Many big games are starting to become free-to-play. While the game was initially announced to be a full-priced $60 product, it appears that Blizzard realized that maybe the game just didn’t have enough to justify an entirely new purchase for content that most players expected to be added to Overwatch 1 for free. This includes all content accessible from the get-go at no price at all. Possibly the biggest change from the first game is the fact that, unlike the first Overwatch, Overwatch 2 will be completely free-to-play for everyone. Hopefully, in Overwatch 2, we can expect a much more consistent quality of maps across the board. One of the main complaints with Overwatch 1 was its very slow roll of new maps as well as the questionable quality of certain maps.
Overwatch 2 will be launching with seven brand new maps on release. If you want to learn more about the existing heroes and know how they rank against each other, consider reading our tier list on the subject: Overwatch Tier List: The Best And Worst Heroes In the Game! 2.
For example, Genji’s default skin resembles modern techwear, certain aspects of Tracer’s outfit are a lot more defined, and Lucio has a much more technical, futuristic outfit this time around. This includes Tracer, Lucio, Widowmaker, and Genji, to name a few. Character Designs Overwatch 2 – New Character Designsįrom the stuff we have seen in both the closed beta and all the promotional content regarding Overwatch 2, one thing that’s been very noticeable across it is all subtle yet obvious changes made to the default outfits of just about all the characters in Overwatch 2 as compared to the first game.