Overwatch 2 Devs Announce Most Significant Map Rework to Date — Flashpoint Overhauled

Blizzard has revealed what it's calling the "most substantial map and mode overhaul" in Overwatch 2’s history, focusing squarely on the underperforming Flashpoint mode. Introduced in 2023 during Season 6, Flashpoint initially fell flat with players due to its wide-open layouts and sluggish pacing — but that’s about to change.

With the launch of Season 17, Flashpoint is receiving a sweeping rework that includes not just new content, but foundational changes to the gameplay experience itself.

🧠 What’s Changing in Flashpoint?

At its core, Blizzard’s goal is to “make Flashpoint more fun.” This means improving clarity, enhancing map identity, and refining the flow of each objective. These learnings, derived while building the new Aatlis map, are now being applied retroactively to Suravasa and New Junk City — the original two Flashpoint maps.

🗺️ Map-Specific Overhauls

Suravasa

Major structural changes are coming here. Entire areas are being redesigned or rotated, and some features removed entirely. The intention is to improve navigation and reduce visual clutter, streamlining engagements without compromising map complexity.

New Junk City

All control points across this chaotic map are being revisited. The revamp aims to open up routes, enhance player flow, and maintain the city’s distinct, gritty vibe while dialing down on awkward chokepoints.

🔄 Flashpoint Mechanics: How Objectives Work Is Changing

Beyond the maps themselves, Flashpoint’s underlying logic is getting an overhaul. Previously, once the center point was captured, the next control location would spawn closer to the losing team’s spawn, effectively eliminating cross-map (diagonal) movement and unintentionally punishing momentum.

This mechanic was flagged as a key source of player frustration, and Blizzard has now removed it. With the new system, objective rotations will feel more dynamic and strategically fluid, allowing for better flanks, repositioning, and map usage.

🆕 Aatlis Joins the Rotation

Alongside these sweeping updates, Season 17 introduces Aatlis, a brand-new Flashpoint map. Its design represents Blizzard’s latest approach to pacing, sightlines, and point balance — all lessons now feeding into the updates for earlier maps.

The devs are promising a smoother, more engaging Flashpoint experience moving forward — a full "glow-up" that could finally establish the mode as a core part of Overwatch 2's competitive identity.