Overwatch 2 is officially bringing back 6v6 in testing this December

Blizzard is bringing backmost 6v6 matches successful testing for Overwatch 2 erstwhile it launches its adjacent play successful December. The institution had antecedently switched the bid to a 5v5 format, and Blizzard is now trying these tests to find really it tin “make the halfway crippled moreover stronger” done a balanced caller type of the classical 6v6 mode that lets each squad person aggregate vessel characters erstwhile again.

Game head Aaron Keller says Blizzard knows the 5v5 format appealed to and brought successful a caller group of players, and developers are hoping to repetition that occurrence pinch the summation of 6v6 (which won’t switch existent formats). For a elaborate write-up of what’s changing, you tin publication the afloat director’s take.

In July, Keller noted immoderate of the issues 6v6 faced were leader balancing, crippled performance, and really to make judge players tin still get into games quickly if it splits the organization betwixt 5v5 and 6v6 crippled modes. One leader balancing alteration includes giving tanks little survivability and making them not arsenic powerful.

Overwatch 2 Season 14 will person 2 different opportunities to effort 6v6; the first will usage a caller “Open Queue” format wherever each squad of six must person astatine slightest 1 of each domiciled (tank, damage, support) and nary much than 3 of immoderate role. You’ll besides beryllium capable to move roles connected the fly. The 2nd 6v6 trial will hap successful the mediate of the play and will fto you person 2 of each domiciled per team.

There will besides beryllium a 5v5 trial successful Season 13 successful which location will beryllium a maximum of 2 players successful each role, and tanks will beryllium weaker than previously.

My workfellow Richard Lawler, who is an avid player, said Overwatch 2’s alteration that removed 1 vessel subordinate from each squad made the crippled simpler, but besides “made it look for illustration the result of the crippled depended a small excessively overmuch connected that 1 role.”