We recently released a roadmap detailing some of this content, with a new hero coming in Seasons 1 and 2, and a new map in Season 2. We’re launching with new heroes, maps and features, but there are even more of these coming seasonally – every 9 weeks. We’re using the term Early Access to indicate that this is just the start of many new things coming to the game. What does the term "Early Access" means for Overwatch 2? Does this means that on this day OW1 is getting replaced by OW2's PvP or will OW1 shutdown once the game is out of Early Access? We know how divisive Assault (2CP) was for much of our player base and we agree that it had issues, so we wouldn’t bring these maps back without a lot of testing. If we did find a way to give them a new mode we'd want to do extensive testing in the Arcade or in other formats where we can get community feedback. I have some ideas I'd love to try when it comes to repurposing them for new potential game modes, but these ideas could only see the light of day in the distant future given our current plans. These maps will still be available to play in custom games, but they won't be used in other modes at launch. to fit the molds of other game modes as well? What are your plans regarding maps that will go unused once OW2 launches publicly, such as Temple of Anubis and Hanamura? Will they be repurposed/extended. Can't go into all the details but there are things like a shorter teleporter build time and faster secondary fire projectile speed. I wouldn't necessarily call it a rework since it’s more tuning than changing the mechanics but the general goal of the changes is to help improve her mobility and enable her to better react to the faster pace of 5v5. What are the goals of her mini rework and what can we expect?. EDIT: clarified below as well that OW1 credits come with you to OW2, but our new virtual currency will be the main currency, and there will be things in OW2 that will not be purchasable with those OW1 credits.Ī while ago you announced some "meaty changes" for Symmetra.
We are not transitioning loot boxes into Overwatch 2, and ahead of launch, any unopened loot boxes will be automatically opened with your account receiving all the contents directly. To give you a quick answer now though, those existing currencies (credits, OWL tokens, and competitive points) will come with you into Overwatch 2. We'll share a more detailed explanation on all of these topics before Overwatch 2 goes live in October. What will happen to lootboxes and the current currencies.