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Support Heroes

All articles tagged with #support heroes

gaming2 years ago

"Overwatch 2's Surprise Patch Brings Hero Buffs and Nerfs"

Overwatch 2's latest balance patch is nerfing support heroes in response to criticism that they have become too powerful since the game's launch. The patch includes increased cooldowns for abilities like Ana's Biotic Grenade and Kiriko's Protection Suzu, reduced durability for Illari's Healing Pylon and Baptiste's Immortality Field, and changes to Zenyatta's Orb of Discord. The patch also introduces a collaboration event with K-pop group LE SSERAFIM.

gaming2 years ago

"Overwatch 2 Devs Revamp Support Heroes and Battle Passes in Mid-Season Patch"

Blizzard has announced upcoming nerfs to support heroes in Overwatch 2 due to their dominance in the meta and player frustration. The changes, set to be implemented in the mid-season patch, will target support utility and make the heroes more vulnerable without returning them to their weak state at launch. The goal is to lower overall sustain and survivability while avoiding feelings of helplessness for support players. Specific abilities like Baptiste's Immortality Field and Moira's Fade may be affected.

gaming2 years ago

"Overwatch 2 Season 4: Major Hero Tweaks and New Map Inspired by Classic FPS Game"

Overwatch 2's season 4 brings a new support hero and balance changes to existing heroes. Brigitte's ultimate ability, Rally, will be updated to make her shield stronger and wider, and Moira will be able to use her Fade ability while firing her ultimate, Coalescence. Other changes include reduced armor health for Reinhardt, reduced damage for Sigma and Cassidy, and reduced maximum duration for Ana's Sleep Dart when used against tanks.