#Overwatch Patch Notes

[lifeweaverspeach]

My thoughts on the lifeweaver changes (s12)

Played ligeweaver a little bit yesterday (little bit cuz my eyes were so tired and dry) and the change is not that bad.

The platform definitely can have some new "usages" now and I think that's cool. I was a little enraged when I saw the mere on his healing in the dash, but hey its nothing I can't get used (I have been playing him since beginning so they can nerf him to the ground and I'll still do my best to make him work)

But I am not sure about the healing blossom change. It can be definitely good, but for me it takes the timing(?) and skill from the character. And the last thing I want them to take from lifeweaver is his skill.

Imo he is probably the hardest healer to operate because of his unique but situation kit. Don't get me wrong, it's great and I love it, but I personally have a feeling people are shititng on lifeweaver because they play like idk 2 games with him and call him useless because they don't understand the character.

In my opinion, he is a character that needs time to get used and learn, and in the end, it's worth it. You can do amazing things with him, counter ults, save people and yourself. He really is amazing once you decided to learn how to use him!

I just honestly worry that blizzard might wanna change him because I don't think that many people play him and I don't want them to take the skill from the character.

And maybe this is a little out of line, but originally I thought people didn't play lifeweaver much was because at his release he was super underwhelming, now I honestly think people just don't wanna put in the work to learn the character because other supports seem easier or literally are easier to play than lifeweaver.

But that's just me.

I kinda hope they removed the blossom healing thingy because for me it's kinda taking the skill from him and like I said, I don't want him to become a skilless character. You can agree or disagree with me, it's up to you.

I don't think he honestly needed changes, he was doing good imo xd

[waflof]

I've heard a lot of people saying that the "lethality boost" to sombras kit will keep her at around the same ranking if not higher on tier lists this season.

As a rein main I can tell you more damage with no way to get to your target, or get out will do nothing

They locked sombra into two playstyles that before were just part of how you could play the game

Sombra 76: running it down main with your team. hacking tanks and playing like a shittier soldier with the ability to do magic hands at the enemy

"Aasassin"

You set up behind the enemy (somehow)

And then wait (now with no invisibility)

Until you see the Ana (congrats blizzard supports are going to get obliterated in .5 seconds now)

Then (if you're lucky) boom your done. You did it. You got the trade !

Unless they got saved by any of the many bail out abilities. Or you got blasted before you could get the trade.

And don't even think about escaping after getting the pick, It doesn't matter if invisibility doesn't end when shot. Their team is going to blast that entire general direction like its a comunist during the red scare.

[ovrated]

who in their right mind was complaining about lucio boops.. anyway, so excited for the lucio mythic next season!!! /j

[fogaminghub]

https://www.fogaminghub.com/post/tricks-and-treats-for-overwatch-2-season-13-hero-adjustments

🍂💥 Hey, Overwatch fans! Big things are happening this Autumn in Overwatch 2! Season 13 is brimming with upgrades like new hero adjustments, fun skins, and matchmaking tweaks to enhance your gaming experience. 

Dive into our latest blog to catch all the juicy details about what’s coming your way!

[yaoiconnoisseur]

time to go for gold again

[your-psychopomp]

guys new overwatch patch and its looking spicy. first of all my patented dps Ana playstyle is back and gorgeous cause armor doesn’t do crap against DOTs. Harambe moment, dive tanks be careful.

ALSO that JQ buff is gonna be insane, no? idk if its enough to break into the Orisa, Mauga, Roadhog circle jerk that everyone is predicting but man PLEASE. I need jq to be viable, tank could be fun again.

And that RAT change the stupid HAMSTER got a buff but its okay, hammond is in a real weird spot so surely it will change nothing

[cybernightart]

why didn't genji get a skin?

I'm a little sad genji didn't get a dragon skin, he doesn't have one! him and Hanzo are the dragon characters!!! I'm glad Hanzo got one, but imagine how cool it would have been if genji got one to match him?!

could have been the dragon brothers THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SO CUTE/COOL :[

(got the picture from @/OWCavalry on twitter)

then actual game play wise they just buffed half of his counters to the point playing him is gonna suck EVEN MORE then it did before. This balance team has something against him i swear.

