Overwatch 2‘s second aggressive season is coming to a detailed in direction of the start of February, however the sport nonetheless has some main balancing points which can be affecting gamers’ enjoyment of the aggressive expertise.
Fortunately for some gamers, particularly tank mains, builders have alluded to some adjustments coming in season 3 which may assist to stability out the three roles within the sport. Developer Jared Neuss just lately responded to a content material creator’s concern about DPS final cost charges within the present stay sport, and mentioned builders are engaged on adjustments to this passive means.
Adjustments are coming for this in S3! Particulars might be within the patch notes, if not earlier.
The dearth of acknowledgement is not a scarcity of concern, simply to be clear. It is a lot much less attention-grabbing than that:
We want higher methods to speak with gamers about points like this.
— Jared Neuss (@OhReallyJared) January 21, 2023
Earlier than the ultimate beta of Overwatch 2 was launched final summer season, Blizzard introduced that every hero function could be getting a novel passive means. The power for DPS heroes was a part of an try and encourage hero-switching mid-game. DPS gamers can now retain as much as 30% of their final means cost after they swap to a brand new character in the course of the sport.
This transformation incentivized counter-picking, which has been a key a part of Overwatch for years that units it other than different comparable first-person shooter titles.
Although this modification did encourage DPS gamers to modify extra freely in matches, it additionally signifies that choosing the proper composition from the get-go is just not as vital. It additionally signifies that extra DPS final talents are getting used on common every sport. Help heroes normally have already got among the quickest final cost within the sport, so it seems like tank gamers get the brief finish of the stick right here for just a few causes.
First, they’ve to concentrate on and ready for extra ultimates, and extra kinds of ultimates, that they need to counter to guard their group. And with Overwatch 2’s change to five-vs-five, there isn’t one other tank to assist out in any respect anymore.
Tanks even have much less incentive themselves to counter-pick now, since they don’t get the identical 30% final cost bonus that DPS get after they swap, and helps can typically simply swap and construct one other final inside one battle.
Other than the peace of mind that builders are usually not solely conscious however are additionally actively engaged on the difficulty, Neuss additionally mentioned that Overwatch 2 builders are engaged on streamlining their methodology of communication with the general public in regards to the sport.
“We’ve plans for normal (weekly or biweekly) comms that can manifest quickly,” Neuss mentioned in a following Tweet.
He mentioned that in the mean time, builders normally talk by way of longform updates or replies in Twitter threads that may get buried, just like the one above. Attempting to be extra open about improvement and balancing points might go a good distance in an Overwatch 2 neighborhood that has had a combined reception to the sport since its launch final October.