
The sixteenth season of Overwatch 2 kicked off on April 22nd, introducing new elements to the popular hero shooter game. One major inclusion was the introduction of hero bans in Overwatch 2’s competitive mode, responding to feedback from players over a long period. In this update, players can select their preferred character first, indicating their desired hero for play. Subsequently, each player chooses three heroes to prohibit, and the system tallies the votes to determine the four characters that will be unavailable during the game. Approximately a month after the start of Season 16, Blizzard shared insights on the impact of hero bans in Overwatch 2.