With Overwatch 2’s final beta period over and the Overwatch League season drawing to a close, Blizzard has turned its attention to polishing the sequel ahead of its October 4 release.
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Nine Overwatch 2 heroes changing in pre-release patch
There are nine characters in total being adjusted in the latest Overwatch 2 update. These include the sequel’s two newest heroes, as both Sojourn and Junker Queen appear to be changing to some degree.
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— Dear 🦌 (@Loldear) September 12, 2022
The new heroes of Overwatch 2 will be available in the free track of the battle pass. Therefore, any new character that comes out will be available to all players for free.
This was confirmed by Blizzard vice president Jon Spector recently. He said
“Addressing some incomplete info posted early about our Overwatch 2 Battle Pass. We’ll be sharing all details ahead of launch, but want to confirm that new Overwatch 2 heroes will be available on the free track of the Battle Pass.”
Addressing some incomplete info posted early about our Overwatch 2 Battle Pass – we'll be sharing all details ahead of launch, but want to confirm that new Overwatch 2 heroes will be available on the free track of the Battle Pass.
— Jon Spector (@Spex_J) September 8, 2022
Leaked Overwatch 2 September 12 patch notes details
Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue with Junkerqueen’s Commanding Shout which resulted in it being reapplied based on positioning.
Hero changes
- General
- Temporary health now grants 50% reduced ultimate charge instead of no ultimate charge.
- Baptiste
- Biotic Launcher primary fire damage increased from 24 to 25.
- Biotic Launcher primary fire minimum falloff range increased from 20 to 25 meters.
- Bastion
- Ironclad passive is enabled again (20% damage reduction while transformed).
- Brigitte
- Inspire duration reduced from 6 to 5 seconds.
- D.Va
- Boosters impact damage increased from 10 to 25.
- Micro Missiles cooldown reduced from 8 to 7 seconds.
- Call Mech ultimate cost reduced by 12%.
- Junkerqueen
- Commanding Shout:
- Allied health bonus reduced from 100 to 50HP.
- Allied duration reduced from 5 to 3 seconds.
- Temporary health no longer decays over its duration.
- Cooldown increased from 11 to 15 seconds.
- Commanding Shout:
- Orisa
- Base health increased from 250 to 275.
- Base armor increased from 250 to 275.
- Energy Javelin cooldown reduced from 8 to 6 seconds.
- Reaper
- Hellfire Shotguns spread reduced from 8 to 7 degrees.
- Sojourn
- Railgun energy gain from non-player targets (barriers, turrets, etc.) reduced by an additional 50%.
- Sombra
- Hack ability lockout duration increased from 1 to 1.75 seconds.
Overwatch 2 wiki :
| Developer(s) | Blizzard Entertainment |
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| Publisher(s) | Blizzard Entertainment |
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| Release | October 4, 2022 (early access) |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
