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As expected, players agreed to the idea that some of the changes were overdone.\u00a0 \u201cThe survivability buffs are pretty massive, 100 more armor is huge by itself, the berserker buff seems a little much,\u201d a top comment reads. If you\u2019re not aware of what\u2019s changed for the hero, here\u2019s a quick rundown of it:\u00a0 Mauga\u2019s base health was reduced to 250 from 350, and his armor was increased to 250 from 150.\u00a0 The number of shots with Mauga\u2019s Incendiary Chaingun (Primary) to ignite enemies has been reverted from 15 to 10. Firing spread has been reduced to one from 1.1 when only one chaingun is active.\u00a0 His passive ability, Berserker, will now convert 60 percent of the critical damage he deals to overhealth\u2014up from what was previously 50 percent.\u00a0 While players noticed multiple gaps in Mauga\u2019s kit ever since he was revealed in BlizzCon 2023, the most prominent flaw was his survivability. 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Fear the chainguns, now with reduced spread. Image via Blizzard<\/figcaption><\/figure>

\u201cThe survivability buffs are pretty massive, 100 more armor is huge by itself, the berserker buff seems a little much,\u201d a top comment reads. If you\u2019re not aware of what\u2019s changed for the hero, here\u2019s a quick rundown of it:\u00a0<\/p>