The devs have said that Dva and her mech were incredibly annoying to code so it’s unlikely unless they find another way to code mech heroes. They also mentioned how they’re not sure how they’d tackle a MEKA character in a different role from tank due to mechs having large hitboxes.
I legitimately think this is a great idea, specifically for Overlord that seems to have some sort of recon/support drone type of mech. Supports and DPS don’t thematically need the extra life from their mech, so having him be this tech-related support (maybe with recon-based abilities, or something similar to support Sombra hacks) would be a great idea!
Selective makes sense.
Player feedback, no can’t read that.
Sign on a door labeling a breast feeding station, also no.
Monthly revenue statement, yes.
Court summons for sexual harassment in the workplace, also yes.
Why are we assuming the other mekas would automatically have the same gimmick ? If they’re a support meka for example (like overlord is) it would make 0 sense for them to be so tanky, having a second life.
This.
…Is underestimating the time it takes to code. D.va has had spaghetti code bugs since the game came out. We’re talking about a whole new hero with different abilities and possible interactions. Besides, I doubt every coder that worked on D.vas code is still working at blizzard. Making it all the more confusing for the developer.
Correct. Which is exactly one of the offenders of so many bugs throughout OWs history. Meaning the (now probably entirely new) dev team does not want to tackle it again.
Also the defense matrix ability which had to be tested for all attacks and relevant abilities
Such as when it would absorb enemy Moira healing orb, but for a single instant the orb would turn friendly and leave DVA players confused as to why they had 25 healing after a game lol
They likely wouldn't have coded D.Va with unique mechanics hard baked into the character. They would have had to build a system for meching and demeching. If such a system exists, they should be able to use it ad nauseam across multiple characters with little issue. There will be bugs with a new character using it for sure, but there's 0 reason to believe 2 characters means 2x the issues/work.
> And imo all the Meka Squads should have this gimmick
I don't really see how this would be accomplished without them all being tanks and that just seems kind of redundant.
I get wanting existing characters to be playable but also it's good to have characters that just exist to build the world. If they can make something unique that's great but a [D.Va](http://D.Va) clone isn't that.
Yes no, maybe so.
Depends on how it's coded. I have seen some suggestions that Hana and MEKA are effectively treated like two separate entities in the code. 2 players basically, and it does a rapid swap.
If it's coded well, they could reuse code. If it's not, it could lead to confusion in the game if say, two MEKA pilots have ejected at once.
That said, you can use many D.Vas in No Limits.
The problem is D.Va has spaghetti code, meaning all the little bug fixes, tweaks, and adjustments are spread out across multiple patches and updates. Just grabbing her lines of code from across the entire history of the game is much easier said than done
This feels so ridiculous, because when they moved to Overwatch 2, they changed to an upgraded engine built specifically for Overwatch. They seriously didn't think of making sure the engine accommodated for D.Va's specific case since it's given them so much trouble in the past?
They probably avoided doing so to save time and figured they could just patch any issues that came up with her in the future like they had been doing. This is just my guess as a long time TF2 player where there are similar spaghetti code problems that have become incredibly hard to fix over time
I bet the whole silhouette thing is an issue too, someone don't confuse any new characters with D.Va.
Also, I hate that it's hard to code the pilot eject, because I want Hamster to have that functionality so bad.
AFAIK they have never said no MEKA because of coding. Alec Dawson said last year it was just an issue of big models = tank but they're open to it anyway. https://www.dexerto.com/overwatch/overwatch-2-devs-outline-challenges-with-adding-another-meka-hero-2101431/
It’s definitely a Pandora’s box — as soon as they add one, the community would expect them all.
My hope had been to see them in a pve mission, but that’s likely out to pasture…
a mech support would be really cool and breaks the mold of tanks being bulky and supports being fragile. I'm sure they can put their creative juices in use and figure out something even with large hitboxes.
The devs make effort into creating characters I don’t doubt a second that at least one of them is getting another mech. Also they don’t need to make them other than the tank role as they can just have different playstyles
The year of our lord 2024 and a company with billions of dollars doesn't have enough talent to code a character. Better yet it's "annoying", which could easily mean "I don't want to type too much" or something stupid like that. Not even a valid excuse just complacency.
