Overwatch 2 Patch Note Update January 2024

Overwatch 2 Patch Notes January 2024

Doesn't feel like it's updated Overwatch 2 Patch Note January 2024 is here! Fans of first-person shooter games (FPS) online made by Blizzard, you definitely can't wait for it to be released, right! So, for those who are curious about what's new, let's take a look at the following review!

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Overwatch 2 Patch Note Update January 2024

Detailed Overwatch Patch Notes January 2024
Detailed Overwatch Patch Notes January 2024. Source: Official Site

Reported from Blizzard's official page, Overwatch 2 The January 2024 patch notes have now been released and are valid on the current server.

Those of you who have updated can immediately feel the adjustments (adjustments) implemented by the developer, a subsidiary of Activision.

To provide a more dynamic playing experience, of course there are several heroes who receive buffs or nerfs, as well as bug fixes that are adjusted to support the meta that we want to implement in the first quarter of 2024. Following are some details:

Hero Adjustments

Hero Adjustments
Hero Adjustments. Source: VCGamers

Tank

Starting from the hero with the Tank role, there are three of them who have received adjustments. Two of them only received minor adjustments, while one of them received a major adjustment:

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  1. Base Health increased from 250 to 300.
  2. Base Armor reduced from 250 to 200.
  3. Ammo (Ammo) for Incendiary and Volatile Chainguns reduced from 350 to 300.
  4. Cardiac Overdrive: Lifesteal reduced from 70% to 60%; Cooldown (CD) increased from 10 seconds to 12 seconds.
  5. Cage Fight: Ammunition becomes limited (from unlimited); Mauga Chainguns will reload at the start of the Ulti Skill.
  6. Berserker: Overhealth conversion rate reduced from 60% to 50%.
  • Orisa
  1. Augmented Fusion Driver: Fall damage is now removed.
  2. Fortify: Will now be immune to critical hit damage (forced). Apart from that, Fortify can also prevent getting critical hits from headshots.
  • Roadhog: The total amount of healing from Take a Breather is now reduced from 500 to 450. In addition, the CD is also increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds.

damage

Next is Role Damage. For this patch note, there are only two damage heroes who get adjustments, namely Sojourn and Sombra.

  • Sojourn: Gradual Energy from his Railgun will now no longer decay when below 25%.
  • Sombra:
  1. Grace period of his Stealth increased from 0.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds. Apart from that, the CD pause when capturing or contesting objectives is now 1 second from 1.5 seconds.
  2. Respawn CD reduced from 1.5 seconds to 1 second.

support

Lastly is a hero with a Support Role. Similar to the Tank above, in the Overwatch 2 patch notes for January 2024 this time there are also three Support heroes who have received adjustments:

  • Ana: Duration of effect given by Biotic Grenade reduced from 3.5 seconds to 3 seconds.
  • Illari:
  1. Solar Rifle: Increased charge from primary fire is no longer paused by secondary fire or channeling Captive Sun; Apart from that, Ammo has also been increased from 14 to 16.
  2. Captive Sun: Now fills secondary fire resources to full and resets overheated status; Fall damage from Sunstruck explosions is also now removed.
  • Lifeweaver:
  1. Petal Platform: Can no longer be pierced with piercing projectiles.
  2. Thorn Volley: Bullet speed increased from 70 to 80 meters per second.

Bug Fixes

Blizzard as Developer of Overwatch 2
Blizzard as Developer of Overwatch 2. Source: Official Site

And finally there are bug fixes. Of course, in previous patches, Vicigers may have experienced some of these bugs. But don't worry because Blizzard has fixed it in the January 2024 patch! Here is the list:

General

  • Fixed a bug that caused Endorsement levels to not appear correctly in Custom games.
  • Increases the volume and clarity of Ultimate sound effects.
  • Fixed missing Multikill sound.
  • Fixed the 'Rugby Practice' challenge not increasing.
  • Fixed a bug when viewing (spectator) which caused the camera to get stuck on 2 team members.
  • Fixed an issue where the 'Hero Limit' option was not saved after being set in Custom game settings.
  • Fixed an issue with reticle options (targeting dots) where the dot size and line thickness would change the appearance of the reticle even if its opacity was set to 0.
  • Fixed a crash when viewing replays.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented players from manually entering the Maximum Queue Delay value in Streamer Protect settings.

Heroes

  • Fixed a bug that allowed abilities that could generate shockwaves to hit targets on lower floors.
  • Bastion: Fixed Bastion hitbox issue in Assault mode.
  • Doomfist: Fixed a bug in Rocket Punch that could cause targets to potentially lose their walking animation.
  • Echo: Fixed a bug that occurred when Echo copied Sigma's Kinetic Grasp, making it not grow when taking damage.
  • Ilari: Fixed a bug where the Sunstruck effect would not detonate if the damage threshold was reached within the last 0.6 seconds of the effect.
  • Mercy: Fixed an issue that reduced the active duration of Guardian Angels by canceling the ability while simultaneously pressing crouch or jump; Fixed an issue that forced Mercy to reload if Valkryie was activated during the reload animation.
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