Overwatch's New Seasonal Event: Uprising is now over.

One of the FPS games (First Person Shooter) multiplayer which is in high demand, Overwatch, has held its fifth seasonal event, themed Uprising. This event started on April 11, 2017 and ended on May 2, 2017. This seasonal event is based on a new story published by Blizzard itself in the form of a comic with the same title, namely ‘Uprising’. Overwatch itself is themed about war in the future.

In the comic, it is told that the city of London is being attacked by a group of people Omnic, a kind of robot, named Null Sector. The Null Sector has detained hundreds of people, including Tekkharta Mondatta, the most famous omnic priest, and Major Nandah underground. In the comics, Blizzard presents stories from several pre-destruction heroes from the Overwatch institution, including Jack Morrison, Gabriel Reyes, and Ana Amari, each in a series. original skin they.

We can also see Genji, Tracer, McCree in action in their new skins. Even though the British Prime Minister refused assistance from Overwatch, Commander Morrison still sent a small group of four people, to liberate the city from the Null Sector. This comic also features Uprising as the first mission of Tracer, the hero who became the icon of Overwatch.

New Arcade Mode

In addition to comics, Overwatch also features the latest game mode, namely ‘Uprising’. This mode is part of Arcade in the form of PvE or Player vs Environment, where the enemy is controlled by a computer. In this mode, players will work together with other players to master objectives while facing waves of Omnic attacks, similar to the previous “Junkenstein’s Revenge” event. This game mode tells the continuation of the mission in the Uprising comic.

In the Arcade, players will be asked to fulfill several tasks. Beginning with the task ofhacking 3 points in the city of London that act as air defense. Immediately after disabling the air defenses, players will receive a payload to destroy the door holding hundreds of people. But the payload takes time to charge up, so players must protect the payload from the omnic trying to destroy it.

The player will then reach the final stage of the mission. They will meet some OR15. To complete the game, the player must defeat the 4 OR15, but it is not easy, because some Bastions help OR15. Therefore, players must carefully choose a strategy that suits the hero they choose, because each hero has their own strengths and weaknesses.

Blizzard has also released a variety of new cosmetics that players can find in boxes. The cosmetics consist of 10 hero looks, 3 emotes, 6 victory poses, 31 sprays, 3 highlight intros, 48 ​​sound lines, and 13 player icons of several different heroes. Most of the newest hero skins are based on Uprising comics, for example blackwatch genji or cadet oxton as in the story.

Now, Uprising has ended. Many players loved this event and hope there will be more seasonal events in the future. They consider that Uprising is one of the best game modes that have been released in Overwatch, where players can explore more about the background of Overwatch, or take a short break from PvP competition and have fun in PvE. Anyways, let’s hope Blizzard puts out another event that can get fans excited again in the near future.

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