The upcoming Overwatch 2 is making some dramatic changes to Blizzard's hero-shooter franchise, like lowering the number of players per team from six to five, with one tank, two support heroes, and two damage heroes. As one might imagine, this in turn is requiring the developers to make some serious balance changes to the game, with Overwatch 2 having to rework some of the roster's existing heroes.
Overwatch 2 has already touched on major changes coming to some of the heroes when the sequel launches, and now it's confirmed yet another hero who is getting a big rework. But while most of the Overwatch heroes will remain in the same category after their reworks, damage hero Doomfist will actually become a tank once Overwatch 2 launches. This was confirmed by Blizzard during the latest development stream.
Following rumors of Doomfist becoming a tank, the Overwatch 2 development team confirmed that the rework is in the works. While there aren't a ton of specifics on how exactly the Doomfist tank rework will play out, the developers have said that he will be slower and do less damage than the current iteration of the character, though he will also have some new abilities to make up for those nerfs.
It's possible that the Doomfist rework will be in the game in time for the Overwatch 2 beta tests, which are scheduled to begin at the end of April. Fans are free to sign up for the beta and if they receive an invite from Blizzard, PC gamers can test the Overwatch 2 PvP mode. Overwatch 2 PvP is still without a release date, though it's now expected to launch ahead of the highly-anticipated story mode content.
One of the big selling points of Overwatch 2 is the inclusion of a PvE story mode, but it seems that particular mode is going to need more time in the oven. As a compromise, Blizzard has made the decision to separate the launches of the two modes, instead releasing Overwatch 2 PvP first and then dropping the PvE content at a later date. It's unclear when exactly either mode will release to the masses, but with beta tests underway, there's a chance that PvP could launch sooner rather than later.
Blizzard has not announced a concrete Overwatch 2 release date at this time, so fans will just have to wait and see how the beta tests go next month.
Overwatch 2 is in development.