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Latest Overwatch Update Seems To Be All About Doomfist
The world of Overwatch is undergoing big changes. Something is happening in Numbani. The gauntlet is gone, and it all points to one thing: Doomfist. Blizzard tweeted a new teaser image to the Overwatch acoount recently, featuring the Numbani spawn area, where the airport terminal seems to have been severely damaged and destroyed. The tweet reads, “[BREAKING] OR15 defense units destroyed in confrontation with unidentified assailant at Numbani airport. No civilian casualties reported.” One noteworthy thing, is that one OR15 defense has been punched right into a wall. [BREAKING] OR15 defense units destroyed in confrontation with unidentified assailant at Numbani airport. No civilian casualties reported. pic.twitter.com/3XuXbCCugh — Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) February 24, 2017 In t...
Overwatch To Finally Get A Server Browser
In the latest developer update, Game Director Jeff Kaplan announced what seems to be the biggest news related to Overwatch: A server browser for the game is finally on the way. The browser will help you choose from a list of custom games running in each region, with a variety of filters and sorting options. It also allows the players to have their own public or private game servers. “The majority of our players like to play the game through Quick Play and Competitive. And then a lot of our players engage with the Arcade as well, and the different modes that are running in the Arcade,” Kaplan says. “But there are a lot of times where players want to try different things, and play the game in different ways, and it’s not really viable for us to put up a matchmaking sy...
Spectator Mode in Overwatch Gets Health Bars
Overwatch is a frantic game, and with so much going on at once, it can be hard make out what’s happening and who’s going to survive in team fights. Even more so when you’re spectating in the third person. Thankfully, Blizzard is planning to add a floating health bars over all the players as can be seen in the new PTR patch, making it easier to read and maybe predict the outcomes for both spectators and casters. The above video was posted to YouTube by esports person Doa. He says, “”I think this is going to help casting quite a bit in some of these bigger fights. You can tell the narrative of the fight a little bit more, you can see who’s getting lower. Poor Zenyatta, will he live through the fight? It’s so exciting now because I can actually look a...
Overwatch PTR Adds Changes To Ana And Sombra, Continues Tweaking Roadhog
The patch to nerf Roadhog’s hook went live recently on the Overwatch Public Test Realm, and before it gets added to the main client, it seems like we’ll see more changes in the next patch. Blizzard apparently thinks that it might have been a little too rough on the pot bellied hook master, and will help him out a bit, making his hook more effective. Designer Geoff Goodman explains, “The new PTR update adds some more line of sight checks towards the left/right of a potential hook target. This means it should be easier to hook someone who is sticking halfway out of a doorway, or behind a thin pole, etc. These checks are also used for the persistent line of sight check, so if a hook target moves behind a slim object like a stump or a light pole, they won’t be released ...