There also are new screen animations that surround the player’s screen if Mercy is healing or boosting them. There is now also an audio cue for when a teammate is killed, like in the elimination arcade modes in Overwatch.įor those being healed by Mercy, players can now see where she is, how much health she has, and whether she is healing them or boosting them. When a player kills an enemy, the notification is now much smaller. The UI has been given a complete overhaul, with the weapon ammo, kit cooldowns, ult charge and health all given a new sleeker look. Also instantly noticeable was the changes to how the UI looked for the match. Overwatch 2 is to be played as a 5v5 instead of Overwatch’s 6v6. Of course, the most jarring and instantly noticeable change was the loss of one tank player. Image credit: Screenshot of Overwatch 2 exhibition match via Jessica Scharnagle Fans got a ton of new looks at the map through in-game observation, including a sweeping overhead view. Whoever gets the robot farther, or to the end of the track, wins. Push mode tasks players with pushing a robot named T.W.O.
The game was played on a new game mode, Push, which is set in Rome.
#Overwatch 2 exhibition match professional#
Takeaways from the exhibition matchįans got a good look at the PvP changes in February, but this is the first time anyone has seen professional Overwatch players get their hands on the new game. Now when Sombra hacks her enemies, they will only lose their abilities for one second, but they’ll be susceptible to higher damage from Sombra, and it will reveal the hacked player’s whereabouts for seven more seconds to Sombra’s entire team. Game director Aaron Keller has said before that developers planned to reduce some of the crowd control in certain heroes, and Sombra is one of those heroes.
Not only have their looks changed, but their abilities are very different in Overwatch 2.įans already found out about Sombra’s visual rework in June, but we now have details on what her kit will look like in Overwatch 2. Sombra and Bastion changesīefore the grand finals match started, developers gave a look at the Sombra and Bastion rework.
What fans really got to see is how the OWL pros interpreted and implemented the new changes to the heroes and the new game mode. There is a lot to break down, and most changes have already been revealed, but the look and feel of the game is completely different and will likely have a plethora of changes before it hits players’ hands. The halftime show featured a one-map exhibition match played by Overwatch pros from teams that were in Hawaii but had already been eliminated from the playoffs. At the Overwatch League grand finals on Saturday, there were many things revealed about the game’s sequel, Overwatch 2.
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