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| location = Antarctica |
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| − | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an [[Arcade|Arena]] [[map]] in ''[[Overwatch]]''. |
+ | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an [[Arcade|Arena]] [[map]] in ''[[Overwatch]]''. It is used for Arena based gamemodes and its [[Winter Wonderland]] variant is used for [[Mei's Snowball Offensive]] |
[[File:Ecopoint Antarctica Theme.ogg]] |
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Disaster struck the station when it was hit by a polar storm,<ref name = "Mei"/> damaging the station's solar array.<ref>2016-11-23, [http://overwatch.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/ecopoint-antarctica-lore Ecopoint: Antarctica Lore]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2016-25-11</ref> Cut off from the outside world, the scientists were left stranded in the damaged facility. As their supplies dwindled, they entered cryostasis in a last-ditch effort to survive until a rescue attempt could be made. |
Disaster struck the station when it was hit by a polar storm,<ref name = "Mei"/> damaging the station's solar array.<ref>2016-11-23, [http://overwatch.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/ecopoint-antarctica-lore Ecopoint: Antarctica Lore]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2016-25-11</ref> Cut off from the outside world, the scientists were left stranded in the damaged facility. As their supplies dwindled, they entered cryostasis in a last-ditch effort to survive until a rescue attempt could be made. |
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| − | Rescue came years later, but Dr. [[Mei-Ling Zhou]] was the only survivor. By this point, Overwatch was no more, and the eco-watchpoints had ceased to operate.<ref name = "Mei">[http://us.battle.net/overwatch/en/heroes/Mei/ Mei], ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed on 2015-11-07</ref> |
+ | Rescue came years later, but Dr. [[Mei-Ling Zhou]] was the only survivor. By this point, Overwatch was no more, and the eco-watchpoints had ceased to operate.<ref name = "Mei">[http://us.battle.net/overwatch/en/heroes/Mei/ Mei], ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed on 2015-11-07</ref> Mei left the base after receiving a recall order from [[Winston]].<ref name = "RiseShine">''[[Rise and Shine]]''</ref> |
==Layout== |
==Layout== |
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*Battery |
*Battery |
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*Climatology (monitoring station) |
*Climatology (monitoring station) |
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| + | The base also featured a helipad and radio tower. The helipad's copter was frozen over because of the storm, and the radio tower damaged as well.<ref name = "RiseShine"/> |
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==Staff== |
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The base's staff consisted of the following: |
The base's staff consisted of the following: |
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*[[Adams]] (researcher) |
*[[Adams]] (researcher) |
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*[[Arrhenius]] (climatology) |
*[[Arrhenius]] (climatology) |
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*[[MacReady]] (engineering) |
*[[MacReady]] (engineering) |
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*[[Torres]] (cryonics) |
*[[Torres]] (cryonics) |
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*[[Mei|Mei-Ling Zhou]] (climatology) |
*[[Mei|Mei-Ling Zhou]] (climatology) |
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*There is a door in the scientist's private quarters with a note on it saying "Happy Birthday to Mei". |
*There is a door in the scientist's private quarters with a note on it saying "Happy Birthday to Mei". |
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*A monitor in one of the spawn rooms displays a low power warning and a message that states "additional supply depots required." This is a reference to the terran supply depot structure in ''[[StarCraft]]''. |
*A monitor in one of the spawn rooms displays a low power warning and a message that states "additional supply depots required." This is a reference to the terran supply depot structure in ''[[StarCraft]]''. |
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| + | * During the [[Winter Wonderland]] Event, this map changes to Holiday themed variant with Christmas lights and Auroras in the Sky. |
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| + | * In September 2019, a snow globe saying "Grey" was added to one of the desks in the base.<ref>2019-09-20, [http://overwatch.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/overwatch-underwater-hero-and-map-teased Overwatch Underwater Hero and Map Teased?]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2019-09-25</ref> |
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| + | * Mei's lines in ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]'' indicate that the base is somewhere in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Maud_Land Queen Maud Land]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 23:04, 24 September 2021
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Arena |
Location |
Antarctica |
Terrain |
Modular science station |
Ecopoint: Antarctica is an Arena map in Overwatch. It is used for Arena based gamemodes and its Winter Wonderland variant is used for Mei's Snowball Offensive
Background
Maintained by Overwatch, the ecopoint served as a monitoring station for the study of Earth's changing climate.
Disaster struck the station when it was hit by a polar storm,[1] damaging the station's solar array.[2] Cut off from the outside world, the scientists were left stranded in the damaged facility. As their supplies dwindled, they entered cryostasis in a last-ditch effort to survive until a rescue attempt could be made.
Rescue came years later, but Dr. Mei-Ling Zhou was the only survivor. By this point, Overwatch was no more, and the eco-watchpoints had ceased to operate.[1] Mei left the base after receiving a recall order from Winston.[3]
Layout
The base logo
Like all elimination maps, Ecopoint: Antarctica contains no health packs. Other maps with no health packs include Necropolis, Black Forest and Castillo. The map is modular, with six core habitat modules. These are as follows:
- Crew Quarters
- Storage
- Cryo Lab
- Engineering
- Battery
- Climatology (monitoring station)
The base also featured a helipad and radio tower. The helipad's copter was frozen over because of the storm, and the radio tower damaged as well.[3]
Staff
Team Ecopoint Antartica
The base's staff consisted of the following:
- Captain Opara (cryonics)
- Adams (researcher)
- Arrhenius (climatology)
- MacReady (engineering)
- Torres (cryonics)
- Mei-Ling Zhou (climatology)
Trivia
- The map was revealed during BlizzCon 2016.[4]
- There is a door in the scientist's private quarters with a note on it saying "Happy Birthday to Mei".
- A monitor in one of the spawn rooms displays a low power warning and a message that states "additional supply depots required." This is a reference to the terran supply depot structure in StarCraft.
- During the Winter Wonderland Event, this map changes to Holiday themed variant with Christmas lights and Auroras in the Sky.
- In September 2019, a snow globe saying "Grey" was added to one of the desks in the base.[5]
- Mei's lines in Heroes of the Storm indicate that the base is somewhere in Queen Maud Land.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mei, Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed on 2015-11-07
- ↑ 2016-11-23, Ecopoint: Antarctica Lore. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2016-25-11
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rise and Shine
- ↑ 2016-11-04, Opening Ceremony, BlizzCon 2016
- ↑ 2019-09-20, Overwatch Underwater Hero and Map Teased?. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2019-09-25