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Overwatch 2s new hero changes have not gone down well with players.
The beta adds a new playable Tank in Junker Queen, and a new payload map called Paraiso.
Lets tackle the new stuff first.
A rundown on Junker Queen
Meet Odessa Dez Stone, otherwise known as the Junker Queen.
Commanding Shout buffs up surrounding teammates armour and movement speed.
Her ultimate ability is called Rampage, allowing her to lunge forward while spinning her axe to deal damage.
Most importantly, it inflicts an anti-healing debuff on enemies temporarily, which can be massive if timed right.
Not even Zenyatta can save an entire team with his ult if they’re cut off from healing.
Where does she fit in?
Junker Queen is an interesting addition to the roster.
She immediately feels like the new standard for Overwatch 2 Tanks, and not necessarily in a good way.
Junker Queen would better fit a Damage role in the original game, exemplifying the sequels shift in meta.
This heros ability kit seems to center around crowd control and survival.
Despite having such a damage-heavy kit, she has a much higher skill ceiling than Sojourn.
You have to be at close range with enemies, or your primary fire is practically useless.
Her anti-healing ult is also very, very interesting.
Its a confounding change.
Supports are in a bad place right now, and that needs fixing before PvP launches in October.
Players just dont want to play this role anymore, and who can blame them?
Here, everything flows cleanly.
Fights play out at a distance, but youre not often staring into the sky for a sniper.
So far, Overwatch 2 has managed to deliver with its maps and its heroes.
