The latest Overwatch 2 update brings several changes to heroes, buffing them in their roles for a more aggressive playstyle. A new variation of the popular Mystery Heroes mode has been added to the unranked mode. Moreover, some limited-time events are taking place in the competitive scene that will allow players to earn exclusive rewards along with Competitive Points, and the WoW collaboration is ending soon so, don’t forget to get yourself iconic skins, voice lines, and emotes.
Here is everything you need to know about the latest patch update in Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2 X World of Warcraft Collaboration Ending Soon – September 30
The legendary crossover event of Overwatch 2 and WoW is expected to be close soon so, if you haven’t got the iconic skins, emotes, and voice lines, don’t forget to take part in this legendary event. Here are the four iconic WoW skins that you can get in Overwatch 2.
- Sylvanas Windrunner Widowmaker
- Lich King Reinhardt
- DIamond Magni Torbjorn
- Thrall Zenyatta
Overwatch 2 New Mode: Role Queue Mystery Heroes
In the new update of Overwatch 2, a new variation of the iconic Mystery Heroes game mode has arrived called Role Queue Mystery Heroes. It is similar to Mystery Heroes mode, but instead of getting a mystery hero, you will specify the role of the hero. After selecting the role, the game will provide you with a random hero of the role you selected and you have to play the complete match with that role/hero.
- Role Queue Mystery Heroes added to the Unranked Menu.
- Open Queue Mystery Heroes removed from the Unranked Menu.
- You can still create a custom game of Open Queue Mystery Heroes in Custom Games.
Overwatch 2 New Limited-Time Events – Competitive Drives
Competitive Drives are limited-time events that take place at the end of seasons in Competitive Play Role Queue. Completing the Drives will earn players Competitive Points and a new reward called “Signature”. The Signatures are cosmetic rewards that appear alongside your name in the game. Here are all the rewards that players can earn by reaching at each Checkpoint by playing through these limited-time events.
- 500 Competitive Points
- Signature
- 1000 Competitive Points
- Advanced Signature
- 1500 Competitive Points
- Elite Signature
Overwatch 2 Hero Updates – 2.12.1.0 Patch Notes
Here are all the patch notes for the latest update of Overwatch 2.
General Hero Updates:
- Armor flat damage reduction decreased from 10 to 7 per impact
Tank Role Passive:
- Knockback resistance reduced from 40% to 25%
DVa
- Mech armor health:
- Reduced from 375 to 325
- Mech base health:
- Increased from 200 to 225
Orisa
- Fortify:
- Movement speed penalty reduced from 20% to 10%
Roadhog
- Take a Breather:
- Resource regeneration rate increased from 8 to 10 per second
Sigma
- Hyperspheres:
- Impact damage reduced from 25 to 15
- Explosion damage increased from 30 to 40
- No longer deals damage to self
Bastion
- Configuration: Assault:
- Spread reduced from 2.2 to 2 degrees
- Configuration: Artillery:
- Ultimate cost reduced by 12%
Cassidy
- Flashbang:
- Hinder duration reduced from 1.2 to 0.9 seconds
- Explosion damage increased from 45 to 75
- Deadeye:
- Ultimate cost reduced by 10%
Hanzo
- Storm Bow:
- Normal arrows are no longer affected by global projectile size increases
- Maximum damage increased from 120 to 125
- Time to fully charge increased from 0.72 to 0.87 seconds
Venture
- Explorer’s Resolve:
- Shield health gained per ability reduced from 40 to 30
Moira
- Coalescence:
- Damage per second increased from 70 to 85
Lifeweaver
- Thorn Volley:
- Maximum ammo increased from 80 to 100
Zenyatta
- Destruction Orb:
- Damage increased from 48 to 50
- Orb of Discord:
- Cooldown per target reduced from 7 to 6 seconds
That is all related to the latest patch update (2.12.1.0) of Overwatch 2.