Overwatch 2/18/2021 Patch Discussion Thread

[BoxKutter]

As many of you may know, the new patch update just dropped for Overwatch. For a quick run down:

-Orisa Fortify prevents critical headshot damage
-Reaper shotgun spread reduced from 8 to 6 and damage per projective reduced from 7 to 5.5
-Winston base armor/health distribution changed from 100/400 to 150/350
-Wrecking Ball knockback strength reduced by 25%

What are your opinions on these changes and how, if at all, do you see the meta changing?

 

[BoxKutter]

My personal opinions on these changes are as follows:

Orisa is hard to be certain about, but I imagine that we are going to see a huge rise in double shield meta again. I imagine this is going to be a pretty disliked change.

Reaper seems to have been massacred. He seems to be about the same against squishes and much worse against tanks. Not sure this is a great change.

Winston I can’t imagine his change really making him any more viable than before. He will still be very situational.

Wrecking Ball got hit pretty hard. Though his survivability is the same, his ability to disrupt and displace was heavily nerfed, which is obviously one of his main jobs.

Overall, I think this is a pretty shitty update. Tanks remain in a pretty poor spot, and nerfing the only ones who really stand a chance is not what the game needs.

 

[b t]

I am super upset with Reaper's nerf

 

[Star]

I am super upset with Reaper's nerf

nerf?

 

[Star]

My personal opinions on these changes are as follows:

Orisa is hard to be certain about, but I imagine that we are going to see a huge rise in double shield meta again. I imagine this is going to be a pretty disliked change.

Reaper seems to have been massacred. He seems to be about the same against squishes and much worse against tanks. Not sure this is a great change.

Winston I can’t imagine his change really making him any more viable than before. He will still be very situational.

Wrecking Ball got hit pretty hard. Though his survivability is the same, his ability to disrupt and displace was heavily nerfed, which is obviously one of his main jobs.

Overall, I think this is a pretty shitty update. Tanks remain in a pretty poor spot, and nerfing the only ones who really stand a chance is not what the game needs.

From my scrims today alone. First day on patch.
4400 sr scrims

Reaper picked on nearly every map with orisa. Both are great, orisa is as I guessed way too strong.

Orisa: Fucking busted, shes so hard to kill right now unless you throw resources at her, ignore her to win

Reaper: Goated, he's buffed, first of all, I don't understand how you or anyone could see this as a nerf? this doesn't make sense to me

Winston: Picked on dive centric maps, just as good as last patch (where he was the 2nd choice meta comp MT

Ball: Fucking broken, his lack of knockback makes double and triple booping easier, this will be reverted soon.
Less knockback = no boops. But less knockback makes double, triple, and the occasional quad boop scripting WAY EASIER. My MT triple booped a bap today decimating him. And normally its very hard to do this. each boop is 50 damage, so thats a 1 shot to a tracer.

Edited ball to add damage calcs

 

[BoxKutter]

From my scrims today alone. First day on patch.
4400 sr scrims

Reaper picked on nearly every map with orisa. Both are great, orisa is as I guessed way too strong.

Orisa: Fucking busted, shes so hard to kill right now unless you throw resources at her, ignore her to win

Reaper: Goated, he's buffed, first of all, I don't understand how you or anyone could see this as a nerf? this doesn't make sense to me

Winston: Picked on dive centric maps, just as good as last patch (where he was the 2nd choice meta comp MT

Ball: Fucking broken, his lack of knockback makes double and triple booping easier, this will be reverted soon.
Less knockback = no boops. But less knockback makes double, triple, and the occasional quad boop scripting WAY EASIER. My MT triple booped a bap today decimating him. And normally its very hard to do this. each boop is 50 damage, so thats a 1 shot to a tracer.

Edited ball to add damage calcs

Thank you for the feedback as always Star. I truly enjoy hearing it from your perspective.

I agree the Orisa change was terrible. If they wanted to buff her, I understand, but the way they chose to was absolutely terrible. Hopefully this gets reverted.

With Reaper, the reason I see it as a nerf for most people because they play him as an "in your face" tank buster. But since his damage with that playstyle is reduced, he is less effective. If they can adjust to play him better, then I agree he is buffed out of his mind LOL

Winston change is hardly noticeable unfortunately.

Ball change was just stupid. He only even appeared OP because, by comparison, every other tank has been nerfed to shit and seems weak in comparison.

 

[Star]

With Reaper, the reason I see it as a nerf for most people because they play him as an "in your face" tank buster. But since his damage with that playstyle is reduced, he is less effective. If they can adjust to play him better, then I agree he is buffed out of his mind LOL

Winston change is hardly noticeable unfortunately.

With reaper he is still strong in your face due to pure damage output, but i do agree the majority of players will have a hard time changing their playstyle. But sniper reaper is here and I hope he stays

Also free my man winston, home boy got a big buff and still gets shredded like cheese