I love Overwatch. I am fascinated by how took the role-playing shooting genre to the next level with so many different heroes and abilities to choose from; I'm also amazed by how they did so well in telling background stories of the roster with so little effort. In a role-playing competitive game, stories are clearly not the most important, but yet I find myself deeply invested into the universe.

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As a game designer and a fan, I often think about the current state of Overwatch, and how to improve the experience and bring more fun to the players. So in January 2019, I've started a little project called "Notice me Papa Jeff". I gathered a few of my friends, who are also game designers, and started brainstorming ideas on a new hero. We had a few meetings, and came up with a list of abilities that we'd like to mix-n-match.

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Unfortunately, as we all attend the Entertainment Technology Center, our schedules were swiftly populated by project meetings, assignments and work deadlines, and so we had to put this project aside from our queues; nevertheless, I really liked what we were doing, and especially what I was doing: designing for a game that I love.

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So I kept working on it as a side-project on my own, using all the spare time that I have; and now, as the basic have been established, I feel like it is a good time to open it up to the public and receive some feedback.

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So here it is! Ranyatta, or, at least for now. 

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From the name you could tell that the character is a derivative from Zenyatta. He is a support class, like his twin, but does not focus on healing or individual assists; he is focused on toppling teamfights and reversing the odds at clutch situations. Ranyatta is a hero that requires extensive knowledge and observations to play with, but is very rewarding for the whole team once his abilities are executed correctly.

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So here you go! Let me know what you think.