Overwatch 2’s newest stability patch forward of the upcoming Le Sserafim collaboration occasion is hitting Help heroes exhausting. Blizzard mentioned this was its plan in a developer replace earlier this month, however taking a look at the precise patch notes, it undoubtedly appears to be like like medics are feeling the newest nerfs most.
In response to Blizzard, these modifications have been meant to deal with criticism that Help characters had been having fun with an increase in energy since Overwatch 2 launched final yr, so nearly 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 Subject now have decreased sturdiness and might be extra simply destroyed by the enemy staff.
Zenyatta, in the meantime, has one of many extra notable modifications to his Orb of Discord skill. The power will increase injury taken on whichever enemy it’s hooked up to, giving Zen’s staff an opportunity to give attention to them and take them out shortly. Now, it. can’t be reapplied to the identical goal for seven seconds after it’s eliminated. This implies you’ll be able to’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 goals 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 degree decay has been reworked to be extra forgiving in some circumstances. The endorsement degree all the time decays barely everytime you end a match, however that decay is now decreased by the proportion of gamers who couldn’t have endorsed you. If not one of the gamers within the match might have endorsed you, your Endorsement degree wouldn’t decay. The next causes stop different gamers from endorsing you:
- The participant is your buddy.
- The participant endorsed you inside the previous 24 hours.
Endorsement degree decay additionally now not happens when a server shuts down. The commonest cause for this can be a aggressive match shutting down when gamers depart the match early.
CHALLENGES
Added Legendary, Mythic, and Final Participant Title challenges to every hero’s development challenges.
PROGRESSION
Victory Pose now exhibits your Development Degree as an alternative of the Hero Degree.
Developer Feedback: The hero you finish the match on isn’t essentially consultant of you as a participant. This transformation is meant to higher exhibit your general development.
SOCIAL FEATURES
The default choice for match textual content chat is now set to OFF (beforehand set to ON) for brand spanking new gamers. This may be modified within the Social Choices.
The default choice for staff voice chat is now set to ON (beforehand set to AUTO-JOIN) for brand spanking 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 shall 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 essentially centered on widening the window of time gamers have throughout fight between some impactful cooldowns, corresponding to Bastion’s reconfigure, Cassidy’s grenade, and lots of the assist utilities.
TANK
D.VA
Developer feedback: The added projectile pace to Micro Missiles helps enhance their consistency at medium vary whereas the decreased motion pace penalty on Fusion Cannons allow D.Va to stay nearer to cell targets, making her extra of a menace when diving into the enemy staff.
Fusion Cannons
- Motion pace penalty decreased from 40 to 30%.
Micro Missiles
- Projectile pace elevated from 40 to 50.
DOOMFIST
Developer feedback: This transformation will give the shocked 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 injury 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 modifications, Mei is now barely overperforming. Her improved main hearth injury output is sweet for her function, so somewhat than regulate that additional, we’re as an alternative concentrating on the extra generally irritating crowd management side of its slowing impact.
Endothermic Blaster
- Gradual impact decreased from 40 to 30%.
SOMBRA
EMP
- Final price decreased 10%.
SYMMETRA
Developer feedback: With Symmetra lately gaining extra lethality in her long-ranged secondary hearth, she’s now not as reliant on enjoying at shut vary, so we’re reverting her whole well being again to 200.
Base protect well being decreased 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 associated fee. Widowmaker can also be at a extra extreme drawback in opposition to Sombra with the latest rework and these modifications will add extra counterplay.
Widow’s Kiss
- Unscoped pictures to succeed in most unfold elevated from 3 to 7.
Infra-Sight
- Final price decreased 10%.
SUPPORT
ANA
Biotic Grenade
- Cooldown elevated from 10 to 12 seconds.
BAPTISTE
Immortality Subject
- Well being decreased from 150 to 125.
- Cooldown elevated from 23 to 25 seconds.
ILLARI
Developer feedback: Illari’s general injury output all through a match is simply too excessive so we’re decreasing how constant her Photo voltaic Rifle injury is to use. Her weapon has another disadvantages corresponding to needing to cost up and a decreased vital injury multiplier, however we’ll be evaluating how a lot of an impact this variation has together with the decreased Therapeutic Pylon uptime.
Photo voltaic Rifle
- Major hearth projectile dimension decreased from 0.1 to 0.05 meters.
Therapeutic Pylon
- Base well being decreased 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 larger than every other hero so to assist deliver it extra in line we’re making some changes to his main Therapeutic Blossom.
Therapeutic Blossom
- Ammo decreased from 20 to 16.
- Max heal decreased from 75 to 70.
Life Grip
- Cooldown elevated from 16 to 19 seconds.
