Each hero has static skillsets and come from a subset of four roles Offense, Defense, Support, and Tank. Overwatch switches things up a bit by having a plethora of heroes available upon its release.
After years of countless updates and patches, TF2 classes and roles are now much more dynamic and their loadouts dictate their purpose rather than their inherit traits. Team Fortress 2 released with nine classes and three distinct roles - Offense, Defense, and Support. Let’s explore the nine classes of TF2 and their Overwatch counterparts. Now, Overwatch has taken the “hero-shooter” genre to new heights, incorporating traditional MOBA elements inside an FPS arena.įor those of you who have played the Team Fortress series, this article will help serve as a nice buffer for when you decide to make the jump to Blizzard’s newest franchise. While “hero shooters” have become very popular in the past year due to the MOBA phenomenon, Team Fortress was one of the rough originals dating back to it’s days as a 1996 Quake mod. I remember pouring hours into this game when it was first released and remembering why I fell in love with PC gaming in the first place. It’s a fairly staggering thought, at least to me. Team Fortress 2 is a little over a year away from its tenth birthday.
