Blizzard announced this week that it’s removing Hero Missions, the long-awaited PvE element of Overwatch 2. These replayable, story-driven missions utilize a talent system that allows heroes to level up and access new abilities. PvE elements and missions will appear as seasonal content, but many in the Overwatch community are unhappy that the mode has been completely discontinued, leaving Overwatch 2’s “2” down to the game’s PvE. Many have suggested that
In this week’s Spot On, Lucy and Tam discuss how multiplayer games have tried, succeeded, and failed to tell impactful stories, and suggest ways the Overwatch 2 team can explore storytelling in the future. .
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