How Overwatch 2 is Shifting the Meta
The recent Overwatch 2 beta has given players a taste of what is to come for the full release. Blizzard Entertainment has been open to sharing all the key changes between Overwatch 2 and its predecessor; most notably, changes to the heroes and team composition.
Overwatch has always been changed and tweaked, whether it was adding a new map or hero, or even reworking an entire class or ability. The developers have always made adjustments when needed and been open with the players as to why changes were made, and it is clear that Overwatch 2 is making some major adjustments.
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The original Overwatch is a team-based shooter that has remained popular with fans throughout the years. The leading qualities of the game are its colorful cast of playable heroes, and its reliance on synergy between each of the players in any six-person team. Between the three different roles (DPS, Support, and Tank) players must configure the best combination of heroes to best the enemy team.
The current layout of Overwatch teams is two DPS, two support, and two tank players, all of which have crucial roles in the objective-based multiplayer. The actual heroes that fill these roles generally change from season to season, depending on adjustments that the developers have made to any given heroes, all working together to form Overwatch's current competitive meta. That being said, Overwatch 2 is not only aiming to overhaul these roles, but completely change the meta.
The most obvious change to Overwatch 2 is altering the team size from six to five, dropping one of the tank roles and buffing the sole tank hero. When this change was first announced, it received some flak from fans who were worried that such a drastic change
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