Developer Blizzard Entertainment has taken to the official site with a new Overwatch 2 blog post dedicated to the tuning of hero balance before launch. With October 4th drawing ever closer, the team decided to offer a break down in their philosophy and approach to balancing the game with the new seasonal model.
Overwatch 2 will feature 9-week season cadence that will consistently introduce new maps, heroes, game modes, and more for players to experience. The devs’ plan for heroes is to release a new hero very other season. The team hopes that between that and offering new maps, game modes and regular balance updates, it will keep Overwatch 2 fresh and dynamic for years to come.
“The second public Beta brought with it an abundance of hero performance data. This, along with player feedback from the broader community and professional players, has been instrumental in defining the hero balance landscape at launch. Informed by this data and feedback, the Hero Design team has mapped out some balance updates that players from the Beta will recognize as changed from the end of our second public Beta test earlier this year. You’ll have an opportunity to see most of these changes in action first during the next Overwatch League tournament cycle, the Countdown Cup, starting on September 22nd.”
Check out the official site for all the changes introduced to heroes before the launch of the game.
Previously, the developers have shared the Kiriko Origin Story and gameplay footage as well as outlined how Battle Passes, hero unlocks, shop & more will work.
