Overwatch has an amazing line-up of tanks already. What’s the take care of Orisa, then?
Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has issued a brand new developer replace video explaining why Orisa was chosen as the most recent hero to affix the forged.
As you’ll see above from about eight:11 on, Kaplan mentioned Blizzard took a have a look at Overwatch’s present tank line up and located heroes like D.Va and Winston play a disruptive function, whereas Roadhog is all about positioning. Meanwhile Reinhardt is an “anchor tank”: the crew builds and positions round him due to his low potential and his protecting potential.
Blizzard needed Overwatch gamers to have an alternative choice in that very same function – a hero different gamers may prepare themselves round. Orisa, one other low mobility tank with highly effective obstacles, is the reply to that.
The Overwatch crew is nicely conscious that there are issues with obstacles in the intervening time, however one of many objectives of the recent Bastion rebalance was to make him extra highly effective in opposition to obstacles, and characters like Symmetra, Reinhardt and Junkrat have efficient counters. Blizzard will have a look at these characters’ talents if obstacles grow to be too dominant within the meta.
Finally, Blizzard mentioned it loved exploring the chances inherent in a feminine character with a extra aggressive and highly effective presence, to counter the frequent (lazy!) design development of constructing feminine characters largely the identical dimension and form whereas male characters are available in all types of kinds. Nice to suppose the Overwatch crew challenges itself; that’s obtained to be extra enjoyable than regurgitating tropes.
Want extra on Orisa? We have a video showing Orisa gameplay, abilities and all skins from the Overwatch PTR, in addition to Blizzard’s formal introduction of Orisa to the Overwatch community, which particulars her backstory and meant gameplay operate.
Orisa is on the market now on the Overwatch PTR on PC, and is coming to normal PC in addition to PS4 and Xbox One quickly.
