Overwatch 2 Releases Future Roadmap After Introducing Largest Single New Mode Stadium
May 05, 2025
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Aaron Keller 'Overwatch 2' Game Director said on the game's official website blog that the stadium, which was officially introduced in the game along with the recently launched 16 seasons, is receiving good responses from players with a flurry of creative builds. According to Keller, the stadium was conceived even before the release of Overwatch 2 and was designed to ensure that every game experienced diversity through many changes and discussions, while creating a great build through a combination of heroes and strategic choices based on performance for every player in the game, while catching both balance and competitiveness.
Currently, the development team said it is preparing to adjust the balance based on the feedback received after the stadium's release and the data collected. For now, during the first week of the stadium's release, 'Overwatch 2' accounted for 50% of the total playtime. In terms of build and hero balance, he said he will also collect data over the next few weeks to figure out changes to the midseason balance patch or before.
In addition, a new hero and battlefield, game mode, system and several contents will be added to the stadium through a season update, and a roadmap containing future stadium development plans was released.
First of all, Freya, a new hero who recently joined Overwatch, will be added to the 16-season midseason patch as the stadium's first new hero, as well as several new heroes will be added to the stadium every season. Along with the new game mode 'freight race', two new battlefields will also be introduced in the stadium. In addition, a new mechanism called 'Quest' is also introduced from within, requiring players to choose one of the random quests at the start of each match, with rewards provided when the goal is achieved.
As a systematic change, the import/export option will first be introduced in the 17th season, allowing players to pre-build and choose during the game outside of the stadium, and it will also be possible to bring in popular builds made in the community.
In addition, crossplay requested by many players will also be introduced. Since the stadium is currently in a mode with a competitive system, it is impossible to form a party between PC and console players according to the core competition rules, but it is the only way to enjoy the stadium mode, so it is currently considering producing a complete version of the stadium. This will not only allow you to party freely with your friends and play, but also make other changes, such as the introduction of the best-of-five format.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
