Overwatch 2 - EVERY HERO CHANGE for Season 13: Spellbinders

Full patch notes preview:

Season 13 begins Tues Oct 15 at 11am PT / 2pm ET. These notes are 1 day early.

0:00 Intro

**HERO BALANCE CHANGES**

0:30 Counterswap Scoreboard Change
0:52 Mauga [BUFF]
1:08 Ramattra [ADJUSTMENT]
1:44 Reinhardt [NERF]
1:58 Hanzo [BUFF]
2:12 Sojourn [BUFF]
2:57 Sombra [ADJUSTMENT/REWORK]
4:45 Baptiste [BUFF]
5:02 Brigitte [NERF]
5:13 Juno [NERF]

**MAP CHANGES**

5:42 Dorado Rework
6:40 Havana Rework
7:41 Circuit Royale Rework
8:46 Numbani Rework

9:45 Clash Update
11:04 Scoreboard Update
11:21 Matchmaking Update
11:47 Competitive/Top 500 Update

12:11 Arcade - Junkenstein's Lab Halloween Terror 2024
12:30 Hero Mastery - Brigitte & Cassidy
12:35 Mythic, Shop, My Hero Academia Skins

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[KarQ]

They decided to release patch notes 1 day early - season 13 actually begins TOMORROW (Tues October 15 at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 6pm UTC). But here I summarized all the important notes for you

[jcrossx]

i love it when blizzard made ramattra say "SUFFER, AS I HAVE" indicating that i will indeed suffer as he has considering one of my favorite tanks just got gutted.

[woozy]

Ramattra's WHOLE power dynamic is around his nemesis form. Taking a significant part of it away (piercing barriers) takes out a huge part of what made the character special in the first place.

[swenomith]

map design team going crazy while hero balance team is actively going up in flames

[Chinesetakeout]

The ram punch change feels like it was a solution to an issue that didn’t exist. I’ve never seen anyone get that upset at his punches, you just had to not rely on the barrier in close range fights, but it was still really good at blocking his staff.

It also just doesn’t make sense because melee attacks are supposed to go through barriers, and it’s also a part of his identity, this whole “I prefer tactical precision” aspect of his character.

We can’t make it a standard that the frustrations of people who don’t know how the game works should be able to have this much influence over the balancing of the game.

[philledzone]

As a Ramattra main, my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[LFanimes]

Literally no one was complaining about Ramattra.

[lautarotoloza]

Because god forbid we have a character whose entire gimmick is pummeling through barriers

[crazel]

Blizzard: *Creates a character with a unique skill*
Also blizzard:

[emprich]

"Suffer as I have"
-Ramattra after his nerf

[scorpion__]

Blizzard must be on somethin if they call buffing mauga again and nerfing ram balancing

[anarchistmaverick]

Just kill a main part of Rammatra's kit because low level bronze's complained that they couldn't play rein against him.
This dev team is on crack

[justcallmexen]

"We are buffing Hanzo because we had buffed Hanzo". I fully understand the reasoning, and I think it's a good change, but I had to laugh at what the developer comments were basically saying.

[t.g.v]

1:33 The lifeweaver lifegripping the rein away from a POTG 😭

[alphagaming]

That Ramattra change is doodoo ass. Solution to a problem that never existed. His ability to put that pressure on you, even through shields was what made him viable and this is coming from a Reinhardt main.

[Darkdray]

2.5x damage isn’t enough to make up for the loss, 162 damage per pummel means nearly an entire nemesis form required to deplete a rein barrier that fully recharged by the time the next nemesis form starts… very smart devs right here. Meanwhile previously rein had to lower barrier and fight back before

[kepkkko]

Widow gets mythic skin and sombra gets gutted in the same patch. How convenient...

[bruhmomento]

Calling the ram change neutral is wicked

[jksanrio]

4:42
Doomfist buff:
Doomfist now breakdances upon dying.

[tiredpapi]

Ram nerfs but no Dva, Winston, Orisa or Widow nerfs is crazy, especially when they gutted sombra, Widow gonna be on every match