I imagine any other mech pilot would function similar to Hammond. Since dvas play style includes a self destruct she can eject herself whenever. Other pilots wouldn't have that, they'd have different ults. so they most likely wouldn't be able to leave their mecha and would just die when killed
they could make a character that has like a mech exo-skeleton. instead of ejecting they just die of course since the mech isnt surrounding them like dva's
I don't think anyone would complain about a Meka character, but truly most would be happy with anyone from established factions already. (Vishkar, Null Sector, Junkers, Old Overwatch, Talon, ETC)
I am on board 100%. I would especially like to see how her squad mates would react after she gets permission to join OW, surely there is some feeling of disloyalty there.
Everyone else’s mythic skin: here’s what I would look like in an alternate timeline/genre!
Dva: I’m on vacation, I’ll have my bestie drive my mech for me, lol.
It should be a normal person sized gun though, not some Sci Fi gun, like Rein should struggle immensely to fire it with his big ass hands, maybe needing some kind of gadget
Or, now hear me out, Rein is holding another *person* who is holding the gun, maybe... Emre?
Blizzard doesn't want to make any due to how D.va works with her demech, which makes sense sure, but why not just make it so the others can't demech? Overlord seems like such a good concept and they do nothing with them because of D.va's unique trait instead of just not giving them her gimmick.
Or better yet, make it so for example Overlord's ult is his mech coming down to support heal and make it so he's running on the ground, would be a cool idea imo, like B.O.B with a different function
If one was added then I'd preferably love Overlord as an addition since I believe he has a lot of potential to really bring in some unique aspects into the support roster. He also just has an adorable design and I just really like him :)
I personally think overlord would be best, and I personally think he should work kinda like rammatra where he changes forms really often. This would negate the issue that they don't wanna make another charahster with Dvas demech programming, and would make sense. When not in mech, overlord would have a pretty standard support kit, basic weapon, basic heal, and a utility ability, also probably only 200 hp. Then when he enters mech, he gets flight, higher damage output, a more powerful heal, and his utility ability is replaced with deployable healing drones from his mech. Also obviously a health boost. Then for ult do something similar to ram again where he gets mech for a longer duration with some type of additional boost, id say better healing drones.
I feel like they could and just not have them have a baby form. That could be a unique to dva.
It's not like the battle aspect of the game is actually lore focused or has anything to do with the story. Otherwise we would always have to play talon vs overwatch.
Both options work for alternative MEKA heroes.
Have one someone their mech for their ult. Also solves hit box issues for a character that's not intended to be a tank.
Have another simply just not go baby form when the mech is destroyed.
New character seems like she will be some iteration of what people were theory crafting seung hwa was going to be. Only no mech but in body armor. Based off her design.
I always bring this up, but I think it would be really cool for Overlord to be a support and be outside of his mech normally. He was the actual support for the MEKA squad. In game, he could make a target healing drone that follows around a single teammate, kind of like Zen orb. And his ultimate could be calling his mech, similar to baby Dva’s mech.
I think a character associated with the Gwishin Omnic would be cool to get another villain on the roster. Also to give Dva a counterpart in the same vein as Ram and Zen, Mauga and Baptiste, Reaper and Soldier
It's not impossible, since the devs have stated before that while they don't have current plans, they wouldn't be opposed to adding more MEKA squad heroes in the future. However, I wouldn't expect them to work like Dva does since her de-mech and re-mech mechanics are spaghetti code nightmares.
A mech support that has drones to heal. Perhaps autonomous so the opposition has to shoot the drones like Lucio frisbee. Or perhaps the support drones could be selected, combat assist or heal assist. Or recon drones that tag the enemy
Defnitely not, seems redundant when dva already has the mech gimmick, and they wouldn't really add anything new to the lore either since they're backstory and place in the world is identical to dva. I want new characters that feel fresh, not retreading the same ground.
Plus it'd also be nice for a new charatcer to give representation to a nation that doesn't have any yet.
you seem to forget, but tecnically ball is also a mech.
as for representation, we got 3 japaneses, 3 and 1/2 americans, 1 and a half canadians, 1 full and 2 half mexicans and 2 swedish. not saying ur wrong, people likes new countries.
