Overwatch Finally Debuts in Heroes of the Storm

I don’t think anyone is surprised to learn that Blizzard’s big ol’ MOBA mashup, Heroes of the Storm, is going to have Overwatch characters in it: if Blizzard was willing to put the three vikings into the damn game, then clearly all bets are off. The mystery was more on which Overwatch hero would be the first to make the cut, although I think anyone who was paying attention would probably figure out without much issue knew there were only really one of two choices: Wilson and Tracer.

It’s Tracer.

Tracer, the time-jumping adventurer from Overwatch, is getting ready to make her Heroes of the Storm debut! Tracer brings a diverse set of unique abilities and talents into the Nexus. She can move while attacking—a first for a Heroes character—and has a single Heroic ability that she can customize by upgrading it in three different ways.

This comes to us a day after the second Overwatch lore video hit the internet, Alive, which doesn’t star Tracer, but she at least co-stars.



...And a few days after Tracer found herself front and center in a posing controversy and a discussion of the over-sexualization of her character.

You know, for a game that has so many characters in it, Blizzard sure is fond of Tracer (granted, that last bit was more of an accident than anything)... I’m almost annoyed about that at this point, there are so many characters and the world seems cool and unique, but since I get all my information through press materials, all I know is that there’s a talking gorilla, Zed with guns, and a overly-excited British lady.

Oh, and robots. Mystical robots.

You know, maybe that’s all really need.