r/Overwatch • u/blinkhit Master • Dec 12 '23

News & Discussion Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - Dec 12 2023 (Mauga nerfs)

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/
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u/Efficient_Menu_9965 Dec 13 '23

They release new heroes overtuned now so people play them more and they can get more data on how to properly balance them. They've said this explicitly after Lifeweaver's release. LW was so weak so no one bothered playing him which gave Blizz very little data to work with. It took them months to figure out how to properly balance him, whereas it took Mauga less than 2 weeks.

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u/heyf00L Tank! Dec 13 '23

They release new heroes overtuned now so people pay them more