The Archive Event 2019 in Overwatch started under the name “Storm Rising”. You can now play the exclusive PvE mode and buy or earn the new skins.
What is the Archive Event? The Archive Event in Overwatch tells a bit of background to the story of the shooter each year by making a story from the past (from the archives) accessible.
In the Archive Event 2019, you will hunt the accountant of the Talon leader Doomfist in a new game mode. The operation is led by Overwatch heroine Tracer, who proved herself as a leader in the previously occurring “Uprising” event. The mission could lead you on the trail of a new hero.
Last year, the “Retribution” event was about a failed Blackwatch mission. Along with the mission, the new escort map Rialto was released at that time.
The Archive Event “Storm Rising” lasts from April 16, 2019, to May 6, 2019. The patch size on PC is just under 700MB.
What is the new mode? In the new mode “Storm Rising”, you must stop a convoy of armored vehicles escorting the accountant Maximilien through the streets of Havana with a team of Tracer, Winston, Genji, and Mercy.
Your goal is to uncover Maximilien’s dealings in order to provide evidence about the villain Doomfist through his money trail.
The mode is a PvE mission, so you will team up with three other players against NPC enemies that you must defeat in waves to achieve various objectives.
These are the new skins from Storm Rising
As a reward for the mode and for playing during the event, special loot boxes will be available to you. These may contain the new Archive skins. These are available for:
- the new hero Baptiste
- Junkrat
- Bastion
- Wrecking Ball
- McCree
- Moira
- Soldier: 76
- Zarya
- Ashe
In our gallery, you can already view the skins. (click to enlarge)
If you don’t want to leave it to chance and luck whether and which skin you receive, you can also buy them. The legendary event skins cost 3000 credits, epic ones 750.
The Patch Notes of the Event
Together with the event, Blizzard also released a new patch for Overwatch. This includes some changes that were previously tested on the PTR:
- Junkrat’s basic attacks are faster but bounce less
- Reaper’s Shadow Step is being buffed
- Symmetra’s teleporter is no longer blocked by certain objects
Additionally, there are some bug fixes. You can find the complete patch notes in English on the official Overwatch website.
The star of the new event is probably not the villainous Omnic Maximilien in the community:
