There seems to be something big planned for Overwatch . The “King’s Row Uprising” event should delight story fans.
Update 5.4. 19:45: The full comic “Uprising” is now live on Mediafire. You can check it out here.
Looks like something got declassified… https://t.co/W7cqFwj4Cb
— Michael Chu (@westofhouse) April 5, 2017
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Recently, Blizzard announced on Twitter that there will be a special event on April 12 at King’s Row – a payload map in Overwatch. This location is particularly important for the story. Here, Widowmaker assassinated the spiritual leader of the Omnics, Mondatta.
But London is also known for other things, as it is home to one of the largest Omnic enclaves that is hidden beneath the city. Players escort the “payload” to this enclave to eliminate all omnics with an EMP bomb.
More Story on King’s Row
In an interview with PCGamesN, Game Director Jeff Kaplan revealed that they have heard “the fans’ call for an event that does not take place in the real world.” “The event will be something special. When players see and play the event, they will experience what your feedback has resulted in.”
This means, in any case, that there is a playable part of this event and not just pure skins.
The theories suggest a PvE mode reminiscent of Junkenstein’s Revenge. Whether the players will be on the side of the Omnics or the humans remains to be seen. Above all, the story should be kept in the foreground.
“We have understood that players want more story and want to learn more about the world of Overwatch. I think they want to hear more about what has happened between humans and omnics and how everything led to the current state. Many of these questions will be answered.”
Finally, all Widowmaker fans can rejoice. She will receive a new skin as part of the event, which the development team is quite proud of. Kaplan said:
“I believe that all players who wanted a skin for Widowmaker will be very happy very soon.” – Expectations are certainly high.
The whole event will probably be kicked off with a comic that will be published “very very soon” – likely still within this week. This should give fans a first impression of what exactly happened during the “King’s Row Uprising” and what we will see in the corresponding event in Overwatch.
