The Overwatch 2 mid-season patch notes are here for the final update, and there are plenty of hero changes in all three tank, damage, and healer roles for Blizzard’s multiplayer game. . There are also new weekly challenges, the addition of a chaotic competitive mode, new OWL skins, and the arrival of their highly anticipated first animated collaboration as Overwatch 2 Season 3 progresses.
The Overwatch 2 One Punch Man collaboration is now live, with live challenges through April 6 for free rewards, including a legendary soldier: Skin 76, Mumen Rider. There are also Legendary Packs in the store for other characters, allowing you to re-imagine Doomfist as the titular Saitama, Genji as his demon disciple Genos, and Kiriko as the Terrible Tornado, Tatsumaki.
Competitive Mystery Heroes is one of the scariest three-word combinations I’ve ever heard, but it’s real, and the first season begins March 14. That’s right, now you’ll be able to play Overwatch 2’s most chaotic mode in ranked format. , following recent format balancing changes at the start of Season 3 that ensure you will only have three single-role heroes on your team at a time.
As for hero balance, Bap’s Immortality Field has a delicious buff, which will now keep heroes at 25% health instead of 10%. Roadhog’s hook has a slightly lower cooldown and will now be applied slightly differently for clarity. A buff from Zarya has her bubbles stacking more often, while Ashe’s BOB will now favor firing at targets she is currently attacking.
There are also a few small nerfs here, most notably Sojourn’s torso hitbox being enlarged by 20% to compensate for her default prone stance, which should make her much easier to hit. Orisa’s ultimate, Terra Surge, will now pause if hacked, and Wrecking Ball mines now take slightly longer to deploy and arm, although there is a new setting welcome to adjust your aiming sensitivity independently in ball shape.
Overwatch 2 Patch Notes: March 7, 2023
Hero Upgrades: Tank
Idol
- Terra Surge can now be interrupted by Hack.
Ramattra
- Using Annihilation in Nemesis Form buffs your bonus armor, to match how it works when using it in Omnic Form.
road pig
- Chain Hook’s cooldown now starts at the end of the ability instead of the start.
- Chain Hook cooldown reduced from 8 seconds to 6 seconds.
wrecking ball
- Added Hero-specific “Relative Aim Sensitivity when Rolling” option.
- Added a cooldown indicator for Grappling Claw located above the ability icon.
- Minefield arming time increased from 1 to 1.25 seconds.
zaria
- Shared cooldown for Particle Barrier and Projected Barrier reduced from 11 seconds to 10 seconds.
Hero Upgrades: Damage
Ashe
- BOB now prefers to shoot enemy targets that Ashe damages with her rifle.
Hanzo
- Slash cooldown reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.
May
- Blizzard ultimate cast time reduced from 0.5 to 0.4 seconds.
Pharaoh
- Jump Jet movement is now influenced by directional inputs.
Live
- Chest hit volume width increased by 20%.
Hero Updates: Support
bautist
- Immortality Field minimum health threshold increased from 10% to 25%.
competitive upgrades
- Competitive Mystery Heroes Added to Competitive Play – The first season starts on March 14!
- Buttons have been added to the Competitive Play menu that will allow players to easily access the Legend Level, Ranking, and Competitive Progression screens.
- Top 500 players will now see an animated update of their current position in the leaderboard after each match.
general updates
Adjusted distance falloff on enemy steps
- We missed a change in our Season 3 patch notes regarding some adjustments to how far away you can hear enemy footsteps. We’re continuing to refine this change and find a balance between what it was in Season 2 and what it was before today’s patch.
weekly challenges
- Removed “To the Winners… – Win 15 Unranked or Competitive matches”.
- Added a new challenge, “Casual Dedication: Win 15 games in any unranked mode.”
- Added a new challenge, “Competitive Edge: Win 10 games in any competitive mode.”
- The total number of challenges needed to earn all Overwatch Coins is still 11.
- Removed “Coin Line – Win 5 games in Arcade”.
- Added a new challenge, “Change of Pace: Win 5 matches in Mystery Heroes, Free-for-All Deathmatch, or any Arcade mode.”
- Changed “Role Mastery” to “Win 5 games each with 2 different roles in Quick Play or Competitive Play”.
daily challenges
- “Support Weapon Mastery” reduced from 12,500 to 10,000.
- “Support Skill Mastery” reduced from 10,000 to 8,000.
challenge progress
- Challenges the player has completed during the match will be displayed along with a visual representation of the remaining progress required.
End game score
- We take a snapshot of each player’s final stats during the match and keep them in the leaderboard tabs after the match. Previously, a player’s name and stats disappeared as soon as they left the match.
matchmaker
- Fixed a bug that caused large groups to wait longer than expected in the queue.
- The matchmaker will now prioritize organization groups that have a similar delta between the highest and lowest rated player.
- Made improvements that should help reduce unranked wait times and increase the quality of competitive matches.
cosmetic improvements
- The Overwatch 2 x One Punch Man collaboration is now available! Complete challenges until April 6 and get free themed rewards, including the Legendary Mumen Rider Soldier Skin: 76.
- New Overwatch League team skins are now in the game! Celebrate your favorite teams, including Seoul Infernal and Vegas Eternal, by equipping their team skins for your favorite heroes.
- Team packs are on sale now! Trios of hero skins will arrive in the Overwatch League store throughout the season and will be available to all teams. These packs will include free team-themed weapon charms!
Additional bug fixes can be found on the Overwatch website.
Be sure to check out our Overwatch 2 tier list to see how things go. We also have a guide to the best Overwatch 2 reticle setup if you want to gain a competitive edge, as well as an explanation of Overwatch 2’s competitive leaderboards. Finally, make sure you’re up to date on all maps and modes Overwatch 2 .if you go back to collab.