A new patch for Overwatch is likely to shake up the meta. There was a nice buff for McCree, but also harsh nerfs for Baptiste and Orisa.
In Overwatch, the annual Chinese New Year event is currently taking place, but a new patch is already live. This patch has been widely discussed by the community beforehand as it includes some specific changes affecting several heroes.
Update 30.01.2020: The patch is now live, and the patch notes have been updated.
Nerfs for 5 heroes and adjustments for McCree
Which heroes are affected? The latest update brought nerfs for 5 heroes. Hanzo lost a bit of damage on his Storm Arrows ability, and Reaper can heal himself less effectively. However, Orisa and Sigma received the biggest nerfs – increased cooldowns or the ability to interrupt their ultimates are likely to weaken these heroes somewhat. Among healers, Baptiste has been nerfed; he shoots slower and heals less.
Only McCree received a slight adjustment that can be seen as a clear buff. Improved movement when using the ultimate should allow for quicker reactions.
Hanzo
- Storm Arrows
- Damage has been reduced from 70 to 60.
McCree
- Deadeye
- Firing no longer briefly locks the player’s aim – players can now turn while firing.
Reaper
- Passive Healing
- Healing has been reduced from 40% to 30% of damage dealt.
Orisa
- Fusion Cannon
- Damage has been reduced from 11 to 10.
- Defensive Fortification
- Cooldown has been increased from 8 seconds to 10 seconds.
- Halt!
- Duration of the halt has been reduced from 1 second to 0.65 seconds.
Sigma
- Gravitic Flux
- Can now be interrupted before targets hit the ground.
- Impact slow duration has been reduced from 0.9 seconds to 0.6 seconds.
- Accretion
- Explosion damage has been reduced from 60 to 40.
Baptiste
- Biotic Launcher (Primary Fire)
- Cooldown has been increased from 0.38 seconds to 0.45 seconds.
- Biotic Launcher (Secondary Fire)
- Explosion healing has been reduced from 60 to 50.
What do you think about these buffs and nerfs? Necessary to make Overwatch more exciting? Or is this going in the wrong direction?
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