Alright alright, you possibly can cease speculating now as a result of Blizzard have lastly confirmed that the long-teased Echo will probably be Overwatch’s subsequent hero. Or, maybe proceed speculating as a result of they’ve instructed us subsequent to zilch about her. Although we’ve seen her pop up in earlier animated shorts, immediately’s very temporary teaser doesn’t rather more than verify that she’s en-route to the game.
Here’s the teaser for ya, so go on and watch that earlier than we discuss extra.
In immediately’s teaser, Dr. Liao, co-founder of the fictional Overwatch, reminisces throughout what had been most likely her closing moments about her life’s work finishing Echo. Blizzard’s description of the blue-faced AI is fairly imprecise to date: “An evolutionary robot programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence, Echo represents the cutting edge of technology.”
Imogen speculated about Echo only a few days in the past and though we’ve obtained the affirmation she predicted, the opposite particulars are nonetheless up within the air. Will Echo be a healer? Some type of flying laser mage as she seems within the Overwatch 2 trailer? Dr. Liao’s private logs, from Blizzard’s hints on Twitter, do lend some credence to the concept Echo will probably be a helper greater than a fighter.
“I can only hope that this project can change the conversation: that people can understand that the potential of artificial life is so much greater than whatever we have to gain by treating them as our property, or our servants.”
Liao undoubtedly needed individuals to cease fearing Omnic AIs, which you’d think about would possibly come within the type of one whose objective is to assist or heal. Ah, however it’s Overwatch so she’s obtained to be concerned within the battle one way or the other, proper?
That’s all we all know to date, however as Echo is meant to be “coming soon” we’ll possible hear extra specifics about her play fashion earlier than too lengthy.
If this has all obtained you within the temper to play a bit, Overwatch’s story-based PvE missions are at present stay for the annual Archive event, which we all know we’ll see extra of in Overwatch 2 when it launches.
