Overwatch 2

The first beta for Overwatch 2 is out, bringing new 5v5 gameplay to the hero-based shooter.

In addition to new content, the Overwatch 2 beta will show off reworks of older Overwatch heroes. Remember that this is a test build, so not everything will be polished, not everything will be included and not all changes in the beta will be final. What's notably not in the beta for Overwatch 2: assault maps. First, you'll need a copy of Overwatch to access the beta. If you were selected, you should get an email from Blizzard with instructions on how to access the beta. The beta opened at 11 a.m. PT on Tuesday, April 26 and runs for three weeks through Tuesday, May 17.

Here is a first day Overwatch 2 Tier List, taking direct consideration from the words of professional players.

- Winston - Widowmaker She is tanky and can manipulate the field in a way that slows down the pace of the game. - Sojourn - Sigma - Doomfist

Blizzard Overwatch 2 Today's PvP multiplayer. Beta is the first time most overwatch communities have tried sampling new PvP gameplay, following the closed ...

To sign up Overwatch 2 Official opt-in website..[今すぐオプトイン],[今すぐサインアップ]You’ll need to sign in to Battle.net by clicking. (You need one to play the original Overwatch, in the end. Perhaps Blizzard wants to get the beta to as many people as possible and will get there with the sign-up on April 26th. Invitation Overwatch 2 The PvP beta will be released at 11am PDT (2pm EDT), but not everyone at once. If you’re signing up only today, you may not see an invitation to join the beta right away. Beta is the first time most overwatch communities have tried sampling new PvP gameplay, following the closed alpha test of the game.

Like other 'Overwatch 2' heroes, Sombra is getting a new look in the sequel. Blizzard Entertainment. Look, not everyone who wants an Overwatch 2 PVP beta invite ...

For more news and analysis on Overwatch, Overwatch 2 and other games, consider following my blog! You can switch between streams and your total watch time will accrue. But if you don’t get an invite right away, you will be able to make in slightly later through Blizzard’s Twitch Drops program.

If Blizzard doesn't email you an invitation, you can earn one by watching Twitch streams.

In addition to new content, the Overwatch 2 beta will show off reworks of older Overwatch heroes. Remember that this is a test build, so not everything will be polished, not everything will be included and not all changes in the beta will be final. What's notably not in the beta for Overwatch 2: assault maps. First, you'll need a copy of Overwatch to access the beta. If you were selected, you should get an email from Blizzard with instructions on how to access the beta. The beta opens at 11 a.m. PT on Tuesday, April 26 and runs for three weeks through Tuesday, May 17th.

Orisa will receive a revamp for Overwatch 2, but Blizzard reveals its original plans for her redesign were a lot more drastic.

Fan opinion on Blizzard's approach to redesigns for original Overwatch characters has been split from the start, and some of the Overwatch 2 designs have already received criticism. Though Orisa's new look won't be ready for the beta, Blizzard has recently revealed what changes fans can expect, as well as their original plans for the character. With the Overwatch 2 open beta starting today, Blizzard has been treating fans to a look at some of the new looks for returning characters.

Blizzard has revealed that players looking to participate in the upcoming Overwatch 2 PVP beta will be able to gain access to it via Twitch drops.

- Storage: 50 GB available hard drive space - Storage: 50 GB available hard drive space - Memory: 8 GB RAM

La prochaine suite du jeu de tir sur les héros de Blizzard semble être un titre intéressant.

Le cœur du jeu reste cet équilibre subtil entre le fait de contrer les capacités des héros ennemis et de gérer les vôtres pour une efficacité maximale. Cela va être très intéressant à évaluer au fil du temps, mais ce sera certainement un peu difficile pour les clans, les équipes et les groupes qui ont l'habitude de jouer ensemble. Il s'agit d'un test sur invitation seulement et vous pouvez vous inscrire pour voir si vous pouvez entrer dans le jeu ici.

Blizzard is launching a closed beta for Overwatch 2's PvP multiplayer today. The beta marks the first time most of the Overwatch community will have a shot ...

