Overwatch 2 Dev Would ‘Love’ to Add More MEKA Squad Characters to the Game
With Overwatch 2 marching forward in the direction of its early entry launch later this yr, Blizzard has shared loads of juicy particulars in regards to the highly-anticipated sequel. Previous reveals have proven off the most recent character in Junker Queen in addition to a number of adjustments to the sport’s development system with the elimination of loot bins and participant ranges. A current AMA held on the Games subreddit has given followers an opportunity to get loads of new details about the upcoming sequel from new gameplay tweaks to potential new characters.
The “Ask Me Anything” thread with Overwatch 2’s dev staff has supplied a extra in-depth take a look at what to anticipate from the sequel. Overwatch 2 builders have mentioned all kinds of matters all through the session, together with future plans for maps from the primary sport’s “Assault” mode and plans for present gamers’ loot bins. Overwatch 2 made waves when Blizzard confirmed the sequel could be shedding loot bins in favor of a battle move system. Now, one fan’s query a couple of fan-favorite group from the Overwatch universe could trace at future characters for Overwatch 2.
During the AMA thread, one fan with the deal with Simp4Dmon requested the Overwatch 2 staff if there have been plans to incorporate extra of D.Va’s teammates from the MEKA Squad. A response from Overwatch 2’s Senior Hero Designer, Blizz_JNoh, revealed that whereas there are presently no official plans, they personally would love to incorporate extra MEKA Squad members. D.Va is presently the one member of the South Korea-based unit included within the sport with the asker’s identify doubtless referencing one other member of the staff, D.Mon.
While JNoh could not verify something a couple of potential future MEKA Squad member becoming a member of the sport, Overwatch’s characters have been a giant focus for a lot of followers all through the AMA. A earlier response from one in every of Overwatch 2’s builders mentioned upcoming adjustments for Symmetra with plans to regulate the character to higher go well with the sport’s 5v5 state of affairs. Another dev additionally confirmed the upcoming PvP beta will characteristic the entire redesigned Heroes after a few of the new seems to be have been lacking from the April beta interval.
Overwatch 2 is in growth with Early Access approaching October 4th, 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.