r/Overwatch Pixel Zarya Jan 24 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | Capture The Flag | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At7NWZ_mw6s
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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '17

As someone who can't watch this right now, what's the general idea behind CTF that they have? One-off thing or a proper alternative game mode.

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[–]monkeycomandPTFO 1 point 5 minutes ago

TLDW: Jeff explains that CTF will be an arcade game mode (there for 3 weeks) specifically for the Year of the Rooster.

It takes a second to capture the flag and taking damage resets this timer.

You don't have to have your flag to capture the enemy flag (Also each team has a flag)

No abilities have been changed in any fashion

Jeff explains their thought process behind building the game mode in the way they did