Adding Orisa as a playable hero, Overwatch update 1.9 is now live on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, Blizzard has announced. In the above trailer, you can see a bit of Orisa gameplay.
Orisa will be available in Quick Play, the Arcade (including custom games with the competitive ruleset), and Play vs. AI., but she won’t be available for Competitive Play until next week. “We want to give players some time to learn about and play Orisa before she’s placed into the crucible of Competitive Play,” Blizzard explained.
Here’s the description for Orisa:
Built from the scraps of the city?s decommissioned OR15 defense bots, Orisa is still learning how to optimally perform her function. What she lacks in experience, she makes up for in her steadfast dedication to keeping her city – and her creator, Efi – safe from harm. Orisa is the sixth tank to join the Overwatch lineup, and much like her programming, her gameplay is engineered around protection. Her main weapon is a rapid-fire Fusion Driver, an automatic gun with good range and accuracy even at a distance?though it comes at a cost. Orisa?s movement slows down while she fires and players will need to plan for a lengthy reload time. Her alternate fire, Halt!, launches a graviton charge across the map, slowing nearby enemies as it passes, then pulling them toward it when it detonates.
Her Fortify ability boosts her personal defense, reducing damage taken and making her unstoppable for a sh...