Overwatch 2 announced

Snivy

November 1, 2019

Blizzard Entertainment revealed Overwatch 2, the sequel to Overwatch, at BlizzCon 2019.

Overwatch 2 will continue to feature 6v6 multiplayer, and features a new gamemode called Push, where teams push a robot from the middle of a map to the enemy’s side, and the one that pushes the robot the furthest wins. Push will be played in quickplay, competitive and the Overwatch League. The website also lists new maps including Toronto, Gothenburg, and Monte Carlo.

Game Director Jeff Kaplan said the Overwatch League will play Overwatch 2, although he did not specify when the switch to the new game will be made. Every hero from Overwatch will be playable in Overwatch 2.

Players that move to Overwatch 2 can carry over accomplishments and items such as skins and emotes from the original game into the sequel. Players from the original Overwatch will also be able to play with Overwatch 2 players in multiplayer, as well as with the new heroes and maps.

There will also be new co-op content where players can play in PvE modes, which includes Story Missions, where four players can play together in co-op missions, and Hero Missions, which was described as “highly replayable cooperative experience," where players can level up heroes and customize their abilities.

Kaplan stated there will be engine upgrades in Overwatch 2, although he did not specify whether this will come with an updated engine or an entirely new one. Additionally, graphical changes will be made--as seen in appearance overhauls to individual heroes.

A release date for Overwatch 2 has not been announced yet.

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irishfire

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I'll let you guys watch everything for yourselves but I'm freaking out

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Redd

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jeff said current players can still play the new maps/heroes without paying for the expansion right?

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tamagao

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Yes

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Hellafine

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I don't get it. Will it be a completely "new" game with a separate executable? This is makes no sense, it's the same overwatch just with slightly better visuals and a PvE extension mod. It's better be a DLC-like thing in original ow

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or.. OR. Actually. It's better be just a regular update in overwatch. Paying for a whatever content in a dying game? bruh

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DixR

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"dying game" people have been saying this since 2016 lmao. You dont wanna pay? Then stay on OW, you'll get all the new maps and heroes. No reason to whine about it

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Hellafine

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I'm not whining. I'm trying to understand. How it's gonna be the "brand new game" when it's literally the exact same game. Blizzard just redesign skins for heroes, bring new game mod and called it OverWatch2 ?¿?¿?

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they also put in skill lines/hero customization. People have complained for ages that overwatch is trying to please too many audiences at once and doing nothing well. trying to fit campaign and hero mode into the main game while balancing for each would be a step in the wrong direction.

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LordOfHorns

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I think of it the same way that fortnite did a “sequel”

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Farsil

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Overall, I'm disappointed. While I always wanted to have a game that explores the story of overwatch, I expected a new experience that could learn from the mistakes of OW and fix some of the poor design decisions that led to the game's demise, not just a PvE expansion with a facelift.

They had this one opportunity to wipe the slate clean and they wasted it.

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KuroiRyuu9625

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Putting that behind a paywall might have been the worst thing to do, imo. This might not be the best thing out there but you can either pay for the PvE content and/or the graphical style change, or not pay for them if you don't care.

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You can't really change how OW works without substantial backlash, doing that for a new game might have been more acceptable. If anything, I hope what Frozello states will be true: now that the casuals have their own game mode, they will finally balance the PvP aspect of the game for competitive players.

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KuroiRyuu9625

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now that the casuals have their own game mode, they will finally balance the PvP aspect of the game for competitive players.

Wut? As if the player base remotely agrees on what being "casual" even means. The game will never be balanced in a way that even makes the "competitive players", w/e that means, happy. That doesn't mean they should stop trying to improve it, because they NEED players to want to play the game in the first place.

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You can't really tell, if it fixes or not problems you called. I wouldn't be surprised, if OW2 would include major balance patch into PvP system as there's supposed to be multiple new heroes with launch. No idea, if Echo comes into current Overwatch or will it have to wait for OW2 as well like Sojourn was said to be waiting with other multiple heroes.

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DixR

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Well they said there will be 5 new heroes coming with OW2 and we will at least get another one before the game comes out

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Frozello

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Assuming it would be something like 2 Tanks, 1 DPS and 2 Supports, if 5 new at the same time. Wonder though, if they would change to releasing multiple(2) heroes at once (maybe just like twice per year) instead of releasing 1 hero 3 times a year.

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DixR

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This is such an amazing way to handle it. Great job Overwatch team, cant wait to play it!

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karzahni14

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hype! cinematic looked cool, will be interesting to see the story progression and what story events they will make into pve events. i like the new character designs too!

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Silly

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Ok but when does it come out for the Switch?

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raymond907

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overall I think this is just a new very large update if you dont want PvE. It’s a good, updated game engine with probably massive balance changes. Orisa’s shield seems like has has slightly less health, and roadhouses seems like he does more dmg. These are just some small updates that I’ve seen but I’m sure there is gonna be a lot more. This might be a bit of a soft reset for the whole game

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