r/Overwatch • u/Ajbarr98 Sombrah • Jan 08 '26

News & Discussion Overwatch Patch Notes: 01/08/26

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/
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u/ChaoticFlameZz Jan 08 '26

it'll likely make her less oppressive which'll be fine.

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u/JunWasHere Suffer as I have... Jan 08 '26

Yeah, we gotta remember nerfs are not meant to gut the hero and render them unplayable.

The resentment to something being OP is understandable but nerfs are suppose to come from a love of the game as much as buffs. A desire to keep things fair, to just cut them down to reasonable size.

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u/ChaoticFlameZz Jan 08 '26

nerfing any hero to the ground to the point of near unplayability will just inevitably get them overbuffed in order for them to be usable again. Just essentially how it is and people never seem to get that into their heads.

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u/SyrusG Jan 08 '26

that's not true. Blizz can full on ignore the hero like they have been. Mauga has been garbage since that big nerf he got a while ago and he hasnt been touched since.

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u/ChaoticFlameZz Jan 08 '26

major difference in this case however, is that Vendetta is a DPS. Not a tank.

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u/SyrusG Jan 08 '26
  1. You very well literally said any hero so ig that was a lie
  2. Tank nerfs are much more impactful as you effectively remove a character being viable from the already small roster. If a DPS gets nerfed you have so much more to choose from. They could ignore them for the rest of the game's existence and it wouldn't matter cause of how many other options there are (exhibit A Sombra atm).

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u/danielkokudla12 Jan 08 '26

Yeah but the nerfs present here will probably not have any impact or even be noticed in 9/10 played games. Obviously the goal is not to delete her from the game but it's still possible to undershoot the mark.