[Update #2]: Open Queue has now been unleashed as an alternative competitive mode.

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[Update #2]: Overwatch Anniversary 2020 event has now arrived with a bunch of new cosmetics and the below-mentioned balance changes.

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[Update #2]: Overwatch devs are attempting to rework and rebalance Moira yet again, though this time around it looks like it might stick!

[Update]: The experimental

[Update #2]:Blizzard has now officially removed Hero Pools from Competitive Play.

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[Update]: Blizzard is also looking into tweaking Moira and the support category as a whole.

As with any team-based game, whether you win or lose in an Overwatch match

Crowd Control effects, that is to say anything that causes you to lose control of your character, are a bit of a necessary evil in any sort of complex game like Overwatch. On one hand they are incredibly annoying since losing control while enemies mercilessly attack you never feels good, but on

[Update #2]: As expected, Blizzard has now announced some major changes to the Hero Pools system.

[Update]: It seems that the Overwatch team is a bit preoccupied

[Update]: The experimental update has now arrived, and the nerfs are a lot gentler than I expected.

A few patches ago Overwatch introduced a relatively simple, yet

[Update #2]: In a truly strange turn of events, Echo is getting banned from Competitive Play a mere week after launch

[Update]: Overwatch's next

[Update #2]: Overwatch 2 will be dropping the Assault game mode as a whole!

[Update]: Overwatch's next experimental update will be looking to ...

[Update]: Overwatch's next experimental update will be looking to reduce the power of Crowd Control effects across the board.

A mere few days ago ...

[Update #2]: Overwatch's final hero Echo has now been released for both casual and competitive play.

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[Update #2]:After barely any time spent in testing, these balance changes have already been applied to the live version of

[Update]: An experimental update has now arrived with significant Ashe and Pharah buffs, so it would appear that the whole Hero Pools experiment was quite

[Update #2]: Overwatch's final hero Echo has now been released for both casual and competitive play.

[Update]: Blizzard has ...

[Update #2]: Overwatch's final hero Echo has now been released for both casual and competitive play.

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[Update #2]: Echo has now been unleashed onto the PTR, and while she's not a support hero as many had expected, she is really fun to play!

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[Update]: Overwatch's Hero 32 will be the mysterious Omnic Echo from McCree and Ashe's cinematic short.

Instead of going through the usual process of slowly teasing the new event over

[Update]: Overwatch Archives 2020 update has now suddenly arrived, bringing with it PvE challenges and some truly amazing new skins.

In an effort to keep Overwatch fresh

[Update #2]:Overwatch Archives 2020 update has now suddenly arrived, bringing with it PvE challenges and some truly amazing new skins.

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