[normalaboutjungkook]

I think about how good JK is at overwatch all the time. him being a widowmaker main too... such a diva

[guiltygearxrd2]

dug out a photo of my from my freshman year of college im gonna be siiiiiick

[midnightplaza]

Overwatch Season 12 Update Patch Note

Join the midnight plaza Discord server to find out about upcoming patches first.

New Support Hero — Juno

Juno will be touching down on Earth from Mars with the Launch of Season 12, and is the newest Support addition to the Overwatch roster.

Juno has a versatile Mediblaster (Primary Fire) and Pulsar Torpedoes (Secondary Fire) which enable her to deliver both healing to her allies and damage to her foes at the same time, making her a fantastic Support hero. Her Hyper Ring ability accelerates team movements for quick engagements and retreats, while her high mobility, enhanced by Martian Overboots (Passive), allows her to navigate the battlefield with unparalleled agility. Her ultimate, Orbital Ray will power up your teammates to burst through tough chokes and fortified defenses.

2 New Maps — Temple of Anubis & Hanaoka

— One of the original Overwatch maps, the Temple of Anubis has returned, revealing the story of the origins of the dangerous AI causing the Omnic Crisis sealed away in the Throne of Anubis in Ancient Egypt. — The beloved Hanamura is making a partial return to with the introduction of Hanaoka, based on the aesthetics of Hanamura which reveals secrets about the Shiramura Castle.

New Gamemode — Clash

The new gamemode, called Clash, is supposed to be a much more fast-paced, strategic gameplay oriented, gamemode pitting teams against each other in battles over multiple capture points. The game mode has dynamic spawns and streamlined map routes which will throw you into the battle much more, with minimal times to run back to the front lines.

Season 12

The premium battle pass for Season 12 will feature 80 tiers of rewards, including up to 80 Mythic Prisms, 5 Legendary Skins (Bast Doomfist, Oni Ana, Thoth Illari, Dorothy Ashe, and Captain Sigma) plus a 20% season-long XP Boost, an additional 500 Credits and more. The free battle pass will include up to 600 Overwatch Coins; 1,500 Credits; and dozens of new cosmetics.

The Mythic Skins for this season will be the Mythic Anubis Reaper Hero Skin, the Midnight Sun Ana Weapon Skin, or past Mythics including the return of the Mythic Ancient Caller Moira Hero Skin.

You can also become the ultimate treasure hunter when you purchase the Ultimate Battle Pass that includes 20 tier skips, an additional 2000 coins, and the Heist D.Va and Aset Echo Legendary Skins.

Hero Balance Updates

— As there are some heroes which have become too popular, there will be upcoming changes intended to reduce the health on multiple Damage and Support heroes. — Lifeweaver is also going to receive updates to improve the quality of the Petal Platform and how it can be counter-played, along with changes to the Healing Blossom and the Rejuvenating Dash. — This will be updated when the patch notes are out next week.

Competitive Changes

— There will be a ranked reset in order to give everyone a fresh start and the "Avoid as Teammate" option will work better.

Xbox Game Pass x Overwatch 2

Starting from September 21, Overwatch will also be availiable on Xbox Game Pass. With free goodies included for those who connect their accounts before , including 30 Mythic Prisms and 6 Hero Skins — Cardboard Reinhardt, Turtleship D.Va, Cybergraon Hanzo, Street Runner Genji, Bee Mercy, and Cleric Lifeweaver.

Additionally, players that maintain their subscription will be able to potentially receive additional cosmetics from prior seasons, a stackable XP boost and more!

[loadingjoey]

:(

[forsaken-headcanons]

With survivors sharing a cabin and each killer having their own personal limbos, there’s absolutely no way anyone would ever encounter each other outside of rounds… right?

c00lkidd found out how to leave his limbo and visit everyone else very quickly. The Spectre has definitely tried stopping him and “patching out” whatever methods he uses, but the child somehow keeps doing it.

