Overwatch Season 5 Will Add a New Kind of Support, Try to Solve 2 Roster Headaches
This year has already brought massive changes to the Overwatch roster, and next season adds two reworks of longtime problem heroes.
Overwatch Season 5 is set to introduce a new support character called Doctrine, who has the ability to empower teammates and weaken opponents. His alternate fire allows him to boost his other abilities, while his ultimate ability, Deliverance, sends out a swarm of bat-like drones that provide overhealth to allies and reduce opponents' maximum life for several seconds. Doctrine's kit-defining ability, his alternate fire, makes him versatile but also grants him a high skill ceiling due to its accuracy-based nature.
Another support hero, Sombra, is also undergoing a significant rework in Season 5. She will now have the ability to heal her allies and reduce enemies' damage output, while still retaining her translocator ability and EMP ultimate. This rework aims to make Sombra's gameplay more team-focused and less frustrating to play against, while preserving her stealthy hacker identity.
Lastly, Roadhog, a tank hero, will receive a rework that focuses more on team-oriented play. Changes to his chain hook's pull distance and gun mechanics will make it less frustrating for opponents to be comboed down by Roadhog. Additionally, he will gain a new ability called Trash Compactor, which allows him to nullify incoming damage and convert it into a burst of damage.
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