Support roles are not “attractive” enough
As easy as wanting more – more and more – from Overwatch 2 beta version, especially after a long wait, it’s far from complete. In a blog todayBlizzard said it will add “more content including heroes, maps, and features” leading up to the full PvP release.
The Overwatch 2 The team reiterates that this first PvP beta focuses on “[the new 5v5] gameplay and balance as well as stability, “meaning other aspects -” like menu screens, player profiles, time of day conditions for classic maps, and overall look hero 2.0″ – is progressing behind the scenes but not ‘t being publicly tested.
The blog runs through a flurry of player feedback, much of it related to long queue times for support players, the lack of a Ranked mode in the beta, and a scoreboard that is a more realistic look at each one. play ‘ performances. On that last point, the player’s medals are gone, but “Fire“The mechanic can still live with the edits.
A solution to long queue times
If you’re growing impatient with such long queues, Blizzard says they’re ready.”Classic quick play“With an open queue Overwatch 2and it will be an “easy pick for the rest of the first Beta test”. And if you’re not into the beta, future updates may help.
For some players the 5v5 format is a much-needed change and it’s great to see characters like Orisa become more capable. Some kits are “refreshed” very neatly; You should have seen the look on my face when I turned on Bastion’s new Artillery Attack Ultimate.
On the other hand, as a support player, Overwatch 2 The beta version didn’t make a big splash at all. I’m not going to uninstall it or anything (yet), but I already feel like I’ve filled in the current stuff after an end-of-list training session and just a few live matches.
In that respect, Blizzard sees a “need to make support more appealing to players” – although it also feels that, in general, “most heroes are falling into a Stable in play rate and win rate at different skill levels. ”
Right now, I’m happy that Moira is in my garage.
It’s not just “balance”
There’s a lot to get into, so feel free to skim through the important (emphasis mine):
“More broadly, during our Alpha testing, we observed support heroes feeling too vulnerable when diving and flanking with less shields and no tanks. The second one focuses on protecting them. We’ve made a significant adjustment to their passive role going into Beta, allowing support heroes to recover more health faster and improve their survivability.
This change has improved their overall strength and durability, and overall support is working fine in Beta, but we know that Balance is just one aspect of what makes a hero fun to play. We’ve heard clearly that support players feel both tanks and damage, players have more new content to enjoy and explore in this Beta.
In the long run, we believe that the most effective way to solve this problem is added exciting new support heroes into the game and that’s part of our plan. Going forward, our hero design team is also experimenting with significant but shorter lead times, including new and refreshed abilities for some existing support heroes. These kinds of ideas can be implemented after this first Beta test but more likely in our next test.”
I hope these plans come true, as they will help pull me back Overwatch 2 – anyway, beta. I’m sure the PvP component will eventually come together through violence if nothing else, but it’s hard to picture it as an engaging, energetic, lasting experience based on how Overwatch 1 take care of me and the way Overwatch 2 entered the world with this first PvP demo.
At this point, I don’t expect Overwatch 2 to magically catch the lightning in the bottle. I keep telling myself no! But it’s difficult. A lot can change in six years. Great number of.
Jordan Devore
Jordan is a founding member of Destructoid and the one who posts seemingly random pictures. They are anything but random.
