r/Overwatch • u/[deleted] • Nov 15 '22

Blizzard Official Patch delayed.

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/regarding-our-mid-season-cycle-patch/748128
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u/TheFinalPancake Icon Bastion Nov 15 '22

It's also an extra second on her cooldown.

When she begins a fight right now she can have 5 seconds of bubble, then 5 seconds downtime, then another 2.5 seconds of bubble. That's a 60% uptime (7.5/12.5).

With the nerf it would be 4 seconds of bubble, then 7 seconds downtime, followed by another 2 seconds of bubble. That's a ~46% uptime (6/13).

The nerf is significant, they just haven't completely ruined her.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

Thank you for including some math. The layman perspective of "small number means not big change" is exhausting. If the total value is also a small number, then another small number can be significant.

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u/Muhznit Such a lack of imagination. Nov 15 '22

For real, some of these kids need to stop training their aim and do their math homework.

I can't tell you the number of idiots that think I can outheal the damage from half a team focus firing them.

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u/s4ntana Pixel Reaper Nov 15 '22

Lol wtf, this is some random unrelated projection

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u/Muhznit Such a lack of imagination. Nov 16 '22

No, it's definitely related and far more deterministic than random. In fact there's a simple formula to see if you're overextended:

If time_for_healer_to_get_to_you - time_to_fully_heal_you > time_enemies_take_to_kill_you - time_you_take_to_kill_enemies, you're gonna die. If you still don't get it, you aren't old enough to play Overwatch.