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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 Overwatch Champions Series adopted an open format, departing from the franchise structure of the Overwatch League. [2] [3] This transition opened up opportunities for both established organizations and new entrants, with teams like ENCE and Team Falcons joining the series alongside well-established teams such as Fnatic and TSM.
Overwatch and Overwatch 2 are team-based first-person shooter games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Overwatch was released in May 2016 for several platforms. The game features a number of gameplay modes that support casual play, ranked play, and competitive modes used for professional esports events, such as the Overwatch League.
Team SoloMid lost on Overwatch Open Tournament and BTS Overwatch Cup in 2016, and dropped their roster and Overwatch altogether on May 5, 2017. [ 50 ] In May 2024, TSM returned to Overwatch esports for the North American FACEIT League, signing seven players, three coaches, and two analysts, which were part of Timeless before the organization ...
The following is a listing of all 20 current Overwatch League (OWL) teams ranked by win–loss record percentage (winning percentage), accurate as of the end of the 2021 season. Regular season [ edit ]
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.
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.
The 2023 Overwatch World Cup (OWWC) was the fifth edition of the Overwatch World Cup, an Overwatch esports tournament, organized by the game's developer Blizzard Entertainment. Over 40 teams from various countries and regions competed for one of the 16 spots in the 2023 OWWC.