{"id":886170,"date":"2025-12-21T19:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T19:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851567261"},"modified":"2025-12-21T19:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T19:01:21","slug":"overwatch-2-devs-agree-tanks-are-miserable-to-play-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overwatch-2-devs-agree-tanks-are-miserable-to-play-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch 2 Devs Agree: Tanks Are Miserable To Play Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/overwatch-2-devs-agree-tanks-are-miserable-to-play-right-now.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"http:\/\/v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Overwatch 2\u2019s<\/a> tank role has been in an awkward spot since the sequel took one of them out of the mix. Where once the role prioritized team-wide defense, <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/overwatch-2-mirrorwatch-skin-event-mode-tracer-mercy-1851432566\">Overwatch 2<\/a> has built and reworked tanks to be frontline brawlers. Since then, the role has been in constant flux as Blizzard has tried to better define the role. In\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/overwatch-2-tank-heroes-reinhardt-buffs-rework-nerf-1851567261\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/overwatch-2-tank-heroes-reinhardt-buffs-rework-nerf-1851567261\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overwatch 2\u2019s tank role has been in an awkward spot since the sequel took one of them out of the mix. Where once the role prioritized team-wide defense, Overwatch 2 has built and reworked tanks to be frontline brawlers. Since then, the role has been in constant flux as Blizzard has tried to better define the role. 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