Overwatch custom games update grants XP gain, adds tons of options, makes Capture the Flag permanent

Overwatch is getting a sever browser, and it’s going to need it.

An upcoming Overwatch update will add a server browser allowing players to search for custom games, because custom games are about to become way more interesting.

For starters, Blizzard is turning on XP gain in custom games, making it possible to progress and earn Overwatch loot boxes for playing them.

But the developer is also giving player a lot more options in creating custom Overwatch games. For example, you’ll be able to disable all specific heroes, disable specific hero abilities, adjust cooldown timers on specific abilities, fiddle with health pools for all or specific heroes, change team sizes and even adjust mode gameplay settings like the time it takes to perform actions.

With this update, the only limit on what you can do in Overwatch is your imagination. Game director Jeff Kaplan gave a few examples: a mode where one Roadhog with vastly increased health fights six other heroes with reduced health, and one where everyone plays as Widowmaker with no cooldown on the grappling hook.

Fans of Overwatch’s Year of the Rooster event will be pleased to learn that capture the flag will be a permanent addition to the game when this update rolls out, albeit only in custom games. Blizzard is converting another nine control maps for the mode, so you’ll have 12 in total to play on.

The server browser and custom games update will be tested on the Overwatch PTS before general release, so there’s no set date yet – but keep an eye out over the next few weeks, judging by Blizzard’s usual timeline.

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