Midtown in Overwatch 2, formerly known as New York City during construction, is a scaled-down version of Manhattan that faithfully replicates the city's beauty and chaos. One of the most detailed maps in the game, it's full of nods to the Big Apple and the spirit of big cities across the country.
Midtown is a Hybrid map in which players must capture and escort a fire engine through the streets of downtown New York and into the heart of Grand Central Station.
Both attacking and defending teams benefit from the fire station building next to Midtown's control point. The first and second floors provide excellent sightlines for defenders to shoot down opponents passing through the nearby choke point. For attackers, the building provides an additional angle of attack against defending teams stationed at the control point.
Defenders have plenty of high ground at the Midtown Tunnel entrance to prevent attackers from pushing the payload through the tunnel. Heroes like Sigma, Ashe, and Sojourn excel at defending from these vantage points.
The Grand Central Station entrance also has numerous perches and vantage points that snipers like Widowmaker can easily reach with their mobility. Take full advantage of these locations by sniping enemies as they pass through the station's narrow passageways.
Sigma's Experimental Barrier provides effective cover in Midtown's narrow streets, while Kinetic Grasp absorbs dangerous projectiles in Overwatch 2. Accretion is also a strong crowd-control ability that can disrupt key enemy targets or knock out vulnerable Damage Heroes.
Furthermore, Gravitic Flux is extremely effective when used around the payload and along the map's tight corridors, dealing heavy percentage-based damage and allowing teammates to
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