Whether you get in from an invite or a Twitch drop, you will need a copy of the first Overwatch game in order to play Overwatch 2's PvP beta. You also won’t have access to the beta forever: The trial currently only runs until May 17, so if you’re selected, you might want to prioritize playing Overwatch 2 for the next month. Blizzard is running a Twitch drops promotion for the game, through which you can gain access to the beta just by watching Twitch streamers play Overwatch 2 PvP. The promotion starts April 27 at 10 a.m. PDT, and runs until 6 p.m. PDT the same day. Perhaps Blizzard wants to get the beta in as many hands as possible, and your April 26 sign-up will get you there. The invites for Overwatch 2's PvP beta will go out at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT), but they won’t go out to everyone all at once. The beta marks the first time most of the Overwatch community will have a shot at sampling the new PvP gameplay, following the game’s closed alpha test.

As the invites to the Overwatch 2 closed beta slowly roll out, Blizzard and Twitch have partnered up to grant beta access to players who watch at least four ...

Unfortunately, the beta is limited to PC players only, but Blizzard has plans to open up OW2 beta testing to console players in the future. The beta lasts until May 17th, and Blizzard has stated it’ll add players on a regular basis. But take heart, heroes, for Blizzard has designed a way by which you can earn an invite to what is, essentially, Overwatch 2’s soft-launch day.

Minimum (30 IPS environ) : Système d'exploitation : Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 64 bits (dernier Service Pack en date); Processeur : Intel Core i3 ou AMD ...

Cette pratique est cependant très limitée : elle n’aura lieu que du 27 avril à 19 heures au 28 avril à 3 heures du matin. Pour y participer, il faudra obligatoirement pouvoir y jouer sur PC (aucune bêta console n’est prévue pour le moment), mais aussi posséder Overwatch premier du nom. Après des soucis de développement et un projet qui semblait patiner, Overwatch 2 est désormais plus concret que jamais, puisqu’il s’apprête à démarrer sa première bêta fermée. Un événement que beaucoup de fans attendent au tournant, mais malheureusement, tous ne pourront pas y participer.

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C'est à partir de 20h ce mardi 26 avril que débute la bêta fermée d'Overwatch 2 pour tous les joueurs sélectionnés par mail. Concernant les streamers français ayant les drops d'activés, on retrouve notamment Alphacast, Potxeca, Zaroide, FDGod_OW ou encore Fefe ! Vous pouvez regarder quatre heures de leur live aux horaires indiquées ci-dessous pour obtenir une clé pour la bêta fermée. Comment obtenir une clé pour la bêta fermée d'Overwatch 2 avec les Twitch Drops ?

Overwatch 2's PvP beta test begins April 26 on PC and players who are invited to the beta will begin receiving their emails that day. The beta will last ...

Push takes place on symmetrical maps (Toronto and Rome in this case) and features a robot, in a central location, that players will push toward the enemy team’s base. A new playlist, “Push” will also feature in the beta. Sojourn is the first playable Black woman on the game’s roster, and she packs a railgun with both rapid-fire and charged-fire capabilities. They’ll access the Overwatch 2 beta client through Battle.net — which can report PC specifications back to Blizzard. PC specs are one area Blizzard will evaluate when sending out invitations. Blizzard last month announced that it was “decoupling” the game’s PvP and first-ever PvE modes in order to get the game onto players’ screens sooner. Blizzard is still taking requests, if you haven’t gotten yours in yet, by the way.

Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment.

Those that are not selected will need to wait for the beta to be opened to the public or for Overwatch 2 to actually be released. There will almost inevitably be more people interested in participating in the beta than will actually be able to participate. Furthermore, those who do not receive an invite to the Overwatch 2 beta via the registration process mentioned above may still be able to join the beta by receiving a special Twitch drop. - The Overwatch 2 beta selection process appears to be fairly random. Here are a few rules and regulations you should know about the Overwatch 2 beta registration process: Even before the scandal that rocked Activision Blizzard was made public, many fans questioned the state of Overwatch 2 and even the premise of the concept.

Unfortunately, not everyone who applied for access is going to get in. Players can get a chance to join via the Overwatch 2 PvP Beta Twitch drops campaign, but ...

Viewers will become eligible for a closed beta drop through Twitch after watching a partnered streamer play for four hours, but only during the times of 12pm CT and 8pm CT on April 27. The Overwatch 2 closed beta is set to begin soon, starting at 1pm CT on Tuesday, April 26 and running through May 17. Your Battle.net account must have an Overwatch license associated with it to redeem a beta drop.

The Overwatch 2 beta will include the Push game type and new hero Sojourn. Blizzard Entertainment. The Overwatch 2 PVP beta starts tomorrow and as we gear up ...

