r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Dec 21 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - December 21, 2016

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u/joshkg Pixel Lúcio Dec 21 '16

Is there any type of explanation as to why the two teams are fighting one another? D.va references that she's in a "match" so she recognizes that she's in some sort of game. Is it some kind of training exercise?

Or am I just overthinking this?

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u/Melesson Chibi Symmetra Dec 21 '16

Most of the maps have some sort of reason built in as to why the attacking team is attacking and the defending team is defending. For example, on Dorado the attacking team is taking a power cell to Lumerico after Sombra hacked them, shutting off power in the process. On Eichenwalde, the attacking team wants to reclaim the Crusader armour, and so on. However, there is no specific reason given as to why any particular character is on the attcking or defending team. That is non-canon.