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Overwatch 2 developers backtrack on their decision to replace Golden Weapons with Jade Weapons in Season 9 due to player backlash, announcing plans to reintroduce them in Season 10, allowing players to purchase Golden Weapons with the new 2024 Competitive Currency instead of legacy competitive points, keeping the player base happy.
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller walked back on the announcement of self-healing changes for Season 9, admitting it was a mistake to discuss the change out of context and assuring that it is just one part of a larger set of changes. The game has faced controversy since the original was replaced by the sequel, and the community is divided on whether self-healing changes are beneficial or detrimental to the team-based aspect of the game.
Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller admits it was a "mistake" to reveal controversial healing changes without context, as part of a wider Season 9 balancing, following outcry from the community. The changes aim to reduce frustration and give non-Support players more options in sustaining themselves, but concerns have been raised about potentially undermining the team-based spirit of the game. Keller promises more details and discussion around Season 9 balance changes to address community worries.
Overwatch 2 Game Director Aaron Keller responds to criticism of upcoming gameplay experiments in Season 8, clarifying that the experiments, such as faster respawns, will be short-term and limited in scope. Keller assures players that these experiments will not affect ranked competitive matches and that the UI will clearly indicate when an experiment is being conducted. The goal is to find ways to improve the game for everyone and fine-tune certain game modes.
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller explained in a blog post that the decision to cancel hero missions, a central part of the game's player vs. environment (PvE) story mode, was due to the team's ambition for the feature devouring resources at the expense of the core gameplay. The hero missions were designed to provide a "deeply repayable" branch of the game based on RPG-like talent trees, but Blizzard ultimately found that they were pulling too many development resources away from the live game. The game's story missions are still set to arrive in season six, scheduled for mid-August.
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller apologizes for canceling the game's planned PvE Hero mode, citing the team's struggle to find its footing and high expectations for the mode. Instead, the game will focus on more straightforward story missions with fast-paced co-op gameplay, new enemies, and cinematics. The development team and community are trying to move forward, with a roadmap for multiple new heroes, events, and more.