Doomfist will be a tank in Overwatch 2. - Doomfist has a defensive ability called Power Block. It reduces incoming damage from the front by 90%. If he absorbs enough damage, his gauntlet will be supercharged. - Orisa’s new ultimate is Terra Surge. She gets the effects of Fortify and remains in place while drawing nearby enemies close to her. It’s the best. - The Javelin Spin ability destroys projectiles. This will stun a target and knock them back. Orisa is immune to status effects for the duration and the heat generated from her Augmented Fusion Driver is tuned down while the ability is active. - Hack will only stop enemies from using their abilities for one second, though they’ll remain in a hacked state for longer. The Overwatch 2 PVP beta starts tomorrow and as we gear up for Blizzard opening it up to the general public, it’s worth taking a look at all of the confirmed hero changes. It can also be used for a self-knockback effect similar to Junkrat’s mine. With a couple exceptions, I won’t get into the value changes in terms of how much healing and damage a specific ability might do. It’s getting a complete overhaul with some abilities being swapped in and out.

'Overwatch 2's first official beta is set to start soon, so here's everything you need to know about its start and end times, heroes, and more.

The change could make Overwatch 2 more accessible for players not experienced with the first game, and interestingly Blizzard doesn’t plan on overhauling previous maps. By far the biggest change coming with Overwatch 2 is a change from six-versus-six matches to five-versus-five, which will drastically change the overall feel. Considering Blizzard hasn’t announced an end date, it’s likely the Overwatch 2 beta will run for at least a few weeks, with more tests planned for the future. Blizzard hasn’t provided an end date for the Overwatch 2 beta, but if it’s anything like the beta for the first game it could last a while. An FAQ on the site explains how players are chosen by saying “beta testers are chosen based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) your Battle.net region, when you signed up, and your computer hardware specifications.” It’s also important to say that players need to own a copy of the first Overwatch in order to participate in the beta. Three years ago Overwatch 2 was officially revealed at Blizzcon 2019, and after all that time the game is finally getting its first beta test.

Overwatch 2's first beta begins on April 26 and you'll be able to get access to it by watching specific streamers like Pokimane, Seagull, and others on ...

Blizzard said it will hold more Overwatch 2 betas in the future. These emails will go out on April 26, and Blizzard said there's a chance more will go out later in the testing period. You might want to check that out in particular for some insight into what to expect from the future of the beta, like new heroes and maps.

The Overwatch 2 beta is finally here, but how can you download, install, and begin playing it? Here's an overview of everything you need to know about ...

Regardless of how you obtain access to the Overwatch 2 beta, you'll also need to own the original Overwatch on PC in order to download and install the beta. Therefore, it's a good idea to make sure that you have some extra space available even after you download and install the Overwatch 2 beta. Note that depending on your Battle.net Desktop App download settings, you may need to manually initiate the download of updates if Blizzard deploys any to the beta while it's live. Whereas Overwatch requires 30GB of hard drive space, the Overwatch 2 beta requires 50GB. Before you can download the Overwatch 2 beta, you have to get access to it. There's a second, guaranteed way to get access to the beta as well. The Overwatch 2 beta will also feature the graphical facelift that Overwatch 2 is giving to the original game, enriching the game's environments, characters, and special effects with sharper fidelity, advanced lighting, and more. Even if you don't end up getting an invite to the first beta before it ends, it's very likely that you'll get an invite to future betas. If you signed up to participate in the Overwatch 2 beta ahead of its launch, there's a solid chance that you've been selected to play it. Blizzard has confirmed that in the future, additional betas will include more of the content that will be available when Overwatch 2 releases. Offering fans a taste of what's to come when Overwatch 2 eventually releases in full, the beta represents the start of an exciting new era for Overwatch. And now that the beta is live, players around the world finally have an opportunity to get their hands on the long-awaited sequel to Blizzard's award-winning hero shooter. Since Overwatch 2 is overhauling the Overwatch experience in several significant ways, the team is looking to use the beta to gather feedback on these changes from the Overwatch community.

Overwatch 2 PVP beta invite codes are finally being sent out. Blizzard Entertainment. Overwatch players are starting to learn whether they're among the lucky ...

Remember that this is just the first Overwatch 2 PVP beta. You’ll also need to know the Overwatch 2 beta system requirements for PC before you hop in. If you’re not sure what to expect from the Overwatch 2 PVP beta, relax.

