Overwatch Hero Pools will be introduced during Season 21 of competitive play, removing select Heroes from rotation each week.
The move mirrors competitive tournaments where certain characters can be removed from play by competiting teams. Rather than having teams choose who is in and out, Blizzard will be doing that itself.
Blizzard was keen to note that Hero Pools is an experiment that may not persist.
“We are also going to keep a close eye on this system to see if the hero pool rotation cadence should be changed (e.g. weekly, daily, by match),” a Blizzard rep advised. “The selection of heroes will be curated by the design team, rather than random assortment chosen by algorithm.”
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Overwatch is currently available on Windows PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Switch.
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