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At this year's Blizzcon opening ceremonies, Blizzard quickly showed off a new Overwatch map after revealing that Sombra will finally be making her way to the game soon. The map will be called Oasis and it'll be set in Arabia.

There will also be an additional map, Eco Point, which will be playable in Overwatch's new arcade mode, which will allow for 1v1 and 3v3 matches. Oasis will be hitting the Public Test Realm in December, and the Eco Point map and new modes will be available for testing (along with Sombra) next week.

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/o...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer


Hack me if old.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

oh god 1v1 mode


can't wait for the shitty widowmakers and hanzos asking people to 1v1 them when they don't play well and get called out for it

 

[galvenize]

There's an SFV joke in there somewhere.

 

[Omega Kirby]

3 vs 3 sounds very interesting. Sounds more tactical , 1 offense, 1 support and 1 defense?

 

[wild wild rice]

Capypasting my self:

Nice. What's this about Arcade mode? Is it just team deathmatch or something? Kinda sucks if there is a map that won't be in QP rotation.

 

[Mupod]

I can't think of many games that would be less balanced for 1v1 than Overwatch but ok then.

 

[Newtype-001]

Time for 1v1 Scatter shot matches!!!

 

[Hellshingu]

oh god 1v1 mode


can't wait for the shitty widowmakers and hanzos asking people to 1v1 them when they don't play well and get called out for it

My brother-in-law actually just did this against one of the practice partners for some members of dignitas... It didn't end well for him.

 

[Maintenance]

Can't wait for 1v1 matches, I bet there will be a fuckton of Tracers.

 

[Azoor]

By Arabia they mean the Arabian Peninsula ?

That's where I live

 

[Ivan 3414]

Finally, they need more characters and maps. Overwatch was getting stale for me somewhat.

 

[D3VI0US]

Will the arcade mode have new gametypes? It's got to right? For fucks sake, the game needs more than just attack/defend, neutral point, and payload.

 

[khaaan]

oh god 1v1 mode


can't wait for the shitty widowmakers and hanzos asking people to 1v1 them when they don't play well and get called out for it

No abilities, Hanzo only, final destination.

 

[Ramma2]

I can't think of many games that would be less balanced for 1v1 than Overwatch but ok then.

Make it 1v1 best of 3, same hero for each player. Each get to pick for a round then tie breaker is random CPU choice. Takes balance out of the equation.

 

[chaobreaker]

1v1 sure sounds like it will totally not be dominated by certain heroes, which IMO is completely antithetical to the spirit of Overwatch's gameplay.

 

[mollipen]

Would 100x more rather have a proper PvE mode like Junkenstein's Revenge than Deathmatch-type stuff. But, we'll see.

 

[DeadlyParasite]

So will that non-oasis map be big enough to support the regular player-count and gamemodes or are we going to be short-changed a potential second map?

 

[wild wild rice]

So will that non-oasis map be big enough to support the regular player-count and gamemodes or are we going to be short-changed a potential second map?

This is what I'm saying. Either it's gonna be some generic half-assed tosser from a design point of view to accommodate these 1 v 1 matches or we're gonna be missing out on a good map in QP.

 

[KingBroly]

1 on 1 sounds like masochism to me

 

[Azure Dream]

1 on 1 sounds like masochism to me

Mercy vs Mercy, let's go!

(I'll never touch 1 v 1, I'm betting, and even 3 v 3 is unlikely as heck.)

 

[TheRedSnifit]

About time they added new maps.

EDIT: No symmetrical control point? Sigh . . .

 

[Wanderer5]

New mode could be fun with friends, but otherwise meh. Looking forward to the other map.

 

[valouris]

No abilities, Hanzo only, final destination.

Oh God, does this mean we are heading for an inevitable Hanzo-only 20XX?

 

[Bollocks]

I hope they make it so that when you're about to rank up you have to play and win a 1v1.

 

[antibolo]

Maybe it actually turns into a fighting game in 1v1. With completely different mechanics.

 

[Sayad]

I hope they make it so that when you're about to rank up you have to play and win a 1v1.

Mercy players am cry!

 

[EatinOlives]

1v1 could be fun. When playing Tracer I've had duels against other Tracers and they've always been pretty intense.

 

[wild wild rice]

A Hanzo v. Hanzo style stealth 1v1 a la MGS3 The End sniper fight could potentially be fun.


But probably not.

 

[Wanderer5]

Did they say what type of mode the Oasis map is going to be?

 

[Falchion]

1v1 me 1v1 me 1v1 me 1v1 me

This will be the new trash talk like it was back in CoD4 with the cage match.

 

[Grisby]

3v3 might be interesting I suppose, but 1v1? New maps are good news though!

I hope they add some sort of co-op mode in the future, like the Halloween event.

 

[Strootman]

New maps?

About fucking time...

 

[meerak]

There's an SFV joke in there somewhere.

This is all I came to see.. not disappointed.

Looks like Overwatch beat SFV to the punch.

 

[Otaku Coder]

First shot of Mercy vs Mercy:

 

[Saucycarpdog]

And here I was reading it as arcade mode, where everyone has reduced cool downs, becoming a fully fledged mode.

Sad.

 

[Tavernacle12]

Have they said what the actual 3x3 and 1x1 modes are yet? It sounded like a normal death match, which would be fun for 3x3. I would hope for 1x1 there may be differing objectives so they don't have to rebalance everyone (or restrict characters) for 1x1 play. Maybe there's a set number of objectives and depending one what characters the two players select it changes the goal?

 

[Sternenstaub86]

Sounden like the 1 vs 1 is random hereos .... and every round a different hero, best of 9....

 

[Regiruler]

Why does arcade mode = 1v1/3v3? Wouldn't it be a score attack?

 

[Rushersauce]

1 v 1? Will they add Fox and Final Destination?

 

[Alucrid]

Why does arcade mode = 1v1/3v3? Wouldn't it be a score attack?

it's fun modes that don't match the core of normal overwatch games

 

[KZXcellent]

1v1 is gonna be random heroes and both players will be using the same hero. First to 5 wins.

I look forward to Reinhardt mirror matches. Mindgames for days.

 

[KarmaCow]

First shot of Mercy vs Mercy:

Mercy's pistol actually does significant damage, enough so that it was actually better to pull out a pistol than boost before they buffed it.

Lucio vs Lucio would be an eternal stalemate though.

 

[Satch]

Mercy's pistol actually does significant damage, enough so that it was actually better to pull out a pistol than boost before they buffed it.

mercy main btw

 

[ponpo]

Arcade is getting a "no limits" mode which will be like current Quick Play, and QP is getting a hero limit.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

1v1 is gonna be random heroes and both players will be using the same hero. First to 5 wins.

I look forward to Reinhardt mirror matches. Mindgames for days.

Oh man. Screw up that charge and you are done. That could actually be fun

 

[Newtype-001]

Nah seriously tho 1v1 tracer fights are intense i wouldnt mind that.

 

[Fancolors]

I hope 1v1 is as fun as MGE mod was on TF2. If it comes anywhere close to that, I'm sold.