| Ilios | |
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Type |
Control |
Location |
Greece |
Terrain |
City area |
Ilios is a Control map in Overwatch.
Background
Ilios is located in the Aegean sea of Greece, which is part of the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
Situated atop a small island rising from the Aegean Sea, Ilios is a postcard-perfect Mediterranean town, with a bustling harborside, winding paths for rambling hillside strolls, and gorgeous vistas. It is the ideal vacation stop for people looking for a place to relax, or for those interested in exploring the ruins scattered at the top of the island, where many artifacts and relics of the ancient world have been recently unearthed. The ruins were declared an internationally protected heritage site. However, Talon attempted to steal the artifacts.[2]
Gameplay
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Each turn is played on one of the three sections of the map:
- Lighthouse
- Ruins
- Well
Strategy
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On the Well section of the map, the big hole in the middle of the control point can be used to score easy eliminations, especially on durable heroes such as Roadhog or Reinhardt. Abilities capable of doing that include:
- D.Va's Boosters
- Junkrat's Concussion Mine
- Lúcio's Soundwave
- Pharah's Concussive Blast
- Reinhardt's Charge
- Roadhog's Chain Hook
- Winston's melee attack during Primal Rage
- Orisa's Halt! can pull enemies into the hole if they stand too close to it.
Some heroes, however, have ways of mitigating such attack:
- D.Va can pull herself out using Boosters.
- Genji can use his Dash and Double Jump. This might be difficult, if not impossible, if he is too far away from the edge of the well.
- Hanzo can Wall Climb the walls of the well if he is close enough to the wall and hasn't fallen too far down yet.
- Lúcio can Wall Ride around the well provided he's close enough to its walls. This might be tricky to do and requires practice, but is very much doable.
- Mercy can pull herself to an ally using Guardian Angel.
- Pharah can use Jump Jet to launch herself upwards and escape the well.
- Sombra can use her Translocator.
- Tracer can Recall back to the surface.
- Widowmaker can use her Grappling Hook.
- Winston can use his Jump Pack to escape.
Trivia
Ilios billboard.
- In Greek, ήλιος (pronounced ilios) means sun.
- The style of the houses and buildings in the map is possibly following cycladic architecture. The deep white color comes from the use of lime as the building material.
- Ilios was an alternate name for the ancient city of Troy that was used in Homer's epic poem, 'The Iliad.'
- Ilios is a real world location, based in Santorini island, east of Santorini - Irida.[3]
- The big statue which can be faintly seen in the distance is a reference to the Colossus Of Rhodes, which portrayed Helios or Ilios, and was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.
- In Titan, reference was made to "raising Atlantis" within the game's lore.[4] The idea of artifacts being unearthed in a Greek location bears resemblance to this concept.
- In Legacy, a billboard advertising tourism to Ilios can be seen.
360° Panorama
References
- ↑ 2016-03-09, Video Exploration — New Overwatch Map: Ilios. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2016-03-11
- ↑ 2016-10-25, Ilios Map. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2016-10-26
- ↑ 2017-02-23, D.I.C.E Summit 2017 | Overwatch | Jeff Caplan (Stream with chat). YouTube, accessed on 2017-03-07
- ↑ 2011-12-09, Time Travel, a core mechanic in Titan. Titan Focus, accessed on 2016-10-26