All Pickable Passives in Overwatch 2 Quick Play: Hacked explained
Blizzard EntertainmentBlizzard has introduced a new version of the Overwatch 2 Quick Play: Hacked LTM in Season 11, and this time, you can customize your Heroes with Pickable Passives.
Quick Play: Hacked was first introduced in January 2024 to test new mechanics and see how players responded to them. Now, in Season 11, a new addition called ‘Pickable Passives’ has gone live, where you can pick different passives depending on the role you’re playing.
Overwatch 2 Pickable Passives explained
Overwatch 2’s Quick Play: Hacked – Pickable Passives replaced Classic Quick Play on July 15, 2024, and will run until July 17, 2024. This mode allows players to choose from three different passives for the role they’re playing:
- Tanks:
- Unyielding: Duration of Debuffs reduced by 40%.
- Armored: Converts 100 health into armor.
- Last Stand: 50% cooldown reduction when below 50% HP.
- DPS:
- Slayer: See critical health enemies through walls.
- Frenzy: Eliminations grant a brief 30% speed boost.
- Trigger Happy: Increases ammo capacity by 20%.
- Support:
- Resourceful: Reduces cooldowns by 20%.
- Swift Save: Increases healing by 50% for targets below 35% HP.
- Close Call: Gain a brief 20% speed boost when below 50% HP.
Why is Quick Play: Hacked not in Arcade?
The reason why Quick Play: Hacked is not specifically in Overwatch 2’s Arcade is because these game modes are usually reserved for one map type or entirely different ways to play. The mode is meant to work as an experiment for Blizzard to see how certain changes in the game will work.
According to the dev team, testing new ideas in this way allows them to get players directly involved for a limited time and gauge their response. More than that, Blizzard hopes players try out new playstyles with the new mode.
The devs also decided against bringing back the Experimental Card to get more players involved in testing the new mode.
There’s a ton of other new content coming in Season 11, so make sure to keep up to date on everything from the new Battle Pass to the Transformers x Overwatch 2 collab.