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By Dustin Bailey last updated 7 October 2022

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Overwatch 2's Sojourn is already proving an immensely popular addition to the game, and players are already declaring her one of the best heroes in Overwatch's history.

Sojourn's primary weapon is a railgun, where a fast-firing primary attack charges up a hitscan secondary which can quickly melt opponents. She's got a power slide that can help you quickly get around the map, an AOE attack that adds to the effectiveness of her main weapon, and an ultimate that lets you rapidly fire off those big railgun shots.

That combination of fast movement and devastating railgun have old-school FPS fans reminiscing about Quake, one of the most important and influential multiplayer shooters ever built.

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Sojourn in OW2 makes me feel like I'm playing Quake and that's pretty cool. Nicely done. pic.twitter.com/jqY9SH9HZJOctober 5, 2022

ow2 is the most fun ive had with a fps. sojourn feels like a quake characterOctober 5, 2022

While the original Overwatch tried to expand the genre to new players with objective-based modes and strategic use of tanks and healers, Overwatch 2 is seemingly throwing back to a faster-paced school of FPS design, and the way Sojourn rewards twitch skill is emblematic of that change in philosophy.

We'll see what that change means for the long term health of the game in the months and years ahead, but for now, players are having an absolute blast putting Sojourn to the test.

Sojourn might be the best designed hero in the game, she really is this games tracerOctober 4, 2022

Sojourn is fuckin NUTS #Overwatch2 pic.twitter.com/EUWrgfFj4yOctober 4, 2022

Sojourn is the best hero theyve ever added to overwatch pic.twitter.com/0nsz3PRWrJOctober 5, 2022

I’ve only played overwatch 2 for a few hours and while it is literally the same game with a new coat of paint there are a couple things I need to praise Sojourn is fun as shit, best new character added to the game since AnaI like the robot gamemode pic.twitter.com/vZNFBYz4pTOctober 5, 2022

While players have been quick to label the newly-reworked Orisa as OP, despite Sojourn's strength and popularity she hasn't really been subject to the same sort of criticism. There's, like, one person on Reddit describing Sojourn as broken, which is honestly a pretty impressive stat for the launch of a new character in a venerable multiplayer arena.

Also, the world really likes Sojourn's laugh.

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WAIT Sojourn has the best laugh THIS IS NOW THE PEAK LAUGH IN OVERWATCH pic.twitter.com/XA8otmtvsvOctober 4, 2022

Of course, all this praise for Sojourn is coming from the lucky few who've been able to play the game at all. The Overwatch 2 queue times have been extensive, and DDoS attacks have ensured that it remains a challenge to get in at all.

Take aim at the best FPS games out there right now. If you're after a Tank character to try out, why not read up on out Overwatch 2 Junker Queen tips. 

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