Overwatch 2, the free-to-play, team-based action game from Blizzard Entertainment, has launched a new mode called Quicker Play for a limited time. Quicker Play is a faster and more chaotic version of the regular Quick Play mode, where players can enjoy shorter matches, faster respawns, and more frequent ultimates.
Quicker Play is available from January 12 to January 14, 2024, as part of the Season 8 event, Call of the Hunt. Players who participate in Quicker Play can earn rewards such as loot boxes, skins, and sprays. Quicker Play is also a great way to try out the new hero, Mauga, a tank hero who can charge into the fray with his incendiary and volatile chain guns.
Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller said that Quicker Play is an experiment to test the game’s balance and performance under different conditions. He also said that the feedback from the players will help the developers improve the game and create more fun and diverse modes in the future.
However, not all players are happy with the changes that Overwatch 2 has introduced. Some support players have expressed their frustration over the removal of the passive self-heal ability that they had in the original Overwatch. They claim that this makes them more vulnerable and dependent on their teammates, and reduces their survivability and impact.
Keller responded to the backlash and noted that this change is being incorporated along with a number of other things that will change how the game plays, such as the reduction of the team size from 6 to 5, the rebalancing of the heroes, and the introduction of new maps and modes. He said that the game is still in development and that the team is open to feedback and suggestions from the community.
Overwatch 2 is a critically acclaimed, team-based shooter game set in an optimistic future with an evolving roster of heroes. The game features 5v5 combat, cross-play and progression, and a variety of modes and maps. Overwatch 2 is available for PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5, and has over 22 million registered players worldwide. The game is set to receive its fourth expansion, Endwalker, in November 2021, which will conclude the current story arc and introduce new content, such as two new jobs, a new race, new areas, and new raids.
