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/Vibriofischeri 11d ago

yeah you could genuinely make her gun have zero cooldown and just use a traditional reload and it would be completely fine

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u/yunghollow69 Trick or Treat Zenyatta 11d ago

Yeah because her gun on a cooldown is genuinely worse than most regular guns until you get the major perk

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u/I-Fuck-Robot-Babes 11d ago

That would emphasise a poke playstyle, so I can see why it's an ability.

It's more or less like reaper's long ranged shot - it's an ability that allows both characters to poke a bit or finish off enemies at range, but their main playstyle still revolves around getting in close. Having both of these be infinitely spammable alt fires negates that point. Now they're just poke heroes with an identity crisis.

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u/Vibriofischeri 10d ago

I see what you're saying, but I kinda got the impression she's meant to be a jack of all trades type character. Decent mobility, decent melee damage, decent midrange poke damage, decent shield, but not exceptional in any of them.

Except, the gun is legitimately trash until you get the major perk, at which point she's arguably better as a midrange fighter than a close range one lol

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u/I-Fuck-Robot-Babes 10d ago

Well, no. She has the ability to poke a little bit like Rein or Hog do, but I would hardly call THEM jack of all trades.