Just a short while ago, Overwatch kicked off its Archives 2021 event, featuring a new weekly challenge reward system and new Archives missions. Players can also log in from April 6 to April 27 to obtain new cosmetics.
Here’s a full breakdown of the event:
WEEKLY CHALLENGES
Weekly Challenges are back, but with a twist on how you earn rewards!
- New Reward System
- Instead of winning 9 games, you’ll now earn stars as you play
- Players do not have to beat the mission to earn stars
- Harder missions grant more stars
- Earn 10/20/30 stars in Archives missions to unlock cosmetics
- Week 1
- Earn double credit for Uprising Missions
- Molten Cores – Enemies drop Lava on death
- Glass Cannon – Players have 50% less health and increased damage
- *NEW* Bulletproof Barriers – Enemy barriers are invulnerable
- Earn 10 stars to unlock player icon, 20 stars to unlock spray
- Earn 30 stars to unlock Corredor Lucio (Epic)
- Week 2
- Earn double credit for Retribution Missions
- Surgical Strike – Only critical hits do damage to enemies
- Close Quarters – Enemies can only be damaged if a player is nearby
- *NEW* Sympathy Gains – Damaging enemies heals other enemies
- Earn 10 stars to unlock player icon, 20 stars to unlock spray
- Earn 30 stars to unlock Subaquatic Zenyatta (Epic)
- Week 3
- Earn double credit for Storm Rising Missions
- Blood Moon – No Support heroes and healing is reduced; heal yourself by doing damage
- Storm Raging – Some heroes are enraged; killing them spreads the rage
- *NEW* Thunderstorm – Enemies damage all nearby players
- Earn 10 stars to unlock player icon, 20 stars to unlock spray
- Earn 30 stars to unlock Camouflage Mercy (Epic)
NEW COSMETICS
- 5 Legendary Skins
- Cavalry Tracer
- Mousquetaire Widowmaker
- 1776 Soldier: 76
- Polyanitsa Zarya
- Bushi Genji
- 3 Epic Skins
- Player Icons, Sprays”
We have a trailer for Overwatch’s Archives 2021 event below.
Source: Blizzard PR
