Robot harm hero Bastion has been unplayable in Overwatch 2 for the previous week on account of some unlucky shenanigans together with his artillery final. It was solely meant to be momentary, Blizzard stated. Yet this more and more prolonged absence from the sport’s resulted in some gamers treating the poor droid as if he’d handed away somewhat than changing into glitched out for a short while.

Bastion first disappeared every week in the past when Blizzard introduced he’d be “taking a quick trip to the workshop” to have some work finished on his potential kits. The robotic hero was withdrawn from all play modes, and hasn’t been seen since. Scrolling by means of Overwatch Twitter and the subreddit pops up messages from gamers who need proof of life, miss him and need him again, or are interesting for data. Someone even wrote him a tune.

Not content material with simply pretending Bastion had left this mortal coil, some gamers have been suggesting he may by no means have existed in any respect, as a approach of winding up individuals who did not hear about his technical points. These gamers are claiming, with a wink, that Bastion may be a false reminiscence, an instance of the Mandela Effect. Of course, that is all simply silliness to wind up gamers who didn’t realise Bastion was taking a while out to get mounted up. Right? Personally, I’m fairly certain Bastion is actual, however we gained’t know for certain till he’s safely again in Overwatch 2. It’s fully doable that Bastion will return quickly, and his continued absence might simply be right down to lenghty waits for console patches to be accepted.

Bastion obtained one thing of a rework for Overwatch 2, which had been deliberate greater than a 12 months earlier than the sport really launched at first of this month. Blizzard even gave him a pleasant little hat, too. Although Bastion and Torbjorn are nonetheless on the benches, Blizzard appear pretty pleased with the remainder of Overwatch 2’s hero roster. In a progress report shared final week, the Overwatch devs revealed they weren’t aspiring to make any main steadiness modifications till season two begins in December.

If Bastion isn’t a part of a grand conspiracy to persuade the world robotic turret individuals exist, then I’ll let you realize when he’s again within the sport. While we’re ready, why not take a look at Ollie’s helpful Overwatch 2 counters chart so your crew can deal with any Moira that comes your approach.