He doesn’t visit the other killers much. c00lkidd basically never visits 1x since he’s genuinely too terrified to risk annoying him. He also doesn’t see Jason much; although Jason is overall polite to him, it’s hard not to be wary of the guy with a chainsaw who’s surrounded by strange whispers. And John… well, he hasn’t exactly been there for a long time. There is one exception to this rule though… Bluudud! c00lkidd loves having someone there who’s only a few years older than him and loves games, and likes to see him very often! (Meanwhile, Bluudud is just begging for the red one to leave him alone and get out of his room so he can get back to his Overwatch match)

As for the survivors, c00lkidd likes to see them… but that doesn’t mean they’ll see him. And by that, I mean he likes pranking them a lot. Besides the many, many times he “redecorated” the cabin to be Team C00lkidd-themed, survivors have also woken up to their faces covered in marker, had every single record replaced with ones that only had Spooky Scary Skeletons on it, and were sent hurtling into the endless void along with the entire cabin, amongst other lighthearted antics.

He used to try talking to his dad as well, but even when the other survivors didn’t immediately freak out, rounds would start before they could get more than a few words in. Eventually, c00lkidd noticed the correlation and relented, never meeting with his dad in the cabin ever again. But on an unrelated note, 7n7 has stumbled upon several hidden messages addressed to him. Sometimes they talk about things like how the writer spent all day watching his new best friend play Overwatch, and sometimes they’re crayon drawings of things like drakobloxxers. And these notes may or may not have been hidden away from all prying eyes, both mundane and supernatural, only viewed by a father looking to remind himself that not everything has been lost yet.

These were all inspired by that one image of 7n7 sleeping while monster c00lkidd stand over him with a marker, by the way.

One last unrelated headcanon, but I was once in a match with a Bluudud and a Two-Time, and the both of them just danced together the entire time. I fully believe this something that would happen in canon; Bluudud dances to taunt everyone, but then Two-Time decides to dance with him and he decides to forgo killing everyone just so they can do the Monster Mash together. The other survivors are now more concerned for the both of them than they were before.

Well that's adorable. C00lkidd is really just a little guy.

[rat-king-writes]

Medic Reader

So what if Cassidy and Reaper meet a medic ?

Synopsis ; Reader (referred to as ‘you’) is a medic on base (overwatch for Cass, Talon for Reaper). You have some sort of healing ability, and are tasked with of course, healing others. This contains fluff and getting together also hand holding, watch out.

Cw ; Injury , blood , violence. (Not graphic)

Cole Cassidy :

When you had met, it was in the infirmary. Cassidy had just gotten back from an extraction, and was shot in the leg. He had come into the office covered and blood and limping. You, being a doctor, of course ran to his side so he could lean on you. You drag him into an empty room, forcing him to lay down on a cot as he swears to you “It’s not that bad.”

His injury wasn’t bad, a wound easily fixed with your enhanced medical knowledge and skills. The cowboy takes note of your quick, precise work and mutters out some sort of praise, a flirtatious tone clinging to his words. You're caught off guard by this, for one, you had no idea who he is (Which makes sense, anyone who knows Cassidy isn’t fazed by his behavior), and two: you were never one to be complimented. 

Cassidy takes notice of your sudden tense frame and they way you slightly turn your head to hide the blush on your skin. He chuckles, flashing his teeth in a toothy grin as he thanks you again before jumping off the cot and leaving. You couldn’t even process what you were feeling, let alone remind him he needs to stay off his leg. You’ll send a quick text to Angela, she’ll let him know. Hopefully.

You’ll see him again after that, whether in the infirmary getting patched up, or just around the overwatch base. Over time you both become somewhat close, conversations become deeper, and interactions become longer. Sometimes you’ll go to his quarters just to lie around, and he’ll go to yours to do the same. And you even started responding to his flirting better, opting to joke back with him, thrilled whenever you get him wide eyed and blushing. It was comfortable.

