A few Overwatch 2 maps have been teased with the arrival of Season 13, and gamers might lastly be getting moist with the introduction of a long-awaited ocean metropolis.
Overwatch 2 S13 went stay on October 15, bringing in a brand new Sombra rework, map updates, and a slew of steadiness modifications.
Numbani was one such map to bear some revamps with modifications to the structure, giving gamers extra choices to seize the primary level.
A hidden change, (not talked about within the patch notes or by the devs) nonetheless, is the addition of two new location posters teased within the spawn room – and if historical past is something to go by, it’s an excellent indication that these areas will likely be upcoming maps.
The primary location is Atlantic Arcology – a map that had briefly appeared on Midtown and Esperanca’s prepare routes.
Atlantic Arcology is referenced in Lifeweaver’s lore on the Overwatch web site and describes it as “a freestanding and self-sustaining scientific and ecological metropolis within the Atlantic Ocean, free from the governing legal guidelines of any nation on the planet.”
The thought of an underwater map has been a preferred one amongst each gamers and builders. Again when Overwatch was nonetheless being designed as Titan, idea artwork confirmed a large underwater map known as Galapagos.
Throughout a livestream in 2022, Recreation Director Aaron Keller recalled the map saying, “It’s one thing I’ve at all times thought was so cool. Even after we began ideating on Overwatch, we talked about making an attempt to carry this map again.”
The opposite poster, Morocco, reveals an enormous futuristic metropolis together with a large tower of types. Nonetheless, it’s not clear precisely what the map will entail or if the tower will likely be an integral a part of it, much like the KOTH map Lijiang Tower.
It’s unclear but what recreation modes these maps will likely be for, however judging by how prior location posters have hinted at upcoming OW2 maps, we could not have lengthy to attend till we discover out.
