Overwatch Patch Notes (2024)

July 12, 2024

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – July 12, 2024

Hotfix Balance Update

  • This is a hero balance hotfix. Replay codes from the July 9, 2024 patch are still available.

Hero Updates

Tank

Overwatch Patch Notes (1)

Ramattra

Overwatch Patch Notes (2)

Nemesis Form

  • Cooldown increased from 7 to 8 seconds.
  • Base armor reduced from 100 to 75.
  • Base health reduced from 275 to 250.

Overwatch Patch Notes (3)

Zarya

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Particle Barrier

  • Shared cooldown increased from 10 to 11 seconds.
  • Duration reduced from 2.5 to 2.25 seconds.

Overwatch Patch Notes (5)

Projected Barrier

  • Shared cooldown increased from 10 to 11 seconds.
  • Duration reduced from 2.5 to 2.25 seconds.

Damage

Overwatch Patch Notes (6)

Pharah
  • Base health reduced from 250 to 225

Support

Overwatch Patch Notes (7)

Illari

Overwatch Patch Notes (8)

Healing Pylon

  • Cooldown increased from 12 to 14 seconds

Overwatch Patch Notes (9)

Captive Sun

  • Ultimate cost increased 12%

Overwatch Patch Notes (10)

Lúcio

Overwatch Patch Notes (11)

Sonic Amplifier

  • Knockback reduced by 10%

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July 5, 2024

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – July 9, 2024

OVERWATCH 2 X TRANSFORMERS

Join the epic battle between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS with Optimus Prime as Reinhardt, Megatron as Ramattra, Bumblebee as Bastion, and Arcee as Illari. Pick up these limited-time skins in the in-game Premium Shop today. You can also play now through July 22 to collect new Player Icons, Name Cards, and Titles in a series of limited-time challenges to show your allegiance to the AUTOBOTS or the DECEPTICONS.

TRANSFORMERS and its associated characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2024 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

SUMMER GAMES 2024

The Summer Games are back! Jump into the arcade and play your favorite Summer Games in the arcade, including Lúcioball and Winston's Beach Volleyball. Play to earn new sprays, player icons, and more through a series of event challenges available now through July 29. Then once the games are done, be sure to pick up new Lifeguard skins for Roadhog, Lifeweaver, and Kiriko from the in-game Premium Shop starting on July 30.

INTRODUCING MYTHIC WEAPONS

New Mythic Weapons are elevated weapon skins for some of your favorite heroes and will be available in the Mythic Shop that you can redeem with your Mythic Prisms. The Mythic Bound Demon Weapon Skin for Reinhardt changes based on your gameplay, showing epic, dynamic effects that respond to your achievements and cool moments. Whether charging into battle or holding the line, the Mythic Bound Demon Reinhardt Weapon Skin reacts to your every move. Add the Mythic Bound Demon Weapon Skin to your arsenal on July 23.

GENERAL UPDATES

Introducing Player Surveys

After a match is done, you may occasionally be invited to participate in a web-based survey that you can complete on PC or using your mobile device by scanning the on-screen QR code. This is your chance to let us know how you have been enjoying Overwatch 2 and help identify areas where the game can be improved.

Audio Updates

Adjusted the volume levels of health pool impacts. When shooting enemies with Base Health, Sheilds, Armor, or Overhealth, made the sound cues clearer as to what health type you are damaging.

HERO UPDATES

GENERAL

  • Armor flat damage reduction increased from 5 to 10 per projectile.
  • Enemy health bars now display when they are at their Low Health threshold.

Developer Comments: The armor changes have had a positive impact on which heroes and damage types are slowed down by armor health. We're increasing the damage reduction on it to further widen the pool of heroes that are significantly affected by armor's defense.

TANKS

Tank Role Passive

  • Ultimate generation reduction increased from 30 to 40%.
  • Knockback resistance reduced from 50 to 40%.

Developer Comments: Dealing damage to Tank heroes will be slightly less rewarding with the increased reduction to ultimate generation and will help to balance out the increased healing they may receive with the change to the Damage role passive in this patch. While the knockback resistance was generally useful for tank heroes and their emphasis on positioning, it was also reaching the point where it was difficult for players to tell if knockback abilities were having any effect on them.

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D.Va

Developer Comment: The maximum duration of Defense Matrix is increased by half a second by reducing the rate at which the resource meter drains when in use, so it won't take longer to regenerate. The increased damage on Micro Missiles will help the ability feel relatively more impactful against larger health pools.

Overwatch Patch Notes (13)

Defense Matrix

  • Maximum duration increased from 3 to 3.5 seconds.

Overwatch Patch Notes (14)

Micro Missiles

  • Explosion damage increased from 4 to 5.5 damage (from 126 to 153 max damage with direct impacts).

