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Overwatch 2 is a hero shooter, where players are split into two teams and select a "hero" from a roster of over 40 characters.Characters are organized into a "damage" class, responsible for offensive efforts; a "support" class, responsible for healing and buffing; and a "tank" class, responsible for creating space for their team.
The sequel Overwatch 2 was released in October 2022, and will continue the seasonal events. According to Kaplan, while the game will be a sequel, they want to allow all content from the first Overwatch to be brought forward into Overwatch 2, requiring them to slow down new content development for the original game, particularly new heroes and maps.
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Overwatch originally featured 12 characters at its November 2014 BlizzCon convention announcement, [6] but expanded to 21 by the next year's convention. [7] The game is character-driven, and reviewers noted Overwatch 's emphasis on the individual differences between characters in the same role (e.g., between two snipers) as a departure from dominant class-based shooter paradigms.
In Overwatch 2, Cassidy gains a short term boost to his reload and movement speed after killing an enemy, due to a new passive ability given to all "Damage" class characters. [18] Cassidy also has several abilities that require activation, each having a "cooldown" period after use where they are unable to be used again during that duration.
In March 2022, Blizzard confirmed that Doomfist's role will be changed to a tank in Overwatch 2. [11] Doomfist's Uppercut was eliminated, replaced by a Power Block ability that will let him absorb frontal damage for a short time. His other offensive abilities are weakened to a degree but he was given more health to reflect his tank status.
Overwatch was released in 2016 with a successor, Overwatch 2, released in 2022. Both games feature hero-based combat between two teams of players vying over various objectives, along with other traditional gameplay modes.
In Overwatch, Lúcio is classified as a "Support" class character, meant to provide aid for his team. His main weapon, a Sonic Amplifier, is a burst fire weapon that fires projectiles to damage enemies. Lúcio has several passive abilities as well: "Wall Ride", which allows him to skate along walls and jump off them for a momentary boost of ...