Overwatch 2’s newest stability patch forward of the upcoming Le Sserafim collaboration occasion is hitting Assist heroes onerous. Blizzard stated this was its plan in a developer replace earlier this month, however taking a look at the precise patch notes, it undoubtedly seems like medics are feeling the newest nerfs most.
In line with Blizzard, these adjustments have been meant to handle criticism that Assist characters had been having fun with an increase in energy since Overwatch 2 launched final 12 months, so virtually everyone seems to be seeing some tweaks, largely within the type of nerfs.
Excessive-impact talents like Ana’s Biotic Grenade and Kiriko’s Safety Suzu have been given elevated cooldowns, whereas constructing talents like Illari’s Therapeutic Pylon and Baptiste’s Immortality Area now have lowered sturdiness and might be extra simply destroyed by the enemy crew.
Zenyatta, in the meantime, has one of many extra notable adjustments to his Orb of Discord means. The flexibility will increase harm taken on whichever enemy it’s connected to, giving Zen’s crew an opportunity to concentrate on them and take them out rapidly. Now, it. can’t be reapplied to the identical goal for seven seconds after it’s eliminated. This implies you may’t simply hold spamming it on one high-priority goal.
The total patch notes learn as follows:
LE SSERAFIM X OVERWATCH 2 LIMITED TIME EVENT
Overwatch 2 is teaming up with Okay-pop sensation, LE SSERAFIM in an in-game music collaboration. Play Live performance Conflict, a 3v3 capture-the-flag mode set in a Okay-pop themed Busan. Play as D.Va, Kiriko, Tracer, Brigitte and Sombra—decked out in LE SSERAFIM-inspired skins—and compete over tickets and seize targets to show them in and rating factors. This limited-time occasion begins on Wednesday, November 1, at 11:00 AM PDT.
GENERAL UPDATES
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsement stage decay has been reworked to be extra forgiving in some circumstances. The endorsement stage at all times decays barely everytime you end a match, however that decay is now lowered by the share of gamers who couldn’t have endorsed you. If not one of the gamers within the match may have endorsed you, your Endorsement stage wouldn’t decay. The next causes stop different gamers from endorsing you:
The participant is your good friend.The participant endorsed you inside the previous 24 hours.
Endorsement stage decay additionally not happens when a server shuts down. The commonest motive for it is a aggressive match shutting down when gamers go away the match early.
CHALLENGES
Added Legendary, Mythic, and Final Participant Title challenges to every hero’s development challenges.
PROGRESSION
Victory Pose now reveals your Development Stage as a substitute of the Hero Stage.
Developer Feedback: The hero you finish the match on isn’t essentially consultant of you as a participant. This alteration is meant to higher showcase your total development.
SOCIAL FEATURES
The default choice for match textual content chat is now set to OFF (beforehand set to ON) for brand new gamers. This may be modified within the Social Choices.
The default choice for crew voice chat is now set to ON (beforehand set to AUTO-JOIN) for brand new gamers. This may be modified within the Social Choices.
Present textual content or voice chat settings for present gamers are usually not modified.
Developer Feedback: We will likely be altering the defaults for each textual content and voice chat to encourage efficient communication by means of the ping system whereas decreasing the prospect of encountering disruptive chat within the recreation.
HERO UPDATES
Developer feedback: This stability patch is basically targeted on widening the window of time gamers have throughout fight between some impactful cooldowns, reminiscent of Bastion’s reconfigure, Cassidy’s grenade, and lots of the help utilities.
TANK
D.VA
Developer feedback: The added projectile velocity to Micro Missiles helps enhance their consistency at medium vary whereas the decreased motion velocity penalty on Fusion Cannons allow D.Va to stay nearer to cellular targets, making her extra of a menace when diving into the enemy crew.
Fusion Cannons
Motion velocity penalty lowered from 40 to 30%.
Micro Missiles
Projectile velocity elevated from 40 to 50.
DOOMFIST
Developer feedback: This alteration will give the surprised participant extra alternatives to react to Doomfist following a wall stun.
Rocket Punch
Minimal wall stun length decreased from 0.25 to 0.15 seconds.Most wall stun length decreased from 0.75 to 0.6 seconds.
WINSTON
Developer feedback: Growing the vary of the alternate hearth will give Winston some extra flexibility in positioning whereas dealing harm from vary.
Tesla Cannon
Secondary hearth vary elevated from 30 to 40 meters.
DAMAGE
BASTION
Configuration: Assault
Cooldown elevated from 10 to 12 seconds.Weapon unfold elevated 10%.
CASSIDY
Magnetic Grenade
Cooldown elevated from 10 to 12 seconds.
MEI
Developer feedback: With among the latest adjustments, Mei is now barely overperforming. Her improved main hearth harm output is sweet for her position, so reasonably than alter that additional, we’re as a substitute concentrating on the extra generally irritating crowd management facet of its slowing impact.
