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Overwatch’s Tracer Once Shot Lasers From Her Eyes, And It Could Happen Again
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Overwatch's Tracer could have been a very different hero if early iterations had survived the development process.
Game director Aaron Keller mentioned that Tracer was initially designed to shoot lasers from her eyes during the game's engine development in late 2013.
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- This design was part of Overwatch's early development in 2013
- Tracer's initial design included shooting lasers from her eyes
- The design was part of the game's engine development
- It is possible that this design could be revisited in the future
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Expected Outcomes
- Possible revisitation of Tracer's initial design
Why It Matters
Could impact gameplay and character development
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