Developer video conference… New hero ‘Kiriko’ information revealed
The game revenue model (BM) and content update plan in which the development team of ‘Overwatch 2’, which will be released in Early Access (Early Access) on the 5th of next month, will be different has been revealed.
Overwatch 2 Director Aaron Keller announced at a video press conference held at Blizzard Entertainment Korea headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 15th, that Overwatch 2’s “Battle Pass will be released every 9 weeks, and new heroes and battlefields will be updated alternately.”
The Battle Pass is a service that provides step-by-step rewards according to the progress of gameplay when purchased.
The 2016 game ‘Overwatch’ will be updated to Overwatch 2 on October 5th and will be converted into a free-to-play (F2P) game that anyone can play for free.
The Battle Pass, which consists of a total of 80 stages, is divided into the regular Battle Pass, which all users acquire by default, and the Premium Battle Pass, priced at $10.
When you play a game or complete a challenge, the Battle Pass rank rises, but regular users who have not paid can use the new heroes included in the Battle Pass only following raising their rank to level 55.
On the other hand, if you purchase a Premium Battle Pass, you immediately get a new hero included in the Battle Pass, get myth grade skins, a 20% experience boost, and additional rewards for achieving the Battle Pass stage.
Of the three new heroes coming out with the release of Overwatch 2, ‘Sojeon’ and ‘Junker Queen’ can be used by anyone, but ‘Kiriko’ was included in Battle Pass Season 1.
However, in the case of Kiriko, only users who have previously purchased Overwatch can use it without the Premium Battle Pass.
Also, heroes of the season that have already passed can be purchased from the in-game shop or obtained by completing achievements.
If you log in from the PC room, you can use all the heroes regardless of whether you purchased the Battle Pass.
The development team explained, “In response to the needs of users who want to continuously meet new content, we introduced the Battle Pass along with F2P conversion.
In this interview, information regarding the new hero Kiriko was also revealed.
Unlike the support heroes of Overwatch who were in charge of healing from the rear, Kiriko is a hero with a ninja concept that helps the allies and overcomes enemies by climbing walls or hitting and falling with high mobility.
It is armed with technologies such as the ‘Healing Charm’ that blows a talisman that restores the hit ally, the ‘Shunbo’ that instantly teleports to the nearby ally, and the ‘Purification Bubble’ that temporarily makes the ally invincible and removes the debuff (weak effect). .
The basic damage of the shuriken as a secondary attack is low, but it is designed to inflict high damage if it hits the head of the enemy, so it can be used aggressively.
The ultimate skill, ‘Fox Road’, is a technique that charges the soul of the fox forward to increase the movement and attack speed of allies in the path it has passed.
Dion Rogers, Art Director of Overwatch 2, said of Kiriko, “It will be a character that is easy to learn but difficult to master. “he explained.
Director Aaron Keller said to Korean gamers, “The skills and understanding of Korean players always humble us.
/yunhap news
