The Chinese New Year in Overwatch has begun. There are some balance changes that should please Reaper fans.
With the start of the “Lunar New Year” event in Overwatch, there was also a small patch that changed the balance. Reaper is the big winner of this patch as his self-healing is drastically increased. He should thus be almost impossible to kill for tanks and is able to save himself even in precarious situations.
However, things look bad for D.Va and Brigitte. These two heroes are being nerfed.
This is what happens to D.Va: D.Va will now have a double cooldown when using her Defense Matrix. This is intended to give opponents more opportunities to counter D.Va and ensure they can really land a hit after the Matrix is turned off before it is reactivated.
This is how Brigitte changes: Brigitte must endure a nerf to her ultimate. Her “Inspiration” still grants the same amount of health and armor, but they now last only 30 seconds before disappearing automatically. This is to ensure that good teams do not constantly benefit from the bonus. Particularly skilled players were able to transition from one “Inspiration” to the next almost seamlessly.
Patch Notes for Lunar New Year 2019
General
- Armor now only reduces incoming damage by -3 instead of -5 points.
Brigitte
- Inspiration: The bonus armor granted by this ability now lasts only a maximum of 30 seconds.
D.Va
- Defense Matrix: The cooldown between individual uses of this ability has been increased from 1 second to 2 seconds.
Reaper
- Reaper’s self-healing from damage dealt increases from 30% to 50%.
What do you think of these changes? Did Reaper really need the buff? Or is the Edgelord of Overwatch now way too powerful?
