Fixed an issue with Kinetic Grasp that prevented the following abilities from being converted into overhealth: Ramattra's Ravenous Vortex, Mei's Blizzard, Sojourn's Disruptor Shot. Orisa rapidly spins an energy javelin for 1.75 seconds, destroying enemy projectiles and gaining a 50% buff to forward movement speed while active. Sombra has been changed significantly in Overwatch 2, and is now more of an assassin-style character rather than a team support. Here's a look at how her abilities were changed:

Overwatch 2 nerfs designed to protect supports, Blizzard says

Assuming you don't hit any headshots, this means that you'll need four Storm Arrows to kill a 200 HP hero instead of three, which is likely a change that the developers made with Overwatch 2's lower amount of shielding in mind. Aside from that, Hanzo plays just like he did in the original Overwatch, effectively fulfilling the role of mid-to-long-range sniper. The default option for team voice chat is now set to ON (previously set to AUTO-JOIN) for new players. This can be changed in the Social Options. The user interface has been updated to display this new time accuracy everywhere that we display time and score.Previously, Sojourn's Power Slide cooldown was reduced from 7 to 6 seconds. However, this change was recently reverted, as the developers felt it was available too often and made it incredibly difficult to outplay her. Fixed a bug with the 'Be Beautiful' Highlight Intro not displaying the window behind Moira on all platforms. Many players are asking for a nerf for Zarya in Total Mayhem. However, as long as the character is still ‘broken’, there seems to be a potential counter. Junker Queen got some balance changes, just in time for her Mythic skin. Blizzard Entertainment Junker Queen

Overwatch 2’s Next Patch Continues Tradition Of Nerfing Genji Overwatch 2’s Next Patch Continues Tradition Of Nerfing Genji

While Mei losing the ability to hard stun a player by freezing them seems like a nerf, the fact that her Endothermic Blaster's damage per second has been doubled means her damage output is more consistent. On top of that, the weapon can fully slow down players instantly now, making that aspect of her kit more useful overall. Ice Wall is still a powerful tool for splitting up enemy formations or protecting teammates from damage despite the nerf to its health, and while the Blizzard Ultimate does have a higher cost, Mei's increased damage output means that in reality, you'll get it just as fast as you did in the original game. Blizzard also still has the ability to freeze targets, making it a very potent objective-clearing Ultimate. Fixed a bug that could occur on some platforms that caused the Kill Feed and HUD to vanish if Try Again was selected. Duplicate max health reduced from enemy hero HP total to a maximum of 300. For example, even though D.Va has 650 health, duplicating her will only give Echo 300 health. Time will tell if these Illari nerfs will remain intact long-term after she lands in competitive play. Hopefully her all-important Healing Pylon only receives a minor healing nerf instead of being hit with a limited timer, as the latter would fundamentally change how players would need to play the hero. Overwatch 2 fans can expect to learn more about these changes next week as Illari prepares to enter competitive.

Heroes who die within 5 seconds of each other will respawn together, resulting in some players having either a slightly longer or shorter queue than the standard 10 seconds. Secondary fire projectile radius scales from 0 up to 0.1 meters based on energy charge level. The higher the energy level, the bigger the projectile radius.

Overwatch 2 Season 7 patch notes: All hero nerfs and buffs

While the buff to Symmetra's Photon Projector maximum ammo gives her more uptime overall, the various nerfs to its secondary fire make it more difficult for Symmetra to effectively "poke" at enemies outside of her short primary fire range. Additionally, the improvements to Teleporter build speed and Sentry Turret deployment speed are offset by a health reduction for the former ability and effectiveness nerf for the latter. Fixed an interaction with Sombra that prevented Mercy's beams not properly fading out when applied to a Stealth Sombra. Blizzard finally explained how one aspect of the game works: penalties applied for leaving games. If you leave a certain number of games within a set of 20, you gradually incur penalties to your battle pass XP and may even be unable to queue for new matches. Junkrat's Frag Launcher has been buffed considerably for Overwatch 2, though overall, very little of his kit has changed. However, the damage of his Concussion Mines was recently nerfed in Season 3:Doomfist — another tank — will also receive significant balancing tweaks to better reflect “his role as the team’s front line”. Ana, Bastion, Junker Queen, Kiriko, Mercy, and Symmetra will also be tweaked when the new season goes live on December 6, though Blizzard Entertainment has yet to reveal exactly how. For the sake of concision, I’ve omitted the intro, the part about Ramattra’s abilities ( you can read about those here) and the Season 2 map pool ( full details here). Otherwise, here are the Overwatch 2 Season 2 patch notes, in Blizzard’s words: General Updates Control Game Mode Fixed an interaction with Healing Pylon and Lifeweaver's Tree of Life, the pylon should now pass through the tree's canopy. There is speculation that the Healing Pylon could have a decreased healing output or limited lifespan, while the Captive Sun ability may require higher damage to trigger the second explosion or have a shorter mark duration.