Blizzard goal: Overwatch 2's new heroes are free for all players at launch

Overwatch 2 launched in 2022 with its new 5v5 matches, free-to-play model, and more... but Blizzard promised more than what we've gotten so far... and now more changes are coming to the game.

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One of the big changes was the introduction of new Heroes, where you'd have to purchase the premium version of the latest Battle Pass (which costs $10 on its own), or you'd have to complete a bunch of hero challenges which takes a considerable amount of time.

It seems we're on the cusp of some changes in Overwatch 2, where in a re cent episode of the Group Up! Podcast, Overwatch 2 executive producer Jared Neuss explained that the developer is "actively working toward" a new system that will have new Heroes available to all players at launch.

Neuss said: "Would I like for every single player to be able to experience a Hero the day that a season drops? Yes. Do I think we'll get there? Yes, I do think that we'll get there. We're actively working towards it right now. Can I talk about the details? No, I can't. I recognize it's an issue and something that we definitely do want to address in the game, because we're not actively hitting that first goal".

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He continued, adding: "Part of it is also just us making sure we're balancing that we're free to play with fairness. So, yes, it's like, obviously you can earn every Hero [in game], you don't have to buy them, but like you said, there's this period of time where... does a team have a competitive advantage? That's one of the reasons why we want to change our model going forward. Because it doesn't feel great in a game like this, that's so dependent on Heroes, to hold people back".