Endothermic Blaster
Sluggish impact decreased from 40 to 30%.
SOMBRA
EMP
Final value decreased 10%.
SYMMETRA
Developer feedback: With Symmetra not too long ago gaining extra lethality in her long-ranged secondary hearth, she’s not as reliant on taking part in at shut vary, so we’re reverting her whole well being again to 200.
Base protect well being lowered from 125 to 100 (whole 200 HP)
WIDOWMAKER
Developer feedback: Recon Visor is taking a very long time to cost on common relative to different final talents so we’re decreasing the fee. Widowmaker can also be at a extra extreme drawback towards Sombra with the latest rework and these adjustments will add extra counterplay.
Widow’s Kiss
Unscoped photographs to achieve most unfold elevated from 3 to 7.
Infra-Sight
Final value lowered 10%.
SUPPORT
ANA
Biotic Grenade
Cooldown elevated from 10 to 12 seconds.
BAPTISTE
Immortality Area
Well being decreased from 150 to 125.Cooldown elevated from 23 to 25 seconds.
ILLARI
Developer feedback: Illari’s total harm output all through a match is simply too excessive so we’re decreasing how constant her Photo voltaic Rifle harm is to use. Her weapon has another disadvantages reminiscent of needing to cost up and a lowered crucial harm multiplier, however we’ll be evaluating how a lot of an impact this variation has together with the lowered Therapeutic Pylon uptime.
Photo voltaic Rifle
Main hearth projectile measurement lowered from 0.1 to 0.05 meters.
Therapeutic Pylon
Base well being lowered from 75 to 50 (whole 100 HP).Cooldown when destroyed elevated from 12 to fifteen seconds.
KIRIKO
Safety Suzu
Cooldown elevated from 14 to fifteen seconds.
LIFEWEAVER
Dev Remark: Lifeweaver’s whole therapeutic over a match is considerably greater than some other hero so to assist deliver it extra in line we’re making some changes to his main Therapeutic Blossom.
Therapeutic Blossom
Ammo lowered from 20 to 16.Max heal lowered from 75 to 70.
Life Grip
Cooldown elevated from 16 to 19 seconds.
ZENYATTA
Developer feedback: The purpose of those adjustments is so as to add extra counterplay towards Discord Orb and encourage Zenyatta gamers to assume extra about who to position it on. Now, if the impact ends for any motive, the goal is briefly unable to be focused once more by Discord Orb. A brand new soft-targeting reticle seems when aiming towards an enemy participant that can not be affected by Discord Orb to show the remaining length earlier than it may be reapplied. It is a important change each to how the flexibility feels to make use of and the way clear it’s to grasp, so we will likely be protecting an in depth eye on participant suggestions.
Base well being elevated from 50 to 75 (whole 225 HP).
Concord Orb
Time to put on off when not in line-of-sight elevated from 3 to five seconds.
Orb of Discord
Can not be reapplied to the identical goal for 7 seconds after the impact has been eliminated.Vary elevated from 30 to 40 meters.
HERO CUSTOM CONTROL UPDATES
Along with the hero stability changes on this replace, we’re implementing further quality-of-life settings and extra enter choices for a number of hero talents to provide the means to custom-tailor your expertise of taking part in your favourite heroes.
Sorted many Hero-Particular Choices into Superior Hero Choices class.
TANK
DOOMFIST
Added the Hero-Particular Choices:
Relative Intention Sensitivity Throughout Energy Block – 100% by default.Relative Gyro Intention Sensitivity Throughout Energy Block – 100% by default (Solely obtainable on gyro-supported platforms).
SIGMA
Added the Hero-Particular Choice:
Rise Throughout Gravitic Flux With Means 3 – Off by default.
DAMAGE
ECHO
Added the Hero-Particular Choices:
Crouch Prompts Glide – Off by default.Rise Throughout Flight With Means 1 – Off by default.Flight Cancel Enter – Means 1 by default.Robotically Toggle Glide After Flight – Off by default.
TORBJÖRN
Added the Hero-Particular Choice:
Work together Cancels Deploy Turret – On by default.
SUPPORT
ILLARI
Added the Hero-Particular Choice:
Rise Throughout Captive Solar With Means 3 – Off by default.
LÚCIO
Added the Hero-Particular Choices:
Robotically Wall Experience – Off by default, Solely obtainable on Console Platforms.Wall Experience Cares About Motion – Off by default.
MERCY
Added the Hero-Particular Choices:
Crouch Prompts Glide – On by default.Robotically Toggle Angelic Respectable After Guardian Angel – Off by default.Rise Throughout Valkyrie With Means 3 – Off by default.
