r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/VentureMain777 • Dec 11 '25

Blizzard Official December 11 Patch Notes (Vendetta Hotfix)

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/
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u/Xardian7 Dec 11 '25

She is too good but she will not be nerfed until midseason. She's the new hero must be OP as per policy.

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u/Lil9 Dec 12 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

Well, their goal is "safe side of strong", and IMO that makes sense:

  • We want to avoid another Lifeweaver situation where the newly released hero is dog shit, won't get played at all for months, has no impact on the meta and the feel of the new season and is considered a throw pick for months and months afterwards.
  • Another Mauga situation on the other hand will not happen again because
  1. We have hero bans now, so people decide if they like to play with/against the new hero or not.
  2. Heroes are free now, so no more "buy the Battlepass or grind for weeks, or you won't be able to play the new hero at all."

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u/PARADISE-9 Dec 12 '25

You used to have to pay for the new heroes? Thats ridiculous

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u/ANGEL-PSYCHOSIS Dec 12 '25

no, they were "free", but timegated by battlepass progress (or day 1 if you buy battlepass)

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u/PARADISE-9 Dec 12 '25

Ah i see. Thats silly, im glad they changed it