Kaplan's role as game director for Overwatch is being taken over by former assistant director Aaron Keller. In April 2021, Jeff Kaplan announced he would be leaving Blizzard. Game director Jeff Kaplan has left Blizzard "They'll be a little more hybrid-y on the gameplay side, and less just wall protection. Tanks will also undergo some individual changes for Overwatch 2 aimed at making them "a lot more aggressive," lead hero designer Geoff Goodman said. Removing two of those simplifies everything, and it allows players to understand everything that's happening around them, and to be able to make better choices." We have always tried to make our combat easy to read and very understandable, and even with all of the work that we've put into that, sometimes it's just hard to track what 11 other players are doing on the battlefield. "If you think about it, there is a lot going on in an Overwatch map. "We feel like this is the next step in the way that Overwatch ought to be played," game director Aaron Keller said. It will also change up team composition, which will be limited to one tank, two DPS, and two support. Overwatch 2's PvP will be 5v5 teams with only one tankĭuring a livestream in May, Blizzard revealed that Overwatch 2 would change team sizes down from six to five. We go over those in greater detail below. The new story missions will likely have more story, dialogue, and cutscenes than the highly repeatable limited-time events.
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These missions appear to build off the Overwatch Archive seasonal events from the past few years. By the sound of it, Overwatch 2 is more like a big expansion that focuses primarily on PvE missions. Well, it's a sequel to Overwatch, but not in the way that we usually think about sequels. Tanks will be modified to play more aggressively (Reinhardt's current iteration lets him throw two Firestrikes per cooldown and cancel his charge at will). On the PvP side, big change is on the horizon. We now have a much better sense of how Blizzard is tweaking Overwatch around its sequel. Overatch 2 didn't get the same opening ceremony treatment that its Blizzard cousins, but that hardly means it didn't have any exciting announcements.
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Watch the full Overwatch 2 BlizzCon 2021 video here
"Like, just let us make it great, that's what we care about more than anything. I have no idea," game director Jeff Kaplan said at the reveal panel.
When is Overwatch 2's release date?Īt BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard said that Overwatch 2 is still early in development and isn't sure when it will release. Here's everything we've heard about Overwatch 2 since it was announced at BlizzCon 2021. Following their successful character cinematics, which have consistently proved to be big hits with the community, expect to see a heavier focus on cool environments and lore in this game. That said, Overwatch 2 will primarily focus on PvE story missions. Whether you're planning on picking up Overwatch 2 or sticking with the first game, you'll be able to play alongside players from both in PvP modes. One thing's for sure, and that's that both games will coexist in the future.
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