Well his origin story doesnāt seem to show off his kit at all, apart from speculation about his gun.
Isnāt Echo supposed to be 31? Admittedly, I think sheād be much more interesting as a tank rather than the stereotypical support most expect.
Yes. But that was when we had only 4 supports to 6 tanks.
Now itās 7 supports - 7 tanks. No reason not to give us a tank next.
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Echo was only confirmed NOT to be hero 30, we do know however sheāll be 31-35. Probably 31 or 32 since her model and story is already mostly made.
I actually think, if weāre getting her this year, and if sheās a support, itāll be at Blizzcon as hero 32.
I mean, the last hero was a hamster in a hamster ball, probably best to get back to basics before they use any more out-there ideas.
Iām fine with a boring hero between Hammond and something new and crazy.
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Maybe sheāll get Symās old moving sheild barrier ability.
Iām intrigued! I donāt think he looks half bad and I like how heās a former Talon agent looking to do right. Iām hoping his abilities donāt make him too much like Ana though. I want him to be a more consistent healer rather than an off-healer like Brigitte.
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Echo does seem to be kinda Vishkar-influenced tech, but weāre getting off topic. BAPTISTE!!!
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i see gas canistersā¦healing or anti/heal whatever it is its going to have a radiusā¦
so either more aoe healingā¦or aoe anti healā¦
one is a boon to GOATSā¦the other is a nightmareā¦im praying its the latter
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Healing gas is yellow, cf. Moira and Roadhog. This is a new green compound.
How long does it usually take from origin story to hero page (with abilities)?
Do you think weāll have to wait until tomorrow?
If it is the anti-heal gas like Iām thinking, how fitting would it be? A year after Brig was born and created GOATS, Baptiste comes in and shuts her down ![:wink:](https://d74zh8edaijub.cloudfront.net/en/overwatch/images/emoji/twitter/wink.png?v=6" ":wink:")
They wonāt add an effeminate male because then people will inevitably refer to him as a trap and people (like our resident REEEsetera mod) will get upset.
For now weāre stuck with our generic cookie-cutter male body shapes (save for Hoggy).
Still, hereās hoping Baptiste will be the answer we need to stacked AoE heals.
Which makes me think that this guy is gonna be an offensive support (like Zenyatta but not like Brigitte) that leans toward area denial rather than single-target damage.
I just want to know his voice actor.
How long before Baptiste gets nerfed?
We donāt even know his abilities but, Supports always end up getting nerfs.
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At the end, we see that his gun has green rounds. Could this possibly provide healing and damage boost at the same time? Yellow + blue = greenā¦
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Shame this isnāt going to go anywhere, like the rest of the lore.
could be that temporary health thing we keep hearing
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I would say so. Besideā¦I think they like to do updates on Tuesdays anyway.
Part of me feels bad for herā¦but part of me doesnāt.
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