"Overwatch" has debuted a new female hero.
A week after teasing fans, Blizzard has finally announced that Brigitte Lindholm will be the newest hero on "Overwatch." Many players know her as the daughter of bearded turret lover Torbjorn. She is a support hero who deals damage by using a rocket flail, which can also be used to defeat several enemies at once.
The character has a passive ability called Inspire that heals her allies over time. She can add more to that by dropping repair packs to her wounded teammates or offer them weapons if they are already topped off. Brigitte is capable of deploying a barrier shield to absorb damage as well. Rally, her ult, increases her movement speed and provides her team a big armor boost.
To date, Blizzard is still in the process of making final tweaks to improve the character. "As we continue to fine tune Brigitte, we wanted to get a bit of extra feedback from our players," said "Overwatch" QA lead Lance Powell on a forum. "So, during the PTR, we'll be randomly selecting a limited number of people (who have participated in the public test region) to receive a short survey."
Interested players are required to meet two qualifications set by Blizzard. First, they must have a Battle.net account that is configured to receive email notifications from Blizzard. Second, they must have played on the Public Test Region (PTR) for a minimum of 30 minutes. Those who want to make sure that their email access is enabled can go check out the instructions on Blizzard's website.
As reports point out, Blizzard does not often seek feedback from everyday players. The developer mostly does feedback surveys, so this is a new approach for them. Brigitte will stay in the PTR until Blizard decides she's ready to be transferred to the live server. While an exact timeline has yet to be announced, new characters usually take a few weeks before being moved out of the PTR.
