We receive and transmit the press release of Blizzardin which the developers of Overwatch announce the availability of the special event Archives 2021 complete with a trailer.
The new event will also bring many new rewards, as well as some changes compared to the traditional use of the Archives.
Here are all the details.
Heroes never die! Discover Overwatch’s past in this year’s Archives event, with a new rewards system based on Weekly Challenges and new Archives missions, now available on PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch! Don’t forget to log in from 6 to 27 April to enrich your collection with new cosmetic items.
WEEKLY CHALLENGES
The Weekly Challenges are back, but there has been a small change in how to get the rewards!
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New reward system
- Instead of winning 9 games, you will need to earn stars by playing
- Players don’t have to complete the quest to get stars
- More difficult missions provide more stars
- Get 10/20/30 stars on Archives event missions to unlock cosmetic items
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Week 1
- Earn double stars in Uprising missions
- Fiery Cores – Enemies release lava upon death
- Fragile Power – Players have 50% less health and increased damage
- *NEW ONE* Impenetrable Barriers – Enemy barriers are invulnerable
- Get 10 stars to unlock an icon and 20 stars to unlock a spray
- Earn 30 stars to unlock the epic Lúcio Corredor model
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Week 2
- Earn double stars on Retaliation missions
- Surgical Assault – Only critical hits deal damage
- Melee – Enemies can only be damaged if there is a player nearby
- *NEW ONE* Mutual Support – Damaging one enemy heals other enemies
- Get 10 stars to unlock an icon and 20 stars to unlock a spray
- Get 30 stars to unlock the Zenyatta Sub epic model
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Week 3
- Earn double stars in the Coming Storm missions
- Blood Moon – No support hero, healing is reduced, healing is done by dealing damage
- Raging Storm – Some heroes are enraged and killing them spreads the fury
- *NEW ONE* Damage Storm – Enemies damage nearby players
- Get 10 stars to unlock an icon and 20 stars to unlock a spray
- Earn 30 stars to unlock the epic Mercy Camouflage pattern
NEW COSMETIC OBJECTS
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5 legendary models
- Tracer Cavalry
- Widowmaker Mousquetaire
- Soldier-1776
- Zarya Polyanitsa
- Genji Bushi
- 3 epic models
- Icons and sprays
