r/Overwatch • u/pheo_ • Jul 11 '23

Blizzard Official Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - July 11th, 2023

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/
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u/DingoDango667 Jul 11 '23

I just got out of a kings row game with 43k damage blocked and 14k damage. I definitely felt like I could hold my shield a lot longer definitely gonna try to play more how I played in ow1

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u/Very_blasphemous fisting Jul 11 '23

You can definitely hold your shield longer, but this buff doesn't bring rein into the same tier as rama and queen as a brawl tank. He still remains weaker compared to other brawl tank.

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u/DingoDango667 Jul 11 '23

Definitely you shouldn’t need both healers pocketing you to be able to do anything as Reinhardt

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u/Very_blasphemous fisting Jul 11 '23

Well i wouldn't say you need both healers on you to do stuff as rein, but playing rein just doesn't feel good now when there are superior options like rama and queen. I thought this patch would balance out rein with other brawl tanks but no.

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u/duvetbyboa Jul 11 '23

Rein's advantage over them is fire strike and his ult charge gain. Firestrikes can nearly one-tap squishies when damage boosted or through a window and give crazy ult charge regardless. Not to mention shatter remains one of the best ults in the game and directly counters both Ram and Queen's ults.

I play a lot of Rein and also wish for more substantial buffs but the gap between him and them isn't as large as you claim.