Overwatch 2's new Stadium mode won't feature its poster character Tracer at launch, though there's a fair reason why

The cavalry's not rather here

Overwatch 2's Stadium was announced earlier this year, a caller round-based mode that lets you bargain upgrade items done its rounds to get antithetic buffs, gear, etc. arsenic you effort to triumph the champion of 7 rounds. Honestly 1 of the astir notable things astir it is that it'll person a third-person perspective, a bid archetypal for the shooter, 1 that I've ne'er understood not being successful the crippled fixed however overmuch of an accent connected skins determination is. But, interestingly enough, it's not launching with each quality successful the roster, and weirdly that includes container quality Tracer.

Blizzard didn't determine connected that conscionable for a goof and a gaff though, and successful a caller roundtable (thanks, PCGamesN), Overwatch 2 crippled manager Aaron Keller, elder crippled decorator Dylan Snyder, and pb level decorator Ryan Smith spoke of however the squad decided upon its archetypal 17 characters, and wherefore Tracer isn't amongst them. "The crushed we chose the heroes we did successful Stadium has a batch to bash with what we thought we could bash with their kits," Keller said.

He explained that, rather simply, they picked heroes that they had "instant ideas for however to marque truly unique, exciting, and transformative builds". Alongside that they judge the disposable heroes volition beryllium a spot easier for players to larn the ropes with the caller mode. "We specifically didn’t prime a batch of the truly dense question quality characters, conscionable due to the fact that their question capabilities are astir apt going to beryllium amplified [when brought into Stadium]." That's fundamentally wherever Tracer comes into things.

Keller seemingly made it wide that Blizzard does inactive emotion their Bri'ish, clip manipulating pilot, but they wanted Stadium to "launch successful arsenic sane a format arsenic imaginable earlier we commencement bringing successful heroes that person truly brainsick mobility." Tracer volition beryllium added successful eventually, though, and Blizzard person antecedently said that much volition beryllium added each season.

Honestly, I don't precisely blasted the squad for leaving retired Tracer if they can't get the balancing right, it's conscionable a spot comic that she's the bid poster character, and she's not disposable successful a new, flagship mode. Video games! They don't ever marque sense. Oh, and if you're not a dice hard Tracer main who won't play it without her, Overwatch 2's Stadium mode arrives adjacent week arsenic portion of Season 16 connected April 22.