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Overwatch 2’s first story missions are coming August 10th, along with a new PvP mode and Support heroStory time
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Blizzard may haveabandoned their plansfor a fully-fledgedOverwatch 2PvE mode, but they do still want to tell us some stories. They’ve just announced Overwatch 2: Invasion, a big update that’ll include three story missions, a new PVP game mode, a new Support hero and a handful of hero-specific training missions. It’ll land on August 10th.
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We know those missions won’t have the large-scale, “long-term talent power progression” they were originally going for, but repurposing some of that years-long work gives me hope we’ll get more than just slightly zhuzhed up versions of the story missions we saw inOverwatch1. They should at least be more involved than the separate co-op mission that’s also included in the update, where you escort a robot around Kings Row.
There’s also a new PvP mode called Flashpoint, where you race around capturing points as they appear on the map. It’ll launch with two new maps specifically made for it, which will be “the biggest PvP maps to date”. They sound terrible to trudge around as Reinhardt, but a gleeful time for Hammond mains.
Lastly and leastly, the update will also add some hero-specific training missions that come with leaderboards, and a new firing range with tweakable settings. I do like the idea of Hammond obstacle courses, though not every Hero will have training missions to begin with.
There are no details on that new support hero yet, apart from the silhouette at the end of that trailer showing a woman with a cape and aFinal Fantasy-sized sword. We do know you’ll be able to play her for free if you have Game Pass Ultimate, seen as she’s included in the Overwatch 2 New Heroes starter pack that gives you access to all six new Overwatch 2 heroes along with all their cosmetic gubbins.
Just like the update, that’s coming on August 10th. Head over tothe announcement postfor a few more detials.
