Since game director Jeff Kaplan’s departure from note and clock Team, the sequel to the game seems to be gone. following announcement monitor 2 Will be Drop the second tank hatch from the game’s PvP team battle mode. Last May, Blizzard revealed that the game was late once more.
Now, following another long period of silence, Overwatch game director Aaron Keeler has shared a new video message, apologizing to players and acknowledging that the team has let the game community down.
“I want to thank our players for their continued support, we realize that we have not communicated well, we have not kept you informed, and quite frankly, we have let you down when it comes to delivering Overwatch content. We hear you and are committed to more updates on all things Overwatch 2.”
“Thank you for your dedication, passion, and patience… the entire team can’t wait to get their hands on Overwatch 2.”
Blizzard President Mike Ybarra also shared a brief message to the Overwatch community. Throught social media:
“Thank you to our players for always guiding our way forward. We understand that our content and communication did not meet expectations. This is changing in the future.”
In the same update, Keeler went on to explain how the team was changing their plan to let the community play the sequel earlier. It will start with Blizzard “separating” the PvP features from the PvE system, so that it can introduce the new PvP mode (including the revised 5V5 team format) sooner.
This new approach will allow the team to provide “repetitive” PvP content to the live game. Overwatch 2 PVP testing begins this week, with closed alpha testing (including a new hero) and limited to key Blizzard employees and partners, such as professional Overwatch players. The first closed beta of PVP will also open to the public in April, and later this year.
When Overwatch 2 was originally announced in November 2019, Blizzard mentioned at the time how existing Overwatch players would be able to access all of its PvP multiplayer content.
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