Overwatch 2 6v6 Mode Details! - Playtest Experiments Coming Soon!

[@masteriangamer]

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[@Drakuma35]

They better give ram his piercing back if double shield is a possibility again

[@RacingSnails64]

Well here's the thing: against Sigma and Winston Ram's very good. He can break their shields in just 4 punches and force them to recharge. Reinhardt takes quite longer to bust down though, but Rein has plenty of tank counters already (nearly all of them in fact...) so Ram getting one worse tank matchup doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me.

[@willyp9593]

ram is better with his increased damage to shields. he just burns the barrier so dps can melt the tank. before ram could punch rein and sig but they’d get healed before his 65 dmg punch did anything

[@TheGhostlyAxe]

Ye I don’t understand these takes below your comment. Ram DOES need his piercing back, he was built around that and presented an interesting and not OP way to deal with shields. I never heard anyone complain about it

[@_BlackT_]

You know that the old double-shield, that everybody hated, is no longer possible right?

[@Samurook]

Your comment made me a little confused, thinking about when Ramattra ever wore a piercing

[@lycos94]

if you allow people to switch roles within a match, you just know that people are gonna queue for tank and healer for faster queue times, and then all race to switch to DPS as soon as they can

[@honex321]

I'm pretty sure there won't be a role queue in these modes and who gets which role will be depending on who will pick it faster

[@bruhbruh7660]

its just going to be que for the mode, maybe it will prioritize players based on what they play or people pick a preferred role. playing off roles gets people to try heros they wouldn't otherwise. I used to hate main tank but now my favorite tanks to play are the main tanks with 1 exception

[@d4mephisto]

This actually sounds fun and exciting. I like when they put a lot of effort into trying an experiment like this in the game. I'm definitely a 6v6er at heart, and I definitely have my grievances with the devs. But all that is being set aside for me. I just want to see what they cook up, log in, play some tank, see how it goes, see how much fun I have. That's it. Thanks for the update, this is great to see!

[@sagebaca2013]

My only concern is trying to keep track of who's health is at what limit or level between the various different types of experimental game modes and the normal game modes, other than just that I'm intrigued and excited to see a return of 6v6

[@lifeisgoodnatur3626]

Yeah I was also thinking about that, I guess if it's too hard that just makes the final decision of 6v6 2-2-2

[@CuzzieGaming]

You should also be concerned with the 15 to 20 minute wait times you must never played OverWatch 1...

[@lifeisgoodnatur3626]

@@CuzzieGaming tbh I think it'll be better than the end of ow 1 because everyone kinda stopped playing it :/ Hopefully with more players it'll be beter

[@Kanes350bigbear]

It's almost like this game was designed for 6v6

[@mythwatch2844]

No idea where that idea came from 😂😂😂😂.

[@CryoByte115]

blizz when they made tank boring so no one wants to play the rol, destroying queue times 🤯

[@frea2191]

6v6 didnt fail because of gamefeeling or balance issues, its just that too few people wantred to play tank and spiked everybody elses que-times as a result... especially high-ranking players and streamers had massiv issues with that

[@Seiku]

Not the heroes after OW2 launched or the reworked heroes.

[@CuzzieGaming]

Yeah no thank you you must never play the game when it was 6v6 the cue time is literally 15 to 30 minutes I'll quit the game if we go back to 6 v 6

[@SmoodGraphics59]

I don’t think this will be any problem. We got Juno and kiriko, one of the more popular supports

[@pinkforguys]

juno, kiriko, mercy... there's definitely a loyal support fanbase

[@weirdeurasianboy8091]

There's also a lot who love Grandma. They aren't just that vocal about it. Doesn't she have one of the highest pick rates?

[@pinkforguys]

@@weirdeurasianboy8091 i think so! ana is just really powerful. good, healing, good damage, good utility, good ult.

[@robotman011]

Finally, they are bringing it back. I’m actually excited for the first time in a long time about Overwatch. No matter what happens, we finally have something different, which makes the game feel fresh

[@PuppetSquid]

I've been asking for a Min/Max mode since before the DPS merge, very excited! Kingmaker seems like it'd be the best, but I could see a 6v6 Min1 Kingmaker working too if solo players are given an extra passive choice or sth.

[@Seiku]

I think they're testing the flex queue options as a compromise or middle ground to consolidate both role queue and open queue. Then having just a 5v5 and 6v6 version of it.

