{"id":184403,"date":"2025-09-24T08:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/the-overwatch-archives-event-launches-today-but-whats-new\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T08:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:33:27","slug":"the-overwatch-archives-event-launches-today-but-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-overwatch-archives-event-launches-today-but-whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"The Overwatch Archives Event Launches Today, But What\u2019s New?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/the-overwatch-archives-event-launches-today-but-whats-new.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><span><span>Yesterday, the new Overwatch Archives event was revealed. It was safe to assume that previous Archive PVE modes were returning, but there were hardly any details surrounding the new content. Well, don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ve got the deets. Now that the Archives event is launching today, here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s New?<\/h2>\n<h3>The Reward System<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>Weekly challenges have returned, but instead of winning nine\u00a0games like you might be used to doing during past events, you\u2019ll earn stars as you play instead. Don\u2019t worry: you won\u2019t need to beat the story mission to earn stars. However, playing at higher difficulties will net you more stars than normal. Instead of the three tiers for wins, you\u2019ll have to earn 10\/20\/30 stars in Archives missions to unlock exclusive rewards.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>And now, onto the challenges that you\u2019ll be tasked with completing:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Weekly Challenges<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Week 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Earn double credit for &#8220;Uprising&#8221; Missions<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Molten Cores \u2013 Enemies drop Lava on death<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Glass Cannon \u2013 Players have 50% less health and increased damage<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>(NEW) Bulletproof Barriers \u2013 Enemy barriers are invulnerable<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Earn 10 stars to unlock player icon, 20 stars to unlock spray<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Earn 30 stars to unlock Corredor Lucio (Epic)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Earn double credit for &#8220;Retribution&#8221; Missions<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Surgical Strike \u2013 Only critical hits do damage to enemies<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Close Quarters \u2013 Enemies can only be damaged if a player is nearby<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>(NEW) Sympathy Gains \u2013 Damaging enemies heals other enemies<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Earn 10 stars to unlock player icon, 20 stars to unlock spray<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Earn 30 stars to unlock Subaquatic Zenyatta (Epic)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Earn double credit for &#8220;Storm Rising&#8221; Missions<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Blood Moon \u2013 No Support heroes and healing is reduced; heal yourself by doing damage<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Storm Raging \u2013 Some heroes are enraged; killing them spreads the rage<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>(NEW) Thunderstorm \u2013 Enemies damage all nearby players<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Earn 10 stars to unlock player icon, 20 stars to unlock spray<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Earn 30 stars to unlock Camouflage Mercy (Epic)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span>And now, the one thing you\u2019ve all been waiting for:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/04\/06\/the-overwatch-archives-event-launches-today-but-whats-new\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Cosmetics<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>There are five legendary skins and three epic skins (these were mentioned in the weekly challenges) in addition to new player icons and sprays. You can check out the new hero skins in the video above.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/04\/06\/the-overwatch-archives-event-launches-today-but-whats-new\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, the new Overwatch Archives event was revealed. It was safe to assume that previous Archive PVE modes were returning, but there were hardly any details surrounding the new content. Well, don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ve got the deets. Now that the Archives event is launching today, here\u2019s everything you need to know. What&#8217;s New? The Reward System Weekly challenges have returned, but instead of winning nine\u00a0games like you might be used to doing during past events, you\u2019ll earn stars as you play instead. Don\u2019t worry: you won\u2019t need to beat the story mission to earn stars. However, playing at higher difficulties will net you more stars than normal. 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