Genji has become even deadlier after the 2.11 update in Overwatch . It doesn’t help that Officer D.Va is now in the game.
It was basically clear that the new skins from the “Nexus Challenge” of Heroes of the Storm needed a new patch to be activated. The latest update for Overwatch has brought a few other changes along with the “Officer D.Va” and “Oni Genji” skins. Especially fans of Genji will be pleased, as he received a clear buff.
The update is called 1.10.1 on PC – it is titled 2.11 on PS4 – this is due to different versioning across platforms.
Genji’s Dragonblade receives additional momentum
The most important change concerns Genji’s ultimate ability, the Dragonblade. It had been slightly nerfed in the last patch to fix a bug. Previously, players with high latency could strike more often than players with low ping. After this fix went live, all players could strike once less before the Dragonblade expires.
The slash animation of the blade has now been accelerated, allowing for more swings once again. At the same time, a bug was fixed where the strikes occasionally dealt no damage even though the target was clearly within the hitbox.
Tie-Breaker now has 33% rule
Another significant change has been made to the tie-breaker system for ranked matches. In the event of a tie, a team must capture at least 33% of a control point to be declared the winner. Previously, only 1% was necessary, which allowed characters like Tracer, Sombra, or Lúcio to secure victory on their own by reacting swiftly.
Furthermore, the new D.Va skin is now available in the game, which can be unlocked through the Nexus Challenge starting next week.
Further changes include small bug fixes and resolution of interface issues in the “Uprising” game mode.
The complete patch notes can be found as usual in our sources.
Update: The patch also caused D.Va to be temporarily disabled:
Overwatch briefly disables D.Va – Crashes after patch 2.11
