A new patch is online in Overwatch. Along with the new hero Baptiste, changes are made to many heroes. Most heroes are getting buffs – except GOATS.
What’s in the patch? The biggest highlight in the patch is the new hero Baptiste. Baptiste is a combat medic who functions in Overwatch as a hybrid healer and DPS. He can heal, boost, and even make his team immortal while dealing good damage himself. You can find Baptiste’s abilities in detail in our article.
Other highlights from the patch include
- Buffs for many non-GOATS heroes
- Adjustments to how armor works
- Adjustments to knockback and damage boosts
Many changes have already been tested earlier on the PTR. We will show you what changes in detail and what impact it has in the patch notes.
The patch notes in German
What’s changing for the heroes: Most of the revised heroes simply receive a buff to their damage or shorter cooldowns. The buffs for McCree and Soldier 76 are particularly interesting.
McCree now deals less damage with his alternate attack “Fan the Hammer”, but his ultimate “Deadeye” has significantly more impact. He generates bonus damage faster, which leads to him being able to easily kill heroes behind shields under certain circumstances.
Soldier 76 generally deals more damage per shot from his pulse rifle and can shoot faster after sprinting. Additionally, his Tactical Visor can now target Junkrat’s tire and Baptiste’s Immortality Field and destroy them.
Which heroes are getting nerfed? A nerf is particularly given to three heroes that are often played in the currently popular GOATS composition:
- Lúcio’s speed boost increases speed less significantly. However, his wall ride is faster.
- Zarya’s alternate fire doesn’t grow with increasing charge but always has a diameter of 2 meters.
- Zenyatta’s Orb of Discord now only increases the damage the target takes by 25% instead of 30%. However, he deals more damage with his regular shots.
Ana also receives a small nerf. Her Nanoboost now heals only 250 (previously 300). All nerfs weaken the particularly unpopular GOATS meta among viewers. How strong the impact is will soon show, as the patch will also be applied to the Overwatch League.
What’s changing with shields and damage: All beam weapons, such as the attacks from Mei, Winston, or Symmetra, are now only reduced by 20% from armor (previously up to 50%). Damage-over-time effects are no longer reduced by armor at all. Details about the adjustment of armor were already given beforehand.
Additionally, the boosting of projectiles, such as by Mercy’s damage boost, will now be calculated when they are fired. Previously, the calculation occurred upon impact, which led to seemingly incorrect calculations in some cases.
Knockback effects should now be more consistent. Flying heroes can also now be slowed or knocked back.
You can find the complete patch notes on the official website of Overwatch.
Do you think the changes will have a big impact on GOATS?
The unpopular meta was just recently made immortal by a fun appearance:
