Heroes

Ever noticed a lot of crossover concepts between ARTS MOBAs? League and Dota were born from the same WC3 mod, DotA or Dota 1. Heroes of Newerth (HON) followed in this vein and featured many of the original DotA characters...

That's right, Genji was nerfed and the community is throwing a fit. "He's useless!", they say. "An effective pile of cyborg trash!" they claim. Looks like the community is no longer sane... But is he really that bad now? What's up with...

Player personalities tend to be transferable from game to game, and it turns out that in-game characters across different titles share some eerily similar traits. Among two of the most popular games right now – Overwatch and League of Legends – quite...

Let's be honest, Ana's been getting a pretty bad wrap. Although it's true that she has a comparatively disadvantaged skill set, there's always a way to outplay the opponent. How can we succeed with Ana? What are her strengths, and how...

Recent changes to McCree and Ana sparked expectations for drastic metagame changes. None of that happened to say the least. Ana Updates Ana was buffed. She’s a bad support hero so she deserved it. She’s also new hero so some initial...

Player personalities tend to be transferable from game to game, and it turns out that in-game characters across different titles share some eerily similar traits. Among two of the most popular games right now – Overwatch and League of Legends – quite...

Player personalities tend to be transferable from game to game, and it turns out that in-game characters across different titles share some eerily similar traits. Among two of the most popular games right now – Overwatch and League of Legends – quite...

Player personalities tend to be transferable from game to game, and it turns out that in-game characters across different titles share some eerily similar traits. Among two of the most popular games right now - Overwatch and League of Legends - quite...

Blizzard doesn't want a hero limit although many players and tournament organizers do. What are the arguments on both sides of the debate? MOBAs follow the convention of only allowing one or two unique heroes on a map. Why is Overwatch giving...

Widowmaker and McCree received significant revisions with Overwatch's latest update. How was Widowmaker nerfed? How can we expect these changes to influence competitive Overwatch? Early beta nerfs Widowmaker was previously nerfed in November of 2015. Blizzard reduced the number of heroes...

Blizzard's Geoff Goodman, Principal Designer on the Overwatch team announced that McCree will likely be seeing some changes (nerfs) in the near future: I've been watching McCree carefully since we've released. McCree's flashbang plays an important role in being a...

Tracer is a hero for players with lightning fast reflexes. She's highly mobile, delivers plenty of burst damage, and gives flashy players loads of opportunities to outplay their opponents – but with a small health pool you can't afford to...