[@kaisasuki1501]

Are you kidding me? Why would this game be better with 2 tanks. I mean come on. It was clearly designed for 5v5 and the community satisfaction shows!

[@alphahawk325]

They better not remove unbanked vs casual I don’t want the toxicity of comp

[@pinkforguys]

that's never gonna happen dw

[@sideeswipe]

These experimental modes are cool but they have yet to implement anything from these modes so they better also be putting out a significant amount of balance changes for the mid season cause the ram and sombra changes are horrific

[@leonforde4934]

If it will stop teams from picking multiple tanks in QP then I’m for. Tired of tank watch, I only play non role queue because I like to flex abd swap roles accordingly

[@bmxboyzac]

Again I love your videos and appreciate them

[@Diesal3]

Im actually excited to try that King Maker mode. I think that might be fun.

[@SmoodGraphics59]

What is stopping them from having both 5v5 and 6v6. Exactly like how Fortnite dust with having both build mode and zero build mode.

[@hulkongt123]

Cause with time people will more likely focus on one of the two and the other will be left out to die you cant equlize them one most domniate

[@tariqdotpng546]

overwatch is nowhere near as big as fortnite, queue times are also a point of concern for something like this.

[@RacingSnails64]

True, but the problem is people are already complaining about queue times and splitting the player base in half between 5v5 and 6v6 would only exacerbate that problem. I mean if we really have enough players for it and the queues wouldn't be that dramatically affected, then by all means. But yeah, queues :(

[@tristesse_unknown]

because fortnite has a larger playerbase and overwatch already has so many different modes to queue for simulatenously. mix this in with 5v5 and 6v6 at the same time and you get a recipe for insanely long queue times

[@batjope23]

It would be rather difficult to balance the heroes between the two formats.

[@haroldberserker]

Can’t wait for the rebrand of OV3 with 6v6

[@senormacaco2834]

GLORIOUS

[@kl3664]

Will come back to try it tbh.

[@bruhbruh7660]

the ram changes as well as orisa and sigma micro buffs make me extremely worried they are sabotaging the 6v6 tests. They better drop it with competent balance or be making a patch like every couple of days

[@Slydog621]

Please include a link to the Overwatch post so we can look at it later

[@93Chowo]

Mostly interested to try out 2-2-2 in OW2. I know there are/were custom-modes but I personally wasn´t interested in them as they weren´t official changes. The "min.1 max.3" sounds interesting but I could already imagine situations where teammates are flaming each other "Let me switch role, you suck" or something like that. It doesn´t have to be this way all the time but sadly there are people who act like that and take the opportunity if presented. As someone who likes to play several tank-heroes my biggest hope is that if they go back to 6v6 that the changes to tank aren´t too severe: reducing HP for example is expected but not nerfing them too harsh so that tanks like Mauga who were introdcued during 5v5 can still perform well on their own and not only with another tank.

[@alexreese3216]

I think with 6v6 coming back, tank will actually be a fun pick now like it used to be.

[@yochoclip4179]

Wont this change everything tho like healing damage and health since they have to rebalance everything for the 2 tanks

[@niklas1507]

It's evolving... just backwards

[@demigurlxd5781]

6v6 hype train!

[@e3vL1]

3:40 people play support now since they have higher dps than before

[@e3vL1]

Also kiriko, mercy and Juno skins

[@MOOSTACHE_Official]

Hmm.. I like surprises! 🔍

[@MistarZtv]

i cant wait to be stuck with 1 tank while 3 people hog dps. yet the enemy team still wont die. for multiple support stacking, i think its pretty easy to balance, you simply increase the healing debuff per support on the field or cut down their effectiveness once it goes into 3 supports. so you don't get into a weird situation where the tanks won't die.

[@tea.23]

Cant wait to use Queen with Zarya,, gonna be demonic

[@senormacaco2834]

Wrecking ball is being added back to the game lets go

[@mattevans4377]

Queue the tests being massive failures with either massive queue times, or GOATs vs DPSwatch

[@Tinte648]

I feel like Damage players will have the most issues with this and if they do, I feel sorry for them, hope it isn't too bad and they don't get ignored. Maybe i'm being pessimistic, but I feel like that vast majority of the matches in these tests will be goats-esque with 3 tanks, 1 damage, 2 supports or 2 tanks, 1 damage and 3 supports.

