New week, new Overwatch Hero Pool. Once again, four heroes have been banned for a week. But Blizzard has also announced general changes to the Hero Bans.

It was not very popular in the community: the Hero Rotation. Every week, up to four heroes were removed from the Overwatch Hero Pool, which was supposed to provide variety, but mainly caused resentment. Now Blizzard has announced that the Heroa Rotation will only play a role in certain rank games: Anything below Master Rank will no longer be affected by the Overwatch bans. So players below 3500 SR are exempt from this and are allowed to pick any hero they want.

In addition, the algorithm of the Overwatch Hero Pools has been changed, which often seemed arbitrary and was. Now it should only be based on the statistics of the Overwatch League. However, the changes are supposed to come into play after patch 1.48. That’s why the current ban system will remain in place for now. And there’s a lot in it this week.

Bye, bye Ashe and also a favorite tank got hit
He was the bastion of many teams. A rock in the surf… But now Reinhardt is banned and therefore not playable for the time being. In the last two weeks he was the second most used tank in the Overwatch League and reached a pick rate of 43.2 percent. After Wrecking Ball was banned, he was also the most frequently picked main tank – which probably means a switch to the armored hamster now.

Brigitte’s departure from the Overwatch Hero Pool will cause joy among some fans. She was just a bit omnipresent and the meta needs some rest from her. Echo players can’t breathe a sigh of relief, because with McCree and Widowmaker back in the game, the winged robot can be shot down pretty quickly….

We’ll probably miss Ashe for the next seven days, but luckily part of the deadly Mei-Reaper combo has been removed from the game. Adios Reaper!

Overwatch

Overwatch is a computer game by Blizzard Entertainment (Diablo 3, World of Warcraft) and a first-person shooter with individual fantasy elements. The game was released in May 2016.

In Overwatch, the player must choose between 21 unique characters, which can be freely selected in a loosely held classification system (offensive and defensive class, support unit and tanks).

A character’s three to four different abilities can be controlled and activated through the mouse and keyboard. The game modes already vary from scoring points to cargo hauling. Team play is required in both modes, as each character takes on a specific role in the battlefield (e.g. heal teammates, provide backup, or secure defensive lines).

The name Overwatch derives itself from a fictional elite military unit that came together when robots tried to subjugate humanity in a near future. Individual characters are associated with this unit in the game, while others oppose it. It is not yet known whether the storyline will continue in multiplayer.

Brawl

Brawl is a game mode in which time-limited rule variations of the well-known modes are drawn. Sometimes completely new game modes are used in Brawls.

Rule variations include, for example, the restriction to certain heroes or classes, changes to the cool-down times or certain cards. New game modes that have been playable so far include a soccer game and a PvE mode.

Usually, Brawls are restarted as Brawl of the Week every Tuesday at 22:00 UTC and are then playable for a week. On certain occasions, such as – Season al events, Brawls may also be playable for a longer or shorter period of time.

The game mode is comparable to the card chaos from Hearthstone and was activated for the first time in the beta phase on March 22, 2016 through a patch.

Actions

• Arcade: More health, shorter skill and ultimate cooldowns, and faster resurrection after death.
• Girl Power: Female heroes only.
• Head’s Up!: McCree, Genji, Hanzo, and Widowmaker. Only head hits count.
• High Noon: High Noon on Route 66, only head hits with McCree count.
• Highly Offensive: Only offensive heroes. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• Junkenstein’s Revenge: Soldier, Hanzo, Ana, Mc Cree only (1 each). The first co-op PVE mode in Overwatch. Part of the – Season al event Halloween Horror.
• Justice rains from Above: Only Mercy and Pharah playable.
• Moba Watch: Only unique heroes per team. No hero switching allowed.
• Mystery Heroes: Upon death, you will be resurrected as a randomly selected Hero.
• Overly Defensive: Only defensive heroes. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• Show Your Support: Support Heroes only. The limit is two of the same Hero per team.
• Super Shimada Bros: Welcome to Hanamura. Only Hanzo and Genji are playable. Shorter skill cooldowns, longer ultimate cooldowns.
• Tanks A Lot: Tank heroes only. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Only McCree, Reaper and Roadhog playable.
• We’re all Soldiers now: Only Soldier: 76 playable on control cards.
• Lucioball: Lucio only: Soccer mode, 3 vs 3.
• Yeti Hunt: Five meis against a yeti that has the characteristics of Winston.

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