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15 Apr

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    Kaedi on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – April 16, 2024

Limited-Time Mode: Clash Trial

Clash is an upcoming core game mode in Overwatch 2. Teams must battle back and forth over 5 capture points, with each captured objective adding a point to the prevailing team’s score. Teams can win in two ways: either by having control of all five objectives at once, or by scoring five points total before the other team. Clash will be available as a limi...

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12 Feb

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    Kaedi on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – February 13, 2024

These patch notes will go live on Tuesday, Febraury 13 at 11:00 AM PST.

WELCOME TO SEASON 9: CHAMPIONS

Season 9 brings core gameplay updates, a reworked Competitive game mode, and a new Co-op event that will test the courage of even the bravest heroes as they face a dangerous threat of cosmic proportions.

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04 Dec

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    Kaedi on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – December 5, 2023

These patch notes will be live for Overwatch 2 on December 5, 2023 when Season 8 launches.

NEW HERO – MAUGA

Introducing Mauga, a long-awaited tank hero who comes with a rapid-fire personality, massive stature, and brawl-centric abilities

Mauga

  • Mauga has been added to the lineup.

Incendiary Chaingun (Primary Fire)

  • Automatic weapon...
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13 Nov

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    Kaedi on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – November 14, 2023

These changes will be live in the upcoming patch on November 14, 2023.

HERO UPDATES

Roadhog

Developer Comments: The broad goal of the Roadhog rework was to improve his frontline presence on the battlefield as a tank hero and reduce the frustration enemy players had with how consistently deadly his hook combo has been in the past.

Roadhog’s previous Scrap Gun ...

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09 Oct

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

This game update will go live on October 10, 2023!

HALLOWEEN TERROR 2023

Get ready for the spookiest event of the year as Overwatch 2 transforms into a haunted battleground. Halloween Terror is back with your favorite game modes—Junkenstein’s Revenge, Wrath of the Bride, and Trials of Sanctuary, a new Blizzard crossover game mode. Team up with the heroes of Sanctuary, power up their abilities, and defeat powerful bosses, including Butcher Roadhog, Azmodan Wrecking Ball, and Lilith Moira.

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21 Sep

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Hero Updates

Bastion

Reconfiguration

  • No longer restores armor when transforming

Developer Comments: Bastion’s self-healing during transformation was doubly effective with how the Ironclad passive stacked with armor damage reduction, making him too capable of surviving ambushes and dives.


19 Sep

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

General Updates

Hero Mastery

Completing a hero mastery course in the gold bonus tier will now grant bonus score based on how fast you completed the course. This bonus score is granted based on the time differential down to the nearest tenth of a second between your time and gold bonus tier. This new bonus time can be viewed in the finish line bonus tooltip on the course summary screen. This change affects all Hero Mastery courses played going forward and should allow the global leaderboards for each course to be more comp...

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07 Sep

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

OVERWATCH 2 ANNIVERSARY 2023

We’re celebrating the first year of Overwatch 2! Come and play returning event game modes, including Battle for Olympus, Catch-A-Mari, Starwatch, and Mischief and Magic! You’ll also be able to take part in new challenges that reward Overwatch Credits, which can be spent on returning Legendary skins from the in-game shop. Join the celebration when it begins on September 19!

NEW GAME MODE – HERO MASTERY

Hero Mastery is a new, single-pl...

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24 Aug

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

GENERAL UPDATES

Player Progression

Updated the Wins sub-badge level-up requirement from 2 to 1 across all heroes, game modes, and roles and re-tuned XP granted to balance.

HERO UPDATES

SUPPORT

Illari

Healing Pylon

  • Heal decreased from 40 to 30.
  • S...
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12 Jun

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes- June 13, 2023

A new patch is now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
For a list of known issues, visit the ...

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17 May

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - May 17, 2023

A new patch is now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
For a list of known issues, visit the ...

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09 May

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - May 9, 2023

A new patch is now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
For a list of known issues, visit the ...

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26 Apr

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - April 25, 2023

A new patch is now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
For a list of known issues, visit the ...

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05 Apr

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - April 11, 2023

A new patch is now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
For a list of known issues, visit the Bug Report forum.
For ...

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31 Mar

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 WIP VERY SERIOUS Patch Notes – DRAFT – DO NOT PUBLISH

DEVELOPER NOTE – TEST PATCH

These changes are only being applied to Arcade Mode for the moment, because Aaron Keller claims he can convene with Pachimari, and they told him to make this patch. He only plays the new arcade modes, so he shouldn’t notice otherwise.

HERO UPDATES

General

Dev Comment: Veteran players have an advantage over newer ones when it comes to voice line recognition. In order to level the playin...

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07 Mar

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – March 7, 2023

A new patch will be going live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch is now live. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
For a list of known issues, visit the ...

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21 Feb

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – February 21, 2023

A new patch will be going live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch is now live. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
For a list of known issues, visit the ...

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06 Feb

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – February 7, 2023

A new patch will be going live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
For a list of known issues, visit the Bug Report forum.
For troubleshooting assistance, visit the ...

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24 Jan

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – January 24, 2023

A new patch is now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
For a list of known issues, visit the ...

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05 Jan

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – January 5, 2023

A new patch is now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Read below to learn more about the latest changes.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
For a list of known issues, visit the Bug Report forum.
F...

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