Game News Overwatch 2: modified heroes, performance… The first feedback from the beta phase!
Published on 06/30/2022 at 20:54
It has now been two days since Blizzard inaugurated the second beta phase of Overwatch 2. Since the last communications around the title, players are impatient to discover the subtleties of this sequel, but especially the new heroes who will come to expand the roster. that we know so well. Thanks to the latter who scrutinize the details of the beta long, wide and across, we were able to get our hands on good news… but also on bad!
Summary
- A long-awaited beta for Overwatch 2
- Two Overwatch heroes in turmoil
A long-awaited beta for Overwatch 2
Two weeks ago, we informed you the details around this second beta which began on June 28. In the space of two days, the players were thus able to discover a whole host of things, in particular on the Queen of the Junkers who finally lets himself be approached after revealing its gameplay to us. But that’s not all that interests the beta players organized by Blizzard!
What players want is to learn more about the title and what it will offer in general. From a content and Seasons perspective, we are already starting to have an ideaexcept that there are still some gray areas that are gradually dissipating thanks to the indiscretions of the players. Today, the continuation ofOverwatch — who will indeed come replace the first gameas rumors suggested — tells us more about the performance and the adjustments made to its heroes!
Two Overwatch heroes in turmoil
Inevitably, when a handful of brave people launch an assault on the beta of a game, some crisp information emerges. It is therefore thanks to these lucky few that we were able to make small discoveries concerning the functionalities ofOverwatch 2but also its performance which may have been one of the black spots of its elder ! Unlike the first installment which did not receive an update for native support of the PS5 and Xbox Series X|Sthis will be the case for Overwatch 2 which, in addition to turning to 120 FPS (in “Frame rate” mode), will even have the right to VRR support (variable refresh rate, which allows, among other things, a better fluidity of the image) and at two other modes “Balanced” and “Resolution”.
Unfortunately, this good news is chased by another. Or rather two others, because the lucky few who were able to try the beta noticed changes to the character of Mercy and that of Symmetra, which upset them a little. If the former received slight drops (nerves), Symmetra seems much more impacted since it only has 70 munitions (instead of 100), no longer regenerates on contact with barriers and inflict less damage with its secondary fire (it is, in return, twice as fast as before). Last detail spotted, the teleporters are less effective: according to the players, their duration is now only ten seconds, their health is lower et longer charging time. Between now and its release in October, it’s a safe bet that other changes will irritate players!