RUMBLE UPDATES
We’ve gone by means of and adjusted the Rumble and Set off Suggestions on a number of talents for controllers. We appeared to make the rumble extra dynamic and responsive whereas additionally highlighting the distinctive really feel of many talents.
TANK
D. Va
Reworked Rumble on Main Fireplace.Added rumble on activation of Protection Matrix.Adjusted set off suggestions on Protection Matrix to account for harm of destroyed projectile.Added rumble on projectile destruction for Protection Matrix.Added rumble on Self-Destruct activation.Added set off suggestions on Boosters.Added rumble on Name Mech begin.Adjusted rumble on Name Mech.Added rumble on Name Mech hit.Added rumble on coming into the Mech after Name Mech.
Doomfist
Added rumble on begin of Energy Block.Added rumble on Fist Empowerment.
Orisa
Fusion Driver rumble now scales barely with Warmth.Added rumble on Overheat.Added rumble on Javelin Spin begin.Added rumble on Javelin Spin length.Added rumble on Javelin Spin damaging an enemy.Added rumble on Javelin Spin finish.Added rumble on Terra Surge begin.Added rumble on Terra Surge chargeAdded rumble on Terra Surge activation.
Ramattra
Enhance rumble power and length on Pummel.Added rumble on Block activation.
Reinhardt
Added rumble on Barrier activation.
Roadhog
Added rumble on Chain Hook activation.Added set off suggestions on Chain Hook activation.Added set off suggestions on Chain Hook impression.Added set off suggestions on Chain Hook retraction.
Sigma
Added rumble on Accreation hearth.Added rumble on Kinetic Grasp length.Added rumble on Kinetic Grasp soak up.Added rumble on Kinetic Grasp Overhealth achieve.Added rumble on Gravitic Flux intro.Added rumble on Gravitic Flux trying to find targets.Added rumble on Gravitic Flux discovered targets.Added rumble on Gravitic Flux holding targets.Adjusted rumble on Gravitic Flux slam.
Winston
Added rumble on Bounce Pack activation.Added rumble on Secondary Fireplace launch.Added rumble on Barrier Projector Activation.Reworked rumble on Winston’s Primal Rage punch.Added set off suggestions on Winston’s Primal Rage punch hit.
Wrecking Ball
Added rumble on Roll exit.Adjusted the rumble on Piledriver impression.
Zarya
Added rumble on Particle Barrier.Added rumble on Barrier Deploy.Added rumble on Particle Barrier finish.Elevated the rumble power on Particle Beam whereas concentrating on an enemy.
DAMAGE
Ashe
Added rumble on Dynamite.Added rumble on B.O.B. name.Added rumble on B.O.B. touchdown.
Cassidy
Added rumble on Magnetic Grenade.Added rumble on Deadeye begin.
Genji
Added rumble throughout Sprint.Added rumble on Sprint dealing harm.Added rumble on Deflect begin.Added rumble on Deflect deflection.Reworked rumble on Dragonblade swing.Added Set off Suggestions on Dragonblade swing hit.Added rumble on Wall Climb.Added rumble on Ledge Climb.Added rumble on Double Bounce.
Hanzo
Added set off suggestions on Bow cost.Diminished rumble length on charging arrow to match cost time.Diminished rumble on holding arrow.Diminished rumble on arrow hearth throughout Storm Arrows.Added rumble on Lunge.Added rumble on Dragonstrike hearth.Added rumble on Wall Climb.Added rumble on Ledge Climb.Added rumble on Sonic Arrow Equip.
Junkrat
Adjusted RIP-tire rumble.Diminished rumble on Concussive Mine when not hitting self.Elevated rumble on Concussive Mine when hitting self.Added rumble on Concussive Mine hearth.Added rumble on Metal Lure hearth.
Mei
Added rumble on Blizzard hearth.Added rumble on Ice Wall begin.Added rumble on Ice Wall destroy.
Pharah
Elevated Rumble on Main Fireplace.Added rumble on hitting your self with Concussive Blast.
Reaper
Swapped the Left and Proper Main Fireplace rumble.Elevated the rumble on the Left Main Fireplace.Added rumble on Wraith Type activation.Added rumble on Wraith kind ending.Adjusted Shadowstep’s set off suggestions for participant’s enter settings.Added rumble on Shadowstep begin.
Sojourn
Elevated rumble on Main Fireplace.Adjusted rumble on Secondary Fireplace.Added distinctive rumble on Secondary Fireplace photographs charged above 90.Added rumble on Energy Slide leap.
Soldier: 76
Adjusted rumble on Helix Rockets.Added rumble on Dash begin.Added rumble on Spring length.Added rumble on Tactical Visor begin.
Symmetra
Added rumble on all three ranges of Main Fireplace on miss.Added rumble on transferring from stage 3 to stage 2.Added rumble on transferring from stage 2 to stage 1.Added rumble on Teleporter begin.Added rumble on Teleporter destroy.Added rumble on Photon Barrier begin.Lengthened rumble on Photon Barrier hearth.Added rumble on utilizing the teleporter (as any character).
