Five Overwatch 2 Heroes Are Getting Balance Updates Next Patch

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It will be interesting to see how this update affects our Overwatch 2 hero tier list. Once these updates are live, we’ll also update our Overwatch 2 tank tier list.

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OVERWATCH 2 HERO UPDATES – SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 15TH, 2022

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With Sombra’s rework, she gained a lot more damage to help account for the reduced ability lockout duration of Hack.

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A Hero that has greatly benefited from the move to 5v5. Changing to a single Tank and the reduction of crowd control has meant Genji has had less obstacles in his way

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Early player sentiment predicted Zarya as one of the weakest solo tanks in 5v5 though her high damage potential and barrier uptime have proven to be extremely effective.

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These changes will reduce the barrier uptime, making it slightly more difficult for her to gain energy and will provide enemies with more time to deal damage to her.

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D.va ended up feeling too deadly after the last round of changes given how resilient she can be with the improved Defense Matrix.

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This invulnerability window is primarily intended to help avoid instantly dying to something unseen after teleporting through walls

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Five Overwatch 2 Heroes Are Getting Balance Updates Next Patch

It will be interesting to see how this update affects our Overwatch 2 hero tier list. Once these updates are live, we’ll also update our Overwatch 2 tank tier list.

OVERWATCH 2 HERO UPDATES – SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 15TH, 2022

With Sombra’s rework, she gained a lot more damage to help account for the reduced ability lockout duration of Hack.

Sombra

A Hero that has greatly benefited from the move to 5v5. Changing to a single Tank and the reduction of crowd control has meant Genji has had less obstacles in his way

Genji

Early player sentiment predicted Zarya as one of the weakest solo tanks in 5v5 though her high damage potential and barrier uptime have proven to be extremely effective.

Zarya

These changes will reduce the barrier uptime, making it slightly more difficult for her to gain energy and will provide enemies with more time to deal damage to her.

D.va ended up feeling too deadly after the last round of changes given how resilient she can be with the improved Defense Matrix.

D.va

This invulnerability window is primarily intended to help avoid instantly dying to something unseen after teleporting through walls

Kiriko

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