The next time you encounter the cowboy: it’s directly on the battlefield. You weren’t new to fights, to war. You have experienced it many times. Even taken lives. But that doesn’t matter, because you’re here. Surrounded by gunshots and the sickening scent of blood and death. You’re hovering over Cassidy, his blood staining your hands and invading your senses. 

Your hands are heavy as they push into the large gash on Cassidy's side, your gaze uneasy as you meet the cowboy’s eyes. Unsurprisingly, he’s smiling, the same toothy grin you would witness nearly everyday. You’re unable to resist giving him your own smile back, even as tears pool in your eyes.

The tears roll down your cheeks when Cassidy gently cups your jaw in his hand. You sob when he shakily sits up and kisses you. He then proceeds to pass out, leaving you once again scared, but determined to help him. You quickly use the best of your ability to patch him up, which gives you time to call for help. When transportation arrives you are quick to load him up into the vehicle, strapping him down and taking vitals as the machine speeds back to base.

You make quick work properly healing Cassidy once you gain access to the right materials. A few hours pass and he’s stable and fast asleep on a hospital bed. Not once did you leave his side, pulling up a chair and holding his hand for a while. Reluctantly you pull back, busying yourself with fixing up his blood stained and crushed hat. Which was actually left at the battle site, but Angela had recovered it and brought it to you. You get the stains out and readjust it so it once again returns to its original shape. 

Unbeknownst to you, Cassidy had woken up and saw you, his heart immediately swelling up with joy as he watched you carefully fix his most prized possession. He can’t conceal his awareness much longer, barking out a slight laugh when you place the hat on your head. You nearly jump out your skin when you hear him, but are quickly giggling with him once you realize what’s going on.

You dote on him every step of the way during his recovery, which Cassidy absolutely adores. Though he hates when you wake up with an aching back, because you insisted on sleeping in a chair next to his bed. Of course the kiss is still on your mind, but you can’t tell if it was a deathbed type of thing or a genuine type of thing.

You get your answer when Cassidy fully recovers. You’re helping him to his room, even though he’s cleared to walk and exist on his own, you’re still incredibly worried. Cassidy practically drags you down onto the bed when you’re both inside the room. Your face is pressed into his chest, his arms wrapped incredibly tightly around you. You gasp out a breath and squirm slightly, adjusting yourself into a more comfortable position. Cassidy stares down at you, you up at him. And then he’s closer, and your eyes are closing and you can feel his beard against your face before your lips are finally pressed together.

You and him are then seen around base holding hands regularly.

Reaper / Gabriel Reyes :

You’re a medic in talon, specifically an understudy to Moira. Although you didn’t agree with her medical malpractice, Talon had offered you a large paycheck for your help at their base, and times are tough so. You meet Reaper a few months into your stay, though you did know who he was since he was high ranking and incredibly infamous. Luckily you steered clear.

Until today. Moira had called you into her room, complaining something in Irish as she paced around gathering materials. She turns to you and quickly starts talking about the situation. You barely are able to digest her words, your gaze focused on the unconscious man strapped to a table with wires hanging around his body. You snap out just in time to hear Moira explain to you there was an emergency and you were to watch over Reaper. 

You weren’t sure why you had to, he’s a grown man, but you just nod and sit in the spinny chair by her desk. Moira leaves without a goodbye, or an acknowledgement to your small wave. You stare at Reaper, admiring his features carefully. You even stand to walk around the square table he is placed on. He’s handsome, even with all the scars and the black puffs of smoke slowly seeping out of his body. It doesn’t deter you, instead intrigues you and you make a small glance to the files labeled in his name. But you resist the urge to snoop and plop yourself back into the spinny chair, huffing out a sigh as barely a minute has passed.  

Reaper woke up with a grunt, looking around groggily before his eyes landed on you. You pause as you're locked in what seems like a staring contest. You break the silence by quietly, nervously, explaining what Moira had told you. The parts you remembered at least. He huffs out a sigh, obviously upset by your presence. He soon speaks up, but it's a command for you to remove all the wires and iv’s from him. 

