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You can give Overwatch 2’s new drill-wielding, burrowing damage hero Venture a spin for free later this weekAhead of Season 10’s arrival next month
Ahead of Season 10’s arrival next month
Image credit:Blizzard
Image credit:Blizzard
Overwatch 2’s next damage hero Venture is tunnelling into thefree-to-playshootera little early - for a while anyway. Before the new drillin’ DPS makes their official arrival next month, they’ll be available to take for a spin from tomorrow through the weekend.
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Venture, if you missed theirteased announcementduring last year’s BlizzCon, brings an intriguing new mechanic to the team hero shooter, using their Smart Excavator drill-gun to burrow underground and become invulnerable to damage - visible with a cartoony moving pile of dirt - before popping out to pop off seismic charges with area-of-effect damage and dash forward (and potentially across gaps) using their drilling implement.
As they pop off their abilities, Venture’s passive ability will also grant teammates temporary shields via Explorer’s Resolve, with a second passive, Clobber, allowing them to deal increased melee damage with fast close-quarters attacks.
Their ultimate, Tectonic Shock, looks a bit like a souped-up version of Reinhardt’s Earthshatter, sending out a series of shockwaves that don’t knock enemies down but do deal damage across a wide area. (They yell “Excavation Initiation!”, if you’re curious what to listen out for.)
Venture is here and they’re burrowing their way to the battlefield! ⛏️Meet our newest Damage Hero and try them out for yourself in their limited-time trial Mar 28 through Mar 31 ✨pic.twitter.com/J2a2z8hLvy— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch)March 27, 2024
Venture is here and they’re burrowing their way to the battlefield! ⛏️Meet our newest Damage Hero and try them out for yourself in their limited-time trial Mar 28 through Mar 31 ✨pic.twitter.com/J2a2z8hLvy
Whereas previous additions toOverwatch 2-such as Mauga- have required brand new players to grind out some matches to unlock the full roster, and even long-term players to cough up for the premium battle pass in some cases,Season 10 will drop all of the previous barriers to playing a new character. Venture will be available for all players from day one, with future characters also being offered for free off the bat. The new season will also rework the shooter’s in-game Mythic Shop, providing more flexibility about how you unlock skins through its battle pass.
In matches themselves, Season 10 willmake some gameplay changesaround group restrictions and its Hacked events, following recent tweaks to allow non-support characters to heal themselves and adjusting the likes of projectiles and hit points.