Torbjörn
Added rumble on Turret Deploy.Added rumble on Turret Destroy.
Widowmaker
Added rumble on Infra-sights.
SUPPORT
Baptiste
Reworked Exo-boots maintain rumble.Shortened Exo-boots charging-up rumble.Added rumble on Amplification Matrix Begin.
Brigitte
Reworked Brigitte’s Main Fireplace rumble.Added rumble on Defend Barrier activation.
Illari
Added rumble on Therapeutic Pylon destroy.
Kiriko
Reworked Therapeutic Ofuda rumble.Adjusted Therapeutic Ofuda rumble to answer buying targets.Added rumble on Wall Climb.Added rumble on Ledge Climb.
Lifeweaver
Reworked Rumble on Rejuvenating Sprint to be directional.Added rumble on Tree of Life begin.Added rumble on Tree of Life destroy.
Lúcio
Added rumble on Amp It Up.Added rumble on Crossfade.Added rumble on Wall Experience begin.Added rumble on Wall Experience journey.Added rumble on Wall Experience leap.Added rumble on Sound Barrier begin.Added rumble on Sound Barrier.Reworked rumble on Sound Barrier Fireplace.
Mercy
Added set off suggestions on Caduceus Employees Secondary Fireplace.Added set off suggestions on Caduceus Blaster.Added rumble on Valkyrie intro.
Moira
Diminished rumble on Secondary Fireplace.
Zenyatta
Added rumble on Therapeutic Orb.Added rumble on Discord Orb.
BUG FIXES
GENERAL
Audio
Fastened a difficulty within the Coaching Grounds the place the Heavy Coaching Bot’s Defend was taking part in the inaccurate impression impact.Adjusted the areas within the coaching grounds through which the default Coaching Bot’s weapon hearth might be heard. This could present content material creators some further quiet areas for capturing their media.
Hero Mastery
Fastened a bug that might end in a perpetual black display screen should you died to enemy harm after a course restart.Resolved a difficulty that resulted in no Hero icon being proven within the Outcomes display screen throughout a Replay.Resolved a bug that might end in ‘New Private Finest’ being displayed for any rating.Fastened a bug that might happen on some platforms that precipitated the Kill Feed and HUD to fade if Strive Once more was chosen.Resolved a difficulty for Mercy that resulted in Therapeutic not being displayed within the Scoring Particulars.
Different Fixes
Fastened a bug that might disband your group should you chosen ‘Depart as Group’ in a Aggressive match.Fastened a bug within the Hero Gallery that might trigger the UI to spotlight one other beauty after equipping one.Fastened a difficulty that precipitated the achievement ‘The Good friend Zone’ to not unlock on some platforms regardless of necessities being met.Fastened a difficulty that resulted in enemy crew Roles being revealed by way of the scoreboard in Thriller Heroes.Fastened a bug that prevented some Participant Icons from being geared up.Fastened a bug that prevented ‘Random From Favorites’ from working throughout Hero Choose.Fastened a bug with AI bots choosing heroes excluded within the Customized Sport Settings which might end in empty slots within the match.
MAPS
Antarctic Peninsula
Fastened some areas of the map that might get gamers caught.
New Junk Metropolis
Moved some setting property from floating in one of many spawn rooms.
Route 66
Fastened an space of the map that allowed gamers to face exterior the supposed playable area.
Samoa
Fastened some areas that had gaps that precipitated unintended sight strains.Fastened some areas that allowed gamers to face in unintended areas.Fastened some areas of the map that allowed turrets to be positioned exterior the playable area however nonetheless assault enemies.Fastened some areas of that map that might get gamers caught.Fastened lighting in some areas of the map.
HEROES
Illari
Fastened a bug that resulted within the ‘Dawn’ pores and skin displaying twice within the Pores and skin Choice whereas in pre-game Hero Choose.Resolved a difficulty with Therapeutic Pylon that might end in gamers launching out of it.
Lifeweaver
Fastened a bug that prevented Petal Platform from falling when Hacked.
Lúcio
Fastened a bug with the Hermes pores and skin that precipitated the sounds performed throughout Wallride to be louder than supposed.
Mercy
Fastened an interplay with Sombra that prevented Mercy’s beams not correctly fading out when utilized to a Stealth Sombra.
Moira
Fastened a bug with the ‘Be Stunning’ Spotlight Intro not displaying the window behind Moira on all platforms.
Sombra
Fastened in a earlier replace – Resolved a difficulty that precipitated Sombra to seem untextured after interacting with Random from Favorites.
Zenyatta
Fastened a difficulty the place typically Orbs of Discord and Concord wouldn’t keep connected to the goal.
