5 things to know about Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 Reddit AMA

Developed by Blizzard Entertainment took over reddit Wednesday to answer community questions Monitor 2Almost free sequel to the hero shooter Start in October. notice and notice 2 The developers, including game director Aaron Keeler, have answered some burning questions about Blizzard’s next game – like what will happen to your current balances and unopened loot chests. notice and notice – But he left some questions unanswered.

Here are five things you should know Monitor 2Especially when you are there notice and notice player.

What’s going on with you? notice and notice Coin boxes and loot?

The short answer is that all your unspent currency will be moved there Monitor 2All unopened loot boxes will automatically unlock for you in October. What is not clear what you will be able to spend the old notice and notice The coin is activated when you have already unlocked all cosmetic items from the original game.

We will give a more detailed explanation of all these topics beforehand Monitor 2 The live broadcast begins in October. Overwatch Commercial Director and Vice President John Spector said on Reddit. To give you a quick answer now, these current coins will come with you (Credits, OWL Tokens and Competitive Points) Monitor 2. We don’t move loot boxes Monitor 2And before launch, any unopened loot boxes will be opened automatically and your account will receive all content directly. “

Spector later stated that “OW1 Credits come with OW2But our new virtual currency will be the main currency and there will be things in it OW2 Won’t buy it OW1 credits. “

What has Team Overwatch been like in the past three years?

when Monitor 2 Players who started Early Access in October will have access to three new heroes (Sojourn, Square Queenand an unannounced supporting character), a variety of hero renewals, six new maps, a new game mode called Push, a bunch of new cosmetics, and The game’s first battle card. This launch content stirred up some fanatics notice and notice Players ask, “That’s it?” After all, it’s been almost three years since Blizzard’s announcement Monitor 2 It’s been over two years since the game’s newest hero, Echo, made the list.

This is the game manager Aaron Keeler had to say When asked about the unexpectedly low number of new heroes on day one:

“For context, development Monitor 2 It was originally split between the PvE and PvP sides of the game, and the way it was set up is to complete most parts of the game once the game is ready to ship,” Keeler said. “To be clear, there is no secret vault for completed heroes and other content that we keep for seasons. future. . As we continue to iterate on the PvE side of the game, this means that the timeline for PvP content and features has come a long way. Many PvE features, such as enemy units or hero talents, use the same team resources as heroes. It is very important for us to start shipping content ASAP instead of pausing the game release to create more heroes. This is also why we’re so excited to go F2P and release content on a seasonal basis – which means releasing content when you’re done, rather than hoarding it to put it in a box.

“In order to achieve success with our new long-term plan, we have developed and restructured the team. We tripled our size at launch. We have big plans beyond new heroes, maps and game modes, and to achieve that while continuing to create content for our seasons will require a lot of resources and a lot of planning.” For example, we have many heroes in the deep development stage. The hero of the second season is about to end and we are in different stages of the game. Test the next three heroes, support two of them!”

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So, how are you? Monitor 2 PvP missions against the environment?

While notice and notice It was just a multiplayer game, and the sequel will include single-question-based content and a cooperative storyline. Blizzard’s plan is to launch the PvE side of Monitor 2 Sometime in 2023, the developer didn’t share much about the other half of the game during a Reddit AMA.

However, Keeler noted that Monitor 2 It will be launching in Early Access to “signal that this is just the beginning of many new things coming into the game” and that the PvE campaign will be released as part of Blizzard’s live service approach.

“We’re not ready to talk about PvE plans yet, but it’s really important to us to make sure that people understand the traditions and the risks that come with it.” Gavin Jurgens-Ferry, story designer and lead author Monitor 2. “We’re working on a new bot and have other cool plans that will surprise even longtime science enthusiasts.”

Gavin Winter, Systems Designer for Monitor 2He also hinted that some of the technologies being developed for the game’s PvE campaign component could help make it easier to replace cards with an attack style. Monitor 2which will disappear in the sequel. (If you are not following, maps such as Hanamura, Temple of Anubis, and other “2CP” maps are not playable in core game modes in Monitor 2With Blizzard mentioning player dissatisfaction with attack cards.)

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Blizzard looking at guilds Monitor 2

Overwatch isn’t a particularly social game anyway. But this could change.

Looking forward to adding more social platforms Monitor 2And the guild system is on top of the list for us.” Keeler said. “A feature like this is a great opportunity and something we’re really excited about, but it’s a huge boost, not just for large parts of our team, but for so many other departments at Blizzard. We’ve put a lot of effort into this feature, but it’s too early to talk about the details or when. We can.

Keeler added that Team Overwatch “has begun reviewing in-game tournaments for a sequel.”

Newer heroes change, but current attack cards don’t change

Meanwhile, Overwatch heroes Moira, Symmetra and Brigitte will see changes Monitor 2Next beta And when the game starts. Moira will get you”Extra benefitDuring the beta, Symmetra’s offline feature will “improve its mobility and allow it to better respond to a faster 5v5 beat.” [team compositions]” Chief Designer, Champion Josh Noh said:. Symmetra players should expect a faster teleporter build time and a faster secondary firing rate. Brigitte gets Unscheduled, ends up changing if Monitor 2 Started.

Blizzard also clarified that the Assault Hanamura card is not currently reworked into the payload card, despite its prototype menu screen Monitor 2 Show last week. “the transfer [Assault] Payload maps will be a massive effort, not one we made,” Winters said.