We already know the start date, content and all the surprises that season 3 of Overwatch 2which will have a theme inspired by Asian mythology, a new mythical design for Kiriko, a collaboration with the ‘manga’ and ‘anime’ One Punch Mana new map of Control, the dating sim Amorwatch and much more.
But the most important thing is that we are going to get more rewards more often thanks to changes in the credit system and new events.
Let’s start by taking a look at the trailer for the new season.
When does season 3 start Overwatch 2 and what events will it have?
The content of the new season will begin to arrive on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. To find out what surprises he will have, let’s take a look at his roadmap.
New Map: Antarctic Peninsula
You can learn more about this exclusive map for Control mode, full of penguins and which will have details about Mei’s history following this link.
Season 3 Events
- Amorwatch – the dating sim Overwatch: you can read about it below.
- ultimate valentine: This event will be available between on Tuesday 14 and Tuesday 28 February 2023. We will be able to participate in Hanzo’s 4v4 temporary game mode and support-themed challenges that will allow you to get two epic skins. It will present the ‘Hanzo Cupid’ package that we will also see in the minigame Amorwatch .
- Copa mundial Overwatch 2023: The biggest esports event in the game will start in February 2023.
- Collaboration Overwatch 2 x One Punch Man: You can read about this ‘crossover’ below. Begins March 7, 2023.
- At Chimarzi: this remembered event returns on March 21 and ends on April 4, 2023. It will introduce a new Kill Confirmed game mode and tons of rewards, including an epic skin, six PachiMarzi player icons, a weapon charm, and a card. We’ll also get a PachiMarzi Roadhog Icon just by logging in during the event and the Epic Roadhog Pachimari skin by completing themed challenges.
Amorwatch: the dating sim of Overwatch
The dream of many fans of Overwatch is about to come true. In this ‘non-canonical’ game (it must be clarified) we have two possible routes as an appointment: Mercy o Genji in which we can use dialogue options and the help of Hanzo/Cupid to have a successful romantic evening.
How to play Amorwatchthe dating sim of Overwatch 2
This game will be available from Monday 13 to Tuesday 28 February 2023. We can play it by accessing the website https://www.loverwatch.gg/ and logging in with our Battle.net credentials.
The good news is that it will be translated into Spanish. If we manage to find the secret ending, we will unlock a cosmetic for Overwatch 2.
This will be the collaboration of Overwatch 2 con One Punch Man in season 3
This game finally follows the fashion of other ‘live games’ and will have a collaboration with non-Blizzard franchises. The first collaboration of Overwatch 2 it will be with the ‘manga’ and ‘anime’ One Punch Man
In addition to Saitama’s ‘skin’ for Doomfist, there will be more cosmetics inspired by One Punch Man in Overwatch 2including a legendary skin that can be earned by completing themed challenges.
We will reveal more about it when this collaboration approaches that starts on Tuesday, March 7 and will be available until Thursday, April 6, 2023.
Changes to the reward system
- 10 more tiers of rewards in the free battle pass section
- 1500 credits to obtain in the free pass and that we can spend as we want in the gallery of heroes.
- 500 credits to be earned in the premium section of the pass.
- Almost all of the epic and legendary event skins in the Overwatch original (300 in total) will be in the gallery of heroes. They can always be purchased in exchange for Overwatch Coins or Credits.
- Reduced the price of Legendary skins from 1,900 Credits to 1,500.
- Four skins will be available outside of the Battle Pass through in-game events and a bunch of free cosmetics.
- Gold Medal Weapon Charm for logging in anytime between February 7 and February 20 for the Overwatch World Cup
- Hanzo Cupid player icon for logging in during the Ultimate Valentine event
- The first five tiers of Season 3 Battle Pass rewards are free for just logging in for the first week.
- Twitch Drops during the season.
Other Season 3 Balance Adjustments
These will be some of the most important changes that will affect the gameplay of the title this season:
- The total health of all tanks will be reduced when playing any mode that does not have a queue per role to address the relative power of these heroes in game modes where there are multiple of the same heroes on the same team. The total health will remain the same for tanks when playing any match where there is a role queue.
- Reduced maximum ult charge retained when switching heroes from 30% to 25%.
- Mercy will be nerfed.
- Almost all supports received small balance changes.
- Damaging enemies with Rammatra’s ult slows the duration instead of pausing it completely.
- Matchmaking will be updated so that both teams’ roles have a similar range.
- Competitive Rank will update every 5 wins or 15 losses.
- In the mid-Season 3 patch they will update the UI so that competitive progress information is always visible.
- The top 500 players will see their leaderboard level update after every match instead of every 5 wins or 15 losses.
Fuente: Blizzard
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