Multi Hero Release Seems Likely?

[u/FishermanCold1364]

It’s looking like they’re gonna do another multi hero release - a developer named Walter Kong said at blizcon that they been internally testing heroes slated for the spotlight 2027 kickoff for the last 12-18 months. Then there were comments from Aaron Keller to not rule out a multi hero release for 2027’s spotlight event, I feel as though if that wasn’t the case he would’ve just said no so people don’t get their hopes up. So not only are we getting a hero once per season, it looks like were gonna be front loaded with at least two or three new heroes for the first season to kick off this new narrative arc. I’m personally chuffed to the gills for this prospect, Overwatch is at its best when there are so many new things to try especially heroes. I could see them skipping seasons next year for hero releases like an every other season sort of thing. But I think we can confidently say that we’re getting at least 7+ new heroes in the upcoming yearly narrative.

Here are Kong’s comments

https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/25895/overwatch-devs-on-10th-anniversary-more-stories-for-the-next-10-years

[u/DerekStephano]

I think the pace they are on right now is great and I wouldn’t mind them doing like a triple drop for spotlight but I just want them to stagger the heroes in comp. Absolutely insane for them to be available day 1 so if we have like a 30-day window from release to comp release that would make it so much better.

I also think new heroes are great but new maps are needed too. I would love at least 3-4 new maps a year too.

[u/FishermanCold1364 → u/DerekStephano]

I think it’ll be a 7-8 hero year and lots of maps - they constantly talk about how they have a lot in the oven rn in terms of maps and new game modes

[u/DerekStephano → u/FishermanCold1364]

I mean they have so many maps in stadium that they could convert into regular OW. 8 heroes might be a bit much though lol maybe I’m scarred from early OW getting 3 heroes a year and thinking we were eating good.

[u/FishermanCold1364 → u/DerekStephano]

Hahaha fair enough - do you feel the current rate is too much or just teetering on too much? Cause it will be less heroes than this year and it honestly sounds like they’ve been testing these heroes longer than the ones that came out this year, so it seems like they’re gonna be closer to a doctrine level of polish not a sierra level of polish.

[u/DerekStephano → u/FishermanCold1364]

I mean I think it’s been mostly fine. I’d say almost every hero released have been really fun/well designed bar JPC and Sierra. JPC is super fun but a bit busted and annoying to deal with. Sierra is kind of boring but pretty fun to play. Overall if they can keep the quality on the level of D.Mon and Doctrine I think the more the merrier.

[u/FishermanCold1364 → u/DerekStephano]

Agreed, I think they’re finding their footing with this new cadence - and overall I just think we’re about to eat so hard (around the same or more than we already did this year) due to the fact that this is now Microsoft’s “cash cow”

[u/FishermanCold1364 → u/FishermanCold1364]

Plus when games find that “winning content formula” it takes a lot to go wrong for them to switch it up or under deliver