Overwatch 2 Update Enhances DVa and Adjusts Doomfist
Overwatch 2 Update Enhances DVa and Adjusts Doomfist
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Overwatch 2 has released a mid-season patch that includes balance changes for many heroes, with some receiving buffs and others receiving nerfs.
A mid-season patch has recently been released for Overwatch 2, which includes balance changes for a variety of playable heroes. Some fortunate heroes, such as D.Va and Sombra, have received buffs, while others like Doomfist and certain healers have been nerfed.
Earlier this month, Overwatch 2 kicked off Season 7, titled "Rise of Darkness," which introduced a range of Halloween and Diablo-inspired cosmetics. The seasonal update also brought forth a new map, alterations to group respawns, and significant changes to heroes, including a complete overhaul of Sombra.
The latest patch for Overwatch 2 includes various adjustments. One notable change is that the decay of endorsement levels has been slowed down for players who cannot receive endorsements from their teammates, such as when playing with friends or strangers repeatedly. This ensures that their endorsement level is not negatively affected. Additionally, the Victory screen now shows the player's total Progression Level instead of their level with a specific hero, allowing them to showcase their overall skill as a player.
In addition to these adjustments, the mid-season patch introduces the highly anticipated Overwatch 2 x LE SSERAFIM crossover event. This collaboration, inspired by K-pop, features a new capture-the-flag game mode called Concert Clash, as well as exciting new challenges for players to complete. Players will also have the opportunity to purchase LE SSERAFIM skins for D.Va, Kiriko, Tracer, Brigitte, and Sombra. Additionally, they can earn a skin for Junkrat by participating in in-game challenges. The limited-time event will begin on November 1, directly following the release of the patch.
GENERAL UPDATES
Overwatch 2 has joined forces with the sensational K-pop group, LE SSERAFIM, for an exciting music collaboration within the game. Engage in Concert Clash, a 3v3 capture-the-flag game mode, set in the vibrant K-pop themed city of Busan. Take on the roles of D.Va, Kiriko, Tracer, Brigitte, and Sombra, all dressed in LE SSERAFIM-inspired attire, as you compete for tickets and capture objectives to earn points. This exclusive event will commence on Wednesday, November 1, at 11:00 AM PDT.
Endorsement level decay has been revamped to offer more leniency in certain situations. While the endorsement level still decreases slightly after each match, the extent of decay now depends on the percentage of players who were unable to endorse you. If none of the players in the match were eligible to endorse you, your Endorsement level will not decay. The following scenarios hinder other players from endorsing you:
- The player is on your friends list.
CHALLENGES
Added Legendary, Mythic, and Ultimate Player Title challenges to each hero's progression challenges.
PROGRESSION
Victory Pose now shows your Progression Level instead of the Hero Level.
The match text chat is now set to OFF by default (previously set to ON) for new players. To adjust this setting, go to the Social Options.
For new players, the team voice chat is now set to ON by default (previously set to AUTO-JOIN). To modify this setting, access the Social Options.
HERO CUSTOM CONTROL UPDATES
Attention from developers: In this balance patch, our primary aim is to increase the duration of combat for players by extending the period of time between significant cooldowns. This applies to abilities like Bastion's reconfigure, Cassidy's grenade, and various support utilities.
Fusion Cannons
Movement speed penalty reduced from 40 to 30%.
Doomfist
The recent changes to D.Va's abilities have made her a more formidable presence on the battlefield. By increasing the speed of her Micro Missiles, her effectiveness at medium range has been significantly improved, ensuring a greater level of consistency. Additionally, the reduction in movement speed penalty when using her Fusion Cannons allows D.Va to remain closer to agile adversaries, enhancing her ability to dive into enemy lines and pose a greater threat. These adjustments have undoubtedly elevated D.Va's potential as a powerful force to be reckoned with.Maximum wall stun duration decreased from 0.75 to 0.6 seconds.
Developer comments: This change will give the stunned player more opportunities to react to Doomfist following a wall stun.
The alternate fire's range for Winston has been extended from 30 meters to 40 meters. This change allows for greater flexibility in Winston's positioning when dealing damage from a distance.
DAMAGE
Bastion
Weapon spread increased 10%.
Cassidy
Mei
Endothermic Blaster
Sombra
EMP
The base shield health has been decreased from 125 to 100, resulting in a total of 200 HP. The developer comments mention that Symmetra's increased lethality with her long-ranged secondary fire has made her less dependent on playing at close range, therefore the decision has been made to revert her total health back to 200.
Unscoped shots to reach maximum spread increased from 3 to 7.
Infra-Sight
SUPPORT
Ana
Baptiste
Immortality Field
Health decreased from 150 to 125.
Cooldown increased from 23 to 25 seconds.
Primary fire projectile size reduced from 0.1 to 0.05 meters.
Healing Pylon
Developer notes: We found that Illari's damage output during a match is excessively high. As a result, we are tweaking the consistency of her Solar Rifle damage application. Although her weapon already has drawbacks like needing to charge up and a reduced critical damage multiplier, we will assess the impact of this adjustment in conjunction with the decreased uptime of the Healing Pylon.
Kiriko
Lifeweaver
Healing Blossom
Life Grip
Cooldown increased from 16 to 19 seconds.
Base health increased from 50 to 75 (total 225 HP).
Harmony Orb
Can no longer be reapplied to the same target for 7 seconds after the effect has been removed.
Range increased from 30 to 40 meters.
This update includes hero balance adjustments, as well as the implementation of additional quality-of-life settings and input options for certain hero abilities. These additions will allow you to personalize your gameplay experience with your favorite heroes.
We have organized numerous Hero-Specific Options into the Advanced Hero Options category.
TANK
Doomfist
Rise During Gravitic Flux With Ability 3 - Off by default.