The long-awaited Overwatch 2 beta is now available for select players, giving fans a small peek at what they can experience in the full game.

From left to right, players can see their team’s ultimate charges, kills, assists, deaths, damage done, and healing done. Now in Overwatch 2, players have access to an abundance of information regarding kills, healing, and more from their allies and enemies. In the base Overwatch game, accessing the scoreboard gave players little more than a look at what players were on fire, how many medals they had, and their own stats.

Blizzard is partnering with Twitch to offer Overwatch 2 PvP Beta Twitch Drops by watching four hours of select streamers. Here's the list of participants.

If you get a Twitch drop and you don’t already own the first Overwatch game, you can actually still access the beta by downloading the free tiral that is offered throughout the PvP beta. All you have to do is watch a total of four hours of a participating Overwatch 2 stream and you’ll be eligible for the drop. And, remember, you have to watch a total of four hours of streams, so there’s not much time to waste.

Officialisé en 2019, Overwatch 2 va enfin se laisser approcher par les joueuses et les joueurs. C'est ce mardi 26 avril 2022 que débute la première bêta.

Dans l’opus précédent, on s’affrontait à six contre six. Le contenu de la bêta Première précision à garder en tête : la bêta d’Overwatch 2 n’est pas ouverte, ce qui signifie qu’il faut passer par une inscription pour avoir une chance d’être invité. Blizzard Entertainment accepte toujours les personnes intéressées. Il faut se rendre à cette adresse pour s’enregistrer avec ses identifiants Battle.net.

A lire sur millenium : Rien ne vous permet d'avoir un accès garanti pour la bêta fermée d'Overwatch 2. Or, sur Twitch, vous pouvez être assuré d'avoir un ...

Le temps sera compté, surtout qu'il sera nécessaire d'avoir à votre compteur 4 heures complètes de visionnage de la bêta d'Overwatch 2 sur l'une des chaînes proposées par les organisateurs pour vous garantir un accès. Dans cet article, on vous explique comment vous garantir un accès à la bêta JcJ d'Overwatch 2. Sauf que cette technique ne garantit en rien un accès à la bêta.

Blizzard will start sending out 'Overwatch 2' beta invitations later today, giving players a chance to try the game's PvP out.

if a player has received a beta invite but doesn’t own the first Overwatch, the game can be downloaded as a free trial during the beta period. All players who want to get in on the beta will need to have Overwatch installed on their PC, as this platform is the only one currently running the beta. In a news post yesterday (April 25) Blizzard outlined what can expect, saying that “selected players” who’ve opted-in (which can be done here) for the beta will start receiving invites starting today at 7PM UK time (11AM PT). More invitations may be sent out further into the beta test, which ends on May 17.

The public beta for one of the most anticipated gaming sequels of recent years goes live today (26 April), with players on PC able to try out Overwatch 2 for ...

Because the beta is a work in progress and a way for the team to test out Overwatch , none of your progress made in the beta will move over to the live game. While the PvP section of the game has been published in beta form, the rest of the game's modes and parts are to follow at a later date. Viewers must tune in to a select group of streamers broadcasting the Overwatch PvP Beta under the Overwatch category on Twitch, and will be eligible for drops after four hours of viewing any participating channel. To opt-in for the beta, visit the Overwatch 2 PvP Beta page, where you can also learn more about what’s included in the PvP Beta and sign up for beta testing. Another way to gain access is to participate in the Overwatch 2 PvP Beta Twitch Drops campaign. The Overwatch team will send a welcome email to players who have been selected to participate in the Overwatch 2 PvP Beta with details on how to get access.

Faisant suite au FPS compétitif à succès sorti en 2016, Overwatch 2 recommence à faire parler de lui à l'occasion de l'ouverture des portes de sa bêta.

Autres grandes nouveautés au programme de cette bêta, le système de ping sera disponible pour les heureux élus, permettant une meilleure communication avec leurs alliés sans passer par un éventuel micro. La bêta d’Overwatch 2 permettra à ses invités de découvrir la nouvelle héroïne Sojourn, bien sûr, mais également quatre nouvelles cartes (Circuit Royal, Midtown, Toronto et Rome) ainsi que le nouveau mode de jeu « Push », dévoilé dès les premières images de cette suite. En effet, plusieurs conditions doivent être réunies pour pouvoir obtenir le précieux sésame et rejoindre les héros bien connus d’ Overwatch, afin de découvrir le lifting auquel ils ont eu droit pour cette suite :

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Lors de la bêta fermée d'Overwatch 2, il va être possible d'obtenir des Twitch Drops durant quelques heures. Comment fonctionnent les Twitch Drops pour obtenir une clé pour la bêta d'Overwatch 2 ? En effet, les Twitch Drops vont être activés quelques heures durant cette bêta, permettant d'obtenir une clé de manière sûre. On vous détaille ci-dessous comment fonctionnent ces Twitch Drops.