You trust he’s been through enough procedures to know what he’s doing. And you’re hopping off the stool to carefully remove all of the medical stuff from him. Reaper, although unmoving, furrows his brows at your attentiveness, you even wipe up the leaking blood from his skin when you remove an iv. He didn’t expect that, Moira doesn’t do that, and most people in Talon were dicks. So your kindness was.. Appreciated. Though he doesn’t thank you.

You step back once you're done, asking him if he’s alright or if he needs something. He dismisses you with a wave of his hand, and you nod slightly before once again returning to your seat. You both sit in silence, you honestly had no idea what to do, and every glance you take at the man is met with nothing. He’s unfocused, almost distant from reality. You’re startled when he speaks again, his voice is nice. 

Reaper asks your name, which you give quickly. He’s silent for once more, but opens his mouth to ask for you to turn around, he needs to get dressed. You nod and quickly swivel yourself around so you’re facing the cabinets, you close your eyes tightly as well. You can hear some shuffling and clothes being moved around. Even though his outfit was intricate, he was done quickly and mumbles something so you know it's safe to turn around.

When you do, he’s fully suited up and at the door. You ask him if he’s allowed to go, and he just nods before stepping out. You're left alone in the room, and utterly confused on what your purpose was in the first place. Sure, you helped with the iv’s and stuff, but it felt… uneventful. Something that you thought wouldn’t be possible around the renowned Reaper. 

You see him again, in a hallway. But he’s hunched over, a clawed hand clutching on the wall so tight, you can see the paint is peeling and flaking off where it’s being gripped. Reaper’s breathing is lapsed, short, and pained. You know he knows you’re there, and as you approach him and crouch down, his mask is tilted towards you. You keep some distance, not yet comfortable with the murder machine in front of you. 

You ask if he’s okay. And what you can do to assist him. Like before, he’s quiet, save for his uneven breath. Reaper then speaks, though you can tell it’s through his teeth as his voice is strained. He tells you to stand up, and although you’re confused, you do. He then grabs onto your leg, which causes you to tense up. But you don’t fight it when you realize he’s using you as leverage. He starts to stand, grunting in pain as he hoists himself up. You help him more, grabbing onto his arm (You feel him stiffen, but you ignore it) and pull him up, urging him to lean onto you for more stability.

He does, albeit with an annoyed sigh. Through grit teeth he gives you directions to his room. You two hobble through the thankfully empty halls, and arrive at his door. You help him sit on the bed and ask him questions on his wellbeing. Reaper wishes you would just be quiet, and through his pain hazed mind he takes a hand and places it over your mouth. The sheer size of his clawed hand covers most of your face, and you are rightfully spooked into silence. 

He explains his bouts of pain, and how there is no long term relief. He lays down, taking off his mask to inhale more air. You’ve already seen his face, so he can’t really care anymore. You feel awful knowing you can’t help him, so you just sit there quietly watching over him. Which is not something you thought you would do. Neither did he. 

After that experience you would find him in more spots like this, and each and every time you would help him back to his room and watch over him. Sometimes he would ask you for something, a pillow, water, his phone. Through time, a lot of time, you two would begin in conversation. Though it was quiet and usually didn’t last long. You grew to enjoy his snarky responses and overconfident claims.

Reaper was shocked when he found himself missing your presence, and that realization quickly spiraled into him rethinking the entire relationship. Once he comes to terms with this newfound information (He broke most things in his room in a confused rage.) He seeks you out in the medical area, grabbing you by your collar and dragging you back to his room. You were incredibly confused, but you went along with it thinking he is having another pain episode.

The first thing Reaper says to you is to disregard the state of his room. You quirk a brow at the destruction but do not question it. Too focused on the half dead man still dragging you further into the room. He lets go and plops himself down on his bed, discarding his mask to the side and staring at you with his usual blank expression. You stare back with a nervous smile, waiting for him to say anything that would help you understand what was going on.

