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===Gameplay=== [[File:New looks.jpg|250px|thumb|Updated character models]] ''Overwatch 2'' features new PvE and PvP modes. An example of the former is [[Story Experience]].<ref name = "NewGameplay">2019-11-04, [https://www.gameinformer.com/video-feature/new-gameplay-today/2019/11/04/new-gameplay-today-overwatch-2s-story-experience New Gameplay Today – Overwatch 2's Story Experience]. ''Game Informer'', accessed on 2020-03-12</ref> An example of the latter is [[Push]]. The modes launched alongside multiple new [[maps]] and [[heroes]], new HUD, and a major engine upgrade. ''Overwatch 2'' replaces the original ''Overwatch'' as an update, and as such, PvP content is free for existing users.<ref>2019-11-02, [https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/23185587/story-missions-hero-missions-push-maps-and-more-overwatch-2-what-s-next-panel-recap STORY MISSIONS, HERO MISSIONS, PUSH MAPS, AND MORE–OVERWATCH 2 “WHAT’S NEXT” PANEL RECAP]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2020-05-16</ref> The game's PvP mode was changed from 6v6 to 5v5, with the roles limited to one tank, two damage, and two support. The passives of these roles were further altered on release—damage heroes move faster, tank heroes have knockback reductions (while receiving less charge when attacked by enemies), and support heroes automatically regenerate health while out of combat.<ref name = "DropsStandard">2021-05-20, [https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/05/20/overwatch-2-drops-standard-pvp-count-to-5v5 Overwatch 2 Drops Standard PVP Count To 5V5]. ''Game Informer'', accessed on 2021-05-23</ref> However these passives were later reworked and changed in future patches. New players are automatically placed in the [[First Time User Experience]] system.<ref name = "DefenseMatrix">2022-09-27, [https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/23857517/?utm_source=ow2-launch-checklist-1-20220927 DEFENSE MATRIX ACTIVATED! FORTIFYING GAMEPLAY INTEGRITY AND POSITIVITY IN OVERWATCH 2]. ''Play Overwatch'', accessed on 2022-09-28</ref> Updated appearances of all the current heroes will be exclusive to ''Overwatch 2''. New content will be released regularly through the game's [[season]]s.<ref name = "RevealRecap"/> The game has cross-progression; players are able to merge their accounts across platforms into a single profile. All players, even those on console, must have a battle.net account to play the game.<ref>2022-08-16, [https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/08/16/cross-progression-is-coming-to-overwatch-2 Cross-Progression Is Coming To Overwatch 2]. ''Game Informer'', accessed on 2022-08-21</ref> ====PvE==== ''Overwatch 2'' features PvE [[Story Missions|story missions]] that are set after [[Overwatch (group)|Overwatch]] was [[Recall|recalled]] by [[Winston]]. The PvE maps are larger than those featured in the original game.<ref name = "OverwatchTools">2020-07-20, [https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/23453344/what-it-s-like-to-work-on-overwatch-s-tools-and-engine/ WHAT IT’S LIKE TO WORK ON OVERWATCH’S TOOLS AND ENGINE]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2021-01-23</ref> The missions went live in 2023.<ref name = "RevealRecap"/>. Elite units were added to PvE scenarios. Here, enemy units are altered to give them distinct properties that set them apart from their base forms. It was later announced that PvE would be 'deprioritized', with the only PvE content available for the foreseeable future being the initial 3 missions.<ref name="GameSpot">2023-05-16. [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-2s-pve-mode-is-being-scrapped-blizzard-explains-what-happened-and-why/1100-6514242/ Overwatch 2's PvE Hero Mode Is Being Scrapped, Blizzard Explains What Happened and Why] ''GameSpot''. Accessed on 2023-05-17.</ref>
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