When Orisa first launched onto the Overwatch PTR, she felt like a formidable, deadly tank who could lead charges or back up her teammates in the worst of situations. Weeks later, after she's landed on both console and in Competitive Mode, there's been a consensus: Orisa isn't going as planned.
Overwatch's quadrupedal African robot Orisa is so new that she isn't even allowed in the game's official competitive mode yet. Despite that, a team decided to pick her in a pro match yesterday evening, hours after she came out. It did not go well for them.
After an especially lengthy stay on the PTR, Overwatch's newest hero, "anchor tank" Orisa, is finally live. She's accompanied by major changes to precious heal boy Lucio, a new tiebreaker system for competitive matches, and balance changes that span multiple heroes and maps.
Today on Highlight Reel we have Overwatch expectations vs. reality, viking alley-oops and malfunctioning metal death birds!
Overwatch's latest hero is Orisa, a bad arse robot tank. We've spent some time playing with her and like her a bunch. The Internet is also excited for this cute centaur-mum.
Overwatch's new and 24th hero is the tank Orisa, who fights with a "fusion driver," or a projectile machine gun. In a developer update video, Kaplan says her weapon has more range than nearly any other tank hero. She's currently on the PTR.
