Overwatch 2 Gets A Game Mode No One Asked For This Weekend

This upcoming weekend, January 12 14, embattled hero shooter will replace its popular Quick Play mode with Quick Play: Hacked, a lightning fast version of the main game inspired by hacker character . Arcade and Competitive mode will not be affected by this change. According to announcing the new mode, this is the first in a planned series of Quick Play: Hacked events going forward.

“We want to explore new and fun ways to change core Quick Play gameplay. Changes will happen periodically and only for a limited time,” the blog post reads. Here’s what Quicked Play: Hacked will entail: Blizzard’s choice to replace Quick Play entirely has been met with some intense feedback from fans, as it’s a go to mode for so many players.

Quick Play is where they go to try out new strategies, practice new heroes, and hone their skills without the pressures of Competitive mode. Personally, I never play it, because I’m a masochist and like to try (and fail) to juice my rank every time I boot up the game. But removing Quick Play entirely means robbing a core chunk of your playerbase of the only way they play a game.

Blizzard seems to have anticipated some blowback, as the blog post asks and answers a question about not including Quick Play: Hacked in the Arcade mode. Is that a satisfying answer for the legions of players who have stuck around through the , the , the adoption of a free to pay model with , or the ? You tell me..