Overwatch has received some tweaks in the game’s Private Test Realm (PTR), which will go towards an official update that will be coming to the actual game in the near future. This one is focused on hero updates, with some buffs and nerfs to report that are definitely worth talking about.
The PTR update officially rolls out today, and the most notable change comes to the new character Doomfist. The character’s Rocket Punch move has been nerfed, with the total distance traveled being reduced by 20%. There’s good news for McCree and Zarya players, however, as McCree’s Flashbang and Zarya’s Graviton Surge have both been buffed.
There are more changes that have come by way of this update, and the complete patch notes are listed below:
Doomfist
- Rocket Punch
- Total distance traveled reduced by about 20% (This change has been on the PTR for a little while now)
- Seismic Slam
- Added a new UI indicator to show how much damage it will deal, and how much it dealt. Previously this was only indicated by the default crosshair filling in, but this is only visible when using the default crosshair. The new indicator should always be visible, regardless of any crosshair changes. Also, targeting this ability while in the air is now restricted to locations lower than your current height.
McCree
- Flashbang
- Now slows targets significantly when they are stunned. This makes them less likely to slide away around a corner or something similar once they are stunned.
Reaper
- Shadow Step
- VO and SFX distance dramatically reduced.
Reinhardt
- Hammer
- Swing speed increased by ~10%. On top of the swing speed increase, we’ve gone through and tweaked many timings and other things about the Hammer to make it more responsive. Overall it should feel a lot better to swing and make contact with enemies.
- Charge
- Impacting another charging hero (Doomfist or Reinhardt) no longer deals damage to both characters, but still causes a knockdown on both.
Zarya
- Graviton Surge
- Now disables all movement abilities of affect targets. This is similar to how Junkrat’s trap affects abilities.
Overwatch is available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Doomfist is expected to be officially added to the game at some point this Summer, which may or may not coincide with an upcoming Summer Event that was spotted by dataminers.
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