Overwatch 2 officially released a new article that introduces the upcoming in-game signaling system, which is still under development.
Overwatch 2's signaling system comes from one of the development team's values: brainstorming. System designer Gavin Winter said: "We wanted to create a system that would enhance voice communication while providing other ways to share information with the team. One of our goals is to improve verbal communication so that people can visually interpret it. We also want to support all languages and provide a communication system for players who do not want to use the voice chat feature. ”
Signaling systems can provide context for what players hear in voice chats, facilitating communication. At the touch of a button, the player can activate a scenario signal based on the target aimed at the crosshair. For example, if the player uses "Hunter Air" and sends a signal to the enemy "Death", teammates will hear "Hunter" inform the location of "Death". If Death escapes the player's field of vision, the player's signal will reveal his last known location. Some of Reaper's skills, such as Shadow Step and Ghost Form, allow your signal to show his last known location.
Signals also change based on the hero's skill. Skills such as "Displacement Transmission" of "Shadow", "Destruction of The Earth" of "Doomsday Iron Fist", and "Flashback" of "Hunting Air" will cause the signal to fall off.
In addition to informing teammates of the location or last known location of an enemy, the signaling system has many functions. Long pressing and holding the signal button opens the wheel, allowing players to inform their teammates of their attack directions, defensive positions, need assistance, and more. Responding to a teammate's signal also produces a unique set of interactions. Using the acquitte notifies the party to "assemble" or "I need healing", and now activates the signal on the player's hero.
Finally, the developers hope that the system will alleviate the tumor in the game, and if the player does not like someone to signal randomly, they can block or block that person. The developers have also put in place a number of measures to prevent the system from being abused.