Overwatch 2 Declares the Potential Return of 6v6 Matches

In a stunning announcement from Blizzard Leisure, it appears as if the workforce behind Overwatch 2 is experimenting with and searching into methods to lastly carry 6v6 match varieties again to the sport.

The information has been met with resounding positivity from followers of the sport, however in response to the sport’s director, Aaron Keller, may pose some problems.

The Shift Again To 12-Participant Matches Would Be a Massive Change For Overwatch 2

In a Director’s Take Weblog written by Aaron Keller, the sport director goes into particulars on the sudden thought to discover the potential for bringing a 6v6 recreation mode again to Overwatch. Whereas the workforce’s major focus is balancing the sport’s 5v5 mode, Keller added that they’re, “… working a collection of occasions to check out completely different core workforce composition codecs in Overwatch 2.” which incorporates testing out 6v6.

He additionally said that the urge to discover this selection comes from group suggestions: “The group has, juuuust a few times, steered a check… Why not put varied types of 6v6 within the recreation with the intention to gauge the outcomes? We agree, and based mostly in your suggestions, we’re exploring how we will check completely different types of 6v6 within the recreation to gauge the outcomes.”

Whereas there isn’t a affirmation on a possible 6v6 recreation mode changing into a core a part of the sport any time quickly, simply the concept of returning to Overwatch‘s unique format has made plenty of gamers excited, particularly now that the sport is extra broadly accessible than ever earlier than. With the discharge of Juno proper across the nook, it appears the Overwatch workforce is lastly incomes a optimistic relationship with their viewers.