Overwatch Might Get A Team Deathmatch Mode During the Competitive Off-season
By Zac Cameron ·
There's no rest for the wicked with a new way to play Overwatch arriving soon.
The 12th competitive season for Overwatch is due to end in just a few days, but players who will miss the high intensity action that makes up a large part of the game will have something else to try their hand at, as a new Team Deathmatch mode is set to arrive.
The four-on-four competitive deathmatch was revealed on the Russian Overwatch forums, with no English announcement just yet. In the announcement, the Russian community manager outlines that the mode is for players to “keep in shape” during the off-season. It’s not immediately clear if this game mode will stick around for some time, or if it will only be for the duration of the off-season.
According to the post, the next competitive season will kick off on October 31st, meaning there won’t be a ton of downtime between seasons. Rewards will be given out during the off-season and will continue to follow the expected system with higher placed players gaining more points, and sprays and icons given out as expected.
The 12th competitive season was the first to feature the new Tank Hero Wrecking Ball, otherwise known as Hammond, as well as the Looking for Group feature designed to help players find teammates they can work with. This season also saw an increase in the number of players that can be avoided in future games, as well as the late arrival of the reworked Torbjörn. There aren’t any upcoming changes to the system that we know of just yet, however with BlizzCon just around the corner, you never know what new heroes or maps might find their way into the game.