When we launched Overwatch in 2016, we quickly started talking about what that next iteration could be. It was built into the DNA of the team early on, and some of us considered that final game a true realization of the original vision of Project Titan.
Overwatch was the crawl, a dedicated version of PvE was the walk, and an MMO was the run. As we transitioned away from that original concept and started creating Overwatch, we included plans to one day return to that scope. The Overwatch team, especially at its inception, considered itself an MMO development team. That game had many facets, but at its heart, it was an FPS MMO. The Overwatch team was founded in the wake of a cancelled game at Blizzard called Project Titan. To give you some context for this change, I'd like to talk about the past and the origins of Team 4. This is the mode we’re no longer moving forward with.
It was a really exciting concept, something that not only resonated with players, but that the team was passionate about and really dedicated to.
Hero Missions (or Hero Mode), on the other hand, encompassed an in-development game mode that allowed players to upgrade individual heroes through talent trees, providing a deeply replayable version of PvE in Overwatch 2. We’ll be sharing more details there in the coming weeks. The work done here is amazing, leaps and bounds above what we’ve built for PvE previously in our game, and I can't wait for our players to get their hands on them. We will begin to release them in Season 6. These missions take place on huge maps with new enemies and new cinematics. Story Missions tell a linear narrative about the heroes of Overwatch reuniting and battling the new Null Sector threat, pushing the story of Overwatch forward for the first time since our original game released. Story Missions focus on fast-paced, co-op gameplay, as well as story, cinematics, and cutscenes that expand the world of Overwatch. When we announced Overwatch 2 in 2019, the idea for the game was centered around the PvP game we released last October, and on the PvE side, Story Missions and Hero Missions. We're really excited for everything we’ll be launching soon, but much of the discussion this week has been about how we’re cancelling PvE outright, which isn’t accurate, so I want to take some time to discuss some of that with you here. A few days ago, we talked about our change in approach to PvE in Overwatch 2 and released a high-level roadmap for the year. It's been an emotional week in the world of Overwatch.
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