Overwatch 2has significantly nerfed Roadhog in its latest update, available to download across all consoles now. Roadhog has long been a controversial hero inOverwatch 2, with many players complaining that his ability to one-shot heroes and heal himself made for an extremely overpowered combination.
Blizzard has been teasing a Roadhog nerf for some time, and now it’s finally pulled the trigger. As of the latestOverwatch 2update, Roadhog’s ability to one-shot opponents has been significantly reduced. The impact damage from Roadhog’s hook itself has been reduced from 30 to 5, and enemies will now be 4 meters away from Roadhog instead of 3 when they’re pulled in with the hook. The damage of Roadhog’s Scrap Gun has been reduced from 6.6 to 6 per pellet as well, though its maximum ammo has been increased from 5 to 6, and it will reload in 1.75 seconds instead of 2. Blizzard has also teased that amore significant Roadhog reworkis in the works beyond these nerfs, so fans will have to stay tuned for more information on that front.
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The Roadhog nerf inOverwatch 2is a significant one, and it remains to be seen how big of an impact it will have on Roadhog’s pick rate. In the meantime, Roadhog is not the only hero that was adjusted in the latestOverwatch 2update. Blizzard also nerfedTank hero Orisaby reducing the health bonus she gets from her Fortify ability from 125 to 75. Sojourn’s Railgun has been tweaked as well, making it so she gets energy for every hit she lands as opposed to how much damage she does, though her primary fire damage has been scaled back from 10 per projectile to 9.
The fourth hero Blizzard changed in the latestOverwatch 2update wasSupport hero Kiriko. Blizzard felt as though Kiriko was too efficient as a healer, and so it has decided to increase the recovery time for her Healing Ofuda from 0.85 seconds to 1 second. Blizzard hopes this will result in more Kiriko players utilizing her kunai to damage enemy players instead of focusing 100% on healing.
While mostOverwatch 2players will be most concerned with the hero balance changes that have come about from the latest update, others will be interested in other changes made to the game. The latestOverwatch 2update has addressed some lingering bugs and technical issues plaguing the hero-shooter, changing footstep audio so enemies are more audible, and fixing various glitches likeWrecking Ball’s Adaptive Shieldbeing incorrectly applied before the cooldown was complete.
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Overwatch 2is available now in early access for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