[@phredbookley183]

Imagine Pirate Ship but also with Mauga. Ugh. They better rebalance the tanks. (Reinhardt plus Bastion on the payload. With Mercy on Rez. Now add Mauga)

[@_BlackT_]

Pirate ship wont work like it used to. Orisa no longer has her shield, Bastion cant stay in turret form forever, Venture can by pass the shield by digging under and past it and Mauga its gonna be a menace to anyone who tries to stay close together

[@spaceghostbloq2497]

so you could have 2 tanks, 3 supports, 1 dmg? can't see how that will turn out baaaaah'd🐐

[@RonanIkeda]

they'll need to TOTTALLLYYYY change some of the tanks cause mauga would destroy this mode (also this will allow for so much stupid experimentation and it'll be goofy with us doing stuff) and some teams will need changes cause mauga + orisa will be horrifying also imagine playing king maker as someone like mauga and fighting off two tanks it'd feel so fucking cool

[@RacingSnails64]

I am SO excited for this!! I'm really looking for Min 1 Max 3. It sound so flexible, creative, and dynamic. We could do solo tank, tank duos, and even goats. I hope that, whether we ultimately settle on 5v5 or 6v6, they implement the aspect of Kingmaker where the solo tank is buffed a bit but bumped down to open queue health if another tank joins them. That sounds very fair and reasonable from a balance perspective. I would actually be devastated if we go back to 2-2-2. I was so bored of that, it was so static, plus queues will get bad again because there's less tank players than damage and support. Obviously I'll still play OW if we do revert to 2-2-2, but man, hearing what the devs are cooking makes me want that so much more than what we've gotten in the past. It does sound like they're trying to merge regular queue and open queue, which again, honestly sounds really cool and fresh.

[@rexman1231]

A question i have is will roles be able to be switched during a match? Because im curious what will happen while someone is in a teamfight, will they be buffed/debuffed? Perhaps it's unlocked only if everyone is in spawn or just the start of the game?

[@Rando3210]

I hope they dont remove the passives because they just smooth out the gameplay, they are probably going to need to nerf the tank and support passives, and the dps depending on how strong it is.

[@heiko2255]

The role Passives are horrible, on Tank they just make them OP DPS with the 15% Anti Heal is fine but unbalanced because Heroes like Tracer or Soldier can apply it way better than Hanzo or Junk And Supp just has the general Healing passive Imo keep the General healing passive and remove everything else? Theres just too many Heroes to put them all under 1 Passive, they should all have unique passives

[@Rando3210]

@@heiko2255 the entire point of them adding the dps passive was so burst damage was less necessary to confirm kills, of course its going to do less on junkrat and hanzo

[@heiko2255]

@@Rando3210 Pretty sure that was added to combat the High Amount of sustain all the Supports gave the tanks, thats why the anti heal is increased against tanks They changed Health Pools to combat Burst damage And still its dumb to give 20 Different heroes the same passive, thats almost impossible to balance because they all behave so differently

[@Rando3210]

@@heiko2255 it does less against tanks, you have no idea what you are even talking about

[@heiko2255]

@@Rando3210 bruh my bad lmai

[@6luelights2]

i started playing last month but this is really exciting bc ive always wanted to try 6v6

[@CuzzieGaming]

Im quiting the game we go 6v6 i refuse to play a game with15 min wait times

[@T.O.H.]

Overwatch 1 : 20€ + 6vs6 PVP game Overwatch 2 suppose to be : Free + better graphics engine + 5vs5 PVP + PVE. What actually happened Overawtch 2 : 6vs6 PVP = Overwatch 1

[@runicknight1151]

Calling it now, Min1 Max3 will be the return of Goats 🐐 Terrified thinking of how a Goats comp could work with Juno in it

[@ALEX-db6rr]

yeah, as soon as I saw Min1 Max3 i thought "Just call it Goats mode". There is no way players wont capitalise on a possibility of picking 3 tanks

[@shawnsmith3741]

@@ALEX-db6rr goats didnt have a dps... Whole point of min 1 is because it makes it impossible to play goats.

[@ALEX-db6rr]

@@shawnsmith3741 i know they didnt, but you will have one in min1 max3 mode, because, you know, min1

[@Veluz22]

Overwatch 3 then?

