Back then, after the release of Overwatch, it only took a few weeks for the “bad players” to figure out how to counter Bastion. This time, even the pros are finding it more difficult.
However, there are also some community members who take Blizzard’s side. In a post by user Evil_phd, it’s about how players have always complained loudly about any changes. “Symmetra will ruin the meta” and “Soldier:76 will be unstoppable now” or before the last patch “No one will play D.Va anymore.” All of that did not happen.
“Now, when something like Bastion is truly overpowered, our complaints and our whining seem like the same eternal grumbling we always emit. If we can’t get ahold of this, Blizzard has no reason to heed our concerns anyway.”
A response from Blizzard is still pending.
Cortyn says: I also spent some rounds in competitive mode yesterday and came to the conclusion that the game is not fun like this. Playing each round “Protect the Bastion!” or “Destroy the Bastion!” is not as interesting as Overwatch used to be. I can only hope that Blizzard makes some changes here, because right now the fun is massively restricted – until then, it will probably only be the Arcade.
You can find out more about Patch 1.8 (PC) and 2.05 (PS4, Xbox One) in this post.
In Overwatch there is currently only one topic: Bastion. The omnic has been buffed and is currently too strong, says the community.
In Quickplay the situation seems somewhat balanced, but in competitive mode, Overwatch has become quite distorted. The actual game objectives, like capturing a control point, are pushed into the background and replaced by one of two new goals:
- Protect the Bastion with your life!
or:
- Break the blockade that protects the Bastion and destroy him!
In the meantime, you even meet people in the chat who demand a certain “code of honor” that both sides refrain from playing Bastion (which usually only works in the first round before a traitor appears).
The reason for this “new gameplay experience” is the recent changes to Bastion. As long as he is in turret mode, he takes less damage and thanks to a larger magazine, he can stay in continuous fire mode longer. Although he no longer causes headshots, that is not important when he simply cannot die. Bastion now has strong self-healing that can be used while moving, and even while taking damage.
If the omnic has a healer like Ana or Mercy (or both) backing him up, with a Reinhardt as a shield in front, the matches turn out to be very, very one-sided.
Is Bastion now simply overpowered?
Even actual counter-characters are having a hard time taking down Bastion now, as he simply heals through enemy ultimates and even benefits from his weak point with the new “Ironclad” armor (which makes the concept of a weak point absurd).
Back then, after the release of Overwatch, it only took a few weeks for the “bad players” to figure out how to counter Bastion. This time, even the pros are finding it more difficult.
However, there are also some community members who take Blizzard’s side. In a post by user Evil_phd, it’s about how players have always complained loudly about any changes. “Symmetra will ruin the meta” and “Soldier:76 will be unstoppable now” or before the last patch “No one will play D.Va anymore.” All of that did not happen.
“Now, when something like Bastion is truly overpowered, our complaints and our whining seem like the same eternal grumbling we always emit. If we can’t get ahold of this, Blizzard has no reason to heed our concerns anyway.”
A response from Blizzard is still pending.
Cortyn says: I also spent some rounds in competitive mode yesterday and came to the conclusion that the game is not fun like this. Playing each round “Protect the Bastion!” or “Destroy the Bastion!” is not as interesting as Overwatch used to be. I can only hope that Blizzard makes some changes here, because right now the fun is massively restricted – until then, it will probably only be the Arcade.
You can find out more about Patch 1.8 (PC) and 2.05 (PS4, Xbox One) in this post.
