The omnic with the bird voice from Overwatch will soon receive some improvements. We will reveal the buffs for Bastion.
Bastion is probably one of the most polarizing Overwatch heroes. Either you hate the stationary omnic because he traumatized you during the game’s launch, when you didn’t know how to counter him, or you love him… well, because you’ve traumatized others.
But a lot of time has passed since the launch of Overwatch, and almost all heroes have received reworks – except for Bastion.
Meanwhile, many players have complained in forums that Bastion has been neglected. He is now the weakest and most immobile character, who is only really useful in a few situations.
Geoff Goodman has spoken out in the official forum and introduced some changes that will likely be tested on the next PTR:
- Configuration: Recon will receive a larger magazine and lower spread, making this mode stronger.
- Configuration: Sentry is set to become more of a “tank and barrier destroyer,” and the transformation should feel less like a suicide mission. Therefore, we are testing a higher spread and removing headshots [that he inflicts], but he will take less damage than a sentry.
- Reconfigure will be significantly revamped. In the internal test version, Bastion can use the ability while moving, and it will no longer be interrupted by damage taken. To compensate, there will now be a “resource system” like D.Va’s Defense Matrix, which limits the use of the ability.
Blizzard hopes that these changes will lead to Bastion being played more and especially being useful in multiple situations.
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