[@KiryuMaria]

I havnt tank since ow2 begun I never main tanked just sup tank so I panicked and became an only a support main 😂 so I'm kind of excited to see how the 6v6 goes.

[@anthonylebrun1977]

They should just keep 5v5 & 6v6 as an option of choice to all the Overwatch 2 players. Mario Sports Mix on the Nintendo Wii did that years ago with 2v2 & 3v3.

[@frea2191]

People who want 6v6 back are just wanting "the good old days back" and look at it through rose-tinted glasses, forgetting all the bad stuff. 6v6 was simply horrendous in every way... too much happening at all times... watching OWL was not good/fun, it birthed too many horrendous metas and at the same time killed/overbuffed too many heros for "balance"-reasons that were part/counters of said metas. 5v5 has its own problems, mostly tanks not having alot of fun and people getting anoyed that tanks are too tanky or do too much dmg. Ironically the two OW2 gamemodes push and flaspoint would be great for 6v6, because there is so much space. But the simple fact is, 6v6 didnt fail because of gamefeeling or balance issues, its just that too few people wantred to play tank and spiked everybody elses que-times as a result... especially high-ranking players and streamers had massiv issues with that

[@-L1K-]

6v6 is gonna run 5fps on Switch

[@UberOcelot]

I hope they don't get rid of 5v5 because I'm really not a fan of two tanks stomping around, and I like that Tanks are actually strong in their roll in 5v5. Maybe some modular passives for roles that differ between the two team size queues. But I hope they don't rebalance all the tanks. Honestly I prefer 5v5, and thing it was the right move. But I get it 6v6 has fun variety. I just think the fans are selling us on a reality with 6v6 that simply doesn't exist. 5v5 will always be more competitive fair and interesting. 6v6 will be more varied, imbalanced, puby, and memewatch.

[@TEW58_De_Bluey]

Just have both 6 and 5 in the quick play tab like they have stuff in arcade.

[@AlexTheHorrid]

I told you it was going to be here soon

[@ConfirmedPatriot]

I played 6v6 for the first 6 plus years…..sure, bring it back 👍🏻

[@geert574]

I just want 5 dps and 1 moira like the good ol pre role queue days, no waiting 10 mins just instant games

[@TylerPayne21]

I personally hate the move to 5v5. I feel like it killed the fun and enjoyment of the game, so hopefully these tests bring back the superior format and save this shit game. 💩

[@Rizingfz08]

The game is pretty good, the best hero shooter, you calling it a "shit game" just shows your lack of maturity, just another ignorant kid.

[@Roman-e8h]

Who is also waiting for marvel rivals?

[@hugo-zi6gm]

你说得对,朋友!我也迫不及待想玩《漫威传奇》了!*记得在发帖前翻译一下*

[@heiko2255]

Nah im Waiting for OW 6v6 Marvel Rivals is cool but it just doesnt feel as Clean as OW and with 6v6 OW is back on top

[@EliasBremer]

i think overwatch is fine as is and I hope this test makes people realise what a shitty idea this is

[@jhgjygable]

iam so excited for 6v6 and being back to a healbot the whole game! 6v6 butchering dps and support gameplay just so the non-existent tank players get to have fun

[@Monkeyboyow]

So what was the point of ow2

[@frankandmike9805]

Absolutely nothing

[@Phobie_2000]

PVE, that was the 2 in Overwatch 2. But we all know that went downhill.

[@oraclipse-6512]

it also became free and gets consistent updates again

[@KURENANI]

Money money money🤑🤑🤑

[@asdfadfafsdfa]

It’s sad that I don’t even care about OW anymore. I have 1700h in OW and peaked 324 in world and I’m just done with Blizz and OW and will not reinstall.

[@tracyblackfox152]

Yay because I sure do love spending 20 minutes of my game trying to bust through two shields.

[@RacingSnails64]

Don't worry, they nerfed all shields and Orisa straight up lost hers. And along with Bastion, Mauga, Ramattra's doubled damage on barriers, I don't think double barrier metas will be nearly as oppressive.

[@tracyblackfox152]

Fingers crossed then!

[@willyp9593]

the problem was always brig and bap they’re the ones that really need to be changed

[@bishr9290]

Wow guys ow2 is finally bringing 6v6 back?! 🤯🤯🤯 Too late Blizzard, Marvel Rivals is right around the corner

[@MLGAnimeGamer]

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