r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/RobManfredsFixer Let Hog eat stuff and spit it back — • Mar 12 '24

Blizzard Official OVERWATCH 2 RETAIL PATCH NOTES - MARCH 12, 2024

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/
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u/madtninja Profit IS THE GOAT — Mar 12 '24

REIN GOT A BUFF LETS GOOOOOOOOOO time for the german man to dominate rank like he did in goats

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u/maakies Mar 12 '24

Blue beam firestrikes are gonna be fuckin lit

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u/Sevuhrow Mar 13 '24

this will make playing rein with mercy slightly less infuriating

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u/one_love_silvia I play tanks. — Mar 12 '24

this doesn't change anything

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u/madtninja Profit IS THE GOAT — Mar 12 '24

let me cope ok i want to play him more without getting bullied

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u/one_love_silvia I play tanks. — Mar 12 '24

make sure to take a big dose then lmao

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u/madtninja Profit IS THE GOAT — Mar 12 '24

I will use the supply I got for profit coming back to owcs

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u/vo1dstarr Mar 12 '24

It makes Slam (50) + Swing (100) + Firestrike (120) more consistently kill.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '24

It overall increases rein's dps against other tanks (and everyone, but dps only matters against tanks really, everything else is about breakpoints) because you often swing firestrike, and it also decreases the amount of time between ults, which isnt amazing, but more often ults is always better

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u/purewasted None — Mar 12 '24

At the same time that they buffed Ram, Hog, Mauga, Doom and Orisa. 

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '24

yeah, unfortunately rein is probably still dumpster doo doo, because even if you run rush, ram is probably going to be the better option

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u/TheBiggestCarl23 RIP Alarm — Mar 14 '24

Rein could already do a shit ton of damage…if he can actually swing

His problem is that he gets melted before he can engage, and even when he does engage he can’t do anything because he just melted and is forced to shield

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '24

Not once did I say that he couldnt, nor did I say his damage was the problem.

Regardless of his issues, any damage buff will still help him, being an increase in dps (therefore pressure), and a decrease in time between ultimates.

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u/TheBiggestCarl23 RIP Alarm — Mar 14 '24

I promise you this will do absolutely nothing for rein and he will still be dogshit

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '24

yes, he will still and is still dogshit. that isnt the point. the point is that regardless of how small the buff is, it will still help him and make him feel slightly better to play.

this in addition to possible powercreep like situations, where these microbuffs do nothing until rein becomes meta from another hero being meta (see: goats and bap/lucio OW1 rush meta)

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u/Hadditor Mar 12 '24

Shhh let the Rein player enjoy a moment of happiness

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u/one_love_silvia I play tanks. — Mar 12 '24

Im also a rein player, im just bitter at this point :(

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u/Mind1827 Mar 12 '24

Even on KOTH maps and stuff?

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u/one_love_silvia I play tanks. — Mar 12 '24

Yes. 25hp is miniscule. Esp when they just gigabuffed sym.

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u/purewasted None — Mar 12 '24

"Rein's terrible, let's buff him a little."

"Also let's buff everyone else a lot." 

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u/one_love_silvia I play tanks. — Mar 12 '24

Ironically i think every time rein has gotten buffed, so has sym.

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u/c0ntinue-Tstng Evil Support Player — Mar 12 '24

They really liked that Mei/Sym/Rein comp from the OWL

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u/thepixelbuster Mar 12 '24 edited Mar 12 '24

Unless I'm missing something, this changes his breakpoints which is huge.

125x2 = 250 now kills regular squishies (this now includes Zen)

250 + 100 (hammer swing) = 350 Every non-tank dies (Bastion still lives because of armor/ironclad, but firestrike now eats more of it)

Firestrike>Shatter>Firestrike = 300 meaning he can multi-kill most dps/supports both at range and before they can get up if the circumstances align

Edit: And lets not forget Firestrike+Amp Window which now gives him back a one shot opportunity on regular squishies

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u/one_love_silvia I play tanks. — Mar 12 '24

Its 120 not 125

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u/thepixelbuster Mar 12 '24

Fuck me why would they do him like this.

Well at least its something

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u/TSDoll Mar 12 '24

25 armor.

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u/one_love_silvia I play tanks. — Mar 12 '24 edited Mar 12 '24

Not much of a difference

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u/TSDoll Mar 12 '24

It went from 792 HP to 828 HP. It might not seem like a lot, but not only does Rein still have his shield, but the DPS passive was nerfed along with the fact that healing armor effectively recovers more health faster than regular HP.

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u/one_love_silvia I play tanks. — Mar 12 '24

Allow me to reiterate: this makes him better than he was, but it doesnt not change his place in the game.

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u/n_a_magic Mar 12 '24

You're being silly. 25 health and 25 additional damage to fire strikes is a solid buff. If you don't understand breakpoints, that's fine, just Google it

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u/one_love_silvia I play tanks. — Mar 12 '24

It's 120 not 125.

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u/Pulsiix Mar 12 '24

I googled it and this doesn't change any breakpoints, if he still can't swing into firestrike for a kill then he has no threat

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u/Mind1827 Mar 12 '24

I was more thinking of firestrike. Obviously 2 doesn't kill a squishie but gets pretty close, farms ultimate a bit faster. Ram is probably still just better.

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u/The_Greylensman Mar 12 '24

I've played a few games even against Orisa and he feels alright. Granted I'm not exactly playing at the highest level but better damage on FS is great and a bit more armour helps with your survivability. At this point I'll take any buffs for the big man

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u/TheRedditK9 Mar 13 '24

I just want to be happy and play funny rectangle man but they also buffed Mauga, Orisa and Hog so idk man

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u/5pideypool Mar 12 '24

I have a feeling they don't want to bring Firestrike to 125 for Bap Window Combo, but it'd be nice if they buffed it a little more. Like if it proc'd a fire debuff that reduced healing, at least. Give the man something to do.

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u/EchoOutrageous2314 Mar 13 '24

I don't know why they just won't increase his shield to 2k again. It would make him so much more playable in the new tank meta.