After a soothing keep on the general public check realm, the most recent aggressive Overwatch map makes its option to the common leagues. Released yesterday, Havana is an Escort map set on the anachronistic however sunny streets of Cuba. Befitting the situation, the attacking crew are attempting to get a truck filled with rum barrels to the Don Rumbotico distillery, presumably to be stuffed with scrumptious darkish booze. In centring the map on rum, maybe Blizzard have lastly discovered a foolproof option to maintain gamers on the target? Probably not. Either means, there’s a map trailer beneath, filled with Latin American model.
The Havana map is a stunning piece of structure, though extra overtly retro in model than lots of what we’ve seen in Overwatch. There’s little or no trendy to be seen, apart from the 1950s-styled automobiles having hover-gubbins as a substitute of wheels. Our knowledgeable on all issues Overwatch (together with its failings) Jay Castello picked apart the implications of this back in April, and it’s nicely value a learn. Were it not for the automobiles and the largely faceless (however nonetheless regularly moustachioed) Omnic heads on posters, this might nearly move for a historic atmosphere, previous sea-fort and all.
Blizzard have made a couple of tweaks to the map throughout its time in testing. Their Spanish was apparently a bit bit rusty, as a number of posters and different element objects wanted re-writing. Beyond that, it’s the standard map-tuning stuff, with some oddly slippery pillars and wall-corners not permitting gamers to frictionlessly slide alongside them. Presumably they borrowed the surplus friction from the Yucca crops, which may snare gamers and refuse to allow them to go. The patch additionally features a pair of time-limited Overwatch League 2019 skins for Mercy & Lúcio, which can be found solely till May 22nd.
The Havana map is now dwell in Overwatch, with official update notes here. If you need to sustain with the Overwatch League, try Jay’s Know It OWL columns here.
