Among
the details shared are what characters were most popular in their
respective categories. For Offense, it was unsurprisingly Soldier 76,
the white bread of Overwatch characters, that came out on top. For
Defense, it was the sniper Widowmaker, while Reinhardt with his mobile
shield was the top Tank. Among Supports, Mercy was most popular.
Overwatch
allows players to swap characters following a death, something that's a
critical part of winning. (Next time you're frustrated with
Bastion--who died 326 million times during the beta, you might be happy
to hear--try getting a Widowmaker to take his head off.) There were a
total of 271 million mid-game hero switches, which Blizzard works out to
be about eight per match.
You can see the rest of the figures Blizzard shared in the image below.