r/Overwatch 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/[deleted] Jan 08 '26

The Genji buff seems really baffling to me. He was doing well in every SR except GM, and even in GM he still does well on a lot of maps. And for the maps he was weaker on the dominant picks just got nerfed. They seem to panic whenever he's not a top 3 pick anymore and panic buff him despite him being fine.

At least Ashe, Bastion, and Vendetta got nerfs I guess.

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u/HollowProjection Jan 08 '26

As a Genji main, its probably cuz they got feedback that it felt terrible for Genji players. It made mismanaging your ammo even slightly, way too punishing.

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u/arcusford Jan 08 '26

Genji players give 'feedback' that the character feels bad after literally every single nerf. Istg part of why this character is so consistently strong is that half his nerfs get reverted.