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Overwatch’s Patch Notes 1.46 most notably marked the beginning of the Archives Event but they also brought forth some major balance changes to several heroes and made a bit of a sneaky change to timebanks. Here is an overview of all the major changes. Timebank Changes Under the “General Updates” section of patch notes, the…
Overwatch’s Archives event has just gone live, featuring a new set of patch notes (1.46). These patch notes bring shared replays into the game, brings Season 3 of Competitive 6v6 Lockout Elimination, and introduce several balance changes that were featured in the Experimental mode last week. Those balance changes can be seen in the image…
Overwatch has just dropped its next major seasonal event, Archives, which is now live. This features new skins and other cosmetic items, as well as allowing players to experience past PvE events in the game’s history. But, players, typically, are most excited about the new skins. Here is a gallery of those, according to their…
[April Tier List is Out] With March comes a new Competitive Season and a new hero pool system that cycles out a set of heroes each week. This, along with some much quicker patches coming through from developers, have combined to make Overwatch feel fresh and new at the moment. However, with all of this…
The four heroes that will be disabled for Week 6 of the OWL have been confirmed as the second iteration of bans comes through. Winston, Lucio, Soldier: 76 and Sombra will all be unavailable for the following teams that are playing in Week 6: Toronto Defiant Florida Mayhem Paris Eternal Boston Uprising Washington Justice Philadelphia Fusion…
At the conclusion of the Watchpoint: Hero Pool Draw immediately following Week 5’s matches, the four heroes that will be banned or disabled in Week 6 of the OWL were announced. These four heroes were chosen from a selection of heroes receiving over 10% of playtime in the OWL. While a couple of them had…
Had this question been asked just a few weeks earlier, the answer would have likely been the Overwatch Archives event which usually starts in March/April. However, a new Mardi Gras seasonal event debuted and superseded the upcoming Archives event. However, with that event wrapping up in just a few short days, it appears that Overwatch…
The new season of Overwatch’s Competitive mode is finally here, bringing with it a new map pool for players to enjoy. Season 21 brings back some old fan favorites but also brings back a few maps that others may have preferred to stay out of rotation. Whatever one’s feelings about the current map pool are,…
The four heroes that will be disabled for Week 5 of the OWL have been confirmed making the official start of the Hero Pool system in the OWL. Reinhardt, McCree, Moira and Widowmaker will all be unavailable for the following teams that are playing in Week 5: Toronto Defiant Florida Mayhem Paris Eternal Houston Outlaws…
At the conclusion of the Watchpoint: Postshow immediately following Week 4’s matches, the four heroes that will be banned or disabled in Week 5 of the OWL were announced. These five heroes were chosen from a selection of heroes receiving over 10% of playtime in the OWL. While a couple of them had received much…
Although its an event that many saw coming due to the many leaks, Ashe’s Mardi Gras Challenge is now officially live on PC and console. The event is a sort of micro-event, only running from February 25 to March 9 and will allow players to unlock a new Epic Ashe skin, seen in the image…
It has been officially confirmed for a while now that hero pools will be making their way to both Overwatch and the OWL. However, we now have exact confirmation as to when the first round of hero pools for the OWL will be announced. In short, make sure to tune in to the Watchpoint: Postshow…
Yet another leak has been released concerning Overwatch’s next seasonal event, this time revealing details about the event and a new skin to be released. According to a tweet from popular streamer @Metro_OW, the new Overwatch Mardi Gras event will feature a new skin for Ashe and will only run for one week. The image…
Overwatch has been undergoing some serious changes in the past few weeks from patch notes to the announcement of hero pools. These hero pools mean, essentially, that there will be a rotation of heroes that are not playable each week in Overwatch’s Competitive mode. This will also be in effect for the Overwatch League, although…
According to a Twitter account, @OverwatchNaeri who has leaked several of Overwatch’s previous events and skins, has posted images of what appears to be an upcoming Mardi Gras event for Overwatch. Only pictures of what appear to be skins earned from viewing Twitch have been leaked thus far, which could indicate this is simply an…
It’s about to be a busy time of year for Overwatch as the game approaches a pivotal turning point in its history. Hero pools, as well as the game’s 21st competitive season, are both right around the corner, each sure to historical markers in the game’s lifespan. But, for each of these to come to…
Overwatch’s most recent patch notes are now live on both PC and console as of February 12. These changes, which were only on the PTR for one week, are now playable, featuring some unique console-only updates to both Symmetra and Ana. Otherwise, the changes that were introduced on the PTR stayed in-tact, giving a buff…
Just two days after the most recent PTR Patch Notes (1.45) hit the test server bringing hero pools and massive workshop changes, another set has just gone up today, holding true to the developers promise to patch more frequently in 2020. Today’s PTR patch, seen here, issues nerfs to Wrecking Ball, Widowmaker and Brigitte while…
February marks the final month to experience Competitive Overwatch as it has been played thus far. With hero pools on the horizon and a plethora of patches having recently gone live, Overwatch feels like it is in a bit of a renaissance at the moment. A big part of the reason the game feels this…
Overwatch’s 2020 Lunar New Year event is in full swing, offering players several new skins and cosmetics as well as a new live patch to play on. But, this year’s event also offers players the opportunity to play a new game mode called Capture the Flag: Blitz. This new Arcade mode is very similar to…
