Throughout the weekend, Fipps' thread on Tracer's victory pose devolved into a lengthy and messy debate with hundreds of other users debating on a wide range of tangential topics, from Blizzard's art direction and marketing strategies to objectification of female videogame characters. At the end of each match, a "Play of the Game" will be displayed, showing the player that employed a maneuver that turned the tide of the game. Each match will put you on a team of six people attempting to attack/defend an area while the opposing team tries to stop you from doing so.
Widowmaker: A deadly assassin armed with a sniper rifle and an infra-sight recon visorĬurrent maps consist of three game modes: Control, Payload, and Point Capture, with some being hybrids between the latter two.Reaper: A mysterious rogue who brandishes dual shotguns and can turn into a shadow.McCree: A former outlaw who delivers justice on his own terms with his revolver.Reinhardt: A hero who carries a massive hammer and wears a giant suit of armor.Hanzo: A ninja-like hero who wields a bow and can climb walls.
Tracer: A former pilot with the ability to blink through time.In the beta release of the game, Overwatch allowed players to control 21 heroes in a six versus six team. For reasons unknown, Overwatch has been disbanded, and most of its members now serve as mercenaries. Skip to present day, thirty years after the Omnic Crisis. A large battle then commenced between the robots and Overwatch, with Overwatch being victorious at the end. Humanity responded to this by creating Overwatch: an organization tasked with enforcing good and defending the planet from evil. The Omnic Crisis began when robots that once served humans mysteriously gained sentience, and rebelled against their human masters. Overwatch takes place in a future after an event known as the Omnic Crisis.
Overwatch is a team-based first-person shooter video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment, in which players assume control of a variety of hero characters each with their own unique abilities.