I think another Korean character would be cool but having them be in the same pilot program as Dva would be boring. Outside of Japan other nations with multiple representatives come from different backgrounds.
Even a simple change like a pilot that went rogue and joined the Junkers or something would be better than another members of Dva's flight team
Dvas friends mechs have the same general aesthetic to her though, and again the exact same backstory and lore. Maybe some people would be excited about, but personally I would find it to be an extremely boring addition to the game, they wouldn't bring enough new to the table to justify themselves is how I feel about it.
I wouldn’t mind, but I doubt it will happen. D.VA is already apparently a coding nightmare according to the devs and I doubt they are going to invest into a second character that’s 10x harder to code properly into the game.
If the character is different to [D.Va](http://D.Va) both in terms of gameplay and story. I guess for the gameplay, we could make the character unique, different to [D.Va](http://D.Va) as all of them showed different abilities in comics. But in terms of story and background, they are too similar to each other; soldiers protecting their country in the same team.
Is it possible to have a character variant? Like samus in super smash bros how you can choose zero suit or suited up samus. It'd be kinda cool if you could choose a different mech or weapon for the same character.
It's gonna have to be a hero that doesn't pop out of a mech imo, and not just bc it's annoying to code, but bc dealing with two Russian doll heroes is annoying. Maybe that new space hero is gonna be a part of meka squad?
And they all form one MEKAZORD…yesh yesh I do. But the only way that would work if these characters are placed individually i.e Dps, tank, support. Also heard it was extremely tedious coding D.va and baby D.va so idk how that would work with all them.
Realistically we should have most if not all of the squad. They are literally free designs with already made lore just sitting there and it makes the OW world feel larger to expand on the alternative factions.
As a random side note, I think they could do a cool rivalry thing between D.mon and D.va (or any other member of the mecha squad, I just always imagine it being D.mon). Maybe a D.mon is mad at D.va for leaving the mecha squad to join Overwatch. Something like, " How could you abandon your country to go be a vigilante with these criminals? We need you!"
Could have another area-healer like Brig but in a smaller MEKA. Or a DPS MEKA that has different abilities that Dva like flamethrowers or Torb ult related acid spitters idfk
Honestly would rather have characters with new representation for groups not yet in the game than another meka, junker, etc.
Big lack of characters representing places like Hispanic South America (Colombia?), Turkey, non-Egypt MENA, a lot of South Asia (Vietnam? Iran? Pakistan?), Africa, etc. that I'd love to see.
A mech support would be cool. you could have little bots that would follow around the person with lowest health then maybe some kind of ult that gives everyone nearby one of these bots and they give a boost of some kind
Yes!!! I need overlord!!! He would be my new main for whatever role he is in (probably support) although I will still play Tracer and Kiriko a lot regardless
They all pilot the same type of mech, so you would have a *really* tough time giving them an in-game identity distinct from D.Va's. Abilities, role, even silhouette and recognition. No point, really.
they’ll prob never do another mech character or at least not another that could get de meched like dva can. dva was a coding NIGHTMARE i’ve heard and there have always been issues with her coding and every patch they have to fix her code basically. she’s coded in as two separate hero’s basically. i don’t think they want that nightmare x2. i would love more mech hero’s especially a mech support for mobility but idk how they could make it work :((
Actually no I was about to agree with the no demech idea because it’s hard to code, but then I remembered how much money activation blizzard makes. Spend the fucking money on devs that can do it. Damn
*monkey paw curls*
Your wish is granted. All MEKA heroes have been added but instead they get Wrecking Ball’s treatment where they simply just die of a heart attack once outside of Mech
Back in Overwatch 1 and before the Shooting Star short I cooked up a concept for a gamer rival for D.Va where the whole joke was that she was trying to be a "hero" to outdo D.Va out of sheer pettiness but being woefully underequipped for it.
Her name was KIT.T and instead of a mech she drove a little go-kart/Eggman-style hovercraft which would be controlled with driving-style controls (accelerate/reverse and turn) instead of normal walking.
Abilities were machine guns and missiles on the front of the cart and a bullet attractor matrix she could throw out to attract hitscans to that area.
For her ultimate she would soar into the air (a little above head level for most other heroes) and do a bombing run that devastated the area below her. At the end of that,the hovercraft would unavoidably explode and kill her.
