Blizzard is finally changing some of Overwatch's most annoying maps in season 4

A handful of Overwatch's most aggravating maps will be a little less irritating once season 4 rolls around on Aug. 11. Blizzard made the announcements during the dev segment of Sunday's Overwatch Champion Series midseason tournament, with game producer Ren Soanes outlining changes coming to the Paraiso, Eichenwalde, and Busan maps. Some of the updates are cosmetics — Lucio's club in Paraiso finally has his personal branding — but others should address pain points players have wanted fixed for years. One of the big changes is at the attack spawn area in Paraiso. Since the map's debut in 2022, folks have lamented how it funnels attackers into a single lane, where defenders can pick them off from a raised walkway or block their progress under it. In season 4, Blizzard added a rooftop pool right outside the attacker spawn, accessed via elevator. It also opened one of the buildings on the left, so it leads into an alley that looks out on the chokepoint. You're still funneled down the single avenue, but theoretically, this gives you more angles from which to harry the defending team. The main street is decked out for a parade and features better access to high ground, plus a few new rout

Aug 3, 2026 → Aug 11, 2026