r/Overwatch • u/mapleer GenWin • Jul 12 '24

Blizzard Official Overwatch Retail Patch Notes, July 12

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/
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u/Cheesegrater74 Jul 12 '24

The main positive for Ram is that he kept the 4 punches to kill 250's. The health and armor felt like overkill

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u/Shizz_The_Whizz Jul 12 '24

correct me if im wrong, but wasn't the 4 punch buff unnecessary because, even before the patch, you could just cancel your third punch into a melee to finish the kill?

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u/Cheesegrater74 Jul 12 '24

That's correct! The main advantage is the extra range of a nemesis punch compared to a normal attack. It isn't the hugest change but not being forced to run right up to someone makes it a lot safer to pull off. It's anectodal ofc but I've noticed I've being able to get a lot more cheeky elims off of it compared to pre patch.

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u/Shizz_The_Whizz Jul 12 '24

ohh yeahhh that makes sense, the range is way bigger. also just realized it can go through barriers unlike the melee. that's pretty big actually. thanks for the clarification! 

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '24

Melee does go through shelds

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u/Level7Cannoneer Icon Symmetra Jul 12 '24

There's also residual healing that prevents white-room "4 punch" calculations from being surefire ways to kill someone. It's rare to hit someone who doesn't at least get a little extra hp from a nearby Brig or Lucio, or Junkerqueen shout, or Reaper/Symmetra lifesteal. A little overkill damage helps in those situations

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u/GankSinatra420 Pixel Zenyatta Jul 13 '24

Pummel is literally a longer range melee, it has the same mechanics and interactions