Some might say that Overwatch 2 was rushed to launch when the game was clearly not quite finished. Since then, Blizzard has tried fixing whatever issues pop up. This recent news just goes on to show that the Overwatch 2 developers do indeed listen to fans’ feedback.
A hotfix balance patch of Overwatch 2 is now live which will nerf Soujourn and bring buffs to other DPS heroes.
This hero balance patch was released just a week into Season 2 after closely analyzing pertaining problems. This is a precaution against any potentially crippling meta that might be developing.
In the beginning days of Season 2, a meta was beginning to form where Sojourn, when played with Mercy, was bringing back the one-shot capability, leading her to being fixed in the meta for months.
Even though the Overwatch 2 team had earlier hinted at this patch, people were surprised to see some of the heroes’ names. Doomfist, Orisa, Sojourn, Ramattra, Ana, Tracer, and Kiriko were affected in the balance patch.
Here are the heroes’ patch notes:
Doomfist
- Rocket Punch: Cooldown increased from 3 to 4 seconds
- Power Block: Minimum damage mitigated required to empower Rocket Punch increased from 80 to 100 damage
- ‘The Best Defense’: Temporary health gained per target hit with abilities decreased from 40 to 35 health
Orisa
- Terra Surge: Pierces through barriers upon impact
- Augmented Fusion Driver: Damage falloff range increased from 15 to 25 meters
Ramattra
- Nemesis Form:
- Movement speed increased by 20%
- Armor bonus increased from 150 to 225
- Void Barrier (Omnic Form): Cooldown reduced from 15 to 13 seconds
Sojourn
- Railgun: Primary fire spread increased by 28%
- Disruptor Shot: No longer slows enemy movement
- Power Slide: Cooldown increased from 6 to 7 seconds
Tracer
- Pulse Pistols: Damage reduced from 6 to 5.5
Ana
- Biotic Rifle: Damage and Healing increased from 70 to 75
- Biotic Grenade: Effect duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds
Kiriko
- Protection Suzu: Invulnerability duration reduced from 1 to 0.85 seconds
There will be more such hero balance changes for every season of Overwatch 2. Alec Dawson, Lead Hero Designer for Overwatch 2, stated that a January patch will bring more buffs to Junker Queen and a rework to Roadhog to alter his one-shot ability.
About Overwatch 2
Overwatch 2 is an upcoming first-person shooter developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. The sequel to the 2016 hero shooter Overwatch, the game is intended to have a shared environment for player-versus-player (PvP) modes with the first game while introducing persistent cooperative modes. A major change in PvP was to reduce team sizes from six to five, which required several characters to be reworked.
Overwatch 2 was launched as free-to-play on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in early access on October 4, 2022.
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