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  • IDontBeatGames

    ThreadMarksman
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    Oct 29, 2017
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    Here's a summary of Overwatch 2 news in a shortened way:
    • Complete story experience with story missions, PvE modes, remastered maps
    • Hero missions are highly replayable cooperative experiences
    • All 31 heroes + more are getting upgraded looks to them.
    • Multiple new heroes already confirmed, but won't be talking about yet
    • With Overwatch 2, they wanna redefine what a sequel means. For all Overwatch players, you will get to play on all of the same maps as Overwatch 2 players and same heroes. It's a shared multiplayer environment where no one gets left behind.
    • All Overwatch progress matters, everything carries over to Overwatch 2.
    Basically, it's gonna be a "DLC" that people can pay for in order to receive all the story based and PvE based content. You lose nothing besides that by sticking to Overwatch 1 besides I'm assuming the new graphics? They didn't say anything if the remastered content or new UI gets added to Overwatch 1.
     
    Fact Sheet (Platform Info)
  • Mar 31, 2018
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    Fact Sheet

    DESIGNED BY: Blizzard Entertainment
    GENRE: Cooperative Team-Based Shooter
    PLATFORMS: Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One
    RELEASE DATE: To Be Announced
    STAND TOGETHER
    The nations of the earth are under assault. As the omnic forces of Null Sector launch a barrage of surprise attacks around the world, the planet's governments and militaries prove quickly outmatched—and the remnants of the fearless strike force once known as Overwatch rally to make a valiant stand. Now the world's heroes must each decide whether to answer the call to reemerge, reunite, and serve as a beacon of hope in a new era of crisis.
    Overwatch 2 is the globe-spanning sequel to Blizzard Entertainment's acclaimed team-based game, building upon the original's battle-honed foundation and carrying forward everything players have earned into a new era of epic competition and team play. In addition to clashing against rivals in PvP modes, players will explore the Overwatch universe firsthand in whole new ways in fully cooperative missions that challenge the world's heroes to team up, power up, and take on an overwhelming outbreak of threats around the globe.
    HEROES RISE AND VILLAINS EMERGE IN CO-OP MISSIONS
    Experience the advent of a new Overwatch as Winston, Tracer, and other members of the original Overwatch join forces with a new generation of heroes in action-packed, cooperative Story Missions. Players will take an active role in the next chapter of the Overwatch saga as it unfolds through a series of intense, high-stakes 4-player missions, taking control of different sets of heroes as they fight to defend the world from Null Sector, uncover the motives behind the omnic attacks, and confront rising new threats around the globe.
    The battle continues in Hero Missions, where heroes are called upon to go beyond their limits as they deploy across the world, defending cities against robot invasions, taking on elite Talon agents, and battling the villainous forces laying siege to the world. In this highly replayable mode, players can level up their heroes and earn powerful customization options that supercharge their abilities, granting the extra edge they need to overcome the odds. Choose whether you want Reinhardt's Fire Strike to ignite nearby enemies, or modify his hammer to swing with increasingly blazing speed; modify Mei's Endothermic Blaster so frozen foes take more damage and shatter into deadly ice shards; and more.
    A NEW ERA OF EPIC COMPETITION
    Overwatch 2 represents the beginning of a new era for Overwatch's world-renowned competitive 6v6 play. In addition to carrying forward all of the original game's heroes, maps, and modes—as well as existing Overwatch players' accomplishments and loot collections—Overwatch 2 adds multiple new playable heroes to the ever-growing roster, widens the scope of the world with even more maps and locations, and adds a new Push match type in which two teams compete to guide a robot to their side's objective. The sequel also introduces an enhanced UI, along with visual and engine upgrades that bring Earth's battlefields and your favorite heroes to life in greater detail.
    Overwatch 2 also renews Blizzard's commitment to continue supporting the existing Overwatch community. Current Overwatch players will battle side-by-side with Overwatch 2 players in PvP multiplayer. In addition, current Overwatch players will be able to play Overwatch 2 heroes and maps, ensuring the core PvP experience remains dynamic and vital for today's community in the Overwatch 2 era.