Crouch Activates Glide - Off by default.
Rise During Flight With Ability 1 - Off by default.
Echo
Interact Cancels Deploy Turret - On by default.
Rise During Captive Sun With Ability 3 - Off by default.
Illari
Lucio
Crouch Activates Glide - On by default.
BUG FIXES
The Rumble and Trigger Feedback of numerous abilities for controllers have been fine-tuned and enhanced. Our aim was to create richer and more immersive rumble experiences, emphasizing the distinctive sensations evoked by various abilities.
Mercy
TANK
Adjusted trigger feedback on Defense Matrix to account for damage of destroyed projectile.
Added rumble on projectile destruction for Defense Matrix.
Added rumble on Call Mech start.
Adjusted rumble on Call Mech.
D. Va
Added rumble on start of Power Block.
Fusion Driver rumble now scales slightly with Heat.
Added rumble on Overheat.
Added rumble on Javelin Spin damaging an enemy.
Added rumble on Javelin Spin end.
Added rumble on Terra Surge activation.
Orisa
Ramattra
Added rumble on Barrier activation.
Reinhardt
Added rumble on Chain Hook activation.
Added trigger feedback on Chain Hook retraction.
Roadhog
Added rumble on Kinetic Grasp absorb.
Added rumble on Kinetic Grasp Overhealth gain.
Added rumble on Gravitic Flux found targets.
Added rumble on Gravitic Flux holding targets.
Added rumble on Jump Pack activation.
Added rumble on Secondary Fire release.
Added trigger feedback on Winston’s Primal Rage punch hit.
Wrecking Ball
Winston
Added rumble on Particle Barrier.
Increased the rumble strength on Particle Beam while targeting an enemy.
Zarya
DAMAGE
Added rumble on Dynamite.
Ashe
Added rumble on Magnetic Grenade.
Added rumble during Dash.
Added rumble on Dash dealing damage.
Reworked rumble on Dragonblade swing.
Added Trigger Feedback on Dragonblade swing hit.
Added rumble on Double Jump.
Genji
Reduced rumble on holding arrow.
Reduced rumble on arrow fire during Storm Arrows.
Added rumble on Wall Climb.
Added rumble on Ledge Climb.
Adjusted RIP-tire rumble.
Reduced rumble on Concussive Mine when not hitting self.
Increased rumble on Concussive Mine when hitting self.
Added rumble on Concussive Mine fire.
Added rumble on Blizzard fire.
Added rumble on Ice Wall start.
Increased Rumble on Primary Fire.
Added rumble on hitting yourself with Concussive Blast.
Increased the rumble on the Left Primary Fire.
Added rumble on Wraith Form activation.
Added rumble on Shadowstep start.
Reaper
Added unique rumble on Secondary Fire shots charged above 90.
Added rumble on Power Slide jump.
Added rumble on Sprint start.
Added rumble on Spring duration.
Added rumble on Tactical Visor start.
Soldier: 76
Added rumble on moving from level 2 to level 1.
Added rumble on Teleporter start.
Lengthened rumble on Photon Barrier fire.
Added rumble on using the teleporter (as any character).
Added rumble on Turret Destroy.
Torbjorn
Reworked Exo-boots hold rumble.
Shortened Exo-boots charging-up rumble.
Reworked Brigitte’s Primary Fire rumble.
Added rumble on Shield Barrier activation.
Illari
Reworked Healing Ofuda rumble.
Added rumble on Ledge Climb.
Kiriko
Reworked Rumble on Rejuvenating Dash to be directional.
Added rumble on Tree of Life start.
Added rumble on Amp It Up.
Added rumble on Crossfade.
Added rumble on Wall Ride jump.
Added rumble on Sound Barrier start.
Lúcio
Added trigger feedback on Caduceus Staff Secondary Fire.
Mercy
Reduced rumble on Secondary Fire.
Added rumble on Discord Orb.
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Resolved an issue in the Training Grounds where the impact effect of the Heavy Training Bot's Shield was inaccurately displayed.
Modified the locations within the training grounds where the sound of the default Training Bot's weapon firing can be detected. This adjustment aims to offer content creators additional tranquil spots for capturing their media.
Resolved an issue that resulted in no Hero icon being shown in the Results screen during a Replay.
Resolved a bug that could result in 'New Personal Best' being displayed for any score.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Kill Feed and HUD to disappear when "Try Again" was selected on certain platforms.
Resolved an issue with Mercy where Healing was not being shown in the Scoring Details.
Bug in the Hero Gallery that caused the UI to highlight a different cosmetic after equipping one has been addressed.
Issue preventing the achievement 'The Friend Zone' from unlocking on certain platforms, despite meeting the requirements, has been fixed.
Resolved a bug that previously hindered the functionality of 'Random From Favorites' during the process of selecting heroes.
Resolved a bug related to AI bots selecting heroes that were excluded in the Custom Game Settings, leading to vacant slots within the match.
Fixed some areas of the map that could get players stuck.
Antarctic Peninsula
Fixed an area of the map that allowed players to stand outside the intended playable space.
Route 66
Fixed some areas of the map that allowed turrets to be placed outside the playable space but still attack enemies.
Fixed some areas of that map that could get players stuck.
HEROES
Fixed a bug that resulted in the 'Daybreak' skin displaying twice in the Skin Selection while in pre-game Hero Select.
Resolved an issue with Healing Pylon that could result in players launching out of it.
Illari
Fixed a bug with the Hermes skin that caused the sounds played during Wallride to be louder than intended.
Lucio
Fixed a bug with the 'Be Beautiful' Highlight Intro not displaying the window behind Moira on all platforms.
Moira
Fixed an issue where sometimes Orbs of Discord and Harmony would not stay attached to the target.
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