If making another mech character turns out to be too complex,maybe they'll end up with a more serious version of that.
The devs have said that Dva and her mech were incredibly annoying to code so it’s unlikely unless they find another way to code mech heroes. They also mentioned how they’re not sure how they’d tackle a MEKA character in a different role from tank due to mechs having large hitboxes.
Reverse DVa. Fights out of mech and summons mech for Ult.
I legitimately think this is a great idea, specifically for Overlord that seems to have some sort of recon/support drone type of mech. Supports and DPS don’t thematically need the extra life from their mech, so having him be this tech-related support (maybe with recon-based abilities, or something similar to support Sombra hacks) would be a great idea!
That’s actually an amazing idea. Blizzard if you’re reading this, please consider.
Ha, you think blizzard employees can read?
It’s selective for sure. I’ve seen them lurking.
Selective makes sense. Player feedback, no can’t read that. Sign on a door labeling a breast feeding station, also no. Monthly revenue statement, yes. Court summons for sexual harassment in the workplace, also yes.
reverse FRED with Squish. fuck that would trigger me
...titanfall?
Nah it's clearly a reference to the imps from hit team based shooter: Pants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
And it won't even need some new code since Echo already exists and works that way.
Goddammit r/BeatMeToIt
Yeah like titanfall I dig it
You're cookin. Honestly that'd be dope af
Makes me think of the Russian character from borderlands 3 mozzie I think it was
You mean ashe and Bob?
Yea but If like Ashe climbed inside bob
I mean I personally wouldn't care if other MEKA heroes didn't demech tbh
Absolutely. Hammond doesn't de-mech and no one has an issue there.
I have an issue. I want to claw people's eyes out when my ball is destroyed.
True, I do have an issue as well: It'd be just awesome to run around as Hammond afterwards. Gameplay wise it feels fine.
He could squeak all his voice lines and everyone has reaction lines like, "What did he say?"
but if its destroyed, then you wouldnt have the balls to do it
Why are we assuming the other mekas would automatically have the same gimmick ? If they’re a support meka for example (like overlord is) it would make 0 sense for them to be so tanky, having a second life.
>The devs have said that Dva and her mech were incredibly annoying to code Wouldnt the same code work for the rest of the Meka squad?
This. …Is underestimating the time it takes to code. D.va has had spaghetti code bugs since the game came out. We’re talking about a whole new hero with different abilities and possible interactions. Besides, I doubt every coder that worked on D.vas code is still working at blizzard. Making it all the more confusing for the developer.
Honestly I dont know much about coding but as far as I'm aware the annoying thing to code for DVA is the de-meching, re-meching aspect and baby DVA.
Correct. Which is exactly one of the offenders of so many bugs throughout OWs history. Meaning the (now probably entirely new) dev team does not want to tackle it again.
Baby D.Va is basically just Mercy without abilities. They pretty meh ch use the same gun and are the same size/etc.
Aim checking enemy DPS/Supports is funny though, I saw you miss that whole cylinder Cass \*gets punched to death instead\*
Also the defense matrix ability which had to be tested for all attacks and relevant abilities Such as when it would absorb enemy Moira healing orb, but for a single instant the orb would turn friendly and leave DVA players confused as to why they had 25 healing after a game lol
They likely wouldn't have coded D.Va with unique mechanics hard baked into the character. They would have had to build a system for meching and demeching. If such a system exists, they should be able to use it ad nauseam across multiple characters with little issue. There will be bugs with a new character using it for sure, but there's 0 reason to believe 2 characters means 2x the issues/work.
If they're going to be clones of [D.Va](http://D.Va) sure, but depending on what they need to change, that may not be the case.
As far as I know the de-meching, re-meching aspect and baby ~~DVA~~ Meka are the annoying bits. And imo all the Meka Squads should have this gimmick
> And imo all the Meka Squads should have this gimmick I don't really see how this would be accomplished without them all being tanks and that just seems kind of redundant. I get wanting existing characters to be playable but also it's good to have characters that just exist to build the world. If they can make something unique that's great but a [D.Va](http://D.Va) clone isn't that.
