Summary
According to a recent survey,Overwatch 2may be considering new map features, such as weather effects, destructible environments, and collectible buffs instead of health packs. While there is no guarantee these gameplay elements will ever see the light of day,Overwatch 2fans could see some of these ideas implemented in the future.
Occasionally,Overwatch 2sends surveys to some of its players, both to gauge reception to current content and to explore ideas for future releases. These surveys feature different subjects, with arecent example exploring potentialOverwatch 2skin ideas, which teased cosmetics inspired by Japanese folklore, steampunk, and other themes.
However, another recent survey touched on gameplay elements, including some map features that could lead to big changes in the future. According to Overwatch Cavalry, the survey asked its recipients for their thoughts on destructible environments inOverwatch 2, and introduced the concept of replacing health packs with temporary buffs to speed, damage, or other stats. It also brought up the idea of environmental and weather effects – afeature that Blizzard was originally planning to explore inOverwatch 2– such as persistent damage from frostbite in certain sub-zero areas. These questions are far from confirmation that such features will be coming in the future, but they at least prove thatOverwatch 2is considering them.
Overwatch 2 Survey Map Feature Ideas
Beyond these features, theOverwatch 2survey also brought up several new map ideas. The first was a Mars colony map – a setting that could easily use environmental effects, given its prevalentdust storms mentioned in Juno’s backstory inOverwatch 2. It also introduced the concept of collaboration maps, which would make crossovers with IPs likeTransformersandCowboy Bebopeven deeper than a handful of skins.
Reception to these ideas has been polarized, with the community divided on many of the potential features. While most like the idea of a Mars colony map, some fear collaboration maps could ruin immersion if they became permanent fixtures in the rotation, even if they would be great in limited-time events. Weather effects and collectible buffs would add levels of unpredictability for fans, which seems to have split players down the middle on the features. While fans do seem intrigued by destructible environments, some pointed out it was not surprisingOverwatch 2was considering it, given it is amajor feature ofMarvel Rivals, releasing on December 6.
It is important to remember that these map features have not been officially confirmed, and may never appear in the game. Even so, now that the ideas have been brought up, players should be sure to make their opinions known so that theOverwatch 2devs can decide if they want to follow through on the features.
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