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Overwatch reveals new hero Hudson will join the damage role in Season 6
Overwatch’s next hero is an omnic detective named Hudson, whose name was revealed by game director Aaron Keller during a livestream.
Hudson is due to join the game in Season 6 next month, according to the developers.
Blizzard had initially planned for him to be a support hero, but changed course as his abilities developed.
The team said his core mechanics suited the damage role better than support.
Keller said Hudson received the highest scores of any hero the team has tested with its research groups.
Some players are disappointed by the switch, partly because Overwatch has more damage heroes than characters in its other roles.
The developers have not shared details about Hudson’s abilities.
Overwatch’s upcoming hero Hudson will join the damage role in Season 6.
The omnic detective was initially planned as a support hero, but the development team changed course after testing his mechanics.
Game director Aaron Keller said Hudson received the highest scores of any hero the team had tested with its research groups.
Some fans welcomed Hudson’s arrival, while support players voiced disappointment about the role change and the crowded damage roster.
Blizzard said Hudson is expected to join the game next month.
- Who
- Hudson, Overwatch’s upcoming omnic detective hero.
- What
- He will join the damage role; he was initially planned as a support hero.
- When
- Season 6, expected next month, according to Kotaku.
- Where
- Overwatch.
- Why
- The team said the hero’s core mechanic fit the damage role better than support.
Support players concerned about the role change
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Role balance
Support players concerned about the role change
Some support players were disappointed that Hudson would not be a support hero, and fans said the damage role already felt crowded.
Overwatch developers
The developers said Hudson’s mechanics and the features they liked most about the hero fit the damage role better.
Hero design
Support players concerned about the role change
Some fans said they had grown attached to Hudson as a prospective support hero.
Overwatch developers
The developers said the hero’s design and core mechanic developed in a way that led them to change his role.
Blizzard said during BlizzCon that Hudson would join the support role.
The Overwatch account announced Hudson as the newest damage hero for Season 6.
Aaron Keller and Alec Dawson discussed Hudson’s name, role change and testing results in an interview with Emongg and Flats.
Kotaku reported that Hudson was set to join the roster during Season 6.
- Hero
- Hudson
- Game
- Overwatch
- Season
- Season 6
- Planned role
- Support
- Confirmed role
- Damage
- Testing result
- Highest scores of any hero tested with the research groups
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What people are saying
Back at Spotlight—I forget who I was talking to—we said we were going to do a support in season 6
During development, we iterated a lot, we playtested a lot, and the core mechanic and the thing that we were really falling in love with on this hero didn’t really match with being a support.
We're always testing stuff and we have a user research group here and we'll bring in external players and stuff like that, and this hero by far got the highest scores of any hero that we've tested with these groups.
We can’t wait for you to meet the newest Damage Hero, Hudson, in Season 6!
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Casefile Status: Declassified 🗂️ We can’t wait for you to meet the newest Damage Hero, Hudson, in Season 6!
Hudson's Role Change Explained in #Overwatch 🔎 He was initially planned as a Support hero, but as development progressed, the team realized the core mechanic people loved most fit the DPS role better. The hero set record scores in research groups.