Overwatch is a multiplayer first-person shooter game developed by Blizzard Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms. (Photo : YouTube/PlayStation)
The latesgt details for "Overwatch" will feature Torbjorn's turret being nerf and sudden death features will not be added to "Competitive Mode".
With "Competitive Mode" being near to its completion, Blizzard Entertainment announced that sudden death features within "Overwatch" will not be added to the new game mode. Game director Jeff Kaplan stated in the game's forums that the game has been in the testing period for sometime and they will handle two features that are not so popular among the gaming fans, sudden death and coin flip system.
"Overwatch's" new game mode allows players to swap sides haft way through the game, meaning that each team gets to defend and attack on the same map. However, when it comes to draw, both teams will at a coin flip system to decide which team will defend and attack, which leads to an unfair advantage to most players as the map will favor their opponents.
With sudden death out of the way in "Competitive Mode", Kaplan stated that Blizzard will be adding a "Time Bank" system within "Overwatch" as he explained that it will be more fair for all players with their extra effort pushing a payload weighed against how far the opponents managed to move theirs in order to determine the victor. However, its effectiveness remains to be seen.
Blizzard is aware of the many request from gamers and they are not happy on how the matches currently go with sudden death, something that the developers are working on in the future. Blizzard has reduced the initial match times for Assault, Escort, and Hybrid maps from 5 minutes to 4 minutes. The sudden death timer will also see a 15 second reduction from its current 2 minute setting, Gamerant reported.
In other news, Blizzard looks to nerf the damage inflicted by Torbjorn's turrets in "Overwatch" for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles.
Torbjorn's auto aim on the turrets has been nothing but trouble for players in both attack and defend as gamers started a Reddit thread that they want to nerf the damage it inflicts.
Kaplan read the thread and announced that Blizzard will be making changes regarding Torbjorn's turret in the consoles. Blizzard previously nerf three characters from "Overwatch" namely McCree and Widowmaker.
Blizzard announced that more heroes and maps are on the way for "Overwatch" and gamers will have to wait for more updates from them soon.
"Overwatch" is currently available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms.