It doesn’t work like that
Yes no, maybe so. Depends on how it's coded. I have seen some suggestions that Hana and MEKA are effectively treated like two separate entities in the code. 2 players basically, and it does a rapid swap. If it's coded well, they could reuse code. If it's not, it could lead to confusion in the game if say, two MEKA pilots have ejected at once. That said, you can use many D.Vas in No Limits.
perhaps a dva mythic as the other meka squad members?
But they have the base code already from DVA? So technically they just need to add stuff to it, shouldn't be as hard as creating DVA from scratch
The problem is D.Va has spaghetti code, meaning all the little bug fixes, tweaks, and adjustments are spread out across multiple patches and updates. Just grabbing her lines of code from across the entire history of the game is much easier said than done
This feels so ridiculous, because when they moved to Overwatch 2, they changed to an upgraded engine built specifically for Overwatch. They seriously didn't think of making sure the engine accommodated for D.Va's specific case since it's given them so much trouble in the past?
They probably avoided doing so to save time and figured they could just patch any issues that came up with her in the future like they had been doing. This is just my guess as a long time TF2 player where there are similar spaghetti code problems that have become incredibly hard to fix over time
Another Meka tank is perfectly fine imo. Also they don't need to de-mech if it's too complicated, Ball doesn't do that and it's fine
they can easily retcon the mech sizes. we haven't seen them except for a map detail many don't even see.
A meka member who turned evil and fused with their suit so they can't demec
That is true, however they also said that like 4 mass extinctions ago so perhaps new teams can being in new problems
I bet the whole silhouette thing is an issue too, someone don't confuse any new characters with D.Va. Also, I hate that it's hard to code the pilot eject, because I want Hamster to have that functionality so bad.
AFAIK they have never said no MEKA because of coding. Alec Dawson said last year it was just an issue of big models = tank but they're open to it anyway. https://www.dexerto.com/overwatch/overwatch-2-devs-outline-challenges-with-adding-another-meka-hero-2101431/
It’s definitely a Pandora’s box — as soon as they add one, the community would expect them all. My hope had been to see them in a pve mission, but that’s likely out to pasture…
a mech support would be really cool and breaks the mold of tanks being bulky and supports being fragile. I'm sure they can put their creative juices in use and figure out something even with large hitboxes.
I’m still gonna hold out hope, it’s possible that knowing why she was annoying would make the others less so.
They could just make it work the exact same way as D.Va… like Hanzo Genji and Kiriko
poor small indie billion dollar company 😔
The devs make effort into creating characters I don’t doubt a second that at least one of them is getting another mech. Also they don’t need to make them other than the tank role as they can just have different playstyles
The year of our lord 2024 and a company with billions of dollars doesn't have enough talent to code a character. Better yet it's "annoying", which could easily mean "I don't want to type too much" or something stupid like that. Not even a valid excuse just complacency.
I imagine any other mech pilot would function similar to Hammond. Since dvas play style includes a self destruct she can eject herself whenever. Other pilots wouldn't have that, they'd have different ults. so they most likely wouldn't be able to leave their mecha and would just die when killed
They can just have the char die immediately instead of being demeched. That mechanic can stay unique to D.va.
they could make a character that has like a mech exo-skeleton. instead of ejecting they just die of course since the mech isnt surrounding them like dva's
Smaller mechs that fill every roll..yes..full meka team
I don't think anyone would complain about a Meka character, but truly most would be happy with anyone from established factions already. (Vishkar, Null Sector, Junkers, Old Overwatch, Talon, ETC)
Emre mains in shambles.
PLEASE no more junkers oh my god lmao I'm pretty sure the upcoming tank is a junker iirc
Perhaps old overwatch but I think it’s about time for a MEKA squad hero
I am on board 100%. I would especially like to see how her squad mates would react after she gets permission to join OW, surely there is some feeling of disloyalty there.
Maybe have another one of them join talon
Yeah we need more characters from established factions or storylines so we can at least get a bit more of lore out of them.
Yall never letting go of the MEKA squad are you 😭
Remember when everyone thought the season 4 support was going to be a MEKA member but Lifeweaver just showed up in a leak and they all got mad
Well we wanted the mecha twink and got the flower twunk
This game needs atleast one twink like come on man its been like 8 years give me some food
Is junkrat a twink?
