Overwatch 2 has revealed the most banned heroes since the feature was added. The information comes from Blizzard, and shows how hero bans have been received across different Overwatch 2 servers, ranks, and platforms.
Overwatch 2 Season 16 began on April 22 and brought different features to the hero shooter. One of the biggest additions were hero bans in Overwatch 2's competitive mode, addressing longtime feedback from players. With this feature, players choose their preferred hero, showing who they want to play with. Each player then picks three heroes to ban, and the system computes the votes to define the four characters that will be unavailable during the match. A month after the start of Season 16, Blizzard reveals the impact of hero bans in Overwatch 2.
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Overwatch 2 has released the hero ban rates on different platforms and servers. Among PC players across all ranks, Sombra was banned 85% of the time, confirming her status as one of the Overwatch 2 heroes most hated by the community. Zarya, often pointed to as a strong pick, has...
