New hero - Ashe

[Hadriker]

yay a high skill hit scan hero. She looks like she will be super fun

[t1saif]

skins
https://imgur.com/a/1TebamE

[tankbug]

Has "release date" been mentioned?

[TheFirstOnes]

Oh wow...

Female Mccree...

How "original" of you, Blizzard...

[TheFirstOnes]

Except none of her abilities are like McCree's so

Still seems lazy...

No Ocean hero? Ya know? Use Nets, and shit? Would be neat...

[Darknessvamp]

I really want to know how Bob works. Like is he going to be a summon or a temp controlled character like Junkrat's Wheel.

[Enclave]

any info on release date?

[Cathululock]

Hey, another woman! that wasn't expected at all.

[LuminaL]

do we have to have a hero character named Ashe in every game that let you pisk heroes?

[Ashrynn]

do we have to have a hero character named Ashe in every game that let you pisk heroes?

Well, I suppose if you already have a character named Ash it'd be ok. Otherwise what's the point?

[Killmaim Deathbringer]

Question is... does she have a slippy slidey minge that gets clanked by B.O.B or does she have a tight, clam shut flap that B.O.B protects and you must fight him if you want to romance her?

Trolling/Spam -Infracted. Lucetia

[Toastiekins]

nope

This is what I come here for

[shadowmatrix]

Isn't the omnic Athena? I think I recognize the symbol from the old winston/reaper cinematic.

I think Athena doesn't have a physical body but can move around the Overwatch network as needed.

[Kathranis]

I really want to know how Bob works. Like is he going to be a summon or a temp controlled character like Junkrat's Wheel.

According to the What's Next Panel, he's basically a pet. Controlled by AI, acts as a "limited" extra team member. He can be healed and even nano-boosted. Helps cap and push objectives.

I'll have to see actual gameplay to get a better idea of how he works.

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Isn't the omnic Athena? I think I recognize the symbol from the old winston/reaper cinematic.

Its name is Echo and logo design on its head seems to be different from the old Athena logo that used to be on it in older concept art. I guess it might be an "echo" of Athena.

[Shiny212]

Very creative name

[Rotted]

Idk what to think about her personally.

I mean she looks awesome, fun and a colossus pain in the arse, but I dont think she's to my taste to play

[Explicit Teemo Nudes]

Did Jeff Kaplan say "dankful" instead of "thankful"? :P

Aaaaw! I was so hoping Echo was going to be the next hero. I thought it was Athena at first.

Another knock up is the LAST thing we needed. Atleast it's tied to an ultimate.

I also think they are bad with names. So uncreative. Is "Ashe" a common name in the American south?

[Gnarilex]

Has "release date" been mentioned?

Like with Moira last year, I'd imagine she'll hit the PTR sometime next week. My guess is Thursday at the latest. Could easily be Monday like last year. As for her actual release date? Well if we look at Moira again, she was announced on 11/03/17, added to the PTR 11/06/17, and released 11/16/17. Given how quickly the last Blizzcon hero was added to the game, I'd say sometime between the 12th and 16th. Probably the 15th as it's a Thursday. a week before Thanksgiving again. Gives them enough time to collect data from the live game with a much larger playerbase to test out the hero, and come back post Thanksgiving weekend to make additional adjustments to the hero and fix any bugs not caught by the PTR.

[Kathranis]

Did Jeff Kaplan say "dankful" instead of "thankful"? :P

Aaaaw! I was so hoping Echo was going to be the next hero. I thought it was Athena at first.

Another knock up is the LAST thing we needed. Atleast it's tied to an ultimate.

I also think they are bad with names. So uncreative. Is "Ashe" a common name in the American south?

Her full name is Elizabeth Caledonia Ashe. Ashe is an Irish surname. She comes from an aristocratic Southern family.

[Lucetia]

Knew she was gonna be the hero the second I heard Jennifer Hale's voice come out of her mouth lol

As soon as I saw the character I was saying she'll be the next hero. Then they showed Bob and Echo and people saying I was wrong. Moments later Ashe was next and then people were ready to riot about no Bob until they saw her ult.

I'm looking forward to seeing how she plays out though. I wonder if she'll be good against Pharah or not, having another character to help counter would be nice, especially since I suck with the current ones.