I’ve not gotten stuck into a competitive FPS in years, so playing alongside PC players with a mouse advantage meant I was never going to cut it aim-wise. Fortunately, Junkrat’s bouncing bombastic balls don’t need precision. Just launch a volley of them into the general direction of the enemy team and damage is done. Skirmishes in Overwatch 2 are far more chaotic than I thought they would be, so playing a hero that can just let the explosions fly helped me to ensure I was fulfilling the role of a DPS, even if I didn’t know exactly who I was hitt

With how Blizzard is handling these issues, Overwatch 2 players are worried that their favourite Hero will be the next to get sidelined. Plenty are already theorising on who is next in line for the temporary chopping block, with Brigitte being the common consensus . She can create an invincible shield with the help of Kiriko – a major exploit that could potentially ruin ga

What I love most of all, though, is Junkrat’s ultimate ability: the RIP-Tire. At first, I thought this ability turned him into the explosive tire that goes screeching at the opposing team before blowing them into teeny tiny pieces. A friend very kindly pointed out that Junkrat is still very much on the map, so it’s important I make sure he’s safe before I trigger it. You can’t just run in the open and whip it out - positioning is key. Driving it up a wall and sending it crashing down on unexpecting foes pushing the objective, wiping them all out was my crowning achievement during my first day playing, and hearing my teammates shout "that was huge!" is a memory of the game that will stick with me for a long t

I have never played Overwatch . I gave Paladins a good go and almost platinumed it - the kids still care about trophies, right? - but when Overwatch took over in popularity and all my friends jumped ship to play it I just never followed. What followed was six years of my best friends complaining about how shit and toxic the game they poured thousands of hours into was . Not the best advertisement. But, everyone at TheGamer is having a blast on Overwatch 2 and I’m sick of being left out, so I got the gang together and hopped in for the first time. All I have to say is: why did no one tell me how buckwild and fun Junkrat

But those Heroes will not be available for players that are new to the game, along with the different Game Modes. This guide will teach you how to unlock the new and previous locked heroes and Game Modes in Overwatc

It seems like Blizzard wants to protect players from their own feelings with this new system. Obsessing over decreases to your SR after every loss can really put you on tilt, especially if you were close to the next rank up, so Blizzard found a way to keep your SR hidden. Now you can grind away without worrying about your number, in theory, at le

Described as unrewarding and grindy - and tied to an in-game store that's overpriced - Overwatch fans are longing for the days of randomized loot. They also complain that the change in how to earn in-game currency is making them "toxic", as they're primarily focused on completing challenges to unlock skins, rather than enjoying the game. All in all, players are looking for big changes to Overwatch 2's economy, feeling that it's taken on far too many of the negative traits associated with free-to-play ga

And of course, it must be said that loot boxes weren't simply disliked because they were annoying. A study in 2021 also stated that loot boxes are "structurally and psychologically akin to gambling", and suggested that a third of players buying loot boxes could be classed as "problem gamblers". However, with this many Overwatch 2 players complaining about the new system put in place, overwatch2Tactics.Com the battle pass hardly seems to be an improvem

"Remember how fun it was to grind out loot boxes for holiday events?" says Reddit user Lord-Canti. "Like when the Christmas event was going on you'd see everyone running around showing off their new Christmas skins and emotes? It was great but now you just get a measly amount of credits for doing annoying weekly challenges. Overwatch 2 feels so unrewarding to pl

Before Overwatch 2, Overwatch’s competitive mode was fairly straightforward. Every season players would need to play ten placement games to earn their starting Rank between Bronze and Grandmaster. Your Skill Rating, or SR, determined which rank you fell into, and as your SR increased, your rank would go up. The amount of SR you earn or lose in each match would depend on a few performance-related factors, but in essence, wins gave you more SR and losses took SR away. At the end of every match you could see how much SR you gained or lost as well as your total SR, which gave you a pretty good idea of how close you were to the next rank up. This isn’t a complicated system, and if you play other competitive games, you’ve probably seen something like it before. Every game you play results in a small step up or step down on the ladder, and with enough skill and tenacity, you can eventually climb to the highest ra