Season 2 of Overwatch 2 will start subsequent week on December 6 and the season replace brings a brand new hero to the sport alongside a brand new map, battle cross, vacation cosmetics, and rather more.
This information comes by means of a brand new Overwatch 2 Season 2 trailer launched right this moment, which you’ll be able to view under, alongside a brand new weblog put up from Blizzard. Within the trailer, we get a take a look at the brand new tank hero becoming a member of the roster, Ramattra, in addition to the brand new Shambali escort map going into the sport’s common rotation alongside returning favorites. Plus, we see Junker Queen’s new Mythic pores and skin accessible within the new battle cross in addition to a take a look at among the vacation skins from upcoming vacation occasions.
Try the Season 2 trailer for your self under:
“With a brand new season comes a brand new map pool,” Blizzard’s weblog put up reads. “Together with our latest map, Shambali Monastery, gamers can anticipate the return of a fan-favorite, Rialto, and probably the most epic place on earth, Blizzard World. We’ll be visiting Oasis and Nepal at completely different occasions of the day and rotating out Hollywood and Watchpoint: Gibraltar. As a reminder, all off-rotation maps will proceed to be accessible in customized video games.”
Blizzard says the theme of Season 2 is Greek mythology, which explains why the Mythic pores and skin within the battle cross is Zeus Junker Queen. This pores and skin will embody new customizations, weapon fashions, voice strains, and particular results. A Legendary Poseidon Ramattra pores and skin and a Legendary Hades Pharah pores and skin could be earned within the battle cross as properly.
“These heroes and several other others might be imbued with superior god-like powers in our new Battle for Olympus sport mode,” Blizzard’s weblog put up reads. “This new limited-time occasion will begin on January 5 and final till January 19.”
Blizzard can be bringing again two vacation occasions: Winter Wonderland and Lunar New Yr. Every occasion this season, together with Battle for Olympus, could have a pores and skin as a reward you may earn by taking part in and finishing challenges, together with the Epic Ice Queen Brigitte, Legendary Winged Victory Mercy, and Legendary Kkachi Echo skins. You may as well earn Season 2 “goodies” by watching Overwatch 2 streamers on Twitch. There’s even a Legendary Ramattra pores and skin up for grabs this season by means of Twitch viewing, Blizzard says.
Season 2 additionally brings a number of stability modifications to Overwatch 2. Blizzard says it’s specializing in the lethality of Sojourn’s Rail Gun at distance for Season 2 in an effort to encourage gamers to “make use of Sojourn’s excessive mobility to shut the space for the extra devastating right-clicks.” Doomfist is receiving “important modifications that higher help his position because the crew’s entrance line whereas nonetheless sustaining the playstyle core to his Hero identification.” Total, Blizzard says you may anticipate changes for Ana, Bastion, Junker Queen, Kiriko, Mercy, and Symmetra when the Season 2 replace is launched on December 6.
For extra details about Season 2, resembling new “catch up hero challenges,” you’ll want to learn Blizzard’s full weblog put up. For extra, learn Recreation Informer’s Overwatch 2 assessment.
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