'We Agree That She Can Be Even Better': Overwatch Director Responds After Voice Actor and Fans Say Changes Are Needed to New Character Anran

Overwatch's crippled manager has responded to calls for the quality of caller leader Anran to beryllium changed, pursuing instrumentality disapproval and a nationalist declaration of enactment by the character's English-language dependable actress.

Over the weekend, Anran dependable histrion Fareeha took to societal media to code "the elephant successful the room" surrounding her character's in-game quality — which she and galore different fans person called retired arsenic being a unfortunate of the alleged "Same Face Syndrome", and antithetic to her earlier appearances successful a comic and cinematic. Those appearances acceptable a "precedent" for Anran, Fareeha said, leaving her to present "mourn" the last in-game plan made disposable to play successful aboriginal entree astatine the weekend.

"There was an unspoken committedness that said 'we're going to situation the quality standards that are plaguing and ransacking media these days'," Fareeha stated. "The Ozempic chic, the 'contour your nose,' 'you person nary nose,' 'the tiniest nose.' And I deliberation due to the fact that of that precedent, radical consciousness understandably fto down."

Now, Overwatch crippled manager Aaron Keller has released his ain statement, and said that Blizzard hoped to marque changes to Anran's in-game plan to marque her "look and consciousness much similar the fierce older sister" she was primitively shown to be.

Without showing a caller look for the quality oregon providing immoderate further specifics, Keller suggested Blizzard was moving actively connected the change, which would beryllium seen by players aboriginal successful the game's caller Season 1.

"Thank you each for the unthinkable reception to past week's Spotlight event," Keller said successful a video posted to game's authoritative societal media account. "We're sorting done each the questions, comments, excitement and feedback that you guys shared, and I wanted to instrumentality a infinitesimal to code 1 happening successful particular.

"The squad is presently discussing what it volition instrumentality to marque Anran look and consciousness much similar the fierce older sister that we each envision her to be. We're truthful arrogant of the enactment that our squad has enactment into Anran and the remainder of the 5 heroes launching successful Season 1, and we hold that she tin beryllium adjacent amended if we get this facet of her close in-game.

Overwatch Spotlight reception and an Anran update from Game Director Aaron Keller pic.twitter.com/mxh0C0IpIj

"We discussed sharing this with each of you past week but wanted to hold until we had confirmation of precisely what we tin do. We're hoping to marque this update successful Season 1 but I don't person specifics to stock conscionable yet. Our leader models are incredibly analyzable and we truly request to trial retired what we tin do.

"We're ever striving to marque Overwatch amended and I deliberation Season 1 is simply a large illustration of the dedication and tireless enactment that our squad puts into this game, its beingness and ultimately, our players. We're truthful excited to stock it with each of you erstwhile Season 1 launches tomorrow. Thanks for the feedback and support, we couldn't bash it without each of you. Please support it coming."

Thousands of players flocked backmost to Overwatch implicit the play pursuing the announcement that the crippled was dropping its "2" and adding 10 caller heroes successful future. This twelvemonth volition spot Overwatch participate a "new, story-driven era" with a year-long communicative and a large overhaul — opening with the motorboat of Season 1 aboriginal today, February 10.

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