He beckons you over with a finger, and you slowly move towards the bed in front of him before sitting beside him, looking up at him with a confused look. He just stares for a bit, taking in your features before he proudly proclaims that you two are now dating. And to seal the deal he plants a chaste kiss to your brow. You are stunned, utterly gobsmacked as your jaw literally drops in awe. But you close it quickly to smile and place your own kiss to his cheek. Holding onto him tightly. 

[sexhaver]

I've been curious about this from a game design perspective but haven't had the time/desire to play rivals enough to decide for myself--is there anything rivals does differently from overwatch that's helping it succeed where overwatch failed? or is it literally just that it's nice that a game like 2016 ovw exists again? the lack of reinhardts seems like the most significant thing to me; 3rd person, assists, etc all seem neat and different but not necessarily "better" design wise. not sure tho

everyone online loves to say that one of the main differences between OW and Rivals is that the latter has a ton of overpowered stuff with the philosophy of "broken checks broken" whereas the former has taken nerfbats to the entire cast's kneecaps multiple times. i don't particularly buy this argument because Rivals is still in its infancy, and the recent midseason balance patch is already dialing back a lot of the specific stuff people were complaining about and increasing the charge times on the most problematique ults.

teamups are a pretty substantial design difference, but not necessarily for the reason you might think. the naive answer would be that gaining an extra ability button or boosting an existing cooldown depending on your teammate is a novel mechanic, which it is, but the actual interesting part is that there are two components to each teamup: the recipient of the teamup ability, who actually gets the shiny new button to press, and the "anchor", who has to be present on the team to provide said shiny button. to encourage players to pick these anchor heroes, those heroes get a buff to their max HP (tanks), damage (DPS), or healing (supports). the two crazy i mean neurodivergent parts are that 1. these teamups theoretically rotate every season (they kept the s1 teamups the same as s0 but will be changing them for s2) and 2. the anchor gets that buff EVEN IF THE BUFF RECIPIENT ISN'T THERE TO ACTIVATE THE TEAMUP. Hulk just gets 100 (used to be 150) more max HP this season and is going to lose it in a few weeks and become garbage tier as presumably some other tank gets a teamup and becomes the new hotness. it's an interesting approach to balance and im cautiously optimistic to see how it turns out. i've played video games long enough to see failures from both the "never rebalance anything ever" camp (early Hearthstone) and "weekly balance patches fucking up breakpoints and matchups faster than you can rememorize them" camp (early Vermintide 2), and the latter is at least entertaining if it ends in fire.

i don't think that's what's making it succeed where overwatch 2 is currently floundering at best though, i'm not videoessayistbrained enough to think the average consumer cares about heady game balance stuff like that. what got people in the door initially was the Marvel IP, and eventually it reached a critical mass of players where it started drawing in people who don't care about or actively dislike most Marvel projects just because it's the most active hero shooter. then content creators jumped ship from OW2 to start making Rivals videos because that's where the views were.

i also think it's worth noting that if Blizzard stole the Men In Black memory wiper and erased all memories of OW1 and OW2 and rereleased OW2 in its current state as a new game called "Overwatch" it would stand a decent chance of competing with Rivals and gain comparably positive reception. a massive chunk of the reason OW2 is currently struggling where Rivals isn't is because of how burned people still feel by the way Blizz killed OW1 and rolled out OW2. the single biggest thing Rivals is doing better than OW2 is something OW2 can literally never do: not being OW2.

[ellaeats]

You are so lovely! Your pics and vids are incredibly hot and your posts are so fun and silly! I want to hand feed you grapes like a roman empress. I want to hear you complain about Overwatch patch notes. You must be such a beacon in all the lives you touch.

Oop this is so sweet. 🥹 like the way this person thinks about me. Very kind made my day!!

And literally I’ve always wanted someone to feed me fruit like kneeling by my side. Go ahead and fan me with a big leaf as well

[redfagdiver]

Overwatch patch notes: Roadhog is now Pent Up.