Junker Queen looks like a World of Warcraft warrior, so why not lean all the way in? But what Roadhog does with only a handful of skills takes JQ a full spreadsheet, relying on status effects and chained abilities to do what 'Hog does with a hook and a flask. In many ways she's Roadhog-adjacent-high sustain, close quarters carnage with the ability to pull in foes and self-heal. Playing as Junker Queen is a weirdly diluted experience. Playing as her, however, doesn't feel much better. Unlike Roadhog or Soldier 76, her health boost is instant and gives no option to punish, leading to dozens of situations where a Junker Queen you think you've dealt with suddenly comes roaring back full blast. But playing against her is confusing and chaotic, Overwatch 2's lack of crowd control removes a lot of options for dealing with her. Overwatch 2 is set to launch on October 4 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC.This isn't to say she's overpowered-a good team will easily outrange her and shut her down. “We draw cool drawings, look at what type of hero we want to be or the type of fantasy we’re trying to get across, and then that’s how we choose the next steps for the designs of our heroes. This comes first, we do this first before designing anything.” “We’re always looking for the fantasy of a hero. The team mentioned this change hasn’t factored too much into the design of heroes either. “I think this allows us to just create more – we’re a bigger team, (.) and it just feels so good because… we have a backlog of ideas we can get out there, test and reveal.” “We just don’t have any shortages of ideas – and as players of the game, we see the ideas that we have and we want to get them out.” ![]() “We kind of focus more on creating the best game we can make,” says Rogers. The team says that this new switch didn’t really have much impact on the design of the game or its heroes. If you do buy the battle pass mind, you’ll unlock her immediately. However, new heroes will always be on the free track, so you won’t have to buy it to get her. Those who don’t get her this way will be able to earn her – and subsequent new characters – by reaching Tier 55 of the battle pass. Overwatch 2, going free to play, will introduce a new way for players to get heroes with the introduction of a Battle Pass.įor the first season, anyone who already owns Overwatch 1 and logs into the new game before Season 2 will get a Founder’s Pack that allows them to get Kiriko for free as well as the two other new heroes: Sojourn and Junker Queen. Overwatch 2 – new battle pass, Season 1 and more The Clock Tower will give players a height advantage, and allow teams to keep track on the position of the Push-bot on the map. ![]() The map, Rogers says, will be relatively wide open around the push-bot, offering a lot of opportunity and requiring teamwork to make the most of. Portugal joins Toronto and Rome as the latest maps for the new Push mode at launch. While the other side uses cooler blues and more complete construction on the architecture.” (Image courtesy of Activision Blizzard) “So one side of the map feels a little bit more like it’s under repair or under construction,” says Rogers, “we use a lot of reds. It’s been designed specifically with Overwatch 2’s new mode in mind – so while it’s very symmetrical (to keep things fair) – it still allowed the art team to have fun with the design of the architecture. It’s a sunny space, somewhat reminiscent of the sunny Mediterranean maps from Overwatch 1. The new map, meanwhile – is a Push mode map set in Portugal. And with Genji and Hanzo’s falling out, she felt that.” Overwatch 2 new map Esperanca, Portugal “So to Genji and Hanzo, they look at her like a cute niece that trained alongside them. “And Kiriko’s a young girl trained alongside Genji and Hanzo.” “Kiriko’s mother is a very esteemed ninja – and she actually trained Genji and Hanzo” reveals narrative designer Kyugseo Min. ![]() Lore-wise, there’s of course some overlap between Kiriko’s and existing ninja heroes Genji and Hanzo.
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