It shows kills, assists, deaths, damage and healing for all players.

You’ll also find links to the patch notes and system requirements below: If you haven’t received an invite for the beta yet, don’t worry! It’ll perhaps make players take on more individual responsibility and will give everyone in a game a clearer sense of each person’s impact. I can’t deny that the game has some toxic gamers, but making K/D and similar details private to each player would have helped reduce flaming and criticism between players. There’s a new scoreboard that shows the key statistics for all players. So, for Roadhog, that includes things like hook accuracy, the number of enemies hooked and Whole Hog kills.

Overwatch 2's beta introduces major hero reworks for 4 characters, plus small kit and ability changes to other Overwatch heroes. Here's what's changed.

The centuaurlike defense robot Orisa is radically changing in Overwatch 2, starting with the removal of her Protective Barrier shield and her Halt! graviton charge ability. He also has more control during his Charge attack, and can cancel out of it. While her Hack ability now disrupts enemy abilities for a shorter period of time, it also exposes a hacked enemy’s location to Sombra and the rest of her team. Bastion also has a new alt-fire attack, the A-36 Tactical Grenade, which fires a bomb that bounces off walls and explodes when it impacts enemies or hits the ground. In the Overwatch 2 beta, players will find very different versions of Bastion, Doomfist, Orisa, and Sombra on the roster. Overwatch 2’s first beta is now live, giving players a taste of substantial changes coming to Blizzard Entertainment’s hero shooter.

Having all of your stats laid bare, as they are in CS:GO, Valorant, and Rainbow Six Siege, gives both teammates and enemies ammo to 'back up' abusive comments ...

It's striking that in Overwatch 2, an objective-based game, none of the stats on the scoreboard have to do with the objective. But if useful stats are the goal, then Overwatch 2's scoreboard is already lacking. Regular Overwatch forgoes a normal scoreboard for a medal system that was actually designed to curb the toxicity of stat-obsessed teammates. Your individual stats can have gold, silver, or bronze medals that tell you how you're stacking up against your team—if you have a gold medal in damage, for instance, you've dealt the most damage of your team. It's common for players to use their medals as evidence that the rest of the team is doing poorly. There's a lot of pressure to perform well—if not to win the match, then at least to spare yourself from being harassed by other players in text or voice chat.

The Overwatch 2 PvP beta is now live, giving invited players and people who earn access a chance to try out the new heroes, maps, and game modes.

- Damage now builds at 130 damage-per-second for the first two seconds and then at 260 damage-per-second for the remaining duration. - “New Queen Street, in post-reconstruction Toronto, is one of our new Push maps! - Base health increased from 200 to 250 - Damage increased from 70 to 100 - “Circuit royal, the stunning future playground of the mega-rich, is Overwatch’s brand-new Escort map. - Base health increased from 200 to 250 - Damage range reduced from 15 – 200 to 15 – 100 Face your foes in the streets and piazzas outside the legendary arena, battling for command over your robotic ally. Players have eight minutes to push their team’s barricade to the end goal and win. Drive your enemies back through the shadows of skyscrapers. The beta is missing a few features like competitive mode and endorsements, but there are plenty of new things for players to try. Players fight over control of a central objective.

As always with new changes, there comes a brand new tier list. The Overwach 2 beta is ushering in a completely new look to the Overwatch players are familiar ...

- Winston She is tanky and can manipulate the field in a way that slows down the pace of the game. - Sojourn - Doomfist The long wait is finally over. Today is the day.

To be eligible for a drop with guaranteed Overwatch 2 PVP beta access, you'll need to watch four hours of selected Twitch streams during that eight-hour window.

It’s worth noting that you don't literally need to watch a Twitch stream to get a drop. To install the beta, follow these steps: If, say, you’re a complete newcomer to Overwatch and you don’t already have one, you’ll also need to create a Battle.net account. You can sign up for one on the Twitch website. The watch time accumulates on your account, so you can switch between channels. Blizzard might still invite more people to the beta via email, but the Drops are a guaranteed way to make it in.

