Game developer Blizzard finally made some exciting Overwatch announcements at Blizzcon that include a new Hero to play, Sombra, as well as new game modes for the Overwatch community to enjoy. While the new Hero and game modes aren’t out officially on the game, those players who have the PC version of the game can sign into a public test region (PTR) and get a headstart on their console kinsmen.

Sombra, is a new offense Hero that offers a bit more stealth strategy than your average point and click offensive Heroes. She is a hacker in the lore of the game, thus her main ability is hacking. How this works in game is that she can hack enemy players to temporarily render their abilities useless, and hack aid kits to only heal her team rather than everyone. This can be perfect for when opponents are rushing towards the payload as teammates can start tacking on damage while Sombra hacks aid kits to stop enemies from healing and be forced to rely on support classes for health. At this moment, she can hack the support classes to stop them from healing thus leaving the opponents helpless.

Another ability is that she can “phase” through the map, making her temporarily “invisible.” In this state, she can’t shoot or attack without compromising herself, however she does gain a movement speed increase that can help her get away from bad situations or set up a stealthy ambush.

Sombra’s last ability gives her a grenade-like item that can be thrown anywhere on the map. Once this item is placed, she can teleport to that exact location. This can be used to set up ambushes in which she can not only hack, but call out placements of enemies to teammates.

Sombra’s ultimate is an EMP bomb that temporarily shuts off all opponent’s abilities and ultimates from use. This is very useful for pushing through with the payload because a simple EMP bomb will stop the opposing players from countering your attacks.

Along with her abilities she comes with an SMG that has quite a bit more ammo than other guns in the game, however has a huge kickback while shooting. While it isn’t as accurate as other Heroes, like Solider 76, there is enough ammo to justify a few mistakes. Unlike Tracer, who has very little ammo and needs to land her shoots perfectly to be effective.

Besides the new Hero there is also host of new game modes under a new menu choice called Arcade mode. In this mode players, can choose from a different game types that add a twist to the overall game. For example, Mystery Hero mode in which players are given a random Hero upon each spawn, and No Limit mode in which there are no limit on how many of the same Hero is on the field. The best of these modes has got to be the 1 vs 1 matches. A simple game of one player against another, however there are no aid kits to heal. First one to die claims a win and first to five wins the game. Each round does give players a random Hero, so it is recommended to understand how to play each Hero before jumping in. In this new Arcade mode, players can rank up a weekly stat that can award loot boxes to players instead of the traditional way of getting boxes from leveling up.

There is still no date for when this patch will be up for Overwatch, however some have speculated that a patch will be released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One the 18th of November to coincide with the free to play weekend. Even if it doesn’t happen, gamers who want to see what Overwatch is all about can download the game for free the 18th and see what all the fuss is about.