Blizzard Entertainment is making some important changes Overwatch 2starting with unlocking each new hero in its roster.
A brand new developer update details the many upcoming changes to the 5v5 first-person multiplayer shooter, and it all starts with Season 10.
While there’s no release date for Season 10 yet, Blizzard has announced that it will shake things up next season by implementing a much-requested feature: making all new heroes immediately free when they launch. This also applies to all existing heroes in the roster and means players no longer have to purchase Overwatch Tokens to purchase heroes or go through the Battle Pass to unlock them.
This new change will take effect with the game’s 40th hero Venture, which will be released alongside Season 10.
Staying in line with hero changes, Overwatch 2 will soon allow players to earn, upgrade and unlock Mythic skins through the new Mythic Shop, a new system aimed at speeding up the process for past and current seasonal skins as you progress through the Premium Battle Pass.
You can check out the developer update below.
“You get to decide how far into each Mythic skin you want to build,” Blizzard explains in the blog post. “So, for example, if you don’t want to fully unlock all color or model variations of a skin, you can spread your progress to other Mythic hero skins.”
Previous Mythics will also be added to the Mythic Shop, and seasonal Mythic skins will be made available two seasons after their debut, meaning skins from seasons one through seven will be available in the Mythic Shop starting with Season 10.
Overwatch 2 will also receive a brand new limited-time mode called Clash, which was first introduced at BlizzCon 2023. The trial mode will begin at the start of Season 10 and will be set on the new Hanaoka map. As for new maps, Blizzard has also teased Season 11, which will add a new Push map set in Peru and bring a reworked Colosseo.
The studio added that it will also make “important updates” to Dorado, Circuit Royale, Havana and Numbani following feedback, although details have not yet been shared.
In addition to new character customizations, season 10 will also change the reward system. Players will be able to earn coins as they progress through the free and premium battle passes, “making them easier and more consistent to earn,” and the number of coins you can earn for free will increase from 540 to 600 coins per season.
Blizzard didn’t provide any details about the gameplay changes it will be making soon, but did say that its long-term vision is to “maintain a steady heartbeat in the game by consistently introducing new or updated systems, shaking up the meta, Rankings will be reset and new rewards will be introduced.”