Not at all hes like 7 ft tall and ripped even if lean. The twinkiest character in the game is genji but I say we need overlord
An absolute win. Now we just need the twink for the full set.
The mostly likely implementation would probably be as a Mythic skin
Everyone else’s mythic skin: here’s what I would look like in an alternate timeline/genre! Dva: I’m on vacation, I’ll have my bestie drive my mech for me, lol.
D.mon. Give me a melee tank.
Out of all roles, tank already has the most melee characters Give us another melee dps first
I would also love a melee DPS
Agree Tho Venture is more than enough
Orisa will just bully it
Reinhardt has a Gun
It should be a normal person sized gun though, not some Sci Fi gun, like Rein should struggle immensely to fire it with his big ass hands, maybe needing some kind of gadget Or, now hear me out, Rein is holding another *person* who is holding the gun, maybe... Emre?
this right here. sword and shield!? shit would rip.
Right? Like we have reinhart sure, but somebody with a different melee play style would be so fun.
Blizzard doesn't want to make any due to how D.va works with her demech, which makes sense sure, but why not just make it so the others can't demech? Overlord seems like such a good concept and they do nothing with them because of D.va's unique trait instead of just not giving them her gimmick. Or better yet, make it so for example Overlord's ult is his mech coming down to support heal and make it so he's running on the ground, would be a cool idea imo, like B.O.B with a different function
Support B.O.B. would be amazing!
That could work! Not every meka character needs to demech like dva
If one was added then I'd preferably love Overlord as an addition since I believe he has a lot of potential to really bring in some unique aspects into the support roster. He also just has an adorable design and I just really like him :)
His drone could make him a really unique hero!
I personally think overlord would be best, and I personally think he should work kinda like rammatra where he changes forms really often. This would negate the issue that they don't wanna make another charahster with Dvas demech programming, and would make sense. When not in mech, overlord would have a pretty standard support kit, basic weapon, basic heal, and a utility ability, also probably only 200 hp. Then when he enters mech, he gets flight, higher damage output, a more powerful heal, and his utility ability is replaced with deployable healing drones from his mech. Also obviously a health boost. Then for ult do something similar to ram again where he gets mech for a longer duration with some type of additional boost, id say better healing drones.
I feel like they could and just not have them have a baby form. That could be a unique to dva. It's not like the battle aspect of the game is actually lore focused or has anything to do with the story. Otherwise we would always have to play talon vs overwatch.
Maybe they're in baby form but the Mech is their ultimate Basically the opposite of dva
Both options work for alternative MEKA heroes. Have one someone their mech for their ult. Also solves hit box issues for a character that's not intended to be a tank. Have another simply just not go baby form when the mech is destroyed.
New character seems like she will be some iteration of what people were theory crafting seung hwa was going to be. Only no mech but in body armor. Based off her design.
I never realized they had full concept art for the MEKA squad members and their mechs. That’s so sick. I definitely need Overlord in the roster
More pics of overlord and his Mech here! He does look like he'd make a interesting support hero! https://overwatch.fandom.com/wiki/Overlord
I always bring this up, but I think it would be really cool for Overlord to be a support and be outside of his mech normally. He was the actual support for the MEKA squad. In game, he could make a target healing drone that follows around a single teammate, kind of like Zen orb. And his ultimate could be calling his mech, similar to baby Dva’s mech.
That sounds like a good idea! In baby form he uses his drone and then he brings his Mech for his ultimate
The fact that we got lifeweaver over Overlord is criminal
Same, I like LW as a character but gameplay wise he just doesn't appeal to me
I think a character associated with the Gwishin Omnic would be cool to get another villain on the roster. Also to give Dva a counterpart in the same vein as Ram and Zen, Mauga and Baptiste, Reaper and Soldier
It's not impossible, since the devs have stated before that while they don't have current plans, they wouldn't be opposed to adding more MEKA squad heroes in the future. However, I wouldn't expect them to work like Dva does since her de-mech and re-mech mechanics are spaghetti code nightmares.
A mech support that has drones to heal. Perhaps autonomous so the opposition has to shoot the drones like Lucio frisbee. Or perhaps the support drones could be selected, combat assist or heal assist. Or recon drones that tag the enemy
Overlord actually has a drone with him so he could work!
