Overwatch 2 Season 10: Venture Forth Into Porsche Paradise

Season 9's Champions theme crawled so Season 10 (April 16) could trip over seventeen different themes. Archaeology meets luxury cars meets alternate dimensions. Cocaine is a hell of a drug. But somehow the chaos works.

Venture: The Pronoun Drill

Non-binary hero with a drill. Burrows underground, pops up for damage. Reaper teleport meets Doomfist punch meets Twitter discourse. Gaming's basement dwellers already malding over they/them pronouns. Touch grass challenge: impossible.

Actually free at launch though. No paywall. No grind. Just drill. Blizzard remembered free heroes exist after counting battle pass money for three years. Shareholders in shambles. Players slightly less angry. Progress.

Mercy Mythic: $80 Angel Cosplay

New mythic costs 80 Prisms. That's an entire premium pass. For one skin. On Mercy. The character that holds M1 and occasionally presses shift. Whale bait perfected. But admittedly, the skin looks incredible with customizable wings and effects.

"Earn through gameplay" means buy the pass or suffer. 600 coins back though! Only need $4 more for next season. Generosity defined. Corporate needs their quarterly earnings.

Mirrorwatch: AU Fanfiction Mode

Evil Mercy. Good Widowmaker. Morally grey everyone. Lasts two weeks then vanishes forever. Lore implications: zero. Fun factor: surprisingly high when you embrace the chaos.

Heroes get swapped kits to match alignments. Strike Commander Morrison gets area denial because... reasons? Ability shuffle with premium storytelling. Still better than Push mode.

Porsche Partnership: Peak Absurdity

D.Va mech becomes luxury car. Still flies. Physics optional. Pharah gets automotive armor that screams "I've never seen a wind tunnel." Twenty dollars please.

Hero shooter needs car skins? Sure. Next season: Overwatch x Subway. Roadhog Sandwich skin incoming. Eat fresh, die fresh. Corporate synergy achieved.

Competitive Integrity Found Dead

Five bronze plus one GM can queue together now. Matchmaking algorithm considering retirement. "Balanced matches" joined "free content" in the graveyard.

Ball mains finally eating though. Adaptive shields work. Cooldowns reduced. Only took 10 seasons of being throw pick. Blizzard speed.

Battle Pass Prison

Premium gets 80 Prisms (one skin), 600 coins (not enough for next pass), filler. Free tier offers voice lines nobody uses, sprays nobody sees, one skin at level 80.

"Player friendly" means "slightly less predatory than mobile games." Standards on the floor. Still digging.

Worth Your Time?

Venture's genuinely fun with unique mechanics that shake up the meta. Free hero at launch shows Blizzard can still surprise. Mirrorwatch delivers brief but entertaining chaos. Everything else? Corporate checklist simulator.

The drill hero's mobility creates interesting plays even after sweats optimize counterplay. Porsche skins will sell because they're actually well-designed (and gamers buy anything). Mythic system keeps whales hooked while looking genuinely impressive.

Just prepare for heroes costing money again in Season 11. Blizzard's generosity expires faster than their battle pass timers. But hey, at least Venture proves they can still design compelling heroes.