Buckle up, as the latest Overwatch patch notes for PTR outline many changes to a bunch of heroes.
Posted on their blog, the post starts off with,
“A new Overwatch patch is in development and now available for testing! To share your feedback or report any issues, please post in the PTR Feedback 131 or PTR Bug Report 31 forums.
Please note that the below patch notes only include changes currently available for testing on the PTR. While many of these changes may also be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in a future patch, the PTR is PC-only and only reflects changes coming specifically to that platform.”
Changes to heroes include,
“D.Va
Defense Matrix
Regeneration rate increased from 12.5% to 16% per second
Delay before regeneration begins lowered from 1 second to 0.75 seconds
Orisa
Protective Barrier
Cooldown increased from 9 to 10 seconds
Roadhog
Scrap Gun
Ammunition increased from 5 to 6.
Sigma
Kinetic Grasp
No longer blocks Chain Hook and Whip Shot
Gravitic Flux
High gravity effect duration reduced from 1.2 to 0.9 seconds
Experimental Barrier
Regeneration rate reduced from 175 to 150 per second
Now has a 1 second cooldown after recalling the barrier
Initial 0.2 second cast time removed
Winston
Barrier Projector
Duration increased from 6 to 9 seconds
Health increased from 600 to 700
Baptiste
Immortality Field
Health decreased from 250 to 200
Lucio
Crossfade
Speed boost’s effect increased from 20% to 25%
Amp It Up
Speed boost’s amplification increased from 50% to 60%
Wall Ride
Speed buff reduced from 40% to 30%
Mercy
Valkyrie
The extra beams created by Valkyrie now ignore enemy barriers
Moira
Biotic Grasp
Self-healing reduced from 30 to 20 health per second
Doomfist
Rocket Punch
Time to reach max charge increased from 1 to 1.4 seconds
The Best Defense…
Shield health gained per hit reduced from 35 to 30
Sombra
Translocator
Cooldown increased from 4 to 6 seconds
Cooldown now begins immediately upon deploying the beacon or if it is killed by an enemy
Symmetra
Photon Barrier
Duration reduced from 15 to 12 seconds
Health reduced from 5000 to 4000
Sentry Turret
Damage per second reduced from 50 to 40
Photon Projector
Players impacted by the primary fire beam should now hear a louder impact sound
Tracer
Pulse Pistols
Damage falloff now starts at 13 meters, up from 10 meters”
Yeah, that’s a lot. Bug fixes are also included for Brigitte, Doomfist, Sigma, Sombra, and Winston. Check the full notes here.