Overwatch Patch Notes (15)

Doomfist

Developer Comments: Most of Doomfist's survivability is through his excellent mobility, but this boost to his passive Overhealth generation will enable him to stay in the fight longer before disengaging, especially when hitting multiple targets with his abilities.

Overwatch Patch Notes (16)

The Best Defense…

  • Overhealth gained per target increased from 35 to 40 HP.
  • Delay before Overhealth begins to drain increased from 1 to 3 seconds.

Overwatch Patch Notes (17)

Junker Queen

Developer Comments: Junker Queen is relatively small and fast for a Tank hero, so Commanding Shout doesn't need a ton of bonus health to be effective. The increased wound healing better rewards her for managing her abilities well.

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Commanding Shout

  • Overhealth increased from 150 to 175 HP

Overwatch Patch Notes (19)

Adrenaline Rush

  • Wound damage self-healing multiplier increased from 2 to 2.5x

Overwatch Patch Notes (20)

Mauga

Developer Comments: Cardiac Overdrive is Mauga's primary tanking ability that keeps him in the fight, but the previous duration was difficult to counter. It is now a more potent effect with a shorter duration to increase the importance of choosing both the right moment to use it as Mauga and when to try mitigating against it as an enemy.

Overwatch Patch Notes (21)

Overrun

  • Knockback damage increased from 25 to 30
  • Stomp damage increased from 60 to 75

Overwatch Patch Notes (22)

Cardiac Overdrive

  • Duration reduced from 5 to 3 seconds.
  • Lifesteal increased from 60 to 100%.
  • Damage reduction increased from 30 to 40%.
  • Allies now receive only half of the lifesteal and damage reduction effect value.

Overwatch Patch Notes (23)

Orisa

Developer Comments: The Fortify and Javelin Spin abilities were weakened further than necessary when Orisa was overly dominant. She has not been performing well since then but in this patch where we're broadly adjusting how impactful the role is. So, there is room again to return some of Fortify's effectiveness.

Overwatch Patch Notes (24)

Fortify

  • Duration increased from 3.5 to 4 seconds

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Ramattra

Developer Comments: The Pummel damage adjustment is notable as it reduces the number of punches required to knockout a 250 health hero.

Overwatch Patch Notes (26)

Nemesis Form

  • Bonus armor increased from 225 to 300.

Overwatch Patch Notes (27)

Pummel

  • Pummel damage increased from 60 to 65.

Overwatch Patch Notes (28)

Reinhardt

Developer Comments: One of the core design goals for Reinhardt is to be the hero that shields his team. In the past we've reduced the barrier health significantly in order to improve other offensive aspects of his kit to better fit the fast-paced gameplay of Overwatch 2, but perhaps it was too much. We still want to avoid barriers feeling mandatory due to how useful they can be and keep tank diversity at a healthy level. However, with this patch looking at the tank role in particular, we're increasing Reinhardt's barrier health again and will evaluate further.

Overwatch Patch Notes (29)

Barrier Field

  • Maximum health increased from 1400 to 1600.
  • Barrier regeneration rate increased from 140 to 160 health per second.

Overwatch Patch Notes (30)

Charge

  • Wall impact damage increased from 275 to 300.

Overwatch Patch Notes (31)

Roadhog

Developer Comments: The Pig Pen ability wasn't very useful outside of being used in the Chain Hook combo so we're increasing its potential threat if an enemy stays within its area.

Overwatch Patch Notes (32)

Pig Pen

  • Area damage after activating increased from 30 to 45 damage per second.
  • Recovery time reduced from 0.55 to 0.4 seconds.
  • Cooldown now begins immediately when used instead of after a short delay.

Overwatch Patch Notes (33)

Sigma

Developer Comments: Sigma is a tank that does not currently have an issue with survivability when cycling between managing his barrier, Kinetic Grasp, and weapon range. We are however increasing the damage of Accretion to bring back more of the threat it used to pose and increase the satisfaction in landing it, as it also did not benefit from the global increase to projectile sizes.

Overwatch Patch Notes (34)

Accretion

  • Impact damage increased from 40 to 80 (120 damage total).

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Winston

Developer Comments: Winston is one of the top performing tanks at the moment, though when considering how satisfying the individual abilities within his kit are, the Tesla Cannon secondary fire felt underwhelming for how long it took to charge, so it'll now be a bit more fluid. We also still want Primal Rage mode Winston to be killable, but adding some health to it will help avoid some of the extreme situations where it could happen too quickly.

Overwatch Patch Notes (36)

Tesla Cannon

  • Secondary fire charge time reduced from 1 second to 0.85 seconds.

Overwatch Patch Notes (37)

Primal Rage

  • Maximum health gained increased from 500 to 700.

