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Baptiste will not be available in Competitive mode for at least a week, however. Here is everything you need to know about the patch. General changes Beam-type damage (such as from Zarya\u2019s Particle Cannon) is now reduced by 20 percent when hitting armor. Damage over time, from attacks like Widowmaker's Venom Mine, will be more consistent when interacting with armor. Knockback has also been made more consistent. Flying heroes, such as D.Va, can now be knocked back by heroes like L\u00facio and slowed down. Damage boost, whether from Baptiste or another hero, is now applied when a projectile is fired rather than when it hits a target. New sounds have been enabled to help players identify different kinds of hits. A new, higher pitched metallic sound plays when you land a hit that is damage boosted. 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Her favorite thing is the Overwatch League; her second favorite thing is pretending iced coffee is a meal. She specializes in educational content, patch notes that (actually) make sense, and aggressively supporting Tier 2 Overwatch. When she's not writing, Liz is expressing hot takes on Twitter and making bad life choices at Target.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mizlizrichardson\/","https:\/\/x.com\/mizliz_"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/lizrichardson1"}]}},"raw_content":"This article is brought to you by\u00a0StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Overwatch is aiming to truly change the game with a long list of general and hero-specific changes going live today. Baptiste, the game's 30th hero, also joins live servers today. All of these changes have been tested on the Public Test Realm (PTR) the past few weeks in order to balance them for live players. They're all instantly available in every part of Overwatch, including Competitive mode. Baptiste will not be available in Competitive mode for at least a week, however. Here is everything you need to know about the patch. General changes Beam-type damage (such as from Zarya\u2019s Particle Cannon) is now reduced by 20 percent when hitting armor. Damage over time, from attacks like Widowmaker's Venom Mine, will be more consistent when interacting with armor. Knockback has also been made more consistent. Flying heroes, such as D.Va, can now be knocked back by heroes like L\u00facio and slowed down. Damage boost, whether from Baptiste or another hero, is now applied when a projectile is fired rather than when it hits a target. New sounds have been enabled to help players identify different kinds of hits. A new, higher pitched metallic sound plays when you land a hit that is damage boosted. A new duller sound plays when a hit is landed but doesn\u2019t do any damage at all; a good example is when a hit is sent through Baptiste\u2019s Immortality Field and doesn\u2019t damage a character. \u00a0 Hero Changes Ana Nano Boost\u2019s instant healing has been reduced from 300 to 250. Doomfist Rising Uppercut and Seismic Slam have had their cooldowns reduced from 7 to 6 seconds. Hanzo Sonic Arrow\u2019s detection radius has increased from 7 to 9 meters. Junkrat Junkrat\u2019s damage has been increased; his Frag Launcher impact damage has increased from 40 to 50. But his ultimate, RIP-Tire, will take longer to charge as the cost has been increased 10%. L\u00facio Speed Boost\u2019s effects have been reduced when switching through Crossfade (from 30% to 20%) and Amp It Up\u2019s Speed Boost increase has been reduced from 70% to 50%. Wall Ride\u2019s speed buff has increased from 20% to 40% and Sonic Amplifier hits -- otherwise known as \u201cboops\u201d -- will now count towards Offensive Assists. McCree Fan the Hammer damage has been reduced from 55 to 50, but McCree\u2019s ultimate, Deadeye, gets a huge buff: the damage has increased from 275 to 550 after locking onto targets for 1.5 seconds. Mei Primary fire (Endothermic Blaster) damage has increased from 2.25 to 2.75, or 45\/55 damage per second. Ice Wall\u2019s health has been reduced from 500 to 400, making it easier to break. Moira Biotic Grasp\u2019s healing has been increased. The heal over time duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds and the total healing is increased from 50 to 65. Orisa Fusion Driver\u2019s movement speed penalty while firing has been reduced from 50% to 30%. Pharah Rocket Launcher\u2019s minimum explosion damage has increased from 16.25 to 20; this is a reversion of a change a few patches ago that decreased the splash damage of her primary fire. Reaper Reaper\u2019s passive healing that is received from dealing damage reduced from 50% to 40%. Soldier: 76 Pulse Rifle damage has been increased from 19 to 20 and Soldier\u2019s ultimate, Tactical Visor, can now target RIP-tire and Baptiste\u2019s Immortality field. The delay before you can fire after using Sprint has been reduced from .5 to .3 seconds. Sombra When hacking health packs, the time required is now reduced by half. Symmetra Photon Projector\u2019s primary fire damage ramps up 20% faster. Torbj\u00f6rn His base health is increased by 50 armor to 250 maximum health, but the armor gain from Overload has been reduced from 150 to 100. Widowmaker Her ultimate, Infra-Sight, now reveals enemy health bars but is canceled upon death. 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