Set your calendars to the 4th of October 2022, because Overwatch 2 is finally going to be released! Developed and published by good ol’ Blizzard Entertainment, this sequel game will be an epic FPS game just like its predecessor. But not all is the same, as a shared environment for player-versus-player modes with the prequel and some awesome persistent cooperative modes are planned.
To play Overwatch 2, you need to know about roles. While not much has changed, there are still some things that you need to look out for. Whether you play DPS, Tank or Support, these changes will make all the difference; especially if you’re going to buy Overwatch boosting.
A number of the playable heroes are getting reworks, going as far as getting their roles changed partly or completely. This leads to variations in role structure shifting as well, with two spots for DPS and support each, but only one tank. Yes, you read that right. In Overwatch 2, each team will only have 5 members and this is mostly for the best. Players can now make better sense of what’s going on with only 10 competitors on field.
Role Changes
Damage
DPS are all about dishing out the damage and aiming for top-fragger. A good DPS must locate their foes and take them out while protecting themselves from enemies. They haven’t the greatest defenses, so they need to work with their team to avoid overcommitting and getting killed. A new character named Sojourn will be joining the roster in OW2 and she is quite the mobile DPS, paired with a mid-range arsenal of abilities to boot!
Sombra would still be a DPS in OW2, but her gameplay has undergone major changes. Her hacking abilities will now build up a potential to inflict higher damage over a shorter time period. Disrupt using the Hack ability and inflict deadly numbers on your foes!
Tank
Now that there are only 5 players in a team, the sole Tank is as vital as ever. The whole team will rely on this one member for nearly all their defenses. High health and survivability are a Tank’s bread and butter, tanking even the toughest of blows and disrupting enemy abilities whenever possible.
The Tank must hold ground and crowd control, but abilities facilitating these are progressively getting YEETED out. The role itself has evolved and they now need more help from their teammates to get things done. One big change in this section is that Doomfist, who was originally a DPS character, got reworked into a Tank instead.
Support
Supports can aid their DPS and Tank units in a variety of ways. They can buff, heal, revive, boost and/or increase their team’s chances of survivability, while stunning and/or disabling foes. If you play support heroes, bear in mind what they excel in and stick to it. Far too many supports get picked off for trying to bag some kills, because they just built for the task. This would lead to major detrimental effects on the entire team.
Orisa used to be a Support/Tank with pretty low Damage potential. Once a beefy and damage-absorbing hero, Orisa now has increased damage-dealing abilities but comes at the heavy price of her defensive capabilities. She can now inflict high damage, stun enemies from a distance and damage anchored enemies via her ultimate.
That’s the gist of the Role changes going live with Overwatch 2! If you play any of the above mentioned heroes, consider the changes made to them before jumping right into competitive gameplay. This is even more important if your Role itself changes.
DPS; prepare to dish out even crazier amounts of damage!
Tanks; steel yourselves for the lonely defensive role!
Supports; your team needs your backup more than ever before!
While you eagerly await the release of Overwatch 2, don’t forget to enjoy the old game to the maximum.