Overwatch Patch Notes (38)

Wrecking Ball

Developer Comments: Wrecking Ball has excellent mobility and survivability and will now be more efficient in transferring some of that survivability to his teammates, should he choose to return to them. We're also making the automatic reload in ball form match his manual reload timing for a smoother transition between modes.

Overwatch Patch Notes (39)

Quad Cannons

  • Automatic reload time while transformed reduced from 2 to 1.6 seconds.

Overwatch Patch Notes (40)

Adaptive Shields

  • Allied Overhealth transfer ratio increased by 50% (Use up to 50 Overhealth per target to grant allies up to 75 HP).

Overwatch Patch Notes (41)

Zarya

Developer Comments: Increasing the health on these barriers also means the total energy Zarya can gain per barrier is increased, so this is a boost to both her offensive and defensive capabilities.

Overwatch Patch Notes (42)

Particle Barrier

  • Health increased from 200 to 225.
  • Duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.

Overwatch Patch Notes (43)

Projected Barrier

  • Health increased from 200 to 225.
  • Duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.

Damage

Damage Role Passive

  • Now only half as effective against Tank heroes (10% healing reduction).

Developer Comments: With Tank heroes being the frontline, they have this healing reduction effect nearly all of the time and are generally the most reliant on incoming healing to support them as well. The damage role passive is providing an important function to game overall, but its effect on tanks survivability and pace of gameplay is more impactful relative to the other roles. As such, we are reducing its potency against Tank heroes.

Overwatch Patch Notes (44)

Ashe

Developer Comments: This Big Omnic Butler tanks a lot of incoming fire and will now be more resistant to knockbacks and critical damage.

Overwatch Patch Notes (45)

B.O.B.

  • B.O.B. now gains the Tank role passive ability.

Overwatch Patch Notes (46)

Cassidy

Developer Comments: With his current tuning Cassidy is performing well in too many aspects between his range, burst damage, and survivability, leading to him being a dominant choice among the Damage heroes by an overwhelming amount. The gameplay goal for Cassidy is to be the sturdier, close-range hitscan who is more proficient at dealing with high mobility flankers. With this in mind, we're pulling back the effective falloff range of his weapon to help align him with those gameplay goals and to open up more hero variety from the Damage role.

Overwatch Patch Notes (47)

Peacekeeper

  • Primary fire falloff range rescaled from 25-35 meters to 20-30 meters.

Overwatch Patch Notes (48)

Pharah

Developer Comments: This is a reversion back to Pharah's Concussive Blast from before her recent rework. Dealing even a small amount of damage with this ability increases her lethality significantly and made it too reliable in finishing off low health targets, due to its wide area and fast projectile speed, without waiting the full recovery to fire another rocket.

Overwatch Patch Notes (49)

Concussive Blast

  • Explosion damage reduced from 30 to 0.
  • Explosion knockback radius increased from 6 to 8 meters.
  • Knockback increased by 11%.

SUPPORT

Overwatch Patch Notes (50)

Ana

Developer Comments: Rather small change here but we'd like to minimize the amount of time Tanks can be taken out of the fight for and they are also the easiest targets to hit with Sleep Dart.

Overwatch Patch Notes (51)

Sleep Dart

  • Duration of effect on Tank heroes decreased from 3.5 to 3 seconds.

Overwatch Patch Notes (52)

Illari

Developer Comments: Illari will still see this UI alert but allies generally don't need to as it could occur fairly often and be distracting.

Overwatch Patch Notes (53)

Healing Pylon

  • Allies no longer see the "Destroyed" UI when Healing Pylon breaks.

Overwatch Patch Notes (54)

Zenyatta

Developer Comments: We're reducing the cost of Transcendence as Zenyatta was impacted more than most by some of the changes in this patch.

Overwatch Patch Notes (55)

Transcendence

  • Ultimate cost decreased 10%.

Bug Fixes

General

  • Fixed ranked progress bar UI not showing progress for Bronze 5.
  • Fixed voice and text chat not functioning on PC with console players.
  • Fixed in a previous update - Weekly and Daily Challenges would get reset to 0 after relog for some players.
  • Fixed in a previous update - Screen tearing on PlayStation® 5 during large fights.
  • Fixed in a previous update - Season 11 Voice Lines could be heard by anyone at any distance.

Heroes

Cassidy

  • Fixed Deadeye tracking phased targets when revealed by Infra Sight.

D.Va

  • Fixed an issue with Self Destruct hitting targets behind barriers or collision.

Kiriko

  • Fixed teleporting to Echo as clone ends making the "Swift Step" ability to break for the remainder of the game.

Lifeweaver

  • Fixed an exploit with Lifeweaver tree hiding Symmetra turrets in the payload.

Roadhog

  • Fixed Roadhog's weapon model/placement being largely higher wearing 'Kaiju' skin.

