Recently, Zenyatta's ability to fire his Orbs of Destruction faster when buffed by Kiriko's Kitsune Rush Ultimate was removed. This is because he could put out a ridiculously overwhelming amount of damage this way. As a result of this change, he's less effective than other characters with Kitsune Rush, although he still benefits from the increased movement and reload speed. Alongside the introduction of the new Omnic revolutionary tank hero Ramattra and the winding Shambali Monastery Escort map, Season 2 is also bringing some important balancing changes, according to Blizzard Entertainment’s official blog post. Baptiste's Regenerative Burst healing and Biotic Launcher healing uptime have been buffed in Overwatch 2 to make him more active in teamfights. You can heal groups of teammates much more with Regenerative Burst now, and the extra healing ammo in the Biotic Launcher makes it easier to effectively heal as Baptiste whenever your team isn't grouped up.

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Recent nerfs to her barrier cooldown and duration make her more susceptible to damage overall, but she's still difficult to take down once she gets high energy. Some recent minor buffs to her energy degeneration delay and the reduction of her energy degeneration rate have also made it easier for Zarya to keep a high charge once she gets it, helping her remain effective in combat for longer periods of time.

The default option for match text chat is now set to OFF (previously set to ON) for new players. This can be changed in the Social Options. Developer comments: This is a change that will enable Mercy to better defend herself or even go on the offensive at times. In 5v5 these situations occur much more often. Sandwiched between these seasonal celebrations is the Battle for Olympus event, which will be around for a limited time from January 5 - 19. During this period players will be able to earn skins as they engage in a new game mode which will see certain heroes “imbued with awesome god-like powers”. Lucio is another hero who hasn't changed much in Overwatch 2, though some notable balance tweaks were made.

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Roadhog's Ultimate has been reworked completely, and recently, his infamous one-shot hook combo was also nerfed into the ground since it had become too powerful during Season 2. Since her introduction, Kiriko has gotten some changes that make her Ultimate a little less powerful, but also help her feel more consistent and responsive. On top of that, she recently got a small nerf to her Healing Ofuda uptime: Fixed an interaction that prevented the 'Debuffs Cleansed' emblem from counting Captive Sun effects cleansed with Kiriko's Protection Suzu. The default option for team voice chat is now set to ON (previously set to AUTO-JOIN) for new players. This can be changed in the Social Options.These changes make D.Va slightly less tanky overall than she was before due to the loss of 100 armor health. However, since armor is better overall in Overwatch 2, her armor health will be harder for enemies to get through. The extra 50 total health also gives her mech a better chance to survive instances of massive burst damage such as Roadhog's Chain Hook into Scrap Gun combo. The buff to her movement speed and the reduction of her primary fire spread means that D.Va is now more mobile in combat and can land critical hits easier, making her more versatile and powerful. Due to his recent resurgence in Overwatch 2, Blizzard has made some adjustments to his kit in an effort to tweak his overall effectiveness and uptime. Fixed a bug that could occur on some platforms that caused the Kill Feed and HUD to vanish if Try Again was selected. Many of Symmetra's abilities have been adjusted for Overwatch 2, though the fundamental way she plays has remained the same. Fixed an interaction with Healing Pylon and Lifeweaver's Tree of Life, the pylon should now pass through the tree's canopy.

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Since his introduction at the start of Overwatch 2 Season 2, Ramattra has gotten a few fairly significant buffs. However, his Ultimate was nerfed significantly at the start of Season 3:Doomfist is another hero who has gotten a complete rework in Overwatch 2; he's now a tank instead of a damage character. Here's a full breakdown of the most recent changes to his kit: The queue suspension will reapply each time a player leaves a game when they are above the first penalty threshold but not when they complete their games.