Patch Notes
Past Experiments
Overwatch Experimental Patch Notes – April 23, 2020
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To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
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For a list of known issues, visit our Bug Report forum.
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Experimental Hero Updates
The next experiment begins! This time we're hoping to get your feedback on some balance updates. We're using the 2-2-2 Role Queue ruleset so that you can get a feel for how these balance changes might affect the live game.
Ana
- Sleep duration lowered from 6 to 5 seconds
Brigitte
- Stun duration lowered from 0.75 to 0.65 seconds
Mei
Primary Fire
- Freeze stun duration lowered from 1.5 to 1.3 seconds
- Duration lowered from 5 to 4.25 seconds
McCree
- Stun duration lowered from 0.85 to 0.7 seconds
Reinhardt
- Knockdown duration lowered from 3 to 2.5 seconds
Roadhog
- Knockback increased 20%
Sigma
- Knockdown duration is now a fixed 0.8 second instead of scaling with distance
- Cast time reduced from 0.75 to 0.65 seconds
Overwatch Experimental Patch Notes – April 1, 2020
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To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.
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For a list of known issues, visit our Bug Report forum.
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For troubleshooting assistance, visit our Technical Support forum.
Experimental Hero Updates
The next experiment begins! This time we're hoping to get your feedback on some balance updates. We're using the 2-2-2 Role Queue ruleset so that you can get a feel for how these balance changes might affect the live game.
Ashe
General
- Magazine size increased from 12 to 15
- Shots no longer queue up the next shot if pressed slightly before recovery has finished
Primary Fire
- Unscoped shots to reach maximum spread increased from 4 to 6
- Unscoped shots can now be fired much more quickly after firing a scoped shot
Secondary Fire
- You can now start reloading much more quickly after firing a scoped shot
Genji
Secondary Fire
- Recovery lowered from 0.75 to 0.65 seconds
Mei
Primary Fire
- Maximum ammo reduced from 200 to 120
Secondary Fire
- Ammo cost reduced from 20 to 10
Pharah
- Explosion damage increased from 65 to 80
- Impact damage decreased from 55 to 40
Reinhardt
- Steadfast passive knockback resistance reduced from 50% to 30%
Experiments
The Experimental Mode allows players to try out potential new balance updates, game modes, and rule changes. The content within this mode is not guaranteed to be released and the mode may not always be available.