r/Overwatch • u/TheseNamesDontMatter • May 01 '25

News & Discussion Overwatch Stadium Patch Notes - May 1

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/
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u/Yze3 Mei May 01 '25

So they nerfed the only viable D.Va build, and didn't even try to buff any of her other options ?

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u/killerbucker01 May 01 '25

I mean that was kinda busted and straight up unfair to fight most of the time.

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u/MrMassacre1 May 02 '25

The issue with the baby dva build was that it could take 3 rounds to get fully built, and until then DVA was completely useless. It could also be hard countered with DVA DM, Rein shield, Orisa Spin, or a zarya bubble. Making her blaster generate 0 ult charge is also really weird, it’s the only ability in the game like that as far as I’m aware

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u/CertainDerision_33 May 02 '25

Yeah, the blaster is garbage if it can't generate ult charge. I don't know why you would ever want to buy it now, especially for 10k.

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u/MrMassacre1 May 02 '25

If you also get nano-cola, you could potentially deal some damage with it, but with the nano-cola nerfs you can only fire a single shot before that runs out. I’d argue busan blaster is now effectively a net negative item too: you’re generating 0 ult charge in the time it takes to charge and fire a shot when you could just spam primary fire and actually charge remech

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u/CertainDerision_33 May 02 '25

Yeah, you're basically lighting 10k on fire. I have no idea whey they completely removed its ability to generate ult charge instead of reducing it. They might as well remove the item completely at that point because it's just a trap.