Overwatch®

Healing beam range increased, allowing for safer positioning.

Auto-charge rate increased to make weaving damage and healing less punishing.

Number of hits required to trigger Superbloom reduced.

Draw time reduced back to original values to improve performance.

Health pack hack duration increased, making the perk more useful for area control.

Fade in time increased to provide more counterplay windows.

Duration of stealth reveal upon taking damage increased.

Movement speed while using Barrage reduced by 20% to allow for more counterplay.

Distance pulled reduced by 50% to prevent too consistent kill secures.

Cost increased to discourage excessive stacking of Ability Power.

Anti-heal removed from Stim Pack, though it now deals 75 self-damage on use.

Stim Pack is now activated by using Weapon Swap for a more intuitive control scheme.

Now provides 100 Overhealth every time the player respawns.

Added a system to grant additional cash in rounds where both teams have low funds.

Increased the slow effect of the Hinder status.

Movement speed penalty now decreases over the duration of the ultimate.

Increased the fire rate of the primary fire.

Increased the rate at which energy charges for Overclock.

Increased the healing output of the Healing Pylon.

Damage reduction now fades away over the duration of the ultimate.

Reduced damage reduction during Combat Roll.

Reduced damage of the secondary fire 'Fan the Hammer'.

Reduced the burst damage potential of the secondary fire shot.

Pylon healing is now only half as effective when targeting Illari herself.

Fixed a bug where Commanding Shout audio would replay when using a Teleporter.

Charge now correctly damages Ice Wall and Tree of Life.

Fixed an interaction that allowed Venture to stay burrowed indefinitely.

Fixed a bug where Tectonic Shock could incorrectly charge the Ultimate Meter.

Magnetic Grenade is replaced by Flashbang, which now Hinders enemies for 1.2s instead of Stunning.

Secondary fire projectile no longer requires Overclock to pierce enemy players.

Tanks are now pulled further by Jagged Blade, correcting an over-applied knockback resistance.

Protection Suzu no longer cleanses hard knockdown stuns (e.g., Earthshatter).

Removed glass and added stairs at the first checkpoint for better pathing.

Cooldown is now accelerated by 90% while underground, providing more flexibility when chaining dashes and burrows.

Added a 0.2-second grace period after the Burrow timer expires, allowing players to still charge their emergence.

Cooldown now begins immediately upon use rather than after the dash completes, changing the timing of ability availability.

Removed the flat 50% cooldown reduction when using the ability underground in favor of a new acceleration mechanic.

Increased impact damage of Grappling Claw.

Enemies are locked down longer after a Piledriver hit.

Increased damage of Minefield explosions.

Increased knockback from Minefield explosions.

Increased the area of effect for Graviton Surge.

Fixed a bug where turrets were incorrectly counted toward the Excavation Annihilation challenge.

Fixed an issue where Venture could remain burrowed above the ground.

Activating Rally now immediately resets the cooldown of Shield Bash.

Commanding Shout can now be activated while using other abilities, increasing responsiveness.

Armor health reverted to a flat damage reduction of 5 per projectile (max 50%), better resisting rapid-fire and shotgun weapons.

Demotion Protection modifier moved into the Rank Progress bar for better visibility.

New visible modifier for very high or low ranked players that adjusts progress gain/loss to push them toward the average.

Damage role passive healing reduction increased, making it harder for enemies to sustain through DPS pressure.

Maximum explosion damage decreased, slightly lowering burst potential.

Initial impact damage of Drill Dash decreased, reducing the punch of the engage.

Ultimate charge cost increased by 10%, making the ultimate slower to earn.

Fortify duration reduced, making her vulnerable for longer periods.

Orisa now moves 20% slower while fortified, reducing her ability to aggressively push or retreat.

Fixed a bug where interacting with Doomfist's Rocket Punch or Orisa's Energy Javelin would launch Venture at high speeds.

Fixed a bug where D.Va's pings would enter several zeros into the chat.

Fixed lighting issues and restored availability in Assault Arcade and Custom Games.

Secondary fire healing increased.

Damage over time increased to compensate for lower impact damage.

Damage over time increased to reward target tracking.

Now has a 1s cooldown if ramming speed is not reached before canceling.

Enemy and ally detection radius increased.

Total damage over time decreased.

Primary fire recovery increased (slower).

Impact damage decreased to emphasize tracking and positioning over burst.

Impact damage decreased to shift power toward sustained damage.

Vertical knockback reduced by 30%.

Fixed bug preventing Drill Dash from activating while underground if input was pressed while falling.

Fixed bug where Drill Dash could deal damage multiple times on initial impact.

Added ability to retract grapple by holding jump, pulling the player toward the anchor point.

Can now redistribute up to 300 overhealth to nearby allies (max 75 per person).

Introduced Narrow and Wide group classifications to manage rank disparities and match quality.

Wide groups now experience reduced rank progress changes when winning or losing.

New modifier that prevents immediate skill division drop after a single loss.