# Overwatch director defends new DPS hero against fans complaining over role variety

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/overwatch-director-defends-new-dps-hero-against-fans-complaining-over-role-variety/
- Published: 2026-11-15T15:02:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T15:20:35+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/as-overwatch-players-groan-over-yet-another-new-dps-hero-director-says-the-decision-came-to-whether-we-release-a-great-character-or-one-we-didnt-believe-in/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Hudson shifted from support to damage during development.
- Overwatch has 23 damage heroes, versus 16 supports and 15 tanks.
- Keller says the team prioritised making a character it believed in.

## Summary

Overwatch director Aaron Keller has defended making Hudson, the game’s 55th hero, a damage character after some players hoped the newcomer would add to the support roster. He said the team changed Hudson’s role during development because the character’s kit worked far better as damage, and that releasing a hero the developers believe in mattered more than balancing the number of heroes in each role.

Hudson was first developed as a support hero, but testing the damage version brought an immediate change in the team’s view, Keller said. The roster currently has 23 damage heroes, compared with 16 supports and 15 tanks, prompting concern from players who want more role variety. Hudson is due to arrive in Season 6 in December; the article also notes that Symmetra and Sombra have previously changed roles.

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