Less than two hours following the beta opening up, Overwatch had 469,000 viewers, according to the streaming platform's directory. The game was led by all of ...

The Overwatch 2 beta is scheduled to end on May 17 and is currently only available for PC players. Others playing the game with 20,000 viewers or more included AlphaCast, Lirik, and former Overwatch pro Seagull. The Overwatch 2 beta began this afternoon and it didn’t take long for testing of Blizzard’s new team-based FPS to break the previous iteration of the game’s record for viewership on Twitch.

Here is a first day Overwatch 2 Tier List, taking direct consideration from the words of professional players.

- Winston - Widowmaker She is tanky and can manipulate the field in a way that slows down the pace of the game. - Sojourn - Sigma - Doomfist

A lire sur millenium : Le début de la bêta fermée d'Overwatch 2 n'est pas sans accroc, surtout que des soucis concernant les invitations et les comptes ont ...

Pour les personnes qui n'auraient pas accès à la bêta fermée d'Overwatch 2, il ne vous reste plus qu'à patienter. Alors, pour que vous puissiez profiter de la bêta fermée, il est important d'avoir le jeu en votre possession. De ce fait, la méthode qui vous permet à coup sûr de voir si vous avez accès est la suivante :

[Mis à jour le 27 avril 2022 à 12h46] Blizzard est décidément en pleine effervescence. Entre la sortie de Diablo Immortal et celle d'Overwatch 2, le géant ...

Pour aller droit au but, la bêta fermée d'Overwatch 2 se tiendra dès le 26 avril prochain. On y retrouvera les modes classiques d'Overwatch en 5 contre 5, mais aussi un nouveau mode de jeu "Push". Pour continuer sur les nouveautés, on y apercevra aussi quatre nouvelles cartes, Circuit Royal, Midtown, Toronto, et Rome, ainsi que les reworks de quelques personnages bien connus que sont Orisa, Doomfist, Bastion et Sombra. Mais la plus grosse surprise de cette bêta fermée c'est bien l'arrivée d'un nouveau héros, Sojourn, le premier à rejoindre Overwatch depuis 2 ans. Et les hostilités ont commencé avec le début de la bêta fermée d'Overwatch 2.

Twitch's reigning streamer-king Felix “xQc” Lengyel has delivered his Overwatch 2 verdict early on the update-come-sequel's huge Beta launch day, ...

While the heroes were the meat and potatoes of xQc’s early Overwatch 2 joy, xQc was quick to praise several other major changes too. The closed Overwatch 2 beta began on Tuesday, April 26, and xQc was one of the gaming stars invited to play. Several times xQc found himself dying to strange bugs, glitchy areas, and a simple lack of knowledge about new characters and maps. The sequel’s closed beta is set to run until May 17. “I’ve already felt like there were more options to do. There’s a freedom, he added, in resetting the meta.

The first game is also available to buy on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. Blizzard confirmed with their Blizzcon 2019 announcement that the sequel will ...

Blizzard’s demo is the first chance for many of the general public to sample the sequel. The Overwatch 2 PvP will be free-to-play for everyone who owns the first game, but people will need to buy the PvE component. The Overwatch 2 beta is free and the PvP portion of the full release will be free-to-play for everyone who owns the first game.

Overwatch 2 is here! Sort of! The beta for the game's multiplayer portion dropped this week, letting folks try out the dramatic changes Blizzard has made to ...

The thing is, Overwatch 2 is the perfect opportunity for Blizzard to turn things around. A willingness to change the status quo and complicate characters does a lot to make them feel like complex people, and not just videogame archetypes. What Overwatch lacks is a narrative present, and it's something I think about often in relation to games like Apex Legends. Released in 2019, Apex was a deliberately post-Overwatch take on Titanfall—an attempt to inject colourful characters into that series' grey military sci-fi universe. The presentation was impeccable, and a lot of care went into defining characters through personality, silhouetting and thematically-defined playstyles. In a post-Overwatch landscape, even games like Battlefield and Call of Duty are all-but-required to have unique characters with their own names, kits and backstories. But despite a 5v5 format change, a controversial new scoreboard and dramatic hero reworks, Overwatch 2 is still very much Overwatch, with both games set to share the same multiplayer.