Patch 1.7 for Overwatch is on the horizon. We have all the changes for you.
For several weeks, the developers have been testing improvements and fine-tuning the balance of Overwatch on the hero shooter’s PTR. Meanwhile, it seems they are satisfied with the changes and have finalized the update. The focus of the patch was on adjusting Ana, D.Va, and Roadhog, all of whom had to endure nerfs. Only Sombra saw some improvements.
The majority of the adjustments should be familiar to fans, but here are all the details on balancing:
Ana
- The healing bonus from the Biotic Grenade has been reduced by 50%.
- The enhancement and weakening effect of the biotic grenade now lasts only 4 seconds (previously 5).
D.Va
- Hit points have been increased from 200 to 400.
- Armor has been reduced from 400 to 200.
- The fusion cannons now deal 2 damage (previously 3), but fire 11 projectiles (previously 8).
Roadhog
- Targets that are hooked will now break free if they break line of sight with Roadhog before being pulled in.
- Targets caught by the hook will be significantly slowed in addition to being stunned.
- Targets caught by the hook should now land reliably in front of Roadhog.
Sombra
- The time to hack a target has been reduced from 1.0 seconds to 0.8 seconds.
- The cooldown for hacking has been reduced from 12 to 8 seconds.
Furthermore, the kill feed of the game has been improved, and players now have the option to bring up to 4 emotes, spray logos, and voicelines into battle simultaneously.
As of today, January 24, 2017 – probably in the evening hours – the event “Year of the Rooster” will also begin, running until February 13, which makes it likely that the patch will go live simultaneously with the start of the event.
We have the first trailer for Overwatch’s Year of the Rooster here.
