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'We should be a little scared of what we're putting out there': Overwatch 2 lead designer says hero perks are about 'letting go' of perfect balance

Blizzard is finally letting fun be louder than balance in Overwatch 2.

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Overwatch 2 players are hoping that the upcoming perks will dissuade the heinous act of counterswapping

Grasping at straws.

PC Gamer

Overwatch 2's new third-person Stadium mode breaks every Overwatch rule in the book, and it's about time

The most exciting thing to happen to Overwatch 2 since Overwatch 1.

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After Marvel Rivals ate its lunch, Blizzard wants Overwatch 2 to continue being the "best competitive team-based hero shooter"

"This will be one of Overwatch's most significant years so far"

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Overwatch 2 is getting radical changes that might finally help that '2' make sense, starting with a third-person mode and over 160 hero perks

Blizzard wants fans to rediscover their love of Overwatch with its new perks and modes.

PC Gamer

Overwatch 2 devs say Stadium is "the biggest game mode we've ever made," and it looks wild enough to make my head spin

Later this year, Overwatch 2 is getting Stadium — a crazy new mode with unlockable powers, a new format, and more.

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Overwatch 2 is fighting back against Marvel Rivals with a crazy third-person mode, ability perks, loot boxes, and more

Developer Blizzard is revitalizing Overwatch 2 with a wild new game mode, hero perks, the return of loot boxes, and other additions.

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Marvel Rivals isn't going anywhere, so Overwatch 2 is stepping up with game-changing perks and a new mode that borrows from Counter-Strike and League of Legends

Preview | The biggest update in Overwatch's history needs to be seen to be believed

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Overwatch 2's next seasons go hard after Marvel Rivals lit a fire under Blizzard: upgradeable perks, a big third-person mode, and loot boxes are all coming

Season 15 and Season 16 are game-changers for the hero shooter

GamesRadar

Overwatch 2's Perk system radically changes how the game is played

Overwatch 2 is getting a new Perk system, letting players choose Major and Minor perks that radically shake up how a hero is used.

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Marvel Rivals is killing it right now, but there's one more thing it needs to borrow from Overwatch to truly thrive

Opinion | I have a problem with the cast of Marvel Rivals: I can't bloody well tell them apart

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Overwatch Classic is bringing back the worst period in the game's history: The dreaded Mercy Moth Meta

It's a sad day for anyone who isn't a Mercy main.

PC Gamer

Overwatch 2 teases "groundbreaking PvP gameplay changes" as Marvel Rivals dominates charts — here's when they're coming

Developer Blizzard Entertainment has announced that Overwatch 2 will soon get huge PvP changes, and plans to show these off in a livestream this February.

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'Marvel Rivals' Could Fulfill 'Overwatch's Long Lost Promise To Gamers

Marvel Rivals has come out of the gate strong, and it might be the hero shooter that can finally deliver on the promise set in place by Overwatch.

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Marvel Rivals still can't escape the Overwatch comparisons as it introduces a very familiar limited-time mode for its Spring Festival event: "Can't believe we're getting Lúcioball again"

Marvel Rivals' Spring Festival kicks off later this week

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Marvel Rivals has recaptured the silliness of Overwatch's first beta, and it's all thanks to the beefy boys

Opinion | Vanguards are messy and magnificent, and I hope that doesn't change

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'The team wants every kind of player to enjoy the game': Marvel Rivals director wants to foster a competitive scene, but not at the expense of fun

I've definitely heard that before.

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As Marvel Rivals booms, a former Overwatch pro is begging players to "let me move on" from the C9 meme

Some memes never die

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'I created it, let me move on': Ex-Cloud 9 player, the Overwatch team whose blunder inspired the infamous 'C9' slang, watches in horror as the term moves onto Marvel Rivals

Some things are just unforgettable.

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Twitch star Shroud argues Overwatch is "absolutely a much better game" than Marvel Rivals, and "people forget" how good it was at launch: "That game took over the world"

"Don't ever disrespect the GOAT"

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Hopes that Overwatch 2 will fully return to 6v6 matches are raised as the playtest is extended thanks to "continued player interest"

Not quite the Wild West of the early days, but close enough

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It took a whole team to put an end to this unstoppable Overwatch streamer's 210-kill streak in a Marvel Rivals tournament

Are you not entertained?

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Despite Marvel Rivals players using Overwatch's worst meta and DPS mains refusing to swap, the hero shooter's lead says the team is "not considering a role queue"

"We want people to have a Marvel experience where they’re free to select what they want"

GamesRadar

Marvel Rivals revives another classic Overwatch issue – insta-locking DPS players who won't switch – and with it the debate over whether role limits are a good idea

Some players suggest there should be a limit on the number of DPS heroes on each team

PC Gamer

Marvel Rivals is blissful chaos, which makes me worry that—like Overwatch—it'll have all the fun drained out of it once the balancing wars begin

The tryhard conundrum.

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