![]() Keller gave an example of a common matchup between Cassidy and Tracer and said that, unless the Tracer player was remarkably better than the Cassidy, they would feel forced to swap to another hero. Blizzard wants players to have "more freedom in what hero they're choosing for any particular situation." Keller explained that the game has been tweaked to "reduce the amount of hard counters that Overwatch has," thus reducing the need to have certain heroes available to counter specific strategies. Overwatch 2 is designed around the fact that not everyone will own every hero, according to Keller. (Image credit: Activision Blizzard) Picking favorites And all new heroes won't be available in the game's ranked competitive mode for the first two weeks of each season. "We do want you to play the game regularly during the season to get there," Spector said, and added that those "regular players" can get the hero for free "well before the season ends." Buying the $10 premium battle pass with 1,000 Overwatch Coins (a new currency) will grant instant access to Kiriko. Starting with Kiriko (opens in new tab), Overwatch 2's newest support hero, every new character in the game will be locked behind Tier 55 (opens in new tab) (out of around 80 tiers) of the nine-week (opens in new tab) battle pass. It's a fundamental change from how heroes are released in the original game (they were immediately free for everyone) and has many fans worried about how it affects the game's rock-paper-scissors metagame. ![]() For the last week, Overwatch fans have been outraged (opens in new tab) over a leak and subsequent confirmation from Blizzard VP and commercial leader Jon Spector that future heroes will be unlocked through free battle pass progression. ![]()
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