Mei from Overwatch was not at all cute, but a cold-blooded bounty hunter. More details were answered by Blizzard’s Story Chief.
The information about the story of Overwatch is still sparse, as a large part of the storyline is told in comics or small cinematics that only appear every few months. When Lead Writer Michael Chu took the time to answer all sorts of questions from the community yesterday in the Overwatch subreddit, the interest was consequently high.
Many questions touched on Overwatch only tangentially (“How do I become a story writer for video games?” or “How did you get to Blizzard?”), but there were then some information about the hero shooter.
For example, it was explained in more detail that Mei was originally planned as a bounty hunter. Instead of a researcher wanting to solve problems with climate change, she was a much more reckless hunter of environmental offenders. When organizations and forms threatened or destroyed the environment, she would intervene and eliminate a few problems that would otherwise create larger issues.
The “simple” stories are being worked on
Another point concerns the presentation of the character stories of some heroes. So far, Reaper and Widowmaker have only a rough backstory, many details remain unresolved. This is because the developers initially want a simple story that defines each hero. The exact details are indeed worked out, but so far there has not been the time to tell all the stories. However, one can assume that especially Talon will be given one or another paragraph of lore in the near future.
The complete “Ask me Anything” with Michael Chu, including vital questions about his favorite food and his favorite character from Persona 5, can be found in our sources.
Have you seen the hitboxes of the heroes? They are rather… peculiar.
