Next weekend, January 12th to 14th, there will be a competitive hero shooter Overwatch 2 will replace its popular Quick Play mode with Quick Play: Hacked, a lightning-fast version of the main game inspired by hacker characters Sombra. Arcade and Competitive modes are not affected by this change.
Accordingly Blizzard’s blog post With the announcement of the new mode, this is the first in a planned series of Quick Play: Hacked events in the future. “We want to explore new and fun ways to transform the core gameplay of Quick Play. Changes will be made periodically and for a limited time only,” the blog post says.
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Here’s what Quicked Play: Hacked includes:
- Respawn times are now 75 percent of the original time
- Payloads on Escort and Hybrid cards move 60 percent faster
- Controlling the aiming point in the hybrid is 40 percent faster than normal
- Taking control of the objective point in Control is 40 percent faster than normal and assessing the capture progress percentage is 80 percent faster
- Taking control of the objective point in Flashpoint is 20 percent faster than normal and assessing capture progress is 40 percent faster
- When playing an Escort, Hybrid, or Push map, the initial play time has been reduced to 70 percent of the original time, and any time extensions are also reduced to 70 percent of the total time added
- These changes will only apply to all players playing in Role Queue and Open Queue quick play modes during the duration of the event and will revert to normal after January 14th. Competitive Play and Arcade modes are not affected by these changes
Blizzard’s decision to completely replace Quick Play was met with strong feedback from fans since it is a popular mode for so many Overwatch 2 Player. Quick Play lets them try out new strategies, practice new heroes, and hone their skills without feeling the pressure of competitive mode. Personally, I never play it because I’m a masochist and like to try (and fail) to improve my rank every time I start the game. However, removing Quick Play entirely means depriving a core portion of your player base of their only way to play a game. Blizzard seems to have expected a backlash, as the blog post asks and answers the question of whether Quick Play: Hacked should not be included in Arcade Mode.
Arcade is intended for game modes that typically only play a specific type of map (like Assault) or completely different ways to play Overwatch. The Quick Play: Hacked changes impact the core gameplay of our main mode, while still aiming to create a more balanced gaming experience that differs from the traditional ruleset.
Is this a satisfactory answer for the legions of? Overwatch 2 Players who stuck around Switch to 5v5The Sunset from Overwatch 1the introduction of a free-to-pay model Predatory pricingor the Gutting the promised PvE mode? You tell me.
