Blizzard has confirmed that we can expect new heroes for Overwatch later this year.
More heroes and maps still in 2016
Jeff Kaplan, the game director of Overwatch, regularly tries to be active in the official forum to look at player feedback and address some points himself. Now a player simply asked: “Can you tell us the next steps for Overwatch?”
Kaplan took the time to comprehensively answer this question. The team is currently working on several patches simultaneously, with planning extending into spring 2017. Currently, the ranked mode, “Ranked Play,” holds significant value. Although the plan still stands to release the mode in June, it will likely take several seasons before Blizzard and the community are truly satisfied with the feature – adjustments are already planned.
Players are particularly eager for new heroes, and work is being done on several heroes simultaneously. Some are already well-developed, while others are nothing more than a rough concept that may never see the light of day. However, Kaplan does not want to give potential dates, as he believes that would quickly lead to people saying they made promises, even though that is not the case.
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The team is also currently working on new maps. One of them is currently “officially” in production, meaning the team is generally satisfied with the map and is now creating various objects and graphics to bring the map to life.
A fan expressed dissatisfaction and cautiously asked: “I don’t want an exact date, but can we expect new heroes and maps this year?” The brief and clear response from Kaplan: Yes!
Aside from that, the team is also working on numerous bug fixes, especially for the console version. Currently, it is not possible to leave a game as a group – a bug that greatly irritates the developers and causes them sleepless nights.
You can find the original post from Jeff Kaplan in its entirety in our sources.
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