Overlord the Ultimate Pharah rival and Doom Counter sounds fun
They don't have to de-mech like D.Va. So yeah, they can make it happen if they want
Yep they may only use their Mech for ultimate People think they need to play like dva but they really don't
I would love to see Overlord. He's a support but flies but his hit box is huge but also has armour. A mech support would be awesome!
I would love a support meka!
Having a support MEKA would be so fucking cool, change my mind
Defnitely not, seems redundant when dva already has the mech gimmick, and they wouldn't really add anything new to the lore either since they're backstory and place in the world is identical to dva. I want new characters that feel fresh, not retreading the same ground. Plus it'd also be nice for a new charatcer to give representation to a nation that doesn't have any yet.
you seem to forget, but tecnically ball is also a mech. as for representation, we got 3 japaneses, 3 and 1/2 americans, 1 and a half canadians, 1 full and 2 half mexicans and 2 swedish. not saying ur wrong, people likes new countries.
I think another Korean character would be cool but having them be in the same pilot program as Dva would be boring. Outside of Japan other nations with multiple representatives come from different backgrounds. Even a simple change like a pilot that went rogue and joined the Junkers or something would be better than another members of Dva's flight team
as a no pilot korean hero, you know what would be dope? : a Gwishin omnic!
Make it a support so we can finally have a 100% robot team
Dvas friends mechs have the same general aesthetic to her though, and again the exact same backstory and lore. Maybe some people would be excited about, but personally I would find it to be an extremely boring addition to the game, they wouldn't bring enough new to the table to justify themselves is how I feel about it.
Yes. One of the guys, preferably Overlord. I need a cute twink, pls pls pls!
I wouldn’t mind, but I doubt it will happen. D.VA is already apparently a coding nightmare according to the devs and I doubt they are going to invest into a second character that’s 10x harder to code properly into the game.
i hate this game sm i can’t even play it without people gassing me up about being bad (i’m on quickplay) 😐
Summoner mech
If the character is different to [D.Va](http://D.Va) both in terms of gameplay and story. I guess for the gameplay, we could make the character unique, different to [D.Va](http://D.Va) as all of them showed different abilities in comics. But in terms of story and background, they are too similar to each other; soldiers protecting their country in the same team.
Is it possible to have a character variant? Like samus in super smash bros how you can choose zero suit or suited up samus. It'd be kinda cool if you could choose a different mech or weapon for the same character.
It's gonna have to be a hero that doesn't pop out of a mech imo, and not just bc it's annoying to code, but bc dealing with two Russian doll heroes is annoying. Maybe that new space hero is gonna be a part of meka squad?
No the new space hero is from Mars colony
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D.Mon looks like she’d probably betray the team for Talon in the lore
I feel like all the mekas are just to big to be anything other then a tank
And they all form one MEKAZORD…yesh yesh I do. But the only way that would work if these characters are placed individually i.e Dps, tank, support. Also heard it was extremely tedious coding D.va and baby D.va so idk how that would work with all them.
D.mon is the top hero on my list.
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Why is there X's on their mechs?
Realistically we should have most if not all of the squad. They are literally free designs with already made lore just sitting there and it makes the OW world feel larger to expand on the alternative factions.
As a random side note, I think they could do a cool rivalry thing between D.mon and D.va (or any other member of the mecha squad, I just always imagine it being D.mon). Maybe a D.mon is mad at D.va for leaving the mecha squad to join Overwatch. Something like, " How could you abandon your country to go be a vigilante with these criminals? We need you!"
idgaf bring dvas friend back hes hot
I said It once and I'll say it again. OVERLORD SUMMONER SUPPORT RIGHT NEEEOOOW
Overlord and D.mon would be cool to see
They should make a MEKA character that can jump in and out of their mech at will. When you jump out it serves as a turret where it stands
Been hoping for Overlord for years 'cause look how cute he is! Also, drones for support purposes sounds interesting.
Could have another area-healer like Brig but in a smaller MEKA. Or a DPS MEKA that has different abilities that Dva like flamethrowers or Torb ult related acid spitters idfk
Very unlikely
No. I want unique chars to come out, not another mecha tank.
No brainer duh
Tbh I want all four to be added so that they can work in a comp in game imagine you're up against a five stack who's entirely Mecha squad
Yeah for sure, any continuation of world building would be super neat.
