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Overwatch 2 released a new update that made some balance changes to heroes. The 15th December Overwatch 2 update brought some more Sojourn nerfs to the game along with buffs to Orisa and Ramattra. Doomfist and Kiriko got nerfed this patch.
Heroes changes in Overwatch 2 - 15th December patch
Overwatch’s latest tank Ramattra got some buffs to his Nemesis form and had the long cooldown on his Void Barrier reduced. Doomfist got nerfed this patch after getting buffed at the start of Season 2. His Rocket Punch cooldown has been increased slightly while his passive’s health gained has gone down. Orisa’s ultimate Terra Surge got a buff which lets it go through shields while her damage falloff range was increased.
Even after some nerfs to Soujourn's long range damage in the last patch, fans were still unhappy. Blizzard decided to nerf her again and now her Railgun’s Primary fire spread has been increased and her Power Slide cooldown has been increased as well. Tracer was also nerfed with Pulse Pistol’s damage going down.
Ana’s primary fire effectiveness was increased along with the duration of her Biotic Grenade. Kiriko saw yet another nerf to her Suzu with a duration decrease.
Roadhog is yet to receive a nerf but a developer commented that Roadhog's one shot potential shall be removed and he shall receive a light rework in the January 2023 update. Brigitte is slated for a rework as well.
Tank
Doomfist
Rocket Punch: Cooldown increased from 3 to 4 seconds
Power Block: Minimum damage mitigated required to empower Rocket Punch increased from 80 to 100 damage
The Best Defense: Temporary health gained per target hit with abilities decreased from 40 to 35 health
Orisa
Terra Surge: Now pierces through barriers upon impact
Augmented Fusion Drive: Damage falloff range increased from 15 to 25 meters
Ramattra
Nemesis Form: Movement speed increased by 20%. Armor bonus increased from 150 to 225
Void Barrier: Cooldown reduced from 15 to 13 seconds
Damage
Sojourn
Railgun: Primary fire spread increased by 28%
Disruptor Shot: No longer slows enemy movement
Power Slide: Cooldown increased from 6 to 7 seconds
Tracer
Pulse Pistol: Damage reduced from 6 to 5.5
Support
Ana
Biotic Rifle: Damage and Healing increased from 70 to 75
Biotic Grenade: Effect duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds
Kiriko
Protection Suzu: Invulnerability duration reduced from 1 to 0.85 seconds
