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Discussion > Overwatch 2Oct 20, 2015 8:00 am CT

Breakfast Topic: What kind of Overwatch backdrops would you like?

You got your team-based brawler in my team-based brawler.

Overwatch beta pends incredibly soon — just a few more days, in fact! However, most of what we’ve seen include a few very basic-looking backdrops. The main setting appears to be within a city. In fact, much of the media depicts this. Also, note that the a backdrop refers to something slightly different than a map — whereas a map would also include the goals of an area, the backdrop tends to specifically refer to the “feel” of the area, such as if it is by a lake, in a canyon, in a building, or in a park.

Nonetheless, other games in the genre, such as Team Fortress 2, have often had very different maps. While it can be safely assumed that the fictitious future that we see in Overwatch would likely have glorious cityspreads, certainly there can be an opening for other types of maps?

Some very obvious choices would be the cities themselves, perhaps an alleyway. A sewer-type map could also likely be expected (though, obviously, not confirmed)! However, would not cities and buildings become a bit boring after a time? Perhaps there are other areas — say canyons or other mesa-type settings?

What are your thoughts? What other kinds of backdrops would you like?

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