Learn more about Overwatch 2 and the new character - the Queen of Vultures

By: Vadim Osiyuk | 17.06.2022, 12:02
Learn more about Overwatch 2 and the new character - the Queen of Vultures

Authors Overwatch 2 held a live broadcast, during which they told in more detail about the team shooter. The developers also presented and analyzed in detail the new heroine - the Queen of Vultures. 

Details of Overtwatch 2 

  • Overwatch 2 and its first season will start on October 3 with 6 new maps, three new characters, five-on-five PvP battles, a combat pass and a fresh mode. More than 30 skins and one mythical account will also be delivered. 
  • The second season will begin on December 6. It will be accompanied by a new tank hero, a map and a battle pass, and the collection of skins will be increased by thirty more ordinary items and one mythical 
  • For the next seasons in 2023 promise a standard set: more heroes, maps, skins, modes and battle passes 
  • Blizzard abandoned containers in Overwatch 2. Instead, the development team will focus on passes and in-game stores 
  • Users can customize mythical accounts to their liking. For example, change the mask or location of tattoos in Genji's skin. 

Queen of Vultures 

The Queen has already met on the map of "Junkertown" in the first Overwatch. And in the second part she will become a game character. 

  • The idea of ​​such a heroine originated with the developers while working on the map "Junkertown". The location was initially built based on the images of Turbosvin and Krysavchik. According to the ENT, they were expelled from the city, but who did it? Now gamers have the answer. 
  • The Queen of Vultures is an aggressive tank that relies on wound mechanics. Over time, enemies under her interaction are damaged, and the heroine herself, on the contrary, heals 
  • Her goal on the battlefield is to weaken enemies so that teammates can deal a fatal blow. 

Overwatch 2 will see the light on October 4 at PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintwndo Switch. The game changed the model to free-to-play. Beta testing Overwatch 2 appointed on June 28.