Overwatch's next hero is "very playable" but "not coming out as soon as you think", says game director Jeff Kaplan.
Referring only to the character as "Hero 26" during his interview on IGN's new Expert Mode show, Kaplan explained that:
"Hero 26 is very playable and very fun internally, and that's all I'll say. It's not coming out as soon as you think [...] but Hero 26 is already amazing."
Explaining Blizzard's thinking about adding new characters, he said: "I don't think there's such a thing as too many heroes, but I think we also need to come out with heroes at a good pace."
This week's Expert Mode (above) details the rise of Overwatch from the cancelled 'Titan' MMO project to becoming IGN's Game of the Year.
In between playing and discussing the current Overwatch meta with IGN's James Duggan, Kaplan found time to talk about its future. Alongside Hero 26, Kaplan wants to think more widely about how to create things within the Overwatch universe:
"I think we can start to think of, you know, how does Overwatch express itself in other ways that go beyond the 6v6 team shooter that we know today?"
It was recently revealed that rising toxicity is actually harming the development progress of Overwatch. Kaplan and the team are being forced to address un-inclusive players to maintain a positive community for the highly successful game.
A full punishment and reporting overhaul will be coming to the game soon to support the Overwatch community in the long-term.
Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN, hoping for a defence hero to stop him from maining Hanzo all the time. Follow him on Twitter
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