A pesky bug that made Orisa nearly unstoppable has finally been fixed. Peace in Overwatch has been restored.
Since the implementation of Patch 1.12 (PC), there has been not only a lot of new gameplay content in Overwatch but also some minor bugs. However, some of them are so significant that they could severely impact the gaming experience. One of these affected the latest hero of Overwatch, the omnic lady Orisa.
Her ultimate “Supercharger” usually creates quite a bit of panic in the enemy team. As long as the device is placed, all nearby allies deal more damage, which means that taking out the Supercharger should be a priority.
Orisa’s Supercharger fixed – Patch notes resolve issue
However, Orisa was able to exploit a bug – even without malicious intent. Although the Supercharger (in German “Superbooster”) was placed and still active, she could already charge the next Supercharger!
This led to a vicious cycle because as long as Orisa benefits from her own Supercharger, she deals more damage and can consequently charge the next Supercharger much faster. The result: The team with Orisa is permanently enhanced by the ultimate. Once one Supercharger is destroyed, the next one is placed immediately. A victory thus seemed often impossible.
Other ultimates in the game also work in a way that they cannot be charged while they are still active. With a small patch, this is now also the case for Orisa again. At most one Supercharger can be in use, and as long as the “old” one is still active, no new one can be placed.
This should maintain the balance for the time being – at least until the community finds another bug that earns the label “game-breaking”.
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