The announcement of Ramattra occurred in the midst of the Overwatch League Grand Finals 2022, only a few minutes away from San Fransisco Shock going up in opposition to Dallas Duel. The latest hero to grace the Overwatch 2 roster has a historical past as an Omnic struggle machine, making him a captivating character full of complexity and underlying motives that’ll quickly unfurl when he comes out. In the event you’ve solely began taking part in Overwatch 2 lately, this may occasionally shock you, however the upcoming hero isn’t precisely new. Gamers already have a peek at him greater than three years in the past in the course of the conclusion of an Overwatch Archives occasion often called Storm Rising. The occasion ended on a cliffhanger, the place Doomfist teamed up with a menacing Omnic. It’s secure to say that this Omnic was, the truth is, Ramattra.
In a latest official interview, the oldsters over at Blizzard defined his gameplay and skills. Right here’s every thing we learn about Ramattra thus far.
Ramattra’s Lore
Ramattra was a former Omnic struggle machine—a bit of expertise designed to kill. Whereas he was meant to stay a lifetime of struggle, Ramattra went in opposition to his programming and have become an advocate for peace with the Shambali. The Shambali is a non secular group that’s led by Mondatta (who’s now deceased). Ramattra was constructed to guide the Omnic military into struggle, however he needs to create a greater future for his variety. He’s a fighter for peace and doesn’t assume violence is the answer.
It was in Shambali the place Ramattra grew near Zenyatta, one other group member; they discovered quite a lot of frequent floor when it got here right down to excellent. Nonetheless, Ramattra started to float away regardless of Zenyatta staying near Shambali’s beliefs. He turned annoyed on the snail-like tempo of peace between people and Omnics. Over time, his anger started to bubble at any time when he noticed Omnics being excluded or abused merely due to who they had been. This led Ramattra to determine that sufficient was sufficient and left Shambali for the Null Sector, an lively group that goals to struggle for Omnic rights all over the place. Now, the upcoming Overwatch 2 hero is the chief of the Null Sector, doing no matter it takes to defend the Omnics.
In the event you’ve performed the primary Overwatch recreation, you then’ve in all probability seen that sooner or later, the Null Sector and Ramattra himself appeared for a quick interval. The Null Sector was the enemy group you’d struggle in opposition to in the course of the many PvE campaigns in the course of the Archives occasions. The members have a grey and purple coloration scheme, making them stand out from different Omnics. Ramattra was launched in one of many PvE campaigns by means of a cutscene, the place he spoke with Doomfist about working with Talon. However at the moment, the sport had not but recognized him or his place within the Null Sector.
Zenyatta followers may even be happy to listen to that Blizzard will develop the healer’s lore alongside the discharge of Ramattra. Contemplating that the 2 had been such shut buddies within the Shambali, it is sensible for the 2 heroes to have extra traces when speaking to one another in-game.
Ramattra’s Gameplay and Skills
Ramattra is a tank, which suggests he’s able to withstanding quite a lot of beating from enemies. However what makes him additional distinctive amongst the opposite tank heroes is that he has two types: Omnic and Nemesis. In accordance with Alec Dawson, the Lead Hero Designer for Overwatch 2, Ramattra’s Omnic type is geared in the direction of poke-style gameplay by means of a employees able to firing projectiles and utilizing a barrier to guard his crew. In the meantime, in his Nemesis type, Ramattra turns right into a harmful goal on the battlefield; the previous struggle machine can march towards an enemy’s backline with highly effective melee assaults.
Ramattra is bound to strike worry into the DPS and healers on the opposing crew. However whereas he does turn out to be extra aggressive and deadlier, this variation additionally results in him being a a lot greater goal for assaults like Zenyatta’s orb of discord or Ana’s sleep dart. The tank hero can change into every type with a capability, which can have cooldowns. For the tank mains different there, Ramattra is bound to offer you new gameplay alternatives. You may determine to guard your crew by offering obstacles and long-ranged assaults or main the cost into battle.
Sadly, Blizzard has but to disclose data relating to Ramattra’s skill package or stats, however we’ve some tidbits that leaker Naeri X shared. Based mostly on the screenshots they posted on Twitter, we will see that he has 450 HP and 150 Armor when Ramattra’s in Nemesis type. You may see him performing a melee assault utilizing his arm in one of many footage. The opposite photographs present a purple space (which I assume is an AoE talent) that may pull high-flying enemies like Pharah to the bottom. From what I’ve seen thus far, Ramattra’s talents look various and distinctive, which is one thing to stay up for when Blizzard reveals the products concerning the upcoming hero when Season 2 begins.
The builders additionally chimed in to disclose extra particulars about Ramattra. In a latest interview with GamerBraves, Alec Dawson revealed the Ramattra could be a superb decide when mixed with a healer like Lucio since his velocity buff turns out to be useful. If Ramattra had been to have a weak point, it might be smaller enemies like Tracer or Ana since they will take his measurement as a bonus and assault him from the again with out getting seen.
When Will Ramattra Be Launched?
The form-shifting warlord gained’t formally be a part of Overwatch 2’s roster till the beginning of Season 2 on December 6. In line with the sport’s new free-to-play mannequin, he sadly gained’t be robotically accessible for everybody. Identical to Kiriko, if you wish to check out the brand new hero on Season 2 instantly, you’ll have to purchase the premium battle go. In any other case, you’ll should grind to degree 55 earlier than utilizing him.
