Overwatch 2 Season 2 is live today, here are the patch notes
Doomfist buffs, Sojourn nerfs, and more await Overwatch 2 players with the Season 2 update.
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What you need to know
Overwatch 2’s Season 2 update is now live and available to all players across all platforms. The update offers a substantial amount of new content for fans of Blizzard’s popular hero shooter to enjoy, including the new tank heroRamattra, the brand new Escort map Shambali Monastery, and a fresh Season 2 Battle Pass with 80 tiers of cosmetics to unlock.
On top of these additions, Season 2 also brings a variety of hero changes, bug fixes, and more to the game to improve its gameplay balance and stability. The biggest of these are buffs that Doomfist, one of the worst-performing tanks inOverwatch 2, received. Doomfist’s overall lethality and survivability have been increased substantially, making him more of a threat than he was before.
The update also includes some big nerfs toSojourn, Overwatch 2’s new damage hero that has dominated in higher ranks since the game’s launch in October. Her Railgun’s maximum effective range and critical hit multiplier have both been reduced to make her feel less oppressive overall, though even with these changes, she should still be a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.
There are smaller tweaks for Bastion, Symmetra, Mercy, Ana, Kiriko, and Junker Queen as well, with the majority of them aiming to make playing both as and against these heroes a smoother and more consistent experience. The damage hero role passive has also had its movement speed boost removed, but to compensate, the reload speed buff it provides has been raised to 35%. For a fully detailed list of all the changes in theOverwatch 2 Season 2update, have a look through the complete patch notes below.
Overwatch 2 Season 2: Patch notes
We’ve listed all the patch notes for the Season 2 update below.
General
Competitive play
Hero changes
RAMATTRA
DOOMFIST
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JUNKER QUEEN
BASTION
SOJOURN
SYMMETRA
TRACER
ANA
KIRIKO
MERCY
Season 2 map pools
PUSH
HYBRID
ESCORT
CONTROL
Bug fixes
GENERAL
MAPS
HEROES
Overwatch 2 is available now on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch. It’s arguably one of thebest Xbox shootersavailable, and since it’s free-to-play, it doesn’t cost anything to check it out. Alternatively, players can purchase the Overwatch 2: Watchpoint Pack that provides access to a Premium Battle Pass, 2,000 Overwatch Coins, and a bundle of unique Legendary skins.
Overwatch 2: Watchpoint Pack
The $40 Overwatch 2: Watchpoint Pack offers fans a variety of benefits that will allow them to get guaranteed access to a Premium Battle Pass track, unlock some unique rewards, provides some in-game currency to use, and more.
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