Overwatch 2 gets 6v6 tests in Season 14

Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller has announced some plans for 6v6 tests. Read on for the Overwatch 2 6v6 details and more.

In an official post, Keller revealed that Overwatch 2 will run two different 6v6 tests next season. The first test will kick off a week into Season 14, and it will gauge players' interest in teams of six as opposed to five. The test will also be a variation of Overwatch 2 Open Queue where each team will need to have at least one player in each role, but no more than three per role.

"There are a few different combinations here that you will be able to try, but this opens up many different team compositions that we haven’t seen before in Overwatch 2," Keller explained. "You will be able to switch roles on the fly during a match as long as that switch doesn’t break the 'Min 1, Max 3' limit."

Then, the second test will happen during the Overwatch 2 Season 14 mid-cycle. It will feature the 2-2-2 composition and Overwatch 2 principles such as less crowd control (CC) plus hero reworks.

Keller's post continued, revealing that the current season will have two 5v5 experiments as well. One of these will be a new Quick Play: Hacked event called "Limited 2." This will cap each role to a maximum of two players. Then, the "Kingmaker" game mode will also have a role limit of two per team, but any player alone in their role will receive a bonus.

These two Quick Play: Hacked variations will give the Overwatch 2 team a benchmark and framework for the 6v6 tests.

"Is there a world where both 5v5 and 6v6 exist permanently in Overwatch 2? If you had asked me a few months ago, I would have said no," Keller continued. "As we’ve discussed Overwatch 2’s future in light of making the game that our players want to play, we know our players can want more than one experience, and it would be something we'd need to consider moving forward."

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