{"id":167148,"date":"2025-02-13T13:12:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=167148"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:12:52","slug":"overwatch-2-perks-owcs-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/overwatch-2-perks-owcs-addition","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch 2 adds new Perks gameplay to OWCS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//02//overwatch-2-perks-owcs-2025-large.png/" alt=\"Image of Overwatch 2 Perks with an Overwatch 2 hero in the background\" class=\"wp-image-167193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/overwatch-2-perks-owcs-2025-large.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/overwatch-2-perks-owcs-2025-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/overwatch-2-perks-owcs-2025-medium_large.png 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/overwatch-2-perks-owcs-2025.png 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Overwatch 2 to introduce Perks to OWCS. Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5e4ce3217\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>Overwatch 2<\/strong> will add its new &#8216;<strong>Perks&#8217;<\/strong> gameplay gameplay mechanic immediately into the <strong>Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5e4ce3a4e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The arrival of the mechanic is one of several changes that will affect Blizzard&#8217;s hero shooter&#8217;s competitive ecosystem for 2025.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67cf5e4ce49c4\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-164442\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//01//overwatch-2-2025-owcs-partner-teams/" target=\"_blank\">Who are Overwatch 2\u2019s 2025 OWCS partner teams?<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-164275\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//01//team-liquid-returns-to-overwatch-alongside-vega-and-rupal/" target=\"_blank\">Team Liquid returns to Overwatch alongside Vega and Rupal<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-161026\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//12//overwatch-2-esports-world-cup-2025/" target=\"_blank\">Overwatch 2 joins Esports World Cup 2025 lineup<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5e4ce5ca3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The news was <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////x.com//PizzaPenguin_//status//1889766857894490558/">revealed by <strong>Bailey McCann<\/strong><\/a>, Blizzard&#8217;s lead for the OWCS following Overwatch 2&#8217;s Spotlight that took place on February 12th, 2025.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5e4ce6421\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Perks are newly added bonuses that are specific to all Overwatch 2 heroes and aim to provide players with new ways to customise strategies during matches.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5e4ce6b84\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The Overwatch 2 Perks are split into Major and Minor categories. Minor Perks provide players with smaller passive abilities and a reduction to cooldown timers. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5e4ce72f4\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Major Perks are described as &#8216;gameplay-shifting changes&#8217; to provide players with an opportunity to turn the momentum of a match in their team&#8217;s favour.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5e4ce7a4a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Perks will arrive in Overwatch 2 as part of the Season 15 update releasing on February 18th, 2025.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5e4ce81b3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>McCann noted on social media that Perks will enter the OWCS on that date. 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