Out of Rotation… again. Monday is Overwatch ban day, as once again four heroes are removed from the Hero Pool: Tracer, Moira, Mei and Orisa.

Some OW players are probably thanking the gaming gods now, because some of the most disliked, because often chosen and strong champions have been removed from the Overwatch Hero Pool. Even though Blizzard is planning a change that casual gamers up to a certain rank will no longer be affected by the weekly Hero Bans, they still play a role in the upper tiers and the OW League.

So, frosty Mei will be banned from matches in the high and competitive tiers. Tank Orisa, damage dealer Tracer and Heal Moira have also been banned. A good choice, because the last week the ladies were a bit omnipresent…. Since in week 14 of the Hero Bans Ashe and Reaper were removed, which mainly resulted in Tracer and Mei being played, alongside the new Hero Echo. And after Reinhardt was also banned, players switched to other tanks, including Orisa. Because the good one offered the possibility to play on Double-Shild with Sigma as a combo. That’s over now…

Teams will probably go back to the ever popular Reinhardt to get more shield strength, also D.Va might be picked more often. As for Heals, the heroes picked frequently so far will probably remain a top choice: Lúcio and Baptiste – Moira is out, after all.

Instead of Mei, pros and high-casual gamers could probably opt for Genji or Doomfist this week. Tracer’s loss might hurt them a bit more, as the agile damage dealer was elemental in many strategies. Her ability to take down weak targets with lightning speed will be hard to replace.

The next Overwatch League matches will start on May 16 with a match between Seoul Dynasty and Chengdu Hunter. Let’s wait and see how the OW Hero Bans will play out here. Until then, EarlyGame has all the news about Overwatch, for example:

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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