with the latest update overwatchBlizzard’s Removed the letter “Z” Available in some skins of Zarya, one of the protagonists of the Russian-born multiplayer shooter. Reason? “Z” became one pro-war symbol It was used by those who supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In the Overwatch example, the letter “Z” clearly represents the initials of the hero Zarya, but in the real world it is a symbol of the war in Ukraine. Initially, it was used by soldiers to avoid falling victim to friendly fire during the conflict, but over time it has become a symbol used by Russian civilians who are in favor of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
This has nothing to do with Overwatch and Zarya’s character, but in any case, Blizzard has decided to vaguely remove the letter Z from its “Arctic Front” and “Siberian Front” skins, presumably to avoid any misunderstandings and distract yourself from conflicts. .
Blizzard did not officially communicate this change, which was later discovered by some users paying particular attention to details on Reddit. The image above shows the original and new versions of Zarya without the “Z”.
Meanwhile, a concept image of the Overwatch 2 menu may have previously revealed the existence of a Battle Pass system in Blizzard’s new multiplayer shooter.
Source: Multiplayer
