Quick Play: Hacked is returning for a brief window in Overwatch 2, this time letting players choose their role passives. Overwatch 2 players are currently enjoying the game's superhero-themed 11th season, named Super Mega Ultrawatch. The season added a new Push map named Runasapi, a Summer Games 2024 event, and introduced another major collaboration, giving popular heroes Reinhardt, Bastion, Ramattra, and Illari impressive skins based off fan-favorite Transformers.
The first iteration of Quick Play: Hacked, cleverly named after Sombra's ability to hack opponents, was introduced earlier this year as an experimental mode for players and developers to play around with different parameters. The most notable appearance of the mode, named Quicker Play, noticeably sped up the duration of Quick Play matches by making payloads move 60% faster and decreasing respawn times by 75%. One of Quick Play: Hacked's most recent iterations, Double Trouble, allowed teammates to pick the same heroes within their roles, making for chaotic compositions.
Overwatch 2 reveals a few Transformers collaboration skin ideas for Pharah, Lucio, and Wrecking Ball that unfortunately didn't make the cut.
Now, midway through Overwatch 2's Season 11, Quick Play: Hacked is making its brief return once more with another...