Overwatch 2’s mid-season update brings Mei back and nerf Zarya
Mid-cycle patch for hero shooter precaution 2 came to bring balance adjustments to multiple characters and eventually free Mei from downtime. In particular, Zarya’s particle barrier time has been reduced, so you should have an easier team when facing her in the future. Snow storm announced There will be a delay to the balance adjustment update earlier this week, which was scheduled for November 15.
We’ve been looking forward to these hero rebalancing ever since Blizzard had a change hearts at the end of last month, when they had previously said there would be no need to adjust any hero until Season 2 arrives in December. Mei is temporarily deleted from Overwatch 2’s hero roster earlier this month due to an issue with her ice wall ability. At the time, Blizzard said they would be trying to get her back up and running by the time the mid-season update rolls out sometime this week.
Now you’ll also find the reception of console players a bit more complicated. The patch enabled auto-targeting by default in regular modes for crossplay lobbies. Blizzard says it’s also changed the way matches are played for competitive play, with “many tweaks” to players’ tiering and skill divisions. Oh, and those playing on prepaid or pay-as-you-go phone plans as known here, will be relieved to know that Overwatch 2 SMS Protect access is now available. activated worldwide after registration problem when the game comes out.
Overwatch 2 is free to play from battle.net. You can read all the different fixes in Blizzard’s full patch notes for the update here.
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