Overwatch new Experimental patch notes reveal upcoming buffs for Moira and Doomfist with other balancing changes for different heroes.
At the moment, Activision-Blizzard is under a lot of pressure from the lawsuit that accuses the company of having an unhealthy workspace, especially for female employees.
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This pressure affects all the teams operating in the company as well as the games. Recently, Blizzard launched a new Deathmatch map for Overwatch on PTR servers, which received no official statement from developers due to the ongoing lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard.
Today, the game received another update that brings some balancing changes to a number of heroes including Doom Fist, Genji, Soldier 76, Roadhog, Moira, and Wrecking Ball.
Below, you can have a detailed look at the changes applied by the development team for each hero.
Overwatch Experimental Patch Notes - July 29
Doom Fist
Meteor Strike:
- Now speeds up the cooldown rate of his abilities by 100% while in the air
Genji
Shuriken
- Damage increased from 28 to 29
Dragonblade
- Damage reduced from 120 to 110
Moira
Biotic Grasp
- Self-healing increased from 20 to 24 health per second
Roadhog
General
- Now passively grants 25% less ultimate charge
Soldier 76
Heavy Pulse Rifle
- Damage increased from 19 to 20
Biotic Field
- Healing reduced from 40 to 35 health per second
Wrecking Ball
Grappling Claw
- Now begins on cooldown after respawning
Adaptive Shield
- Cast time reduced from 0.2 seconds to 0 seconds
- Duration increased from 7 to 9 seconds
Minefield
- Proximity mines no longer stick to walls
Obviously, if the changes above provide better feedback from players, they will be applied to the main servers as well soon enough.
The development team at Blizzard not only works on new content for Overwatch but also has its primary focus on completing Overwatch 2, which doesn't seem to have a stable development situation after Jeff Kaplan left the studio.
Overwatch 2 was first supposed to be available next year, but it seems the game won't be ready until 2023 with the current situation.