A long time ago, in what now seems like a galaxy far, far away, Blizzard once talked about how great PvE would be for Overwatch 2. But after these aspirations revealed themselves as nothing more than a pipe dream, Overwatch 2 players had to reckon with the fact that we'll probably not see any of the features that PvE promised ever again. That's still largely the case, but Junkenstein's newest event may be the closest we get to experiencing what the developers had cooked up.
One of arguably the most exciting parts of Overwatch 2's intended PvE experience was the hero progression and talent system. This feature was first mentioned in 2019 but then expanded upon at Blizzcon 2021. The system would basically allow players to evolve existing hero abilities through a skill tree, changing their hero's kit and adding more diversity to team fights.
