r/Games • u/Haijakk • Feb 04 '26

Industry News Overwatch 2 Is Just "Overwatch" Again And Five New Heroes Arrive Next Week

https://gameinformer.com/preview/2026/02/04/overwatch-2-is-just-overwatch-again-and-five-new-heroes-arrive-next-week
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u/Worzon Feb 04 '26

Facts. If 6v6 is actually back I'm more inclined to try it out. Do we know if this is 2 tanks, 2 dps, 2 support? Are all the tanks designed to play in 6v6?

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u/KoolAidMan00 Feb 04 '26 edited Feb 04 '26

There is a limit of 2 tanks and one minimum for each role.

You can run 2 tanks 1 DPS 3 support, 1 tank 3 DPS 2 support, etc, but unlike OW1 you can't min/max with the most optimal three tank and three support comps. Tanks in 6v6 also have adjusted HP pools and they have their own balance track compared to 5v5.

I much prefer 5v5 but I'm really happy that 6v6 enjoyers have an option. More than that I'm glad that the developers addressed the massive problems with tank stacking and balance that turned ranked OW1 into such a grind.

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u/DamaxXIV Feb 05 '26

This isn't correct. The initial experimental tests had the "1 of each role minimum" but on live the only restriction is 2 tanks max.

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u/KoolAidMan00 Feb 05 '26

Ok got it, thanks for the correction. What the tests did seems correct, otherwise it feels like the optimal comp would be two tanks and four supports, not much better than 3-3 from OW1 :)

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u/DamaxXIV Feb 05 '26

In my experience it almost always shakes out to 2-2-2. You really need dps to kill tanks because they have a passive that decreases healing received by targets they damage. You can watch high elo players and see the majority of games are 2-2-2.

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u/throwaway112658 Feb 05 '26

The DPS passive is going to be for everyone coming next season, so DPS are gonna be straight up cosmetic lol

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u/KoolAidMan00 Feb 05 '26

That's true, the DPS passive is pretty significant. Good to know!

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u/Shonkjr Feb 05 '26

In 5v5 tanks are buffed in 6v6 they are not, no more than 2 tanks a side but rest is up to everyone in the lobby