Upcoming Overwatch character to use weapon against its own team
It all started when Blizzard began teasing the special weapon that reportedly belongs to a new character in the latest blog on Overwatch’s Twitter account. The tweet itself didn’t have clear words, but the notes on the attached picture made players begin speculations about what’s going on.
The imaginary talk between Torbjorn and Angela Ziegler (aka Mercy) hinted at the new sniper weapon being used in healing purposes. However, looks like Mercy isn’t pleased with the new method of delivering medical support which hints at shooting people in the head for health points.
“While Torbjörn has, as ever, put forth a very clever design for his latest weapon, I would like to remind everyone that my intention when agreeing to the development of different biotic delivery mechanisms was to save the lives of Overwatch agents and others in need of medical aid,” Mercy said of the rifle. “With this latest proposal, it is clear to me that we are on the slippery slope to modifications that will inevitably result in a weaponized version of this technology: something that I have been completely opposed to from the beginning.”
Back to the real world, Blizzard is currently planning to reveal the first post-launch character “Sombra” which will be a “support sniper” for her team. Fans have predicted that the new char is related to an already existing one but we’ll have to wait for Blizzard on this one. The new content will be available for free, just like all future maps and characters according to Blizzard.
[ARCHIVE] Communications Records of Ziegler, A. – Overwatch File 00231 – Security Classification: CONFIDENTIAL pic.twitter.com/lLAxTL2DhO
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