Overwatch 2's Season 17 Stadium Updates: More Heroes, Maps And Other Changes
Junkrat in Overwatch 2
When Overwatch 2 rolls into Season 17 on June 24, it'll be the first new season for the Stadium mode, and there are a lot of changes in store. We'll need to wait for the patch notes (which will probably drop next Monday, if not Tuesday) to get the full rundown, such as changes to items and powers, but there are some important things we know about as things stand.
First of all, three more heroes are coming to Stadium when Season 17 goes live: Zenyatta, Sigma and Junkrat. Again, we'll need to wait for the patch notes – and maybe even for Season 17 to start – to get a full breakdown of their powers and items. Here's hoping for a ton of fun ability tweaks and enhancements.
Two maps from the main game are coming to Stadium: a shorter version of the Esperança Push map with elevation changes, and the volcano stage of Samoa. Both have been retooled with all the sports-like Stadium aesthetics of the other maps in the mode.
The Samoa volcano stage in Overwatch 2's Stadium mode.
Two major new features are coming to Stadium in Season 17 as well. Stadium Forge will allow you to create, save and share your hero builds, including early- and late-game loadouts. You'll be able to set these up for every hero.
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Custom games are coming in Season 17 as well. This is a big one for a few reasons. Until now, there hasn't really been a way to play Stadium outside of the standard ranked mode (and the training mode). Custom games will offer players a chance to practice Stadium. You'll also be able to tinker with the rules to create some wild variants of Stadium.
On top of all of that, Stadium will have a rank reset when Season 17 goes live, so it'll be time to start climbing the ladder again. Drives and new All-Star rewards will be available too.
Season 17 also brings the first ever Stadium rank reset, giving everyone a fresh start to
prove their skill. Add in Drives to reward consistent performance, Custom Games for
making your own rules, plus fresh All-Star rewards, and Stadium becomes a real
proving ground to upgrade your mastery.
There's a lot more coming in Season 17 of Overwatch 2, so check out my blog for more of what we know so far.
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