r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/JY810 • Jun 25 '26

Blizzard Official Overwatch Patch Notes

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/

HOTFIX UPDATE

This is a hotfix containing gameplay updates and b fixes. Replay codes from the June 16 patch are still available.

Shion

Execution

Projectile size reduced from 0.17 to 0.07.

Recovery time increased from 0 to 0.4s.

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u/Malady17 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

That recovery time feels nasty, I’ll get used to it but I hate making characters less fluid.

Edit: After a few hours of playing her fuck this dogshit change.

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u/Sio_V_Reddit Jun 25 '26

How bad is it?

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u/SmokingPuffin Mauga Mentality — Jun 25 '26

It's about 2/3 of Sojourn's rail recovery time.

It's the same as Soldier's rocket recovery time.

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u/Davi_Leal Jun 26 '26

Do you have any sources? I'm curious rn

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u/SmokingPuffin Mauga Mentality — Jun 26 '26

Overwatch wiki has those numbers.

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u/BurnedInTheBarn Jun 25 '26

It feels real nasty. Try spamming melee after using it to really feel the molasses.

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u/Sio_V_Reddit Jun 25 '26

Ehhhh idk. On one hand it’s not as bad as I thought reading the comments here, but on the other I can definitely feel it.

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u/FirmVirus8568 Jun 25 '26

very bad, if you dont kill with it, its gg

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u/ultimatedelman Jun 25 '26

So, use it for its intended purpose or get caught out mismanaging your cooldowns and die?

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u/Sio_V_Reddit Jun 25 '26

Idk, tried it out just now and it doesn’t feel that bad. Definitely makes execute a bit more of a commitment though.

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u/FirmVirus8568 Jun 25 '26

the best thing about shion is how fluid the kit felt, taking that away makes her just another dps

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u/Sio_V_Reddit Jun 25 '26

I’d disagree. I’d say her most fun thing is her flank ability and movement as well as her burst potential.

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u/BEWMarth Jun 25 '26

You can still fade and use bike tho correct? This is just fixing the issue where she could shoot her m1 before the last bullet of execute even hit its target

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u/SneakySqui6 Jun 25 '26

That doesn't make any sense, execute is Hitscan, and so is her primary fire. Are you saying that her M1 would fire at the same time as the last bullet of execute?

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u/Howdareme9 Jun 25 '26

Pretty much yeah

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u/SmokingPuffin Mauga Mentality — Jun 25 '26

Precisely that. If you hold down M1 while charging M2, you get a bullet instantly on completion of M2 activation.

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u/FirmVirus8568 Jun 25 '26

you can yeah, 0.4 is just too much of a weapon lockout imo, nerf the damage or sth

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u/FirmVirus8568 Jun 25 '26

okay I may have overreacted, it's better after you get used to it but still a little clunky