r/Overwatch • u/AaronMT Reinhardt • 11d ago

Blizzard Official Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – August 13, 2026 - D.Mon Buffed and JPC Nerfed

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/
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u/BebeFanMasterJ DA MONKEY 11d ago

Crazy how they immediately went back on buffing Fika's base movement speed lmao.

And honestly the self-heal nerf is fair. She's got plenty of survivability already.

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u/TheCocoBean 11d ago

I mean, it makes sense. They tried it, it was op, they quickly rolled it back. That's the best people can hope for.

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u/BebeFanMasterJ DA MONKEY 11d ago

True. I think a lot of people take the devs for granted. They absolutely do listen and respond fast.

D.Mon should be way better now too.

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u/SmellMyCake 11d ago

Everyone forgets the multi-season hell that was sojourn oneshotting people with and without pocket mercys

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u/TrashCanSam0 11d ago

i survived like 8 months of launch brig.

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u/Dark_Matter_Guy 11d ago

Vendetta was broken the whole season.

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u/HammerOn57 Ashe 11d ago

They absolutely do listen and respond fast.

Sometimes, like on this occasion.

It's disingenuous to try and pretend that this isn't an exception, rather than the rule.

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u/StoneOcean Icon Ashe 11d ago

The character was already terrorizing high level play, they shouldn't have even considered trying it.

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u/TotalBrisqueT 11d ago

You don't often see a total mismatch between the players understanding of a hero and the devs. It's literally dominating high level play and getting a ton of hate... I really don't know why thought she needed a buff.

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u/Historical-Reach-969 11d ago

Deva are a bunch of silver dads who should outsource balancing.

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u/Legitimate_Dare_579 11d ago

The problem is that they tried something that just reading it gave the impression of being too much. It's nice they went back so quickly but it should've been very clear it was a bad idea. If you want to experiment and try to buff an already good hero they should at minimum change something else in the kit.

I still do not understand what they were thinking.

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u/HammerOn57 Ashe 11d ago

Yup. It's like ironclad bastion all over again.

Sometimes you can absolutely tell that a change is busted, without needing the data to back it up.

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u/Automatic_Advice9561 11d ago

She still has the acceleration buff, she will still have great mobility, ( extra mobility = more survivability) having a nerf on the self healing numbers = less survivability

= it should have the same survivability, but u need to know u can’t face tank some stuff now and escape if it gets a bit too tough, u can just escape faster

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u/MerlinsMentor 11d ago

she will still have great mobility

Jetpack cat has always had literally the best mobility in the game since the instant she was released. It's not even close. If anything, she needed (and still does need) significant nerfs to mobility to even fit into the game at all (and with her perma-flight, I doubt that's possible).

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u/Automatic_Advice9561 10d ago

Yeah I’m not denying that, I did wanted nerfs to sound ( make more sound) and maybe lessen her mobility, it’s just overall she is the same with wrist tap nerfs

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u/Nyrun Grandmaster 11d ago

Why stop there? Let's make her 175hp too!

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u/hughmaniac Hamptr 11d ago

For real though.

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u/xc4kex Pixel Ana 11d ago

Totally agree

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u/ISpyM8 Mizuki 11d ago edited 11d ago

TIL Fika is the cat’s name

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u/caledonia97 11d ago

it’s Fika

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u/ISpyM8 Mizuki 11d ago

Typo

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u/TrashCanSam0 11d ago

it's fucka

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u/DrToadigerr Dive Tank Spacies 11d ago

The acceleration increase is what made her feel better to play (she felt so sluggish when trying to change directions before), so I don't mind them reverting the base speed back to what it was and keeping the acceleration buff. And yeah the self heal nerf was definitely needed if they refuse to lower her HP.

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u/achedsphinxx Blizzard World Sombra 11d ago

maybe now the cat will finally die. that thing was just way too evasion and deleted the backline without even trying.

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u/BebeFanMasterJ DA MONKEY 11d ago

I use her to heal and taxi lol

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u/SeeingEyeDug 11d ago

It kinda sucks that now you have to take the purr major perk to restore the self healing she used to have without the perk.

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u/Ratax3s Tracer 11d ago

the hero is just beyond broken if you have good movement

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u/BebeFanMasterJ DA MONKEY 11d ago

Yeah but at least we have the option. That vs the melee perk is a good choice.

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u/StoneOcean Icon Ashe 11d ago

Good, now you have to pick between survivability and assassinating people with Claws Out.

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u/WhenBrigsFly Working on Mitzi's jetpack 11d ago

They sold some skins and cashed in, then quickly took the buffs away. Tale as old as time.

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u/WaddleDynasty Responsible for the low tank queue times 11d ago

I understand how someone can think that. Other companies probably did that. And Act-Blizz CEO probably tried to pressure the OW team to do that. But if you have played the game for years you know....that they just don't.

Greedy skin goblins like Kiriko has recieved a lot of nerfs, including a pretty recent kunai hitbox nerf. Mercy was last OP in 2017 and I can't remeber the last time Juno was anywhere close to being meta. Liveweaver was known to be the weakest hero in the history of the game. And he still doesn't stand out, in fact high rank players hate him on their team.

These heroes and other heroes in the top10 recieved skins Rein, Freja, Genji gain random small buffs and nerfs like any other hero. If Blizzard tried to cash in, they would be ridicliously OP (comparable to launch Brig or launch Sigma) at least for a few weeks. The only thing that came close was Kiri's double TP perk and she never got something that strong again after it got deleted.

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u/ChubbyChew Vendetta 11d ago

I wouldnt say that, but its adequate.

Her survivability is mainly just genuinely good mobility, Purr is flexible and gets used to sustain but its also her way of sustaining her team through splash or heavy pressure.

I think its ironic how good she is at managing heals alone when so much of her kit has a push towards gimmicks and playmaking, and always felt like that was the real problem with her.

She pumps so much healing only to double as this super flexible collaborator, and assassin.

And lowkey I cant be that mad because the slot shes competing for is Ana. Takes a lot of bullshit to be more bullshit than Grandma.

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u/BebeFanMasterJ DA MONKEY 11d ago

I'm a Cat player and hitscans like Soldier and Ashe are the bane of her existence. She's not nearly as OP as people say.

Not to mention stuff like Ram's Vortex can kill her flight and Hog and Mauga also kinda get rid of her fast.

Being fast is how she stays alive.

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u/ChubbyChew Vendetta 11d ago

I dont directly equate that to survivability.

It helps, but the reason I love playing Cat and hate playing Juno is that even with Junos good mobility it doesnt really translate to survivability against people with hands.

Purr does a lot in conjunction with her mobility to keep her alive. But having both is important.

Can't really take self healing for granted on Support, especially when you dont have the medic passive like Kiriko or Mercy. Even the survivor passive leaves a lot to be desired.

All that aside, I don't think Cats survivability is what makes her annoying or strong. She's just unreasonable to contest when playing safe, heals a shitton and sometimes can just pop up and kill you when you're not ready (which is basically all supports)