Overwatch: Neue Heilerin Moira ist live – Patchnotes 1.17 / 2.23

The latest Overwatch heroine is live. We tell you what Moira can do and what Patch 1.17 has brought!

Fans were disappointed when there was no redeeming patch for Overwatch this past Tuesday. However, the developers were only waiting for the start of the “Free Weekend” of Overwatch to add the latest heroine to the game.

Patch 1.17 of Overwatch is now live on PC and Patch 2.23 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The patch brought several balance changes, primarily introducing the new healer Moira.

Moira is considered a rather “evil” character, as she must siphon life energy from enemies if she wants to heal effectively.

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Mercy Revised Again

Another important point in the patch is the renewed revision of Mercy. Her resurrection now has a cast time of nearly 2 seconds during which she is significantly slowed. This means Mercy must better choose the moment of resurrection, or the rest of the team must actively protect her. Besides that, her healing and damage boost beams have also been visually revised, so the different effects are now more easily recognizable at first glance.

You can find out what else has changed in Overwatch in the extensive patch notes below.

Overwatch Patch Notes 1.17 / 2.23

General Updates

General

• The option “Leave Match as Group” is now also saved for future matches.

Arcade

• One of the arcade places now changes daily to include a variety of game modes, including “Limited Duel”, “Low Gravity” and “Capture the Flag”.

HERO UPDATES

Ana

• Biotic Rifle
  • The damage has increased from 60 to 70.

Lúcio

• Lúcio now has an effect above his head in spectator mode that indicates which song he is currently playing.

Mercy

• Caduceus
  • Mercy’s healing and damage amplification beams are now visually better distinguishable from each other.
• Resurrection
  • Cast time increased from 0 to 1.75 seconds.
  • Movement speed is now reduced by 75% while casting.
  • Can now be interrupted if Mercy is knocked back, stunned, or hacked.
• Valkyrie
  • While Valkyrie is active, Resurrection has no cast time.
  • While Valkyrie is active, the casting of Resurrection does not reduce Mercy’s movement speed.

Winston

• Barrier Projector
  • Now has a hit point indicator.

User Interface

General

• Several visual adjustments have been made to overhaul the HUD in spectator mode, including an improved spectator user interface, a redesigned unit frame, and an animated ultimate display.

Fixed Bugs

General

• A bug has been fixed that caused player portrait frames not to load in the hero selection or overview during matches.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented players from adding spectators to a deathmatch from the custom game lobby.

AI

• A bug has been fixed that prevented bots from being revived when moved to another spot or team in the custom game lobby.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented Sombra bots from hacking medkits.
• A bug has been fixed that affected the movements of AI Bastion when defending point A on Eichenwalde.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented AI heroes from defending point A on certain maps.

Heroes

• A bug has been fixed that caused Ana’s secondary weapon to light up bright when viewed in the hero gallery.
• A bug has been fixed that caused Ganymede not to make the intended sounds when Bastion’s beach buggy skin was equipped.
• A bug has been fixed that caused the icon for Mercy’s ultimate ability not to display as intended when hacked by Sombra.
• A bug has been fixed that caused Roadhog’s chain hook to stick to enemy players longer than intended.
• A bug has been fixed that caused a glitch in Widowmaker’s knee when jumping.
• A bug has been fixed that caused the toy robot to inflate in Zarya’s emote “Mystical Gift” when she destroyed it.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented Junkrat’s rip-tire from being used as intended while jumping.

Maps

• A bug has been fixed that caused the wrong phase of the maps (e.g. the Sanctum on Nepal) to display during hero selection on the maps Nepal and Lijiang Tower.
• A bug has been fixed that caused the progress indicator not to display for a short time when players reached checkpoints on escort and attack/escort maps.
• A bug has been fixed that caused the targeting interface for Doomfist’s Seismic Slam not to work as intended when targeting the rotating rotor blade of the turbine near the last point in Junkertown.
• A bug has been fixed that caused some objects to fly differently than intended when shot at in Horizon Lunar Colony.

Have you tried Moira yet? What do you think of the latest patch?

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