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FAQs

Why does my Overwatch keep saying applying update? ›

This issue may present itself when a hotfix has been applied to the game servers but your game client hasn't been patched yet.

Is there still a way to play Overwatch 1 answered? ›

After all, the first game has a number of features that the second doesn't, including 6v6 online matches as opposed to 2's 5v5 matches. Unfortunately, it's out with the old and in with the new. Prior to the release of the sequel, Blizzard Entertainment shut down all Overwatch 1 servers.

Do you get anything if you had Overwatch 1? ›

If you owned Overwatch prior to June 23, 2022 you will have received the Founder's Pack, not a free Battle Pass. You can check out what's included in the Founder's Pack here.

What is the hardest role in Overwatch reddit? ›

Tank is for sure the hardest. You need to have a much better understanding of the game than the other roles. Positioning, ult tracking, peeling etc. Dps for sure has the highest skill ceiling but on average tank is a much harder role.

How do I fix Overwatch 2 update? ›

Restart the Game and Platform. Sometimes, a simple restart can resolve minor update issues. Close Overwatch 2 and relaunch it, then check if the update process resumes normally. Additionally, restart your gaming platform (PC, console) to clear any temporary glitches.

Why is Overwatch 2 not opening after update? ›

Common Problems

Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. Reset your in-game options to resolve crashing and performance problems. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat.

Is Overwatch 1 gone forever? ›

With Overwatch 2's October 4 release drawing closer, Blizzard has announced that Overwatch 1 will conclude the same week as its sequel launches. Per Eurogamer, Blizzard's original hero shooter will end service for good on October 2.

Is Overwatch 3 confirmed? ›

In simple terms – there's been no confirmation of an Overwatch 3. Blizzard Entertainment, the brains behind the game, hasn't made any statements. They have not shown any active signs of working on a sequel.

Is Overwatch 1 no longer playable? ›

Blizzard originally promised that Overwatch would not shut down with the release of Overwatch 2. Sadly, a month before Overwatch 2's release, Blizzard confirmed that Overwatch servers would shut down on October 2, 2022 — two days before the release of Overwatch 2.

Do you lose your skins from Overwatch 1? ›

Yes they will carry over, standard skins, exclusive skins and gold weapon skins. Overwatch 2 is basically just a re-release of original Overwatch, you'll still have all the things you had in the first game. Yes, you can merge the accounts with the PS/MS accounts and use the skins on console.

Is Overwatch 2 free if you own 1? ›

The Watchpoint Pack is the new, paid battle pass and a bunch of cosmetics. Overwatch 2's multiplayer, on its own, is free. No, not free if you owned Overwatch 1. Just free.

Was Overwatch 2 supposed to cost money? ›

Overwatch 2 was released as free-to-play as opposed to the premium monetization model of its predecessor.

Who is the physically strongest Overwatch character? ›

When it comes to raw strength, Sigma, an eccentric astrophysicist who harnesses the power of gravity, seems to dominate the Overwatch community's opinion.

Who is the most badass Overwatch character? ›

Characters who have a wide array of useful abilities will be stressed, as will those with high skill ceilings.
  1. 1 Doomfist. Doomfist is another heavy hitter with a surprising amount of maneuverability for such a tank-like character.
  2. 2 D.Va. ...
  3. 3 Zarya. ...
  4. 4 Tracer. ...
  5. 5 Genji. ...
  6. 6 Bastion. ...
  7. 7 Baptiste. ...
  8. 8 Widowmaker. ...

How do I fix waiting on another update Overwatch? ›

How do you resolve the constant “Waiting on another update” and “Initializing” issues?
  1. Restarting the launcher and closing battle.net tasks.
  2. Reinstalled the launcher client.
  3. Deleted any associated add-on managers for WoW.
  4. Restarting the PC several times.
  5. Set launch as administrator option enabled.
Aug 15, 2023

How do I fix Overwatch 2 stats not updating? ›

If you're experiencing the issue of your career profile stats not updating in Overwatch 2, there are several steps you can take to resolve it:
  1. Log out and log back in to your Battle.net account: ...
  2. Update Overwatch 2 to the latest version: ...
  3. Complete the account merge/sync process: ...
  4. Be patient with server delays:
Mar 1, 2024

Why is my Overwatch update stuck on initializing? ›

Pause and Unpause Download

When this happens, you want to go to Blizzard's download manager. Now, the only download in progress should be Overwatch 2's update. However, you still want to click on 'pause all' and then 'unpause all'. As soon as you click on unpause, the download should finish initializing.

How do I fix Overwatch connection problems? ›

Reset your network devices to make sure your router hasn't become flooded with data. Release and renew your IP and flush your DNS to resolve any network conflicts. Check your network configuration to find any issues with your firewall, router, or port settings.

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