ZENYATTA
Developer feedback: The purpose of those modifications is so as to add extra counterplay in opposition to Discord Orb and encourage Zenyatta gamers to suppose extra about who to position it on. Now, if the impact ends for any cause, the goal is quickly 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. This can be a vital change each to how the power feels to make use of and the way clear it’s to know, so we shall 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 now 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 extra quality-of-life settings and extra enter choices for a number of hero talents to provide the skill to custom-tailor your expertise of enjoying your favourite heroes.
Sorted many Hero-Particular Choices into Superior Hero Choices class.
TANK
DOOMFIST
Added the Hero-Particular Choices:
- Relative Purpose Sensitivity Throughout Energy Block – 100% by default.
- Relative Gyro Purpose Sensitivity Throughout Energy Block – 100% by default (Solely out there 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.
- Mechanically 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:
- Mechanically Wall Journey – Off by default, Solely out there on Console Platforms.
- Wall Journey Cares About Motion – Off by default.
MERCY
Added the Hero-Particular Choices:
- Crouch Prompts Glide – On by default.
- Mechanically 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 seemed to make the rumble extra dynamic and responsive whereas additionally highlighting the distinctive really feel of many talents.
TANK
D. Va
- Reworked Rumble on Major Fireplace.
- Added rumble on activation of Protection Matrix.
- Adjusted set off suggestions on Protection Matrix to account for injury 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 cost
- Added rumble on Terra Surge activation.
Ramattra
- Enhance rumble energy 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 affect.
- 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 Leap 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 affect.
Zarya
- Added rumble on Particle Barrier.
- Added rumble on Barrier Deploy.
- Added rumble on Particle Barrier finish.
- Elevated the rumble energy 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 injury.
- 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 Leap.
Hanzo
- Added set off suggestions on Bow cost.
- Lowered rumble length on charging arrow to match cost time.
- Lowered rumble on holding arrow.
- Lowered 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.
- Lowered 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 Entice hearth.
Mei
- Added rumble on Blizzard hearth.
- Added rumble on Ice Wall begin.
- Added rumble on Ice Wall destroy.
Pharah
- Elevated Rumble on Major Fireplace.
- Added rumble on hitting your self with Concussive Blast.
Reaper
- Swapped the Left and Proper Major Fireplace rumble.
- Elevated the rumble on the Left Major Fireplace.
- Added rumble on Wraith Kind activation.
- Added rumble on Wraith type ending.
- Adjusted Shadowstep’s set off suggestions for participant’s enter settings.
- Added rumble on Shadowstep begin.
Sojourn
- Elevated rumble on Major Fireplace.
- Adjusted rumble on Secondary Fireplace.
- Added distinctive rumble on Secondary Fireplace pictures charged above 90.
- Added rumble on Energy Slide bounce.
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 Major Fireplace on miss.
- Added rumble on transferring from degree 3 to degree 2.
- Added rumble on transferring from degree 2 to degree 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 Major Fireplace rumble.
- Added rumble on Protect Barrier activation.
Illari
- Added rumble on Therapeutic Pylon destroy.
Kiriko
- Reworked Therapeutic Ofuda rumble.
- Adjusted Therapeutic Ofuda rumble to reply to 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 Journey begin.
- Added rumble on Wall Journey journey.
- Added rumble on Wall Journey bounce.
- 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
- Lowered 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 Protect was enjoying the inaccurate affect impact.
- Adjusted the areas within the coaching grounds by which the default Coaching Bot’s weapon hearth might be heard. This could present content material creators some extra quiet areas for capturing their media.
Hero Mastery
- Fastened a bug that might end in a perpetual black display if you happen to died to enemy injury after a course restart.
- Resolved a difficulty that resulted in no Hero icon being proven within the Outcomes display throughout a Replay.
- Resolved a bug that might end in ‘New Private Greatest’ being displayed for any rating.
- Fastened a bug that might happen on some platforms that precipitated the Kill Feed and HUD to fade if Attempt 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 may disband your group if you happen to chosen ‘Go away as Group’ in a Aggressive match.
- Fastened a bug within the Hero Gallery that may 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 staff 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 selecting heroes excluded within the Customized Recreation 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 atmosphere belongings from floating in one of many spawn rooms.
Route 66
- Fastened an space of the map that allowed gamers to face exterior the meant playable area.
Samoa
- Fastened some areas that had gaps that precipitated unintended sight traces.
- 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 meant.
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 Lovely’ Spotlight Intro not displaying the window behind Moira on all platforms.
Sombra
- Fastened in a earlier replace – Resolved a difficulty that precipitated Sombra to look untextured after interacting with Random from Favorites.
Zenyatta
- Fastened a difficulty the place typically Orbs of Discord and Concord wouldn’t keep hooked up to the goal.