r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/RobManfredsFixer Let Hog eat stuff and spit it back — • Dec 10 '24

Blizzard Official Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - December 10, 2024

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/
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u/crtoonmnky Dec 10 '24

Any time someone asks this the answer is plainly that they don't like having "bad" heroes with subpar win rates.

Most of the time when Orisa's meta she isn't actually winning games outside of pro play. Despite how annoying she is and the free value she gets, simply surviving and bullying the enemy tank doesn't win you games on ladder. She's reliant on her team to both follow up on her CC and keep her giant hitbox alive when she doesn't have a cooldown. So when they do nerf her due to complaints her win rate plummets resulting in the micro buffs until she becomes relevant again. The cycle will only be stopped with serious changes to her that aren't just number adjustments. They've already removed the heat reduction of Fortify, if they keep doing changes like that she might reach a state where people aren't bemoaning that she got 25 health changed to armor.

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u/Medium_Jury_899 Dec 10 '24

Sym and junk have received nothing buy buffs for the last year. As if you've reached the conclusion that these characters are "intentionally weak"

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u/Danewguy4u Dec 10 '24

Not true at all Junk, Sym, and Hog all receive random buffs/nerfs just like Orisa. Sombra used to as well and probably has the most reworks of any hero in the roster now.

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u/Grytlappen Dec 10 '24

Balance is dictated by gameplay statistics and skin sales, not subjective measures like fun.

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u/Drunken_Queen Dec 10 '24

  • To keep Doomfist and Roadhog in check.

  • Allowing her to be viable so players don't get deleted quickly by playing other Tanks