Blizzard Leisure has introduced that it’ll be making Overwatch 2 heroes free for all, unlocked at launch. The sport’s swap to the free-to-play mannequin got here with a controversial system that locked new heroes behind a paywall or a development system. These paying for the premium Battle Go may entry new heroes immediately whereas others needed to work their approach by means of the free Battle Go, which many felt was an excessive amount of of a grind.
Overwatch 2 heroes will probably be unlocked at launch beginning with Season 10
Blizzard admitted that its unique system didn’t fairly work as supposed. Those that unlocked new heroes immediately had extra time to study the ropes, and finally, had a aggressive benefit in comparison with those that didn’t spend cash.
Beginning with Season 10, this can change. Nonetheless, new gamers will nonetheless must undergo the first-time person expertise earlier than they’re granted entry to all heroes. As soon as they unlock all of the heroes from the unique recreation, the sequel’s heroes will change into accessible to them. Blizzard additional confirmed that Overwatch 2’s fortieth hero, Enterprise, will probably be accessible to all gamers at launch.
“Overwatch 2 is evolving each season, and your suggestions is a large a part of that evolution,” Blizzard mentioned. You’ll be able to try a full listing of incoming modifications on Overwatch’s web site.