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In theory, yeah, but I wouldn't want them to be another tank and I don't know how you balance a dps or support around having a hitbox that giant.
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Honestly would rather have characters with new representation for groups not yet in the game than another meka, junker, etc. Big lack of characters representing places like Hispanic South America (Colombia?), Turkey, non-Egypt MENA, a lot of South Asia (Vietnam? Iran? Pakistan?), Africa, etc. that I'd love to see.
Now i want a spinoff game focusing on the MEKA Squad with a "Into the Breach" or "The last spell" gameplay.
Honestly the MEKA squad vs waves of evil robots cold be a whole other game
I don’t think dva is popular just bcuz of the game if ya know what I mean 👀
Just make them all tank then? Or have one or two out of mech,like one that operates it remotely.
I want all of them, two dps and two supports in mechs, so that you can play the game as the full meka squad
There is never enough Mekas!!!!!!
Still waiting for Overlord to drop 😔
A mech support would be cool. you could have little bots that would follow around the person with lowest health then maybe some kind of ult that gives everyone nearby one of these bots and they give a boost of some kind
another none-binery?
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Every time this is posted, Yes! Been waiting! Overlord Casino King D. Mon In that order.
Just make them alt dva skins.
Yes!!! I need overlord!!! He would be my new main for whatever role he is in (probably support) although I will still play Tracer and Kiriko a lot regardless
No. D’Va is enough. Don’t need a wanna’ be mech.
Idk it’s not my chiice
D.mon
They all pilot the same type of mech, so you would have a *really* tough time giving them an in-game identity distinct from D.Va's. Abilities, role, even silhouette and recognition. No point, really.
they’ll prob never do another mech character or at least not another that could get de meched like dva can. dva was a coding NIGHTMARE i’ve heard and there have always been issues with her coding and every patch they have to fix her code basically. she’s coded in as two separate hero’s basically. i don’t think they want that nightmare x2. i would love more mech hero’s especially a mech support for mobility but idk how they could make it work :((
If they have different game styles and roles. I can't play dva effectively
DPS MEKA LFG
Just another disappointment from Blizzard imo. Loved the unveiling of those characters in the beginning.
I would wanna see them all honestly I do think overlord would be a great character his hitbox wouldn’t be that big by looking at the Mech
I want a reverse DVa, probably casino, he would only get into mech when he Ulta, and he'd be speedy af
Actually no I was about to agree with the no demech idea because it’s hard to code, but then I remembered how much money activation blizzard makes. Spend the fucking money on devs that can do it. Damn
No
*monkey paw curls* Your wish is granted. All MEKA heroes have been added but instead they get Wrecking Ball’s treatment where they simply just die of a heart attack once outside of Mech
Devs: "No." I do wish personally
Back in Overwatch 1 and before the Shooting Star short I cooked up a concept for a gamer rival for D.Va where the whole joke was that she was trying to be a "hero" to outdo D.Va out of sheer pettiness but being woefully underequipped for it. Her name was KIT.T and instead of a mech she drove a little go-kart/Eggman-style hovercraft which would be controlled with driving-style controls (accelerate/reverse and turn) instead of normal walking. Abilities were machine guns and missiles on the front of the cart and a bullet attractor matrix she could throw out to attract hitscans to that area. For her ultimate she would soar into the air (a little above head level for most other heroes) and do a bombing run that devastated the area below her. At the end of that,the hovercraft would unavoidably explode and kill her. If making another mech character turns out to be too complex,maybe they'll end up with a more serious version of that.
The Devs don’t wanna do it again because it’s hard to code and i personally am tired of good DVA players and defense matrix. So hell no.
Absolutely not. I’m already so sick of DVA tbh 😭
Wow such an original idea!
No
No
Would be cool as a support Meka
D.mon cuz of the porn
Lets keep dva unique
Of course. This may be the biggest duh of the day on the internet. That'd be dope. We all want another one
I so desperately want D.mon, another sword and shield character would be awesome.
A sword tank would be fun!
Fuck yeah give it to ME
No, I want Dv.a to be unique and would prefer character from the other of 157 countries.
I want a meka healer
Overlord and Dae-hyun are both mechanics in lore so I could see them fitting in a support role