the~~ Overwatch ~~2 Tanks would be at driving~~ a ~~tank~~ . ~~We had some laughs~~, ~~had some fun~~, ~~but then~~ it was ~~time to put away childish toys and become a gamer. I played a few rounds of Overwatch 2~~ and, ~~as is tradition, I lost badly. The fact D.Va~~ is ~~an expert tank driving in real life did not help me play any better as her~~. I~~'m wounded. Lost. I feel like I can't go on. I need support. Emotional support. So then~~, ~~let's rank all~~ of ~~the~~ Overwatch ~~2 Supports by how supportive they would be~~ in ~~an emotional cri~~<br><br> <br>~~Mercy has become symbolic not just of the Support role in Overwatch but of what it means to be~~ a ~~healer in a video game. It stands~~ to ~~reason~~ that ~~she'd be near~~ the ~~top here~~, ~~and she only misses out on top spot because she~~'s ~~too much of an ideal. She~~'s ~~the kind~~ of ~~friend who's very nice~~, ~~very sweet~~, ~~very polite, but who you can~~'t ~~help but feel bad around because of the emanating aura that she gives off. Mercy is just better~~ than ~~you~~. ~~She sits at her oak kitchen table~~ in ~~her designer clothes~~, ~~opens~~ a ~~bottle of wine and casually leaves it to breathe~~, ~~then leans in with a smile and asks you what~~'s ~~wrong. You mumble something shyly until she strokes the back of your hand with her thumb and tells you that whatever it is~~, ~~she's sure it will be alri~~<br><br> <br>~~A lot of Philadelphia's woes in the 2019 season were blamed on Sado at the main tank position. It wasn't pretty for him~~, ~~but he bounced back big time in front of~~ a ~~Philly home crowd to start his 2020 campaign~~. ~~Sado was the best~~ main-tank ~~throughout~~ the ~~weekend~~ and ~~yes~~, ~~part of it had~~ to do with ~~his superb~~ support ~~line enabling him, but he played fearless and was decisive~~ with ~~a lot of his decision. His shatters were massive~~ and ~~he ended up setting an Anubis record~~ for ~~most finals blows by Reinhardt with 21. If~~ the ~~confidence can remain, Sado~~ will ~~surprise a lot of people this sea<br><br> <br>After~~ the ~~massive announcement of [https:~~/~~/overwatch2fans~~.~~com overwatch 2 competitive guide\|Https://overwatch2fans.com/] 2 was~~ made ~~at Blizzcon, we found out~~ a ~~little more about the highly anticipated sequel. We know that multiple new maps are coming~~, ~~as well as a co-op story mode~~, and two ~~new heroes: Echo and Sojo<br> <br>We probably won't be getting much more information about these unknown heroes any time soon~~, as ~~we don't even have a confirmed release date for Overwatch 2 as of yet~~. ~~Hopefully, some more news will start to trickle out over the upcoming mon~~<br>	+	<br>Overwatch was the game I played constantly at university, and playing around with its existing roster while delving into each new hero was a big part of its appeal. My flatmates and I would fall in love with specific roles, or gravitate towards certain heroes because their aesthetic called out to us. I’m a filthy weeb and also very gay, so my mains ended up being D.Va, Mercy, and Lucio, with venturing into DPS territory rarely.<br><br> <br>Part of that is introducing a battle pass, allowing you to unlock a slew of cosmetics without sifting through endless loot boxes. But some heroes are locked to the battle pass, making it a grind to get the newest releases, [https://Overwatch2fans.com/ similar website] even if they are free. This is a significant shift in what Overwatch is all about - experimentation; Now you have to spend hours to unlock a character to try them, and you might not even enjoy them enough to warrant that investm<br>I played a lot of Overwatch. I owned it across all platforms and put in hundreds of hours across a number of years since its original release. I also bought far too many loot boxes thanks to my compulsive personality and skins my brain convinced me I couldn’t live without. With the power of hindsight it was a pretty bad time, and I’m relieved the RNG has been wiped away in favour of a more honest model of purchasing skins. No longer am I toying with a slot machine and pulling myself further into a spiraling gambling obsession.<br><br> <br>So, let’s crunch the numbers. In a 1v1, it doesn’t matter who you pick (although you should probably play DPS or an off-tank, realistically speaking). 2v2 means you’re missing one role, which means you need to outsmart your opponent. 3v3 is a 1-1-1 formation. 4v4 has the opposite strategic makeup to 2v2, in that you can field one of each role and tactically decide which one to choose for your fourth player. 5v5 is shit. 6v6 is how it is now. 7v7 gives you one extra space on top of having one hero from each role and sub-role, and 8v8 does the same but with two extras. 