Blizzard shared new plans for Overwatch 2 Stadium Mode, which players enjoy more than other game types. Fans played 2.3 million matches during launch week, twice as many as when OW Classic started. Players earned 900 billion Stadium cash and picked 206 million items. Lucio became both the most successful and the least popular hero choice.
The mode began as an eight-team contest with random upgrades for PvP Team Deathmatch or PvE against AI. Players lost health after losing rounds. Blizzard changed focus from variety to balance, letting players create powerful builds through smart choices based on everyone in the match.
An upcoming patch will adjust Stadium Mode balance after player feedback. Freya will join the mode next, with Sigma, Junkrat, and Zenyatta arriving in Season 17 next month. New maps, custom games, saved builds, and crossplay will also be added. PC and console players will compete separately in ranked play.
Season 18 launches in August with Winston, Sojourn, and Brigitte as playable characters. Players will find new maps, Payload race mode, rewards, and Stadium Trials. Later seasons add more heroes, a China map, Draft Mode, and item upgrades. The Payload race introduces Quests that reward players who finish tasks.
The mode began as an eight-team contest with random upgrades for PvP Team Deathmatch or PvE against AI. Players lost health after losing rounds. Blizzard changed focus from variety to balance, letting players create powerful builds through smart choices based on everyone in the match.
An upcoming patch will adjust Stadium Mode balance after player feedback. Freya will join the mode next, with Sigma, Junkrat, and Zenyatta arriving in Season 17 next month. New maps, custom games, saved builds, and crossplay will also be added. PC and console players will compete separately in ranked play.
Season 18 launches in August with Winston, Sojourn, and Brigitte as playable characters. Players will find new maps, Payload race mode, rewards, and Stadium Trials. Later seasons add more heroes, a China map, Draft Mode, and item upgrades. The Payload race introduces Quests that reward players who finish tasks.
