What’s new in the game?

Overwatch 2 was officially released a week ago and the public is experiencing all that it brings and falling in love (or enemies) with the game again. If you have spent time without even trying its first version, in this note we share a list of what news do you have Overwatch 2 like the battle pass, new heroes, maps and more.

Connection issues?

the launch of Overwatch 2 It was scheduled for October 4. Some people managed to get in, but most were kicked off the servers and there were endless lines to play. Soon there was an answer: a series of DDOS attacks.

This didn’t happen just once and people were reporting connection problems until the weekend. To date, the issue has been resolved and the game is working normally.

To compensate for the problem, Blizzard announced in an article that it would give away the ‘Captain Cursed Reaper’ skin and the Healing Pack weapon charm to all players who log in between October 25 and the end of Season 1. In addition, it is scheduling double experience dates.

Overwatch 2 It’s free

Yes, Overwatch 2 It’s free. This news has been known for months, something that surprised all his followers, especially those who had bought Overwatch physically in 2016.

Right now you just need to download the game from the app on Battle.net, if it’s on PC; or in the respective stores, if you have a console. Yes indeed, If you have a console, it is mandatory to link a Battle.net account and, if you do not have one, create one.

How will new players be treated?

As we had previously mentionedit is now mandatory to register a cell phone number to be able to play Overwatch 2, since it is now free. This will serve to impose severe sanctions on those who carry out inappropriate practices such as cheating or toxic attitudes.

who have never played Overwatch, they will have very limited access at first. First they will have to go through several tutorials to unlock heroes and game modes. To have all the heroes, you will need to have played 100 games and won 50 to be able to enter the competitive mode.

Players who are from before will not have to go through this.

There is a battle pass

The announcement of the existence of a battle pass in Overwatch 2 It was controversial at the time. Despite any protest, this ended up arriving definitively.

Its operation is simple. Every day there will be missions or ‘challenges’ to complete during the games, which will give experience for the battle pass. When enough experience is gained, a new bounty is completed.

However, there are two levels of battle pass. The free one gives few things, while the premium one gives a good amount of aspects, ‘sprays’, victory poses, etc..

Buying the premium pass costs a thousand coins, which costs 10 US dollars. You can even buy the pass with some unlocked rewards, which comes to around 2,200 coins.

new heroes

There are three new heroes, or heroines, in Overwatch 2. Each of them covers the possible roles in the game: tank, damage, healer. Next, we are going to describe his abilities:

Junker Queen

Junker Queen is a tank that carries a shotgun that heals with the damage it deals with wounds.. While the latter is a bit confusing, it is explained through the rest of his abilities that cause a “wound”, which is basically a bleed over time.

Thus, he can throw a knife and melee with an ax that causes said wounds. He can also temporarily activate more health and movement to last longer in battle.

Sojourn

For her part, Sojourn costs with a railgun that serves as an automatic weapon and that charges energy. The secondary fire causes a beam that consumes all energy. His ultimate ability makes these rays can pass through enemies and launch several in a short time. Also, he has good mobility with his ability to glide.

It’s there

Kiriko throws ‘ofuda’ (paper talismans) at her allies to heal them and ‘kunai’ to damage enemies. She can teleport to allies, climb walls, and improve movement and attack speed with her ultimate.

Changes to various heroes

Below, we will mention the most relevant changes that have been made to existing heroes:

• Bastion: Now no longer transforms into a turret. His new Build: Assault becomes a slow moving tank. He no longer heals himself, but instead has a grenade that bounces off walls and explodes. His new ultimate ability turns him into a howitzer (artillery) that fires three projectiles to bombard various areas of the ground.
• Briggite: Shield Bash no longer stuns enemies, has less cooldown, and triggers the healing from the ‘Inspiration’ passive.
• Cassidy: No longer has the stun grenade. This is replaced by Magnetic Grenade, an explosive that does more damage if it sticks to an enemy.
• Doomfist: Now it’s a tank. It generates more shield with the damage it deals and has a new ability called Power Block, which blocks ranged attacks and increases Rocket Punch’s damage.
• Mei: His primary fire no longer freezes or stuns enemies. Instead, it slows them down by up to 50%. However, it deals more damage.
• Idol: Now fires faster and his weapon works on a heat system (cannot fire if overheated), so he no longer reloads or uses ammo. It no longer has a shield, but rather an ability called ‘Spear Spin’ that blocks projectiles and melee attacks. He can also launch his ‘Energy Javelin’ to knock back a target and stun them if they hit a wall.
• Zarya: Now stores two shared charges for her shields, which regenerate after a few seconds. So you can cast your personal shield and protect someone, or protect yourself twice in a row.

new maps

all maps of Overwatch come to the new game. In addition, the following list of new maps arrives at Overwatch 2:

• Circuit Royal.
• Midtown.
• Paradise.
• Colosseum.
• Esperanca.
• New Queen Street.

new mode

In Overwatch 2 there is a new game mode that includes some of the maps that arrive. It’s called ‘Breakthrough’, which tries to gain control of a neutral robot. When controlled long enough, it pushes a barricade to the opposing base. The game ends when the barricade is taken to the end or time runs out, which gives victory to the team that has made the most progress with the robot.

not everything is ready

Not everything promised came with the launch of Overwatch 2, even at the level of heroes. This is the case with Bastion and Torbjorn. According to Blizzard, both are in fixes due to bugs. The former is completely disabled, while the latter is only on ‘Quick Play’.

Lastly, the PvE mode is not available now and will arrive in 2023.