As you all know by now, Lucio recently had changes made to him on the PTR which buffed and nerfed him, essentially the changes stopped Lucio from being able to heal and speed boost players that were quite far from him and made it so you would have to be tightly grouped to feel the benefits of having a Lucio on your team, but instead of this being a nerf, Blizzard changed the values of the heal song, now if you are grouped with Lucio, his heal song heals for 50% more than before, this will definitely make players group together more in team fights.
This is just one change to Lucio, here are the rest:
Sonic Amplifier
- Projectile speed increased from 40 to 50
- Alternate fire now considers vertical orientation when knocking targets back
Crossfade
- Song’s area-of-effect radius decreased from 30 meters to 10 meters
Sound Barrier
- Radius decreased from 30 meters to 20 meters
Wall Ride
- Movement speed increased by 30% when wall riding
- Lúcio now receives a burst of speed when leaping off a wall
Now there are even more changes to Lucio on the PTR, Blizzard have seen how fast Lucio can get in and out, how he can escape very easily and they have taken him back to lab and made these further changes:
Sonic Amplifier
- Damage increased by 25%
Heal Song
- Self-healing reduced by 33% (Note this does not affect healing done to other players)
Wall Ride
- Bonus speed decreased from 30% to 20%
This makes Lucio easier to pick off when he is harassing your team as he can no longer heal himself as quickly as before, at the same time, it makes Lucio a much more aggressive hero that no longer stands on the back line healing people from afar, now you really have to commit to a play and hope the your team is smart enough to group together for that massive heal boost. Of course this is all on the PTR so there is no telling what will make it on to the live servers, I think that this makes for a much more balanced Lucio and I look forward to playing him whenever he goes live.
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