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Overwatch 2 will add a support hero after tank RamattraAdding more support heroes is a long-term focus for Blizzard
Adding more support heroes is a long-term focus for Blizzard
Overwatch 2’s commercial lead Jon Spector has revealed the free-to-play hero shooter’s next new character will bolster the ranks of its support heroes. Spector dropped the hint about Overwatch 2’s next hero in a Q&A session with Korean siteInven. Spector said that the next hero would be a “more solid support”. We can expect them to arrive in Overwatch 2 when Season 3 of the game begins in early February 2023.
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It’s not totally unexpected that Blizzard are planning to introduce more support hero characters in future seasons. Lead hero designer Alec Dawsonacknowledgedlast month that increasing the pool of support heroes for players to draw on was a long-term focus for the development team. If a new support hero is next in Blizzard’s plans for Overwatch 2’s roster then they won’t be the first since the game launched in October. Fox-eared ninja support hero Kiriko was brought into the game at launch.
Overwatch 2 is a free to play download fromBattle.net. Season 2 of the game is due to begin on December 6th.
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