Blizzard isn't going to let have all the fun. In Overwatch 2's next season, everyone is getting swimsuit skins for a summer-themed battle pass.
Plenty of other new things are coming when season 18 starts on August 26—a whole new support hero, for example—but I think we all know what the draw will be. Lifeweaver, Reinhardt, Mercy, Junker Queen, Illari, and are all getting skins that show more skin than I'm used to seeing in Overwatch.
- A Sojourn mythic skin
- An unranked mode for Stadium
- Stadium versions of Winston, Brigitte, and Pharah
- A new payload race mode (and three associated maps) for Stadium
- A third-person Lucio Ball arcade mode
- New and reworked hero perks
- A competitive rank reset
- Individual hero competitive ranks to track progress separate from your normal rank
- Reworked hero progression and animated "ascended" portrait borders
- The return of the Cowboy Bebop collab skins
- A Persona 5 collab event later in the season
When you're not drooling over the skins and actually playing the game, Overwatch 2 season 18 seems like it's going to feel quite different.
The new hero and all the new perks are going to upend the meta as we currently know it. In the season trailer, it looks like Mei can leap off of her ice wall like a spring and can make her little blaster fully automatic. If Wuyang's surprisingly is any indication, you won't be safe from anyone no matter what role they're supposed to play.
Overwatch [[link]] season 18 starts on August 26.