9v9 is 3v3, which actually sounds great provided it would hypothetically be implemented alongside larger m<br><br> <br>I’ve been excited for Overwatch 2 for a very long time. Overwatch is one of my favourite shooters in history, as well as being my absolute favourite online game ever made. I’ve been excited about the potential a story with some of my most beloved characters in video games could have for donkey’s years, as well as the opportunity to run PvE gauntlets with my friends and all of the other mystery inherently surrounding Blizzard’s highly anticipated sequel to one of the most iconic hero shooters around town. 5v5, though? Nah. I’ll stick to current Overwatch for competitive, tha<br><br> <br>Here we have the same problem as Winston - Orisa is too big and likely too strong to operate a tank correctly. However, given Orisa is a robot and can therefore be adjusted as needed, I think a solution is in sight, and I also think that solution probably plays out better than greasing a gorilla up with butter. Still, getting a regular human who can drive a tank seems a lot easier than rebuilding a ro<br><br>Overwatch 2 stumbles into a unique conundrum though, because its cosmetic economy is built on a system so different to what we have now. Skins used to be earned randomly, with each loot box offering a small chance of us rolling a rare or legendary item that would absolutely make our day. It was certainly unhealthy and downright exploitative in how it preyed on vulnerable people like me with no concept of how much money or time they were wasting on such pursuits, but now things are so much more definitive.<br><br> <br>In total, I’ve probably played less than ten hours in Overwatch. That’s a pretty pathetic return for an online shooter that’s been out for five years. In fact, ‘an online shooter’ barely does Overwatch justice. For a while, it was the biggest hero shooter in the world, and despite increasing competition, it arguably still is. I know people who have hundreds, if not thousands of hours in Overwatch, and I’m still in single figures. Yet it’s a game I’m always thinking ab<br><br> <br>While it’s a great thing to advocate for, it’s somewhat upsetting considering that smaller streamers banded together for #ADayOffTwitch to raise awareness for the hate raids being held against marginalised creators, but no big names joined in, as Stacey not<br><br> <br>Roadhog's name implies he's something of an expert driver, so he had to make the top three. His playstyle is far more close quarters than most Tanks though, which doesn't seem too suited than tanks themselves. While sure, tanks can roll over and crush anything in their immediate vicinity, they're used for attacks from a distance, so Roadhog's name gets him a medal, but his combat preferences see him settle from bro<br><br> <br>Main tanks can’t go anywhere, which is just a simple fact. To combat a main tank, you need damage, so if the other team runs two DPS and you run an off-tank, you’re going to feed ultimates like they’ve been brought up with a silver spoon. There’s just no way you’re running one support with two tanks and two DPS either, mostly for the same reason - it will affect the damage/healing balance per team way too much. As a result, the most basic logic available to us suggests each team will be made up of a main tank, two DPS, and two healers - no room for off-tanks. And, as with all metas, team formations are often mirrored. Gr<br>

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−	<br>~~Now~~, ~~these were just the outlines of new characters so there~~'s ~~not much~~ to ~~go on yet~~. ~~However~~, ~~Game Informer did have some vague descriptions of the potential new heroes. According~~ to ~~the site~~, ~~three of the four looked like they could~~ be ~~female. As~~ for the one ~~possible male character~~, ~~writer Andrew Reiner wrote that it "held a crooked staff, looking somewhat like a wizard, warlock, or voodoo priest~~.~~" Maybe~~ a ~~Diablo 4 slide got mixed in~~ by ~~accident? There was also~~ a ~~hero~~ who ~~seemed to have an animal companion,~~ and ~~"a giant four-sided weapon" __ that Reiner described as "similar~~ to the ~~shuriken used by Yuffie in Final Fantasy VII~~ , but much ~~thick~~<br><br> <br>~~It's interesting that these silhouettes don't resemble any characters who've been introduced in~~ the ~~game's lore~~ and ~~appear~~ to ~~be brand new designs~~. ~~There are still multiple individuals who have been seen in~~ the ~~various stories in~~ the ~~Overwatch world~~ and ~~have yet to become playable~~, ~~such~~ as ~~Mauga~~, ~~the Junker Queen~~, and ~~the mysterious omnic~~ at the ~~end of this year's Archives ev~~<br><br> <br>~~Medals are completely meaningless~~. ~~Other than~~ a ~~minor XP boost from your highest medal earned~~, ~~you don’t get anything for