Overwatch 2’s newest Season Rise of Darkness is just around the corner. Season 7 of the hit 5v5 hero title is coming on October 10. A lot of new features and content is coming down the road and it can be a lot to take in all at once. Nonetheless, players are excited and curious as to what’s coming down the pipeline for the season. No worries as we here at TGH are more than happy to break it down for you, pun intended. Here’s everything new coming in Overwatch 2 Season 7’s Rise of Darkness.
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Starting off players are introduced to a new event mode called Trials of Sanctuary. Here players are tasked to defeat hellish monsters (demonic-looking Null Sector bots) and bosses. Much like the PvE Story Missions, it seems that players are given a select choice of heroes to pick from. There are a few skins that are tied to this event that players can earn. These skins also give off a Diablo IV vibe that was previously leaked a few weeks ago. It’s nice to see them finally in action. Those skins are the following.
Samoa is a new Control map that’s coming to the game. The map itself takes place on a tropical island that is surrounded by palm trees and volcanoes. The three different control points in the map are Beach, Downtown, and Valcanoe, which all have their own theme and Samoan aura about them.
Sombra and Roadhog will be getting an overhaul to their abilities and playstyle. While we don’t know a ton yet, Sombra will be getting new damage over time ability. She has a new passive called Stealth, her Translocator received a re-work, and has a new ability called Virus. Overall, she will also be receiving a more active playstyle when involved in fights. Roadhog’s re-work will be coming later mid Season 7, so we don’t know anything at the moment. Very sad indeed. But at least Sombra players will be involved in the action more.
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The new Overwatch 2 Season 7 Battle Pass includes a variety of Halloween skins and cosmetics. This makes sense since the season launches during the spooky month. The skins that are players are aware of at the moment are for Illari, Widowmaker, and Lució. Hanzo will also be receiving a tier 80 mythic outfit called Onryō Hanzo, which will also change up his ultimate when used.
17 new Halloween-themed skins will be arriving in the shop along with the battle pass. Some of these skins are for the following heroes
Past Halloween game modes that were featured in Overwatch 2 will also be making a return as well. These modes are Junkenstein’s Revenge and Junkenstein’s Revenge: Wrath of The Bride. This is perfect for any player new or old that wants to get involved in the festivities.
Those are the major additions that will be coming into Overwatch 2’s Rise of Darkness Season. To see for yourself what’s new, you can watch the newest video on the official Overwatch 2 Twitter page.
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