How to play Flashpoint PvP mode in Overwatch 2
Here is an in-depth overview of how to play Flashpoint, a brand-new PvP game mode with a whole new set of maps available in Season 6 of Overwatch 2.
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If you're checking out Season 6 of Overwatch 2 for the first time, you might be wondering what Flashpoint is. This new Overwatch 2 PvP mode offering is far different from most other modes in the game, so it's helpful to know the basics before diving into it. With that, let's go over how to play Flashpoint in Overwatch 2.
How to play Flashpoint
Flashpoint is a brand-new PvP core game mode available with Overwatch 2: Invasion. Flashpoint plays like a Control/King of the Hill hybrid in which two teams battle over key points on the map, appropriately labelled flashpoints. The first team to capture three flashpoints claims victory!
As of Season 6, you can play Flashpoint in both Quick Play and Competitive Play. We touched on it earlier, but the objective in Flashpoint is to be the first team to capture three points.
The initial flashpoint in a match of Flashpoint will appear in the centre of the map. After it's captured, a random flashpoint somewhere else on the map will open for the taking.
Because of the large-scale maps, there's a major emphasis on rotating and navigating the map properly in Flashpoint. To be successful, you will need to know the fastest routes to the various flashpoints and strategise around getting to new ones early and hampering your opponents from convening on one.
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Flashpoint Maps
To support the grand Flashpoint Mode, Blizzard Entertainment erected a couple of entirely new maps. These are now the game's biggest PvP maps.
At launch, New Junk City and Suravasa serve as the map pool for Flashpoint. New Junk City is located in Central Australia, near Junkertown. Suravasa is a village in India across the river from Roshani.
Due to the large size of the Flashpoint maps, the architects focused on adding eye-catching landmarks at important points of interest to help players tell where they are on the map and where they're supposed to go.
Because the Flashpoint maps are so large, the art team had plenty of opportunity to squeeze in elements and props that fit the theme and narrative of the maps.
While the Flashpoint maps are non-linear, asymmetric experiences, all have symmetrical layouts to ensure each control point is balanced and fair. The central flashpoint will always be the first active control point, but after that, the remaining flashpoints will unlock in random order.
As you can probably guess, creating Flashpoint maps is a serious undertaking. There are only two maps so far, but expect additional maps to get added in future updates!
That's the gist of how to play Flashpoint in Overwatch 2. Use your newfound knowledge to crush your foes in Overwatch 2's brand-new PvP core game mode.
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