collecting medals~~. ~~They aren’t tracked on your stat page or in your achievements,~~ you ~~can’t trade them for cosmetics~~, ~~and you can’t even see anyone’s medals but your own. What they did do was explode onto~~ the ~~screen all bright and shiny at~~ the ~~end~~ of ~~every match~~. ~~My [https://Overwatch2fans.com/ Overwatch 2 Guide\|Https://Overwatch2Fans.Com/] career~~ is ~~more than 400 hours long~~, and ~~the medals alone were enough to keep me coming back~~ for m<br><br> <br>Yesterday I took a look at how good each of the Overwatch 2 Tanks would be at driving a tank . We had some laughs, had some fun, but then it was time to put away childish toys and become a gamer. I played a few rounds of Overwatch 2 and, as is tradition, I lost badly. The fact D.Va is an expert tank driving in real life did not help me play any better as her. I'm wounded. Lost. I feel like I can't go on. I need support. Emotional support. So then, let's rank all of the Overwatch 2 Supports by how supportive they would be in an emotional cri<br><br> <br>~~While~~ the ~~main tank functions~~ in ~~this way, the off-tank is doing every tanky job the main tank doesn’t have time for - protecting support heroes, supplementing damage heroes, and tending~~ to ~~any objective that requires~~ a ~~big, chunky health bar~~. ~~From Roadhog’s hook~~ to ~~Zarya’s bubbles, each off-tank has some degree of authority over space manipulation, too, which allows them to use~~ the ~~main tank’s anchorage to support more active area control. They’re an essential part of fluid, facile~~, and ~~fantastic Overwatch - and guess what? They’ll be the first~~ on ~~the chopping block when it moves to <br><br> <br>It was convoluted and it didn’t do~~ much ~~to cut back on toxicity~~. ~~Instead~~ of ~~antagonizing your teammates for not getting enough kills, players would just rub their gold medals in each other~~'s ~~faces. In the end~~, ~~it just led to bullying with extra steps~~, ~~so for Overwatch 2~~, ~~the developers replaced it with a good old-fashioned scoreboard. Now players~~ can ~~see exactly how many elimins, assists, and deaths everyone has right away. Flaming your teammates has never been eas<br><br> <br>However, Jeff Kaplan, the lead director~~ of the ~~Overwatch franchise, seemed to imply~~ that ~~there would be other heroes that would join the fight alongside this new duo~~. ~~And, if rumors are true, we may know a little bit about t<br><br> <br>So, let’s crunch the numbers. In a 1v1, it doesn’t matter who you pick (although~~ you ~~should probably play DPS or an off-tank, realistically speaking)~~. ~~2v2 means you’re missing one role~~, ~~which means you need to outsmart your opponent. 3v3 is~~ a ~~1-1-1 formation. 4v4 has the opposite strategic makeup~~ to ~~2v2~~, in ~~that~~ you ~~can field one~~ of ~~each role~~ and ~~tactically decide which one to choose for your fourth player. 5v5 is shit. 6v6 is how~~ it is ~~now. 7v7 gives you one extra space on top of having one hero from each role and sub-role~~, ~~and 8v8 does the same but with two extras. 9v9 is 3v3, which actually sounds great provided~~ it ~~would hypothetically~~ be ~~implemented alongside larger m~~<br><br> <br>~~Another controversial one? I don’t really know enough about Kiriko yet~~, but ~~I don’t get friendly vibes from her~~. ~~She seems a little too contrived~~ - ~~I know all Overwatch characters are created by a team of designers~~ and ~~developers who go through reams~~ of ~~concept art and try~~ to ~~hit the right demographic markets~~, but with ~~Kiriko that feels especially blatant~~. ~~She doesn’t strike me as having much of~~ a ~~persona at all, so middle~~ of ~~the list she g~~<br><br> <br>~~I loved seeing three or four gold medals pop up at~~ the ~~end~~ of ~~a particularly good match~~. It was the ~~perfect cap on a great experience~~. ~~Sometimes when my team played~~ well, ~~we’d sit on the medal screen for a minute or~~ two ~~talking about the high points of the match~~ and ~~bragging~~ about ~~our medals. I took~~ a ~~screenshot of my last Overwatch game before the servers shut down where I earned three gold medals and three career bests. In~~ Overwatch 2~~, matches just sort~~ of ~~end~~. ~~There’s no fanfare~~, ~~no time~~ to ~~reflect on how well you did. You can’t even see the scoreboard anymore once the game is~~ over~~. I’m glad we have a real scoreboard, but we didn’t have to give up~~ the ~~medal completely, did~~<br>	+	<br>Baptiste is also a problem solver I feel, but he's acutely aware that one of the best ways to solve problems is a big hug. I don't imagine he's quite as good at the emotional turmoil as the top two, but his willingness to always listen and, more importantly, be there for you sees him land the bronze medal in this made-up