Overwatch’s Play of the Game 2.0 Could Highlight Teamwork More

Blizzard working on ideas for co-op Play of the Games.

Posted By | On 07th, Nov. 2016

Overwatch

Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch has seen its fair share of criticisms, not the least of which includes the Play of the Game system. The developer has made changes to it in the past, emphasizing less Mercy resurrections and more useful plays but it could ultimately focus on teamwork in the future.

That’s according to lead hero designer Geoff Goodman in an interview with Kotaku. “There’s a plan to do what we’re calling Play of the Game 2.0. We have a lot of really cool ideas. We want to do a lot with the camera work. We have ideas for cooperative Play of the Games. We want to highlight the combo play itself, to show both.”

The development team wants to put the focus on players who can set up game-changing plays as well as on those who actually execute such plays. Zarya players who Graviton Surge into a Hanzo or Tracer ult will know what we mean. That being said, such changes won’t arrive immediately. “It’s been on the books for a little while. It’s just a matter of prioritising everything. There’s some tricky things there, like how do we handle Play of the Game intros, and how do we decide who gets credit.”

Overwatch will be getting lots of other content in the coming few days – Sombra will be added to the game’s PTR along with Arcade mode and a new map called Ecopoint: Antarctica.


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!

Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty Have Generated Roughly $750 Million in Revenue

Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty Have Generated Roughly $750 Million in Revenue

In 2023, the action RPG and its expansion raked in roughly $206 million in revenue, CD Projekt has revealed.

The Witcher 4 Has Over 400 Developers Working on it, Still in Pre-Production

The Witcher 4 Has Over 400 Developers Working on it, Still in Pre-Production

Meanwhile, Cyberpunk 2 and Fool's Theory remake of the first Witcher are both in the concept stage of producti...

Predator: Hunting Grounds is Coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S in Late 2024

Predator: Hunting Grounds is Coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S in Late 2024

Developer IllFonic has taken over publishing for the title, with a new update next month and additional Predat...

Helldivers 2 Patch Fixes Freezes From Arc-Based Weapons and Stratagems

Helldivers 2 Patch Fixes Freezes From Arc-Based Weapons and Stratagems

The new patch ensures the Arc-12 Blitzer, Arc Thrower, and Tesla Tower will no longer cause players' games to ...

Like a Dragon, Judgment Developer is Seemingly Teasing an “Important Announcement” for Monday

Like a Dragon, Judgment Developer is Seemingly Teasing an “Important Announcement” for Monday

But Monday is April Fool's Day, so it could be a whole lot of nothing. Then again, it could be Judgment 3.

Princess Peach: Showtime! Beats Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin to Top Weekly Japanese Charts

Princess Peach: Showtime! Beats Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin to Top Weekly Japanese Charts

Princess Peach steals the spotlight from both massive, new open world action RPGs in the latest sales charts f...