With Overwatch 2's planned Hero mode has been scrapped, I've accepted that the sequel simply isn't for me.
When Overwatch 2 was first announced, I had good reason to be excited. I always enjoyed the series’ first installment, but I always wished there was more to it. As someone who’s not a skilled competitive player, I wanted more ways to interact with the shooter that didn’t just involve me going on big losing streaks. So I was elated when Blizzard announced it would bring a full PVE mode to the sequel.
Recommended Videos That leaves Overwatch 2 in an awkward spot, as the incomplete version that launched last year now appears to be the final content suite after all. And while I’m sure some competitive-focused players won’t care too much, the fiasco has fully eroded my already tenuous relationship with the hero shooter. I’m not sure I’ll ever return to Overwatch 2, though perhaps that’s an outcome Blizzard has ultimately made peace with too.
The only major change from a casual perspective was its pivot to a free-to-play format, which brought a season structure and a paid battle pass to the game. That would replace its predecessors’ loot box system, which would be a positive step on paper. However, that would wind up raising pay-to-win concerns as new heroes were locked behind paywalls .
What I didn’t know was that Hero mode was never coming at all – but Blizzard did. In the GameSpot interview, Aaron Keller outlined some of the troubles Blizzard faced with trying to develop a live service game as intricate as Overwatch. In order to avoid a situation where multiplayer suffered as the team worked on PVE, the plans for Hero mode changed. “It was about a year and a half ago that we made the decision to really shift strategy,” Keller tells GameSpot.
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