Marvel Rivals might be dominating conversation in the hero shooter sphere, but Blizzard is making pretty massive moves to put Overwatch 2 back on top with some drastic changes coming this year, including perks, a massive third-person Stadium mode, the return of loot boxes, 6v6 competitive queues, a new hero, and much more.
Overwatch 2 Season 15 begins on February 18, and it's working overtime to finally bring in some sequel-worthy features. Top of the list is the introduction of upgradeable perks coming to almost every game mode. The way it works is that every hero starts the match at level one; once you upgrade to level two, you choose between two minor perks, and once you hit level three, you choose a more game-changing major perk. As you might expect, minor perks give a hero a pretty small stat buff or cooldown reduction or passive boost, but it's those major perks that remind me of that roguelike Halloween mode that absolutely slapped.
