Revamped Mei and Cassidy: What's New in Overwatch 2 Season 5

The anticipated update for Overwatch 2 Season 5 will feature alterations to the Damage heroes Mei and Cassidy. While Season 4 brought the introduction of the new Support hero Lifeweaver, the upcoming season will not introduce a new hero but will instead focus on making necessary changes to existing heroes. Notable changes include nerfs to Junker Queen and buffs to Lifeweaver. Widowmaker and Hanzo will also receive nerfs, resulting in less one-shot kills for players in Season 5. Additionally, Blizzard will be implementing changes to Mei and Cassidy with the Season 5 update set to release on Tuesday, June 13.

Mei's Endothermic Blaster will now slow enemies for a longer duration of 1.5 seconds in Season 5. This change will align the weapon with its original functionality in Overwatch, however, it won't enable Mei to freeze her enemies completely. On the other hand, Cassidy's Magnetic Grenade is undergoing revisions to decrease its damage output, but it will now hinder enemy movement abilities and slow them down. Blizzard intends to transform these characters into crowd control specialists, a role that was sidelined when Overwatch 2 switched from 6v6 to 5v5 gameplay.

The Overwatch 2 community's reaction to the Mei and Cassidy tweaks remains to be seen as only time will tell whether these changes will make Mei overpowered or if players will be unhappy with the reduced damage on Cassidy's grenade. As Overwatch 2 is an ever-evolving experience, Blizzard will likely make further adjustments to these characters based on fan feedback. Ultimately, if the majority of fans enjoy the changes, Mei and Cassidy will likely remain unchanged. In addition to character balance changes, Overwatch 2 Season 5 will introduce new skins for players to unlock through the Battle Pass. These new skins, such as the mythic Tracer skin and Demon Lord Reinhardt, all align with the fantasy theme of the new season, and fans are eagerly anticipating what other skins Blizzard will unveil.

Fans can anticipate the return of the annual summertime event, Summer Games, in Season 5 of Overwatch 2. This highly-anticipated event typically includes the beloved Lucioball mode, as well as summertime-themed cosmetics and other exciting features. Overwatch 2 is now available for early access on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.