Latest Overwatch 2 Update Weakens Support Characters

• Overwatch 2's recent balance patch significantly affects Support heroes.
• Changes were made to address Support characters' increasing power.
• High-impact abilities have increased cooldowns, building abilities have reduced durability.
• Zenyatta's Orb of Discord ability has significant changes.
• Overwatch 2 partners with LE SSERAFIM for a limited-time event.

Overwatch 2's Recent Balance Patch Hits Support Heroes Hard

The latest balance patch for Overwatch 2, ahead of the forthcoming Le Sserafim collaboration event, is making things challenging for Support heroes. Blizzard had previously mentioned this in a developer update earlier this month, but the actual patch notes reveal a clear impact on medics.

Changes in Support Heroes' Power

According to Blizzard, these changes were designed to address feedback that Support characters had been gaining power since the launch of Overwatch 2 last year. As a result, most characters are witnessing some tweaks, primarily in the form of nerfs.

Adjustments to High-impact Abilities

High-impact abilities such as Ana's Biotic Grenade and Kiriko's Protection Suzu now have increased cooldowns, while building abilities like Illari's Healing Pylon and Baptiste's Immortality Field have reduced durability and can be more easily taken down by the opposing team.

Zenyatta's Orb of Discord Ability

Zenyatta is seeing one of the more significant changes to his Orb of Discord ability. This ability increases damage inflicted on the enemy it's attached to, offering Zen's team a chance to focus on them and eliminate them swiftly. However, it can now no longer be reapplied to the same target for seven seconds after its removal. This means spamming it on one high-priority target is not an option.

LE SSERAFIM X OVERWATCH 2 LIMITED TIME EVENT

Overwatch 2 is partnering with K-pop sensation, LE SSERAFIM for an in-game music collaboration. This limited-time event, featuring Concert Clash, a 3v3 capture-the-flag mode set in a K-pop themed Busan, begins on Wednesday, November 1, at 11:00 AM PDT.

GENERAL UPDATES

Endorsements

Endorsement level decay has been reworked to be more forgiving in certain situations. The endorsement level always slightly decays after a match, but that decay is now lessened by the percentage of players who couldn't have endorsed you.

Challenges

Legendary, Mythic, and Ultimate Player Title challenges have been added to each hero’s progression challenges.

Progression

The Victory Pose now displays your Progression Level instead of the Hero Level.

Social Features

The default option for match text chat is now set to OFF for new players. This setting can be altered in the Social Options. The default option for team voice chat is now set to ON for new players and can also be changed in the Social Options.

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