Summary
A key rehire by Blizzard has promptedOverwatch 2fans to gain hope for a potential return of PvE content.Overwatch 2players currently have a lot going on with the return of its beloved Winter Wonderland game modes, the experimental 6v6 role queue, and even anAvatar: The Last Airbendercrossover event. On top of all this, Season 14 introduced Hazard,Overwatch 2’s latest tank hero, who’s able to climb walls and dive into enemy backlines.
PvE modes have been a small part ofOverwatchfor a long time, and the launch ofOverwatch 2in 2022 was supposed to see PvE take a bigger role. Players were left disappointed thatOverwatch 2launched without the PvE content that Blizzard had promised, as it was a large part of why a sequel was being made in the first place. WhileOverwatch 2’s Season 6 Invasion, which went live in August 2023, brought a set of paid PvE missions to the table, they largely came and went, leading Blizzard to announce thediscontinuation of all future PvE content inOverwatch 2shortly thereafter. Now, the only PvE actionOverwatch 2players have to look forward to comes around only once a year in the form of Halloween Terror, which contains the popular Junkenstein’s Revenge modes.
It seems hope for PvE game modes inOverwatch 2has begun cropping up once more as Blizzard has made a key rehire. Jorge Murillo, the former lead onOverwatch 2’s Invasion PvE missions, hasupdated his Twitter bio, indicating that he’s been rehired by Blizzard to once again work onOverwatch 2as a senior level designer. Murillo was let go from Blizzard in January of this year and joined Frost Giant Studios as a level designer on thereal-time-strategy gameStormgatebefore this recent rehire by Blizzard.
Murillo’s return to Blizzard has seemingly sparked some conversation amongOverwatch 2players who are hopeful once more about new PvE modes in the popular hero shooter. While such hope does make sense, Murillo’s priorOverwatchresume is dotted with some PvP experience as well, indicating that he didn’t exclusively work on PvE missions. With that said, Murillo could’ve been brought back to help design new PvP maps. Even if Blizzard is in fact planning on making more PvE missions with Murillo’s help, it’s doubtful that what was oncepromised in the lead-up toOverwatch 2will ever come to fruition. Blizzard may just be looking to expand its suite of returning limited-time-event PvE modes like Junkenstein’s Revenge.
If there are indeed more PvE missions inOverwatch 2’s future, they’re likely a while away. In the meantime,Overwatch 2’sAvatar: The Last Airbendereventis scheduled to end on the last day of the year, December 31, and players will have until January 6 to get their fill of Winter Wonderland, the same day 6v6 is expected to expire. As for Season 14, it’s expected to run for another whole month after that, ending in early February.
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Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.
