Overwatch reveals details about the new Summer Games 2017. Skins from the previous year are cheaper and the Lúcioball event has been revamped!
Fans and data miners have long speculated that the Summer Games of Overwatch would return in 2017. Now there is finally confirmation! Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director of Overwatch, revealed details about the Summer Games 2017 in a new “Developer Update” video.
The Summer Games will return on August 8, 2017, and will last for 3 weeks!
New and old skins in the Summer Games 2017
The Summer Games 2017 come with new skins, but also the “old” skins from the previous year return. There are even special discounts for these!
- The “old” Summer Games skins from 2016 cost the same as items from regular loot boxes. A legendary Summer Games skin from 2016 therefore costs only 1000 credits. The new skins have the usual event price.
- There will be new skins. Especially Junkrat and Mercy are expected to get some of the “coolest skins of all time.” Additionally, fans of Widowmaker and McCree are likely to be “really excited” – whether this means skins, highlight intros, or emotes is still unknown.
Lúcioball – Better, faster, and competitive!
The Lúcioball game mode from the previous year returns with a new arena and has also received some changes. These changes were made based on feedback from last year to make the game mode more exciting.
- Opponent players can no longer be pushed by Lúcio’s alternative fire. This allowed very “cheap” methods for goals, where a player would simply push the opposing goalkeeper continuously.
- The Ultimate no longer pulls the ball to Lúcio. Instead, players become “Super-Lúcio” for a few seconds, can jump much higher, move much faster, and can use the alternative fire more often to strike the ball.
In addition, there will be a competitive variant of Lúcioball during the 3 weeks of the Summer Games! Here, players can prove how good they are in this sport, just like in regular “Ranked” matches. Anyone who completes their 10 placement matches will receive a special spray at the end of the event. If they even make it into the top 500 of Lúcioball, there’s an additional spray!