l<br><br> <br>Another controversial one? I don’t really know enough about Kiriko yet, but I don’t get friendly vibes from her. She seems a little too contrived - I know all Overwatch characters are created by a team of designers and developers who go through reams of concept art and try to hit the right demographic markets, but with Kiriko that feels especially blatant. She doesn’t strike me as having much of a persona at all, so middle of the list she g<br><br> <br>Main tanks can’t go anywhere, which is just a simple fact. To combat a main tank, you need damage, so if the other team runs two DPS and you run an off-tank, you’re going to feed ultimates like they’ve been brought up with a silver spoon. There’s just no way you’re running one support with two tanks and two DPS either, mostly for the same reason - it will affect the damage/healing balance per team way too much. As a result, the most basic logic available to us suggests each team will be made up of a main tank, two DPS, and two healers - no room for off-tanks. And, as with all metas, team formations are often mirrored. Gr<br> <br>Zenyatta is a cold, unfeeling robot. He may offer some mystic advice that tries, in its own way, to be helpful, but I don't see much of it being any useful. At best you get a fortune cookie and at worst you get HAL. Bottom of the l<br><br> <br>Let’s put our thinking caps on here - we’re not getting Overwatch Ground War, meaning that we were never going to see some kind of enormous, mayhem-filled match type. Although I’d like a battle royale mode for Overwatch, that’s not looking particularly likely either. I’d assume the maximum number of players you could ever reasonably expect would be nine, increasing the standard 2-2-2 formation to a beefier 3-3-3, or any other strategic permutation amounting to the same sum of overall heroes. So now we’ve got a possibility window spanning one to n<br><br> <br>Controversial to have him this low? Lucio is a ‘good vibes’ kind of guy, and while partying with him might help when you're feeling low, he seems a bit of a fair-weather Support. I'm not sure how helpful he'd be in sticky situations or with anything that required any level of emotional depth or assistance that went beyond sticking on some sick tunes. Points for trying, but only j<br><br> <br>Yesterday I took a look at how good each of the Overwatch 2 Tanks would be at driving a tank . We had some laughs, had some fun, but then it was time to put away childish toys and become a gamer. I played a few rounds of Overwatch 2 and, as is tradition, I lost badly. The fact D.Va is an expert tank driving in real life did not help me play any better as her. I'm wounded. Lost. I feel like I can't go on. I need support. Emotional support. So then, let's rank all of the Overwatch 2 Supports by how supportive they would be in an emotional cri<br><br> <br>Mercy has become symbolic not just of the Support role in Overwatch but of what it means to be a healer in a video game. It stands to reason that she'd be near the top here, and she only misses out on top spot because she's too much of an ideal. She's the kind of friend who's very nice, very sweet, very polite, but who you can't help but feel bad around because of the emanating aura that she gives off. Mercy is just better than you. She sits at her oak kitchen table in her designer clothes, opens a bottle of wine and casually leaves it to breathe, then leans in with a smile and asks you what's wrong. You mumble something shyly until she strokes the back of your hand with her thumb and tells you that whatever it is, she's sure it will be alri<br><br> <br>A lot of Philadelphia's woes in the 2019 season were blamed on Sado at the main tank position. It wasn't pretty for him, but he bounced back big time in front of a Philly home crowd to start his 2020 campaign. Sado was the best main-tank throughout the weekend and yes, part of it had to do with his superb support line enabling him, but he played fearless and was decisive with a lot of his decision. His shatters were massive and he ended up setting an Anubis record for most finals blows by Reinhardt with 21. If the confidence can remain, Sado will surprise a lot of people this sea<br><br> <br>After the massive announcement of [https://overwatch2fans.com overwatch 2 competitive guide\|Https://overwatch2fans.com/] 2 was made at Blizzcon, we found out a little more about the highly anticipated sequel. We know that multiple new maps are coming, as well as a co-op story mode, and two new heroes: Echo and Sojo<br> <br>We probably won't be getting much more information about these unknown heroes any time soon, as we don't even have a confirmed release date for Overwatch 2 as of yet. Hopefully, some more news will start to trickle out over the upcoming mon<br>