Summary
Overwatch 2Season 11 will see the return of Cassidy’s Flashbang grenade as well as other hero changes that have yet to be revealed.Overwatch 2Season 11 officially starts on Thursday, June 20, and so Blizzard has been revealing all kinds of details about what fans can expect from the new season.
Overwatch 2Season 11’s theme is Super Mega Ultrawatch, and it brings with it a new Battle Pass full of skins that fit the theme. The new season will include balance changes for various heroes, and while Blizzard didn’t provide a deep dive into what all fans can expect, it did confirm the return of afan favorite Cassidy ability.
Overwatch 2Season 11 will seeCassidy’s Magnetic Grenade swapped outwith a “new and improved” Flashbang that will “be sure to slow foes in their tracks.” Exactly how this new Cassidy Flashbang works has yet to be revealed. If it functions exactly as it did before, interrupting abilities and stopping characters in their tracks, it could potentially be overpowered in the 1 Tank set-up, but that remains to be seen. In the meantime, Blizzard has confirmed that Season 11 will see some significant changes made to the Colosseo Push map, with the glass removed from everywhere on the map, giving players significantly more freedom when it comes to how they tackle the objective.
Overwatch 2 Colosseo Changes
Alongside these changes,Overwatch 2will also be making changes to weekly challenges. Blizzard will be givingOverwatch 2players the chance to catch up challenges they miss before moving on to the new ones. Additionally, completing three weekly challenges will netOverwatch 2players 20,000 XP. It’s likely that the changes made toOverwatch 2weekly challenges will be well-received, while the change to Cassidy will likely get mixed reactions. As for theColosseo changes, fans will have to play the revamped map for themselves before they can draw too many conclusions.
There’s a lot of new content coming toOverwatch 2in Season 11, but fans may have noticed the lack of Clash.Clash is a new game modecoming toOverwatch 2that was once expected to debut in Season 11, but Blizzard has made no mention of it. It seems as thoughOverwatch 2players will have to wait until Season 12 or even later to play Clash, but Season 11 should still have plenty for them to do in the meantime.
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Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.
