{"id":232177,"date":"2025-10-02T08:28:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2150737"},"modified":"2025-10-02T08:28:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:28:33","slug":"overwatch-2-pvp-is-5v5-bastion-reworked-from-the-ground-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overwatch-2-pvp-is-5v5-bastion-reworked-from-the-ground-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch 2 PvP is 5v5, Bastion reworked &#8220;from the ground up&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/overwatch-2-pvp-is-5v5-bastion-reworked-from-the-ground-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Overwatch 2 PvP is 5v5, Blizzard has said.<\/p>\n<p>The developer released a video, below, detailing changes coming to PvP in the upcoming shooter.<\/p>\n<p>Chief among them is the switch from 6v6 to 5v5. In the standard PvP game modes of Overwatch 2, each team contains one tank, two damage and two support characters. This makes for a significant shift, Blizzard said, in terms of map design and the dynamics between roles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-05-21-overwatch-2-pvp-is-5v5-bastion-reworked-from-the-ground-up\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-05-21-overwatch-2-pvp-is-5v5-bastion-reworked-from-the-ground-up\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overwatch 2 PvP is 5v5, Blizzard has said. The developer released a video, below, detailing changes coming to PvP in the upcoming shooter. Chief among them is the switch from 6v6 to 5v5. In the standard PvP game modes of Overwatch 2, each team contains one tank, two damage and two support characters. This makes for a significant shift, Blizzard said, in terms of map design and the dynamics between roles. 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